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“The Pot” is a song by American rock band Tool, which was released as a promotional single from their fourth studio album 10,000 Days (2006).

It became Tool’s first number one song, topping the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 2007. It also received a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2008.[citation needed]

Background

According to Adam Jones, it’s about hypocrisy and references both drug intoxication and believing oneself to be above others, deriving from the phrase “the pot calling the kettle black“.[citation needed]

According to The Rock Radio, a music video was filmed during the holiday season in 2006;[1] however, it never surfaced. A fan video for the song, synced to the short film Les Escargots (The Snails) by French animator René Laloux, has been widely adopted by fans as the official video.[2][3]

Track listing

Australian and Polish promotional CD[4]
No.TitleLength
1.“The Pot”6:22

Credits and personnel

Tool

Production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[9] 2× Platinum 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ “ROCKRADIO.COM – rock music for life”. Archived from the original on January 18, 2007.
  2. ^ “Fan Videos and the Hidden Gems of YouTube”. The Toilet Ov Hell. April 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Les escargots (Short 1966) – Trivia – IMDb. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via www.imdb.com.
  4. ^ “The Pot”. Discogs. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  5. ^ “Tool Chart History (Alternative Airplay)“. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  6. ^ “Tool Chart History (Mainstream Rock)“. Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  7. ^ “Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 2006”. Billboard. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  8. ^ “Mainstream Rock Songs – Year-End 2007”. Billboard. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  9. ^ “New Zealand single certifications – Tool – The Pot”. Radioscope. Retrieved April 20, 2026. Type The Pot in the “Search:” field and press Enter.