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"Slither" is a song by American hard rock band Velvet Revolver, featured on their 2004 debut album Contraband. When it was released as the second single from the album in 2004, "Slither" topped both the American Billboard Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts, as well as reaching number 56 on the main Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 35 on the UK Singles Chart.^[1] The song won the 2005 Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance.

Composition

In a November 2014 interview with Songfacts, Scott Weiland said, "The lyrics are about a relationship. 'When you look you see right through me, cut the rope, fell to my knees, born and broken every single time.' It's just feeling not right in a situation."^[2]

Chart performance

The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and stayed there for 9 weeks. It also became their sole No. 1 hit on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, maintaining the position for 4 weeks. "Slither" also charted at No. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Velvet Revolver's highest charting song and one of the highest charting songs that Scott Weiland has appeared on.

Chart (2004)	Peak Position
Billboard Hot 100	56
Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	1
Irish Singles Chart [1]	47
UK Singles Chart	35

Video

The video was filmed in Prague, Czech Republic and Los Angeles. It starts with the band members playing their instruments inside a tunnel while a woman is driving a car seeking for the way to get to that tunnel. As the song continues, people become much more aggressive and the underground concert reaches a peak as band members play hard. Often in the video, Scott Weiland is seen standing before a wall made of human skulls.

Success and awards

Most famous for its instantly recognizable opening bass riff and its unmistakable guitar riff, it is arguably the band's signature song, and was frequently the closer to their shows. It was awarded a Grammy in 2005 for Best Hard Rock Performance, an award Weiland had won with his previous band, Stone Temple Pilots, for the song "Plush" in 1994. In 2009, the song was named the 85th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.^[3]

Other appearances

In 2005, professional wrestler B.J. Whitmer used the song as his entrance theme in Ring of Honor.
In 2006, "Weird Al" Yankovic sampled a part of "Slither" for his song "Polkarama" on the album Straight Outta Lynwood.
In 2007, the song was used in a Victoria's Secret advertising campaign.
The song appears in the commercial for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. The song was available in a Velvet Revolver download pack for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Slash played the song in his tours with vocalist Myles Kennedy and the band The Conspirators. Recordings include the Live in Manchester and Made in Stoke 24/7/11 live albums.
Guns N' Roses performed the song in June 2018 during the Not in This Lifetime... Tour.

Track listings

European 2-track edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Slither"	Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum, Dave Kushner	4:08
2.	"Negative Creep" (Nirvana cover)	Kurt Cobain	4:17

European 3-track edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Slither"	Weiland, Slash, McKagan, Sorum, Kushner	4:08
2.	"Bodies" (live Sex Pistols cover)	John Lydon, Steve Jones, Paul Cook	3:19
3.	"Negative Creep" (Nirvana cover)	Cobain	4:17

United Kingdom double CD edition (disc one)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Slither"	Weiland, Slash, McKagan, Sorum, Kushner	4:08
2.	"Bodies" (live Sex Pistols cover)	Lydon, Jones, Cook	3:19
3.	"Negative Creep" (Nirvana cover)	Cobain	4:17

United Kingdom double CD edition (disc two)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Slither"	Weiland, Slash, McKagan, Sorum, Kushner	4:08
2.	"Money" (Pink Floyd cover)	Roger Waters, David Gilmour	7:38
3.	"Set Me Free" (live)	Weiland, Slash, McKagan, Sorum, Kushner	7:11

United Kingdom 12" picture disc (side A)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Slither"	Weiland, Slash, McKagan, Sorum, Kushner	4:08

United Kingdom 12" picture disc (side B)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Set Me Free"	Weiland, Slash, McKagan, Sorum, Kushner	4:07

Personnel

Scott Weiland – lead vocals
Slash – lead guitar
Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals
Matt Sorum – drums
Dave Kushner – rhythm guitar

References

^ UK Singles Chart info Chartstats.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
^ "Scott Weiland: Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
^ "spreadit.org music". Retrieved February 5, 2009.

External links

"Slither" Official music video on YouTube

Preceded by "Ch-Check It Out" by Beastie Boys	Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks number-one single July 3, 2004 – July 31, 2004	Succeeded by "Float On" by Modest Mouse
Preceded by "Cold Hard Bitch" by Jet	Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single June 19, 2004 – August 14, 2004	Succeeded by "Just Like You" by Three Days Grace

[1] UK Singles Chart info Chartstats.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009.

[2] "Scott Weiland: Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts. Retrieved January 31, 2018.

[3] "spreadit.org music". Retrieved February 5, 2009.

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 *The song appears in the commercial for ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]''. The song was available in a Velvet Revolver download pack for [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStation 3]].
 *[[Slash (musician)|Slash]] played the song in [[Slash 2010–11 World Tour|his]] [[Apocalyptic Love World Tour|tours]] with vocalist [[Myles Kennedy]] and the band The Conspirators. Recordings include the ''[[Live in Manchester (Slash album)|Live in Manchester]]'' and ''[[Made in Stoke 24/7/11]]'' live albums.
+*Guns N' Roses performed the song in June 2018 during the [[Not in This Lifetime... Tour]].
 ==Track listings==

v t e Velvet Revolver
Slash Dave Kushner Duff McKagan Matt Sorum Scott Weiland
Studio albums	Contraband Libertad
Extended plays	Melody and the Tyranny
Singles	"Set Me Free" "Slither" "Fall to Pieces" "Dirty Little Thing" "Come On, Come In" "She Builds Quick Machines" "The Last Fight" "Get Out the Door"
Concert tours	Ozzfest 2005 Tour
Related articles	Discography 10 Minute Warning Camp Freddy The Cult DKFXP Electric Love Hogs Guns N' Roses Jane's Addiction Loaded Neurotic Outsiders Stone Temple Pilots Slash's Snakepit Wasted Youth
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