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Welcome to the Fold

{{Short description|1999 single by Filter}}

{{More citations needed|date=May 2017}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Welcome to the Fold

| cover = Welcome_to_the_Fold.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Filter

| album = Title of Record

| released = {{start date|1999|8|10}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

  • Alternative metal{{cite magazine|date=April 8, 2019|title=The 99 Greatest Songs of 1999: Critics' Picks|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8505742/greatest-songs-of-1999-top-99|access-date=April 26, 2020|magazine=Billboard}}
  • industrial rock{{cite web|date=July 26, 1999|title=Filter's Richard Patrick|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/516245/filters-richard-patrick/|access-date=April 27, 2020|publisher=MTV}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • alternative rock{{cite web|date=July 25, 2019|title=The 69 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1999|url=https://www.spin.com/featured/best-alt-rock-songs-1999-list/2/|access-date=April 26, 2020|website=Spin|page=2}}

| length =

  • 7:41 (album version)
  • 4:42 (radio edit)

| label = Reprise

| writer = Richard Patrick

| producer =

| prev_title = One

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = Take a Picture

| next_year = 2000

}}

"Welcome to the Fold" is a song by American rock band Filter, released in August 1999 as the lead single from their second studio album, Title of Record. The song was included on Spin{{'}}s list of "The 69 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1999."

Background

The title of the song is based on an album of the same name released in 1998 by a novelty folk-rock band from Cleveland called 100,000 Leagues Under My Nutsack. Filter's bassist, Frank Cavanagh, was friends with 100,000 Leagues' lead singer, and Richard Patrick liked the album so much that he named the song after it.{{cite web|url=http://filter.seven10.com/news.html|title=News from the Fold |website= Welcome to the FOLD|date=September 29, 2002 |access-date=May 19, 2021}}

In 1999, singer Richard Patrick said, "'Welcome to the Fold' is based on being a crazed lunatic. That's what being a mid-20's decadent bachelor is all about. Not giving a flying fuck. I got money. I got a platinum record. I got a band. I've got everything I want and I don't give a flying fuck what I do."{{cite web|url=https://filterpage.tripod.com/archive/guitarmag.html|title=Hey Man Nice Title: The Triumphant Return of Filter |website= Guitar Magazine|last=Masuo|first=Sandy|date=September 1999 |access-date=May 19, 2021}} Patrick also described it as his favorite song on the album, and said "it's a 10-minute song with three songs in it."{{cite web|url=https://filterpage.tripod.com/archive/ap99.txt|title=The 25 Most Anticipated Albums of 1999 |website= Alternative Press|last=Pettigrew|first=Jason|date=January 1999 |access-date=May 19, 2021}}

While the song's verses are screamed and the guitar riff is grinding and abrasive, the chorus is more sedate and chord-driven. Patrick described the milder chorus as "the party at the end of the night. The weekend. The celebration of just the fact that we're doing OK, we feel OK."

Music video

The song's music video (directed by Peter Christopherson) begins with an RV driving through a desert, and a man comes out spotting a giant clear cube, in which the band is performing the song inside of. A man comes out and calls on his radio and soon more people in RVs come and set up camp to watch the concert. During the guitar solo, several of the campers jump inside the cube and do some crowd surfing. At the end of the video, the cube floats up in the air and explodes.

Track listings

US 12-inch single

{{track listing

| headline = Side A

| title1 = Welcome to the Fold

| note1 = album version

| length1 = 7:41

| title2 = Welcome to the Fold

| note2 = Freq Nasty remix

| length2 = 7:02

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Side B

| title1 = Welcome to the Fold

| note1 = Moving Fusion remix

| length1 = 6:46

}}

US maxi-CD single and UK CD1

{{track listing

| title1 = Welcome to the Fold

| note1 = clean radio edit

| length1 = 4:42

| title2 = One

| note2 = Harry Nilsson cover

| length2 = 4:07

| title3 = (Can't You) Trip Like I Do

| note3 = featuring The Crystal Method

| length3 = 4:26

}}

UK CD2

{{track listing

| title1 = Welcome to the Fold

| note1 = radio edit

| length1 = 4:42

| title2 = Welcome to the Fold

| note2 = Freq Nasty remix

| length2 = 6:59

| title3 = Welcome to the Fold

| note3 = Moving Fusion remix

| length3 = 6:46

| title4 = Welcome to the Fold

| note4 = music video

| length4 = 4:51

}}

Australian maxi-CD single

{{track listing

| title1 = Welcome to the Fold

| note1 = radio edit

| length1 = 4:42

| title2 = One

| note2 = Harry Nilsson cover

| length2 = 4:07

| title3 = Welcome to the Fold

| note3 = Freq Nasty remix

| length3 = 7:02

| title4 = Welcome to the Fold

| note4 = Moving Fusion remix

| length4 = 6:46

}}

Personnel

Filter

  • Richard Patrick – vocals, guitar, programming
  • Geno Lenardo – guitar, programming
  • Frank Cavanagh – bass
  • Steven Gillis – drums

Additional musicians

  • Jim McGrath – percussion{{Citation needed|reason=another percussionist is also credited in album liner notes|date=July 2022}}

Charts

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!Chart (1999)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|New Zealand|42|artist=Filter|song=Welcome to the Fold|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2021}}
{{single chart|Scotland|99|date=19991009|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2021}}
{{single chart|UK|81|date=19991009|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2021}}
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|17|artist=Filter|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2021}}
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|8|artist=Filter|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2021}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (1999)

!Position

scope="row"|US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Most Played Mainstream Rock Songs of 1999|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=7|issue=52|page=35|date=December 24, 1999}}

|52

scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Most Played Modern Rock Songs of 1999|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=7|issue=52|page=36|date=December 24, 1999}}

|77

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Release history

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scope="row" rowspan="2"|United States

|July 1999

|{{hlist|Active rock|modern rock|college radio}}

|rowspan="4"|Reprise

|rowspan="2"|{{cite magazine|title=Filter Takes Its Next Shot with Sophomore Set on Reprise|last=Bell|first=Carrie|magazine=Billboard|volume=111|issue=30|page=14|date=July 24, 1999}}

August 10, 1999

|12-inch vinyl

scope="row"|Canada

|September 21, 1999

|rowspan="2"|CD

|{{cite web|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicReleases1999/sep99.html|title=Album Releases: September 1999|publisher=Jam!|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000829104234/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicReleases1999/sep99.html|archive-date=August 29, 2000|access-date=January 6, 2023}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|September 27, 1999

|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 27 September, 1999: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=25|date=September 25, 1999}}

References

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External links

  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq_REsvdCg0 Official Music Video on YouTube]

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Category:1999 singles

Category:1999 songs

Category:Filter (band) songs

Category:Reprise Records singles

Category:Songs written by Richard Patrick

Category:American alternative rock songs