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Genius Annotation

“Sober” was written about a friend of the band who was only creative when under the influence. It earned Tool their first real fame in the mid 90s, receiving heavy airplay on radio and MTV as the primary single from Undertow. The track features an eerily repetitive, single-note bass line that repeats through most of the sections, accompanied by Adam Jones' dissonant guitars and Maynard James Keenan’s unorthodox vocal delivery.

Many of the lyrics were adapted from the song “Burn About Out” by C.A.D., one of Maynard’s former bands.

The music video is famous for its use of clay figures and stop-motion animation.

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