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"'''Custer'''" is a song by American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]. Released on October 10, 2014, it is the third single from their fifth studio album ''[[.5: The Gray Chapter]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/slipknot-custer-live-video|title=Slipknot Unleash Live Video for New Single 'Custer'|work=Loudwire|accessdate= February 18, 2015}}</ref>
"'''Custer'''" is a song by American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]. Released on October 10, 2014, it is the third single from their fifth studio album, ''[[.5: The Gray Chapter]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/slipknot-custer-live-video|title=Slipknot Unleash Live Video for New Single 'Custer'|work=Loudwire|date=30 January 2015 |accessdate= February 18, 2015}}</ref>


==Composition==
==Composition==
The song begins with percussionist [[Shawn Crahan]] describing what the tempo of the song should be.<ref name = musicfeeds1>{{cite web|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/slipknot-stream-brutal-new-album-track-custer/|title=Slipknot Stream Brutal New Album Track 'Custer'|work=Music Feeds|date=10 October 2014 |accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref> The track then quickly transgresses into one that is much more deep and forceful, opening the composition. The song contains [[lead vocalist]] [[Corey Taylor]] speaking in the manner of a radio announcer, and the line "Cut, cut, cut me up and fuck, fuck, fuck me up".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/slipknot-new-track-custer/|title=Slipknot Unveil New Track 'Custer' Ahead of Album Release|work=Loudwire|accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref> During concerts, percussionist [[Chris Fehn]] would usually sing the chorus with Corey.
The song begins with percussionist [[Shawn Crahan]] describing what the tempo of the song should be.<ref name = musicfeeds1>{{cite web|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/slipknot-stream-brutal-new-album-track-custer/|title=Slipknot Stream Brutal New Album Track 'Custer'|work=Music Feeds|date=10 October 2014 |accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref> The track then quickly transgresses into one that is much more deep and forceful, opening the composition. The song contains [[lead vocalist]] [[Corey Taylor]] speaking in the manner of a radio announcer, and the line "Cut, cut, cut me up and fuck, fuck, fuck me up".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/slipknot-new-track-custer/|title=Slipknot Unveil New Track 'Custer' Ahead of Album Release|work=Loudwire|date=10 October 2014 |accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref> During concerts, percussionist [[Chris Fehn]] would usually sing the chorus with Corey.


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
[[Metal Hammer]] describes the work as having "an air of the [[Slipknot (album)|self-titled]] about it with [[Sid Wilson|Sid's]] scratching in the background and almost poem-esque opening verse".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metalhammer.teamrock.com/news/2014-10-10/listen-to-the-new-slipknot-track-custer|title=Listen to the new Slipknot track Custer|work=Metal Hammer|date=10 October 2014 |accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref> [[ArtistDirect]] describes the tune as "'Surfacing 2015' with a massive refrain and [[Faith No More]]-esque groove that burns and blazes with evil and engaging panache."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/album-review-slipknot-5-the-gray-chapter-5-out-of-5-stars/11198564#YTpXf1vYFbVWEMz0.99|title=Album Review: Slipknot ".5: The Gray Chapter" – 5 out of 5 stars|work=ARTISTdirect|accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' praised "Custer" as well as "[[Sarcastrophe]]", noting "some huge choruses lurking within the repurposed death metal riffs and tribal clatter"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/16/slipknot-5-the-gray-chapter-review|work=[[The Guardian]]|title=Slipknot: .5: The Gray Chapter review – Iowan rockers' suitably unhinged return|accessdate=August 13, 2015|last=Lawson|first=Dom|date=16 October 2014 }}</ref>
[[Metal Hammer]] describes the work as having "an air of the [[Slipknot (album)|self-titled]] about it with [[Sid Wilson|Sid's]] scratching in the background and almost poem-esque opening verse".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metalhammer.teamrock.com/news/2014-10-10/listen-to-the-new-slipknot-track-custer|title=Listen to the new Slipknot track Custer|work=Metal Hammer|date=10 October 2014 |accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref> [[ArtistDirect]] describes the tune as "'Surfacing 2015' with a massive refrain and [[Faith No More]]-esque groove that burns and blazes with evil and engaging panache."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/album-review-slipknot-5-the-gray-chapter-5-out-of-5-stars/11198564#YTpXf1vYFbVWEMz0.99|title=Album Review: Slipknot ".5: The Gray Chapter" – 5 out of 5 stars|work=ARTISTdirect|accessdate=11 October 2014|archive-date=3 October 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141003011908/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/album-review-slipknot-5-the-gray-chapter-5-out-of-5-stars/11198564#YTpXf1vYFbVWEMz0.99|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' praised "Custer" as well as "[[Sarcastrophe]]", noting "some huge choruses lurking within the repurposed death metal riffs and tribal clatter"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/16/slipknot-5-the-gray-chapter-review|work=[[The Guardian]]|title=Slipknot: .5: The Gray Chapter review – Iowan rockers' suitably unhinged return|accessdate=August 13, 2015|last=Lawson|first=Dom|date=16 October 2014 }}</ref>


===TikTok trend===
===TikTok trend===

In 2023, "Custer" became popular on the video sharing service [[TikTok]]. Videos on TikTok consisted of users dancing to the song with dance moves from [[Los Del Rio]]'s "[[Macarena]]", among many other types of video that the song was used for.<ref name="MH" />
In 2023, "Custer" became popular on the video sharing service [[TikTok]]. Videos on TikTok consisted of users dancing to the song with dance moves from [[Los Del Rio]]'s "[[Macarena]]", among many other types of video that the song was used for.<ref name="MH" />


==Charts==
==Charts==
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|+ Chart performance for "Custer"
!Chart (2015)<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=slipknot|chart=all}}|title=The Negative One-Slipknot|magazine=Billboard |accessdate=2009-10-22}}</ref>
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!Peak<br />position
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|US [[Mainstream Rock]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/279598/slipknot/chart?f=376 Slipknot Mainstream Rock Songs Chart History]</ref>
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! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|align="center"|28
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! scope="row"| US [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/slipknot/chart-history/rtt/|title=Slipknot Chart History (Mainstream Rock Airplay)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 6, 2023}}</ref>
| 28
|}
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Custer"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2014|certyear=2025|artist=Slipknot|title=Custer|access-date=January 7, 2025}}
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:03, 7 January 2025

"Custer"
Single by Slipknot
from the album .5: The Gray Chapter
ReleasedOctober 10, 2014 (2014-10-10)
GenreNu metal[1]
Length4:14
LabelRoadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Greg Fidelman
Slipknot singles chronology
"The Devil in I"
(2014) 		"Custer"
(2014) 		"Killpop"
(2015)

"Custer" is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot. Released on October 10, 2014, it is the third single from their fifth studio album, .5: The Gray Chapter.[2]

Composition

[edit]

The song begins with percussionist Shawn Crahan describing what the tempo of the song should be.[3] The track then quickly transgresses into one that is much more deep and forceful, opening the composition. The song contains lead vocalist Corey Taylor speaking in the manner of a radio announcer, and the line "Cut, cut, cut me up and fuck, fuck, fuck me up".[4] During concerts, percussionist Chris Fehn would usually sing the chorus with Corey.

Critical reception

[edit]

Metal Hammer describes the work as having "an air of the self-titled about it with Sid's scratching in the background and almost poem-esque opening verse".[5] ArtistDirect describes the tune as "'Surfacing 2015' with a massive refrain and Faith No More-esque groove that burns and blazes with evil and engaging panache."[6] The Guardian praised "Custer" as well as "Sarcastrophe", noting "some huge choruses lurking within the repurposed death metal riffs and tribal clatter"[7]

TikTok trend

[edit]

In 2023, "Custer" became popular on the video sharing service TikTok. Videos on TikTok consisted of users dancing to the song with dance moves from Los Del Rio's "Macarena", among many other types of video that the song was used for.[1]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Custer"
Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[8] 28

Certifications

[edit]
Certifications for "Custer"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Platinum 80,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Mills, Matt (May 2, 2023). "10 metal songs that are weirdly popular on streaming". Metal Hammer. Retrieved May 5, 2023. A number of online trends revolve around this nu metal rager, which include 'girly pop', 'Slipknot cats' and 'the Slipknot Macarena'.
  2. ^ "Slipknot Unleash Live Video for New Single 'Custer'". Loudwire. 30 January 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "Slipknot Stream Brutal New Album Track 'Custer'". Music Feeds. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Slipknot Unveil New Track 'Custer' Ahead of Album Release". Loudwire. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Listen to the new Slipknot track Custer". Metal Hammer. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Album Review: Slipknot ".5: The Gray Chapter" – 5 out of 5 stars". ARTISTdirect. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  7. ^ Lawson, Dom (16 October 2014). "Slipknot: .5: The Gray Chapter review – Iowan rockers' suitably unhinged return". The Guardian. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  8. ^ "Slipknot Chart History (Mainstream Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Slipknot – Custer". Music Canada. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
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