River of Deceit
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| Single by Mad Season from the album Above |
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| B-side | "November Hotel" (live) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD single | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1994 at Bad Animals Studio, Seattle, Washington | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Grunge | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 5:04 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Columbia Records | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Layne Staley, Mike McCready, John Baker Saunders, Barrett Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Mad Season, Brett Eliason | ||||||||||||||||||||
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"River of Deceit" is the first single by grunge supergroup Mad Season, off the band's sole album, Above (1995). "River of Deceit" reached number two on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart as well as number 9 on its Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1995.
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[edit] Origin and recording
The music for "River of Deceit" came out of rehearsals that the group had before vocalist Layne Staley joined.
[edit] Release and reception
Although the single was released to radio across North America, Europe, and the world, it was only commercially available in Australia.
"River of Deceit" became the most successful song from Above on the rock charts. The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number nine on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It would go on to become the band's most well known song as it received substantial radio play throughout the 1990s.
[edit] Lyical meaning
Much of this song, lyrically, was inspired by The Prophet by Khalil Gibran.
[edit] Music video
The music video of "River of Deceit" is the only music video the band released. The video was directed by Josh Taft. It can be found at the end of the concert video, Live at the Moore.
[edit] Live performances
A live version of the song appears on the "I Don't Know Anything" single. A performance of the song is included on the Live at the Moore home video release.
[edit] Formats and track listing
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[edit] Chart positions
Information taken from All Music Guide.[1]
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1995 | US Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| US Modern Rock Tracks | 9 |
[edit] References
- ^ Mad Season – Billboard Singles. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
[edit] External links
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