Back To School (Mini Maggit)
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"Back to School" is a song
composed by Deftones
. It is an altered version of the song "Pink Maggit" from the band's album White Pony
. The album was re-released with the song shortly after the album's initial release, in a contentious move by the band's label.
"Back to School (Mini Maggit)" was released as both a single and as an EP package; the single was released shortly before the EP.
Vocalist Chino Moreno
: "This album right here [the White Pony re-release] is not the album that we turned into the label. As far as we're concerned, the first edition was the record. Done. Then they talked us into re-releasing it with another song on it, and it's not like I'm against the song or whatever, but I liked the sequence we had when we first turned it in. When this version came out, a little part inside all of us felt like: 'Fuck! We just totally compromised.' And I know that a lot of our fans felt bad about it too."
The band also regrets specifically "Back to School's" presence on the re-release of the album, as Moreno stated in an interview with German rock magazine Visions: "'Back to School' was a mistake. A calculated song, that had been built up with only one aim in mind: It should be a single. ... 'Back to School' was released because I was an idiot. I wanted to prove something [to the record company]. Months later, after White Pony was released, they wanted us to do a new version of "Pink Maggit". They said we lost our heaviness, and there were no more singles on the album. First, I wanted to stick this idea up my ass, but then I thought: 'I'm gonna show those fuckers how easy it is to create a hit-single.' And so I rapped a hip hop part on that song, we shortened it and half an hour later, the hit-single was ready to roll on."
Turntablist/sampler Frank Delgado adds, "'Back to School' never belonged on the album. Our record company received White Pony without that song."
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
composed by Deftones
Deftones
Deftones are an American alternative metal band from Sacramento, California, founded in 1988. The band consists of Chino Moreno , Stephen Carpenter , Chi Cheng , Frank Delgado , and Abe Cunningham . Currently Sergio Vega is standing in on bass while Cheng recovers from a car accident...
. It is an altered version of the song "Pink Maggit" from the band's album White Pony
White Pony
White Pony is the third studio album by American alternative metal band Deftones. Released in 2000, it marks a significant growth in the band's sound, incorporating New Wave and shoegaze influences with the alternative metal edge the group had become known for...
. The album was re-released with the song shortly after the album's initial release, in a contentious move by the band's label.
"Back to School (Mini Maggit)" was released as both a single and as an EP package; the single was released shortly before the EP.
Vocalist Chino Moreno
Chino Moreno
Chino Moreno is an American musician. He is best known as the lead singer and contributing guitarist of Deftones. He is also a member of the side-project bands Team Sleep and Crosses....
: "This album right here [the White Pony re-release] is not the album that we turned into the label. As far as we're concerned, the first edition was the record. Done. Then they talked us into re-releasing it with another song on it, and it's not like I'm against the song or whatever, but I liked the sequence we had when we first turned it in. When this version came out, a little part inside all of us felt like: 'Fuck! We just totally compromised.' And I know that a lot of our fans felt bad about it too."
The band also regrets specifically "Back to School's" presence on the re-release of the album, as Moreno stated in an interview with German rock magazine Visions: "'Back to School' was a mistake. A calculated song, that had been built up with only one aim in mind: It should be a single. ... 'Back to School' was released because I was an idiot. I wanted to prove something [to the record company]. Months later, after White Pony was released, they wanted us to do a new version of "Pink Maggit". They said we lost our heaviness, and there were no more singles on the album. First, I wanted to stick this idea up my ass, but then I thought: 'I'm gonna show those fuckers how easy it is to create a hit-single.' And so I rapped a hip hop part on that song, we shortened it and half an hour later, the hit-single was ready to roll on."
Turntablist/sampler Frank Delgado adds, "'Back to School' never belonged on the album. Our record company received White Pony without that song."
Single
- "Back to School (Mini Maggit)" – 3:57
- "Nosebleed" (live) – 4:20
- "Teething" (live) – 3:11
EP
- "Back to School (Mini Maggit)" – 3:57
- "Feiticeira" (live) – 3:08
- "Back to School (Mini Maggit)" (live) – 3:56
- "Nosebleed" (live) – 4:20
- "Teething" (live) – 3:10
- "Change (In the House of Flies)" (acoustic) – 4:58
- "Pink Maggit" – 7:32
- "White Pony" EPKElectronic Press KitAn electronic press kit is a press kit equivalent in electronic form. An EPK usually takes the form of a website or e-mail, though they are also known to exist in CD and DVD form....