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"Opiate"
SongbyTool
from the album Opiate
ReleasedMarch 10, 1992
RecordedDecember 1991 – January 1992
GenreAlternative metal[1]
Length5:20
LabelZoo
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Wikiquote has quotations related to Opiate (song).

"Opiate" is a song by American rock band Tool and the title track from their debut EP recorded by producer Sylvia MassyatSound City Studios in 1991. "Opiate" serves as the final track of the Opiate EP and contains the hidden track, "The Gaping Lotus Experience". The song plays as one continuous track with a runtime of 8:32

Live performances

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"Opiate" has held a regular position on Tool's concert setlist since 1992. In 1994, it was often played back-to-back with "Flood", transitioning smoothly between songs and skipping the lengthy "Flood" intro. By 1996, "Opiate" would often serve as the penultimate song of concerts, preceding "Ænema". Maynard James Keenan has dedicated the song to psychologist and author Timothy Leary on multiple occasions and to former Tool bassist Paul D'Amour on others, referring to him as "Paul of Love".[2]

Various musicians have collaborated with Tool in performing "Opiate" live. Examples include Layne Staley in 1993 and '94,[3] Tricky in 2001,[4] and Heitham Al-Sayed in 2006.[5] Nu metal band Limp Bizkit has also been known to have covered the song live.[6]

Opiate2

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"Opiate2"
SinglebyTool
ReleasedMarch 1, 2022
GenreProgressive metal[7]
Length9:54
LabelTool Dissectional
Songwriter(s)
Tool singles chronology
"Pneuma"
(2020) 		"Opiate2"
(2022)

"Opiate" was re-recorded and released as "Opiate2" on March 1, 2022. It's four and a half minutes longer than the original and includes the same lyrics as the original version (with a few changes), plus a new bass intro, an extended instrumental midsection, and a new instrumental outro. A Blu-ray short film directed by Dominic Hailstone was released on March 18 to commemorate the EP's 30th anniversary. The commentary is provided by BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx MonsoonofRuPaul's Drag Race.[8]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Opiate2"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[9] 34

Personnel

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Tool

Technical personnel

References

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  1. ^ "See Limp Bizkit Cover TOOL's "Opiate" in 1999". 3 November 2022.
  • ^ TOOL-Opiate 11.1.2001 Audio w/TrickyonYouTube. Retrieved on August 9, 2008.
  • ^ Metal News - Tool's Keenan 'Near Perfect' For Alice In Chains ( Metal Underground . com )
  • ^ The Tool Page: Tour Reviews
  • ^ Heitham Al-Sayed with Tool
  • ^ Limp Bizkit Opiate CoveronYouTube (March 16, 2006). Retrieved on August 9, 2008.
  • ^ Jenke, Tyler (2022-03-02). "Tool celebrate 30th anniversary of debut EP with new single, 'Opiate²'". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  • ^ "Hear Tool's "Opiate2": New Studio Version of Extended "Opiate"". Revolver. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  • ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.

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