Drag the Waters
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{{Infobox song
| name = Drag the Waters
| cover = Drag_The_Waters.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Pantera
| album = The Great Southern Trendkill
| released = April 15, 1996
| format =
| recorded = 1995
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = * Groove metal
| length = 4:55
| label = East West
| writer = * Dimebag Darrell
| producer = * Terry Date
| prev_title = Becoming
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = Cat Scratch Fever
| next_year = 1999
}}
"Drag the Waters" is a song by the American heavy metal band Pantera. It first appeared on the 1996 album The Great Southern Trendkill, and later on the band's compilation album, The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!.
Background
Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell has said that this song "is about a lifetime of dealing with people that you can't tell what they're really comin' at you for, or what their motives really are. You've got to drag the waters to get to the bottom and find out the truth."{{cite web | url = http://www.officialpantera.com | last = Kaye | first = Don | title = Pantera: A Vulgar Display of Metal | year = 2003 | accessdate = January 16, 2008 | publisher = Warner Music Group}}
Music video
The music video starts with a warning by a voice saying, "In everyday life, there is more than meets the eye. To reach the depths of truth, we must drag the waters."
This song is the first single released from the album, and the only one to have a music video. The video was directed by Darrell.{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-panteras-great-southern-trendkill|title=7 Things You Didn't Know About Pantera's 'The Great Southern Trendkill'|date=May 7, 2018|website=Revolver}}
Reception
Metal Hammer ranked "Drag the Waters" No. 18 on their list of the 50 best Pantera songs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-greatest-pantera-songs-ever|title=The 50 best Pantera songs ever|first=Dom Lawson04|last=February 2019|website=Metal Hammer Magazine|date=4 February 2019 }}
Guitar World ranked "Drag the Waters" No. 8 on their ranking of the 25 greatest Pantera songs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/25-greatest-pantera-songs|title=The 25 Greatest Pantera Songs of All Time|first1=Richard|last1=Bienstock|first2=Chris Gill 26|last2=April 2019|website=guitarworld|date=5 January 2023 }}
References
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