The Pot

Song by Tool

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"The Pot"

Promotional single by Tool
from the album  10,000 Days
Released| 2006
Recorded| 2005
Genre|

* Alternative metal
* progressive metal
* hard rock

Length| 6:22
Label|

* Volcano II
* Tool Dissectional (US)

Songwriter(s)|

* Danny Carey
* Justin Chancellor
* Adam Jones
* Maynard James Keenan

Producer(s)| Tool

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"The Pot" is a song by American rock band Tool, which was released as a promotional single from their fourth studio album 10,000 Days (2006).

It became Tool's first number one song, topping the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 2007. It also received a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2008.

## Background

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According to Adam Jones, it's about hypocrisy and references both drug intoxication and believing oneself to be above others, deriving from the phrase "the pot calling the kettle black".

According to The Rock Radio, a music video was filmed during the holiday season in 2006;[1] however, it never surfaced.

## Track listing

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Australian and Polish promotional CD[2]No.| Title| Length

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1.| "The Pot"| 6:22

## Credits and personnel

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Tool

* Maynard James Keenan – vocals
* Adam Jones – guitars
* Danny Carey – drums
* Justin Chancellor – bass

Production

* Joe Barresi – engineering and mixing
* Bob Ludwig – mastering

## Chart performance

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Chart (2006–07)  | Peak
position

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US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3] | 5
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4] | 1

## References

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1. ^ "ROCKRADIO.COM - rock music for life". Archived from the original on January 18, 2007.
2. ^ "The Pot". Discogs. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
3. ^ "Tool Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
4. ^ "Tool Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.

## External links

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* Official lyrics for "The Pot" submitted by Keenan

* v
* t
* e

Tool

* Maynard James Keenan
* Adam Jones
* Danny Carey
* Justin Chancellor

* Paul D'Amour

Studio albums|

* Undertow
* Ænima
* Lateralus
* 10,000 Days
* Fear Inoculum

EPs|

* Opiate

Box sets|

* Salival

Singles|

* "Sober"
* "Prison Sex"
* "Stinkfist"
* "H."
* "Ænema"
* "Forty Six & 2"
* "Schism"
* "Parabola"
* "Lateralus"
* "Vicarious"
* "The Pot"
* "Jambi"
* "Fear Inoculum"
* "Opiate²"

Other songs|

* "Hush"
* "Opiate"
* "Hooker with a Penis"
* "Rosetta Stoned"
* "Pneuma"
* "7empest"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Live shows
* "The Witness"
* A Perfect Circle
* Puscifer
* Tapeworm
* Bill Hicks
* Alex Grey
* Caduceus Cellars

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