Change (In the House of Flies)
"Change (In the House of Flies)" | ||||
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Single by Deftones | ||||
from the album White Pony | ||||
B-side | "Crenshaw" "No Ordinary Love" |
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Released | June 27, 2000 | |||
Format | CD single, Maxi CD |
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Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | Alternative metal | |||
Length | 5:05 (full version) 3:55 (radio edit/music video) |
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Label | Maverick | |||
Writer(s) | Deftones | |||
Producer(s) | Terry Date | |||
Deftones singles chronology | ||||
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"Change (In the House of Flies)", often referred to as "Change", is a song by the American alternative metal band Deftones, released as the first single from their third album White Pony in June 2000. It remains their most commercially successful single to date, peaking at number three in Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, number nine in the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,[1] and at 53 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] The song is featured on the Muchmusic compilation album Big Shiny Tunes 5.
Contents
Music video
The music video, directed by Liz Friedlander,[3] features the band playing at a party. The people attending have apathetic looks and wear animal masks. The video was shot from May 30–31, 2000 at a Hollywood California estate.[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Change (In the House of Flies)" | Deftones | 4:58 |
2. | "Crenshaw" | Deftones | 4:49 |
3. | "No Ordinary Love" (Sade cover) | Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman | 5:32 |
Other versions
- An acoustic version appears on the MTV The Return of the Rock, Vol. 2 compilation and was also included in the band's B-Sides & Rarities album.
Covers
- The EBM/industrial group Ayria has recorded a cover of this song for the special 2CD version of their Hearts For Bullets album.[5]
- Breaking Benjamin, along with Shaun Morgan of Seether and Barry Stock of Three Days Grace, performed a live cover of this song during the spring leg of their 2008 tour.
Cultural references
- The song was used in the movies Queen of the Damned, Little Nicky and in the 2002 American release of the Japanese anime film Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge. It was also used in the tv shows Alias, the pilot episode of the short lived series Wolf Lake and The Following as well as in the trailer to the seventh season of Dexter. Also used in the June 30, 2014, Major Crimes episode 'Letting It Go'.
References
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- ↑ B-Sides & Rarities liner notes.
- ↑ Making the video "Change" - Behind the Scenes
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