"The Stone" is a song by American band ASHES dIVIDE

Ashes Divide

Ashes Divide is an American rock band formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel, who had also formed A Perfect Circle. Howerdel is the primary songwriter, musician, producer, and vocalist for the band....

 and is their debut single from their debut album Keep Telling Myself It's Alright

Keep Telling Myself It's Alright

Keep Telling Myself It's Alright is the debut studio album by American rock band Ashes Divide. The album was released on CD and as a digital download on April 8, 2008. Its first single is "The Stone," which entered radio circulation in January of that year...

, which was released on April 8, 2008. The music video for the song was released in March.

Background

"The Stone" is actually derived from a song done by Billy Howerdel during his time in A Perfect Circle

A Perfect Circle

A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums...

. An instrumental named "Army" has many similarities with this song. It was done during demo sessions that yielded material from their first album, Mer de Noms

Mer de Noms

- Symbols :Inside the insert the track names appear to be randomly spelled out in symbols. One way to decipher the symbols is to match the song titles using the normal alphabet with the song titles inside the insert....

. It apparently wasn't deemed a fit for A Perfect Circle music, so Billy re-worked it on his own for years until it appeared in this form.

Reception

The Stone garnered much attention from many U.S. rock radio stations and has been regularly played among the airwaves. It has also achieved recognizable success on the rock charts, peaking at #7 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #10 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Charts (2008)	Peak
U.S. Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	7
U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks	10