The Pot

"The Pot"
Promotional single by Tool
from the album 10,000 Days
Released2006
Recorded2005
Genre
Length6:22
Label
Songwriters
ProducerTool

"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.[citation needed]

Background

According to Adam Jones, the song lyrics center around hypocrisy and reference both drug intoxication and believing oneself to be above others, deriving from the phrase "the pot calling the kettle black".[citation needed]

According to The Rock Radio, a music video was filmed during the holiday season in 2006; however, it never surfaced. A fan video for the song, synced to the short film Les Escargots (The Snails) by French animator René Laloux, has been widely adopted by fans as the official video.

Track listing

Australian and Polish promotional CD
No.TitleLength
1."The Pot"6:22

Credits and personnel

Tool

Production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) 2× Platinum 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "ROCKRADIO.COM - rock music for life". Archived from the original on January 18, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Fan Videos and the Hidden Gems of YouTube". The Toilet Ov Hell. April 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  3. ↑ Les escargots (Short 1966) - Trivia - IMDb. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via www.imdb.com.
  4. ↑ "The Pot". Discogs. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Tool Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Tool Chart History (Mainstream Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  9. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Tool – The Pot". Radioscope. Retrieved April 20, 2026. Type The Pot in the "Search:" field and press Enter.