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“Change (In the House of Flies)” by Deftones
From the album White Pony (2000)
“Change (In the House of Flies)” by Deftones appears on 34 radio countdowns from 24 stations between 2000 and 2026. It was first released in 2000 on the album White Pony. Its best result is #5 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2000. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #8 alternative song of 2000, #1,628 alternative song of all time and #174 of the '00s.
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"Change (In the House of Flies)" went out on May 16, 2000 as the first single from White Pony, Deftones' third album, and it's the sound of the band slipping the nu metal leash. It grew out of a loose, shapeless session with every member chipping in, and it marked a shift inside the band: Chino Moreno picked up a guitar alongside Stephen Carpenter.
What came out is a slow burn. Chi Cheng and Abe Cunningham lay down a patient, heavy crawl, ambient samples drift like smoke, and Moreno's cryptic lines, read by critics as being about transformation, falling apart or voyeurism, build toward a crushing release. Terry Date produced it with the band. It became their biggest single in the US, climbing to three on the Alternative Airplay chart, and Liz Friedlander's video set them playing a party with a bored, disaffected air.
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
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72 | The Edge | KEDJ Countdown 2000 (106 songs) | 106 |
| 2001 | 440 | WBRU | WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) | 500 |
| 2002 | 260 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) | 500 |
| 2002 | 107 | The Buzz | The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial) | 144 |
| 2002 | 993 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
| 2003 | 245 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) | 500 |
| 2005 | 24 | 96.5 The Buzz | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the New Millennium | 96 |
| 2005 | 265 | 99X | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) | 1000 |
| 2006 | 319 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) | 500 |
| 2006 | 449 | Live 105 | Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) | 500 |
| 2008 | 470 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) | 500 |
| 2014 | 217 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) | 500 |
| 2015 | 227 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) | 500 |
| 2019 | 319 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) | 500 |
| 2022 | 183 | 101X | 101X 500 (2022) | 498 |
| 2023 | 320 | 94.3 WCYY | WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) | 500 |
| 2026 | 201 | 101X | 101X 500 (2026) | 500 |
Also listed as: Change; Change (In The House of Flies); Change (in the House of Flies); Change (In The House Of Flies).
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