Vicarious
The lead single from 10,000 Days.
"Vicarious" is a song by Tool and the lead single from their fourth album, 10,000 Days. It reached commercial radio on April 17, 2006, Maynard James Keenan's 42nd birthday, and the seven-minute track entered both the Billboard Alternative Songs and Mainstream Rock charts at No. 2.
Quick Facts
- Artist
- Tool
- Album
- 10,000 Days
- Released
- April 17, 2006; December 18, 2007 (CD and DVD)
- Recorded
- August–December 2005
- Genre
- Progressive metal
- Length
- 7:06
- Label
- Volcano II; Tool Dissectional (US)
- Writer
- Danny Carey
- Justin Chancellor
- Adam Jones
- Maynard James Keenan
Lore & Background
Built on a riff in 5/4, the song is about the vicarious thrill people get from watching others live through the media. It was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards, and in 2008 Rolling Stone placed it at No. 100 among the top guitar songs of all time. A long-delayed, fully computer-animated video, the band's second, came out in extended form on a DVD released on December 18, 2007.
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