Significant Other (album)

This article is about the 1999 album. For the social term for an intimate relationship, see significant other.

Untitled

Significant Other is the second studio album by Limp Bizkit, released on June 22, 1999.

Album information

"N 2 Gether Now" features rapper Method Man, "Nobody Like You" contains guest vocals by Korn's Jonathan Davis and Stone Temple Pilots' Scott Weiland, the demo for "Don't Go Off Wandering" contained guest vocals by System of a Down's Serj Tankian. It was later removed in the final album version after Fred Durst had a fallout with band Taproot, who shared the same management team (Velvet Hammer) as System of a Down (this controversy also led this band to be dropped off the Family Values Tour in 1999). However, this version of the song exists on the bootlegged version of Limp Bizkit's demo CD for this album, Significant Demos From Hell, and can be found on the internet. "No Sex" features guest chorus vocals by Staind frontman Aaron Lewis.

The majority of its songs are dedicated to the failure of the relationship between Fred Durst and his long-time girlfriend (i.e. the "significant other" of the title).

Significant Other was released in a "clean" version that censored out most profanity and violence, a lot different from their barely censored version of Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ which left in a lot of profanity and all violence. Strangely, on the song "Nobody Like You", censorship ceases about half-way through the track leaving the latter half with some uncensored moments of profanity. Other than this, the album is quite tightly censored.

The song "Show Me What You Got" was partially played on The Simpsons episode It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge.

Reception

The album is notable for its being a little more hip hop-driven than the rest of the band's work. Making for a quite different sound than their previous album Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ which featured rapcore songs.

Significant Other debuted at #1, and sold over 634,000 copies in its first week. It features the singles "Nookie", "Rearranged", "N 2 Gether Now" and "Break Stuff".

Rolling Stone (7/8-22, pp.143-144) - 3 1/2 Stars (out of 5) - "at this point, hating them seems a little disingenuous. They're actually (gulp) good."

Entertainment Weekly (6/18/99, pp.74-75) - "...It takes it cues from hardcore hip-hop...grunge...the post-80's metal of Metallica, and, to a lesser degree, electronica....But overall, Significant Other isn't simply modern rock; it's postmodern rock." - Rating: B

CMJ (6/28/99, p.5) - "...[Significant Other ] has an intensity that never lets up, surpassing the musical scope of its predecessor with rap-core gems such as "Nookie" and the blunted hip-hop of..."N 2 Gether Now"....The unholy matrimony of metal and rap celebrates another victory...superb."

Track listing

1. "Intro" – 0:37
2. "Just Like This" – 3:35
3. "Nookie" – 4:49
   • Contains a hidden prelude to "Break Stuff" - 0:23
4. "Break Stuff" – 2:46
5. "Re-Arranged" – 5:54
6. "I'm Broke" – 3:59
   • Contains a hidden prelude to "Nobody Like You" - 1:01
7. "Nobody Like You" (F. Jonathan Davis & Scott Weiland) – 4:20
8. "Don't Go Off Wandering" – 3:59
9. "9 Teen 90 Nine" – 4:36
   • Contains the hidden track "My Billygoat" with Anita Durst 0:15
10. "N 2 Gether Now" (featuring Method Man & DJ Premier) – 4:49
    • Contains the hidden track "Everyday" - 0:54
11. "Trust?" – 4:59
    • Contains the hidden track "Yeah Y'all" - 1:21
12. "No Sex" (featuring Aaron Lewis of Staind) – 3:54
    • Contains a sample from "Defective trip" by the Gravediggaz
13. "Show Me What You Got" – 4:26
14. "A Lesson Learned" – 2:40
15. "Outro" – 7:18
    • Contains two hidden tracks "Radio Sucks" with Matt Pinfield and "The Mind Of Les" with Les Claypool

Unreleased

1. "Hell of A Band" - 2:08
2. "Don't Remember (Feat. Serj Tankian)" - 5:52
3. "Instrumental" - 3:59
4. "Turn Me Loose (Feat. Eminem)" - 5:03
5. "Prop The DJ" - 0:42
   • These Tracks are available on the Bootleg Significant Demos From Hell

Personnel

Limp Bizkit:

• Fred Durst - vocals
• Sam Rivers - bass
• John Otto - drums, percussion
• DJ Lethal - turntables, keyboards, samples, programming, sound development
• Wes Borland - guitars, artwork

Additional personnel:

• Method Man
• Les Claypool
• Matt Pinfield
• Anita Durst
• Mathematics
• Scott Borland
• Jonathan Davis
• Aaron Lewis

Producers:

• Limp Bizkit
• Scott Weiland
• Terry Date
• D.J. Premier.

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1999	The Billboard 200	1
1999	Top Canadian Albums	1
1999	Top Internet Albums	1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1999	"N 2 Gether Now"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	53
1999	"N 2 Gether Now"	Rhythmic Top 40	7
1999	"N 2 Gether Now"	Rhythmic Top 40	7
1999	"N 2 Gether Now"	The Billboard Hot 100	70
1999	"Nookie"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	6
1999	"Nookie"	Modern Rock Tracks	3
1999	"Nookie"	The Billboard Hot 100	80
1999	"Re-Arranged"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	8
1999	"Re-Arranged"	Modern Rock Tracks	1
1999	"Re-Arranged"	Modern Rock Tracks	2
1999	"Re-Arranged"	The Billboard Hot 100	75
2000	"Break Stuff"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	19
2000	"Break Stuff"	Modern Rock Tracks	14
2000	"N 2 Gether Now"	Hot Rap Singles	17