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Wait and Bleed
Slipknot
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- Album
- Slipknot
- Released
- 1999
- Genres
- nu metal, metal, alternative metal, rap metal
- Length
- 2:28
- Tempo
- 93 BPM
- Label
- Roadrunner Records
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About this song
The song was nominated for the Grammy for Best Metal Performance in 2001, losing to Deftones' "Elite." Slipknot went on to receive three more nominations before winning the Grammy in 2006 with "Before I Forget." Two music videos were released for the song, one directed by Thomas Mignone using footage of the band at Ozzfest, and another featuring clay dolls of the band members.
What it's about
The song follows a man who keeps dreaming about killing himself by slitting his wrists. One day he wakes to find the dream has become reality, and he realizes he has finally gone through with it.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 2 other songs, like “This is the new shit (Intro) by MC Rice & TVNESHI”.
- Covered 7 times, including “Wait and Bleed by The Scorched Earth Orchestra”.
- Written by Corey Taylor, Joey Jordison, Mick Thomson, Josh Brainard and Shawn Crahan.
- Produced by Ross Robinson and Slipknot.
- Recorded at Indigo Ranch Studios (Malibu.