- Sinner (Drowning Pool song)
Infobox Single
Name = Sinner
Artist =Drowning Pool
from Album = Sinner
Released =2002
Format =
Recorded = January-April, 2001
Genre =Nu metal
Length = 2:27
Label =Wind-Up Records
Writer =Drowning Pool
Last single = "Tear Away "
(2002)
This single = ""Sinner"
(2002)
Next single = "Step Up"
(2004)"Sinner" is the third single by
heavy metal bandDrowning Pool off theirdebut album "Sinner". It serves as the first track on the aforementioned album and as well as its final single in 2002. With its fast paced, catchyguitar riff s, the song became a success on radio and is one of the group's best known songs. Though not as big of a hit as "Bodies," "Sinner" became a successful single and live concert staple.Regarding the song's meaning, vocalist Dave Williams explained, "Every religion has a list ...
Catholics can drink and that's OK, but theBaptists say if you drink you're going toHell . Everybody's got that list of what is going to keep you from getting intoHeaven , but everybody's broken at least one of those rules, no matter what religion you are ... basically, I'm just saying we're all sinners."The track served as the
theme song of the film "The One", starringJet Li , and the WWF Vengeance pay-per-view in 2001.Music video
The "Sinner"
music video was filmed in October 2001 and directed by Gregory Dark, known for his X-rated work. It was shot in and around an abandonedLos Angeles motel called the Pink Lady, was inspired by the David Fincher film "Seven". The video features the band playing in a swimming pool during heavy rain. Footage includes adominatrix and pit bulls, a woman who lies in a tanning bed until her skin becomes leathery, and an obese man sitting in a recliner in front of a TV set. The man continuously gorges on food until finally his belly explodes, his innards splattering all over the room. [Wiederhorn, Jon [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1450421/20011030/drowning_pool.jhtml "Drowning Pool's Bodies Get Soaked For 'Sinner'"] MTV.com (October 30, 2001). Retrieved on August 8, 2008.] The video received considerable airplay, namely on "Uranium".Track listing
Tracklist
title1 = Sinner
length1 = 2:27References
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