Significant Other
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Significant Other is the second album by American nu metal
band Limp Bizkit
, released on June 22, 1999. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200
, selling 834,000 copies in its first week and received a Grammy Award
nomination later in the year of its release. The RIAA certified it 7x platinum in September 2001 in the US alone, with total worldwide sales exceeding 14 million. The album was met with general acclaim from music critics.
, "Nobody Like You" contains guest vocals by Korn
's Jonathan Davis
and Stone Temple Pilots
' Scott Weiland
, the demo for "Don't Go Off Wandering" contained guest vocals by System of a Down
's Serj Tankian
. It was later removed in the final album version after Fred Durst
had a fallout with band Taproot
, who shared the same management team (Velvet Hammer) as System of a Down
(this controversy also led this band to be dropped off the Family Values Tour
in 1999). However, this version of the song exists on the bootlegged version of Limp Bizkit's demo CD for this album, Significant Demos in Hell, and can be found on the Internet. "No Sex" features guest chorus vocals by Staind
frontman Aaron Lewis
.
The majority of its songs are dedicated to the failure of the relationship between Fred Durst
and his long-time girlfriend.
The song "9 Teen 90 Nine" was originally supposed to be a cover of the Prince song "1999
". The song was recorded and played at many of Limp Bizkit's shows preceding the album's release. Prince refused to allow the band to put the song on the new album, causing Fred Durst to disparage Prince before playing the cover. A completely different song was created by the band with the same title, but has no similarities to the original source material.
The song "Show Me What You Got" was partially played on The Simpsons
episode "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge
".
The song "Nookie" was nominated in the Best Hard Rock Performance Category at the 42nd Grammy Awards ceremony, but lost to Metallica's "Whiskey In The Jar". The album was nominated in the category of "Best Rock Album" but lost to Santana's "Supernatural".
Additional musicians
Production
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Nu metal
Nu metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It is a fusion genre which combines elements of heavy metal with other genres, including grunge and hip hop...
band Limp Bizkit
Limp Bizkit
Limp Bizkit is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1995, the group's lineup consists of Fred Durst , Wes Borland , Sam Rivers , John Otto and DJ Lethal . The band achieved mainstream success with their second studio album Significant Other, released in 1999...
, released on June 22, 1999. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, selling 834,000 copies in its first week and received a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nomination later in the year of its release. The RIAA certified it 7x platinum in September 2001 in the US alone, with total worldwide sales exceeding 14 million. The album was met with general acclaim from music critics.
Production
"N 2 Gether Now" features rapper Method ManMethod Man
Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man...
, "Nobody Like You" contains guest vocals by Korn
Korn
Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...
's Jonathan Davis
Jonathan Davis
Jonathan Houseman Davis is the lead vocalist and frontman for the nu metal band Korn. Davis was ranked 16th on Hit Parader 's list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists".-Early life:...
and Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....
' Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist, most notable for his work with Grammy Award-winning rock band Stone Temple Pilots. Weiland is also known for his five-year career with supergroup Velvet Revolver as well as his own solo career...
, the demo for "Don't Go Off Wandering" contained guest vocals by System of a Down
System of a Down
System of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to System, is a rock band from Southern California. The band was formed in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan...
's Serj Tankian
Serj Tankian
Serj Tankian is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer–songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, playwright, record producer, poet, and political activist...
. It was later removed in the final album version after Fred Durst
Fred Durst
William Frederick "Fred" Durst is an American musician, director, producer and actor, well known as the frontman of the band Limp Bizkit.-Early life:...
had a fallout with band Taproot
Taproot (band)
Taproot is a four-piece rock group from Ann Arbor, Michigan. They are most known for their hit single "Poem" , as well as a number of other singles from 2000 to the present.-Pre-formation:...
, who shared the same management team (Velvet Hammer) as System of a Down
System of a Down
System of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to System, is a rock band from Southern California. The band was formed in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan...
(this controversy also led this band to be dropped off the Family Values Tour
Family Values Tour
The Family Values Tour was created by the band Korn in 1998 to be an annual rock & rap tour.The tour began in 1998 and would take the year off in 2000, due to heavy competition from other tours, such as the Anger Management Tour and the Summer Sanitarium Tour. After a four year hiatus, the Family...
in 1999). However, this version of the song exists on the bootlegged version of Limp Bizkit's demo CD for this album, Significant Demos in Hell, and can be found on the Internet. "No Sex" features guest chorus vocals by Staind
Staind
Staind is an American rock band that was formed in 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts. For 16 years, the band consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist Johnny April, and drummer Jon Wysocki...
frontman Aaron Lewis
Aaron Lewis
Aaron Lewis, , is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and founding member of the rock group Staind, with whom he has released seven studio albums. He has since ventured into country music with his debut solo album, Town Line...
.
The majority of its songs are dedicated to the failure of the relationship between Fred Durst
Fred Durst
William Frederick "Fred" Durst is an American musician, director, producer and actor, well known as the frontman of the band Limp Bizkit.-Early life:...
and his long-time girlfriend.
The song "9 Teen 90 Nine" was originally supposed to be a cover of the Prince song "1999
1999 (song)
"1999" is a song by Prince, the title track from his 1982 album of the same name. The song is one of Prince's best-known, and a defining moment in his rise to superstar status....
". The song was recorded and played at many of Limp Bizkit's shows preceding the album's release. Prince refused to allow the band to put the song on the new album, causing Fred Durst to disparage Prince before playing the cover. A completely different song was created by the band with the same title, but has no similarities to the original source material.
The song "Show Me What You Got" was partially played on The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
episode "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge
"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge" is the twenty-first episode of The Simpsons eleventh season. It first aired in the United States on the Fox network on May 14, 2000. After a failed marriage attempt with Otto, Becky stays with the Simpson family...
".
The song "Nookie" was nominated in the Best Hard Rock Performance Category at the 42nd Grammy Awards ceremony, but lost to Metallica's "Whiskey In The Jar". The album was nominated in the category of "Best Rock Album" but lost to Santana's "Supernatural".
Reception
- Allmusic called the album "considerably more ambitious and multi-dimensional" than the band's previous album, Three Dollar Bill, Yall$Three Dollar Bill, Yall$Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ is the debut album by American nu metal band Limp Bizkit, released July 1, 1997 through Flip/Interscope. It was produced by Ross Robinson and was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA in July 2001 in the US...
. "There are flourishes of neo-psychedeliaNeo-psychedeliaNeo-psychedelia is music that emulates or is heavily influenced by the psychedelic music of the 1960s. It began to be revived among British post-punk bands of the later 1970s and early 1980s and was taken up by groups including bands of the Paisley Underground and Madchester scenes, as well as...
on pummeling metal numbers and there are swirls of strings, even crooning, at the most unexpected background."
- Rolling StoneRolling StoneRolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
(7/8-22, pp. 143–144) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "At this point, hating them seems a little disingenuous. They're actually (gulp) good."
- Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
(6/18/99, pp. 74–75) - "...It takes it cues from hardcore hip-hop...grunge...the post-'80s metal of Metallica, and, to a lesser degree, electronica....But overall, Significant Other isn't simply modern rock; it's postmodern rock." - Rating: B
- CMJ (6/28/99, p. 5) - "...[Significant Other ] has an intensity that never lets up, surpassing the musical scope of its predecessor with rap-core gems such as "Nookie" and the blunted hip-hop of..."N 2 Gether Now"....The unholy matrimony of metal and rap celebrates another victory...superb."
Track listing
- Track 16 is four seconds of silence.
- Eric Barrier, Charles Bobbit, John Brown, Bobby Byrd, and William GriffinRakimWilliam Michael Griffin Jr. , known by his stage names Rakim , Rakim Allah, R.A.K.I.M., and The Master, is an American rapper. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and most skilled emcees of all time. Eric B...
receive music credits for "Re-Arranged" for samples only. - Scott Weiland's sample "hey" is featured in the pre-chorus for "Nookie".
- Hidden track (9) "My Billygoat" features vocals by Durst's mother, Anita.
- "No Sex" features backing vocals by Aaron LewisAaron LewisAaron Lewis, , is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and founding member of the rock group Staind, with whom he has released seven studio albums. He has since ventured into country music with his debut solo album, Town Line...
. - Alternate editions of the album feature one of two hidden tracks, "The Mind of Les", featuring Les ClaypoolLes ClaypoolLeslie Edward "Les" Claypool is an American musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends and slapping.Claypool has also self produced and engineered his...
, "Rant", featuring Matt PinfieldMatt PinfieldMatt Pinfield is a music personality and TV host, best known for being a video deejay on MTV and VH1. He currently lives in Harrison, New Jersey having previously resided in East Brunswick Township...
, or both.
Special Edition Bonus Disc
Unreleased tracks
- "Hell of A Band" (feat. Les ClaypoolLes ClaypoolLeslie Edward "Les" Claypool is an American musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends and slapping.Claypool has also self produced and engineered his...
) - 2:08- Track available on the Bootleg "Significant Demos in Hell".
- "Don't Go Off Wandering (feat. Serj TankianSerj TankianSerj Tankian is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer–songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, playwright, record producer, poet, and political activist...
)" - 4:10- Track available on the Bootleg "Significant Demos in Hell".
- "Instrumental" - 3:59
- Track available on the Bootleg "Significant Demos in Hell".
- "Turn Me Loose (feat. EminemEminemMarshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
)" - 5:03- Opening lyrics used on Eminem's "Who Knew"
- "Prop the DJ" - 0:42
- Track available on the Promo CD "Rough".
- "No Control" - 5:46
- Track available on the Bootleg "Significant Demos in Hell".
Personnel
Limp Bizkit- Fred DurstFred DurstWilliam Frederick "Fred" Durst is an American musician, director, producer and actor, well known as the frontman of the band Limp Bizkit.-Early life:...
- vocals - Sam RiversSam Rivers (bassist)Sam Rivers is the bassist and one of the founding members of the band Limp Bizkit. He is the cousin of the band's drummer, John Otto.-Early life:...
- bass - John OttoJohn OttoJohn Otto may refer to:* John Otto , original member of the band Limp Bizkit* John Otto , acting director of the FBI in 1987* John Otto , first superintendent at Colorado National Monument...
- drums, percussion - DJ LethalDJ LethalLeor Dimant , better known as DJ Lethal, is a turntablist and producer and member of the bands Limp Bizkit, House of Pain and La Coka Nostra.-Early life:Leor Dimant was born in Riga, Latvia, when this country was still part of the Soviet Union...
- turntables, keyboards, samples, programming, sound development - Wes BorlandWes BorlandWesley Louden Borland is an American musician and artist, best known as the guitarist for the band Limp Bizkit. He has been in several other bands as well including: Black Light Burns, The Damning Well, Goatslayer, Big Dumb Face, and Combichrist...
- guitars, artwork
Additional musicians
- Method ManMethod ManClifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man...
- Les ClaypoolLes ClaypoolLeslie Edward "Les" Claypool is an American musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends and slapping.Claypool has also self produced and engineered his...
- Matt PinfieldMatt PinfieldMatt Pinfield is a music personality and TV host, best known for being a video deejay on MTV and VH1. He currently lives in Harrison, New Jersey having previously resided in East Brunswick Township...
- Anita Durst
- MathematicsMathematics (producer)Mathematics, also known as Allah Mathematics, is a hip hop producer and DJ for the Wu-Tang Clan. As well as producing many tracks for the Wu-Tang Clan and for its solo and affiliate projects, Math has released two solo albums.-Biography:Born and raised in Jamaica, Queens, New York Mathematics was...
- Scott BorlandScott BorlandScott Borland is a musician from the United States. He is the founder of the band Big Dumb Face and a past member of Limp Bizkit.-References:...
- Jonathan DavisJonathan DavisJonathan Houseman Davis is the lead vocalist and frontman for the nu metal band Korn. Davis was ranked 16th on Hit Parader 's list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists".-Early life:...
- Aaron LewisAaron LewisAaron Lewis, , is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and founding member of the rock group Staind, with whom he has released seven studio albums. He has since ventured into country music with his debut solo album, Town Line...
Production
- Produced by Limp BizkitLimp BizkitLimp Bizkit is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1995, the group's lineup consists of Fred Durst , Wes Borland , Sam Rivers , John Otto and DJ Lethal . The band achieved mainstream success with their second studio album Significant Other, released in 1999...
, Terry DateTerry DateTerry Date is an American record producer and engineer, specializing in the rock and metal genres...
, and DJ PremierDJ PremierChristopher Edward Martin , better known by his stage name DJ Premier , is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru... - Mixed by Brendan O'BrienBrendan O'Brien (music producer)Brendan O’Brien is a record producer, mixer, engineer, and musician.At age 14, O'Brien played guitar for the Atlanta-based cover band Pranks. In the late 1970s, he moved on to writing, performing and recording with the Samurai Catfish band...
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
| 1999 | Top Canadian Albums | 1 |
| 1999 | Top Internet Albums | 1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "N 2 Gether Now" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 53 |
| 1999 | "N 2 Gether Now" | Rhythmic Top 40 | 7 |
| 1999 | "N 2 Gether Now" | Rhythmic Top 40 | 7 |
| 1999 | "N 2 Gether Now" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 70 |
| 1999 | "Nookie" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 6 |
| 1999 | "Nookie" | Modern Rock Tracks | 3 |
| 1999 | "Nookie" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 80 |
| 1999 | "Re-Arranged" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 8 |
| 1999 | "Re-Arranged" | Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1999 | "Re-Arranged" | Modern Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 1999 | "Re-Arranged" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 75 |
| 2000 | "Break Stuff" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 19 |
| 2000 | "Break Stuff" | Modern Rock Tracks | 14 |
| 2000 | "N 2 Gether Now" | Hot Rap Singles | 17 |
End of decade charts
| Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 83 |