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“Hole in the Earth” by Deftones
From the album Saturday Night Wrist (2006)
“Hole in the Earth” by Deftones appears on 12 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2006 and 2007. It was first released in 2006 on the album Saturday Night Wrist. Its best result is #36 on The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #74 alternative song of 2006.
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"Hole in the Earth" opens Saturday Night Wrist, Deftones' fifth album, and went out as its first single in 2006. Bob Ezrin produced it with the band for Maverick, Shaun Lopez added extra production and Ryan Williams mixed, and the result is alternative metal with a grudge: a lurching riff, then a chorus that drops open like a trapdoor.
The grudge was real. Moreno wrote the words as a jab at his own bandmates, who kept leaning on him over how long the album was taking to finish. Looking back a decade later, he allowed that they probably couldn't stand him either by then, and described a record that dragged on for three years, with everyone showing up to play their part and heading straight home. Bitterness rarely sounds this big.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 93 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 75 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2006 | 91 |
| 2006 | 68 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006 | 106 |
| 2006 | 69 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
| 2006 | 56 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 75 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2006 | 89 |
| 2006 | 36 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2006 | 97 |
| 2006 | 49 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2006 | 106 |
| 2006 | 72 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2006 | 159 |
| 2006 | 70 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2006 | 88 |
| 2006 | 85 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
| 2007 | 96 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007 | 102 |
Also listed as: Hole In The Earth.
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