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“The Hollow” by A Perfect Circle
From the album Mer de noms (2000)
“The Hollow” by A Perfect Circle appears on 12 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 2001 and 2008. It was first released in 2000 on the album Mer de noms. Its best result is #23 on the WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #71 alternative song of 2001 and #6,046 alternative song of all time.
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"The Hollow" throws open A Perfect Circle's 2000 debut, Mer de Noms, and it's a fine introduction to what this supergroup was about: Billy Howerdel's layered guitars stacked into a dark, shimmering wall, and Maynard James Keenan's voice sliding through it with coiled, sneering grace. The two wrote it together. Howerdel also played the bass, added vocals, produced and recorded it, and mixed it with Alan Moulder, while Primus drummer Tim Alexander sits in on the album take.
It sways in 6/8 and B-flat minor, a lopsided, hypnotic lurch that suits the menace, and it got a fresh remix when it went out as a single in 2001.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 53 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2001 | 91 |
| 2001 | 46 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001 | 106 |
| 2001 | 60 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 | 101 |
| 2001 | 42 | K-Rock New York, NY | K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2001 | 93 |
| 2001 | 54 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
| 2001 | 82 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2001 | 89 |
| 2001 | 43 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 | 101 |
| 2001 | 44 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2001 | 99 |
| 2001 | 23 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2001 | 106 |
| 2001 | 53 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2001 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 690 | 99X | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) | 1000 |
| 2008 | 2009 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
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