Opiate (song)#Opiate2

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| name = Opiate

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| artist = Tool

| EP = Opiate

| released = March 10, 1992

| recorded = December 1991 – January 1992

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| genre = Alternative metal{{cite web | url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-limp-bizkit-cover-tools-opiate-1999 | title=See Limp Bizkit Cover TOOL's "Opiate" in 1999 | date=3 November 2022 }}

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"Opiate" is a song by American rock band Tool and the title track from their debut EP recorded by producer Sylvia Massy at Sound City Studios in 1991. "Opiate" serves as the final track of the Opiate EP and contains the hidden track, "The Gaping Lotus Experience". The song plays as one continuous track with a runtime of 8:32. Japanese edition of Undertow have this song as track 10 (This version does not include "The Gaping Lotus Experience").

Live performances

"Opiate" has held a regular position on Tool's concert setlist since 1992. In 1994, it was often played back-to-back with "Flood", transitioning smoothly between songs and skipping the lengthy "Flood" intro. By 1996, "Opiate" would often serve as the penultimate song of concerts, preceding "Ænema". Maynard James Keenan has dedicated the song to psychologist and author Timothy Leary on multiple occasions and to former Tool bassist Paul D'Amour on others, referring to him as "Paul of Love".{{YouTube|mRV1ud-rCyM|TOOL-Opiate 11.1.2001 Audio w/Tricky}}. Retrieved on August 9, 2008.

Various musicians have collaborated with Tool in performing "Opiate" live. Examples include Layne Staley in 1993 and '94,[http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=12229 Metal News - Tool's Keenan 'Near Perfect' For Alice In Chains ( Metal Underground . com )] Tricky in 2001,[http://toolshed.down.net/tour/fall01/011023.html The Tool Page: Tour Reviews] and Heitham Al-Sayed in 2006.[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://log.fleur.net/category/Sound&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=4&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DHeitham%2BAl-Sayed%2Bopiate%2Btool%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG Heitham Al-Sayed with Tool] Nu metal band Limp Bizkit has also been known to have covered the song live.{{YouTube|ycYnqwQlCMA|Limp Bizkit Opiate Cover}} (March 16, 2006). Retrieved on August 9, 2008.

Opiate<sup>2</sup>

{{Infobox song

| name = Opiate²

| cover = Opiate2.jpg

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| type = single

| artist = Tool

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| released = March 1, 2022

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| genre = Progressive metal{{Cite web |last=Jenke |first=Tyler |date=2022-03-02 |title=Tool celebrate 30th anniversary of debut EP with new single, 'Opiate²' |url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/tool-30th-anniversary-ep-opiate2/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=Tone Deaf |language=en-AU}}

| length = {{Duration|m=9|s=54}}

| label = Tool Dissectional

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| prev_title = Pneuma

| prev_year = 2020

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"Opiate" was re-recorded and released as "Opiate²" on March 1, 2022. It's four and a half minutes longer than the original and includes the same lyrics as the original version (with a few changes), plus a new bass intro, an extended instrumental midsection, and a new instrumental outro. A Blu-ray short film directed by Dominic Hailstone was released on March 18 to commemorate the EP's 30th anniversary. The commentary is provided by BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon of RuPaul's Drag Race.{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-tools-opiate2-new-studio-version-extended-opiate |title=Hear Tool's "Opiate2": New Studio Version of Extended "Opiate" |publisher=Revolver |date=2022-03-01 |access-date=2022-03-01}}

=Charts=

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|+ Chart performance for "Opiate²"

! scope="col"| Chart (2022)

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position

scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2022-03-04|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=March 7, 2022|access-date=March 5, 2022}}

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Personnel

Tool

Maynard James Keenan – vocals
Adam Jones – guitar, synthesizer (Opiate²)
Paul D'Amour – bass guitar
Danny Carey – drums
Justin Chancellor – bass guitar (Opiate²)

Technical personnel

Sylvia Massy – production
Steve Hansgen – production
Tool - production (Opiate²)
Toshi Kasai - engineering (Opiate²)
"Evil" Joe Barresi – mixing (Opiate²)
Bob Ludwig - mastering (Opiate²)

References

Category:1992 songs

Category:Songs critical of religion

Category:Tool (band) songs

Category:Songs written by Maynard James Keenan

Category:Songs written by Danny Carey

Category:Songs written by Paul D'Amour

Category:Songs written by Adam Jones (musician)