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“First It Giveth” by Queens of the Stone Age
From the album Songs for the Deaf (2002)
“First It Giveth” by Queens of the Stone Age appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2002. It was first released in 2002 on the album Songs for the Deaf. Its best result is #56 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #467 alternative song of 2002.
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"First It Giveth" comes off Songs for the Deaf, the 2002 Queens of the Stone Age album, and it's stoner rock with its foot to the floor. Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri wrote it about the part drugs play in making music, and Homme's verdict is right there in the title: at first they hand you inspiration, and in the end they take it all back. The phrase bends the old line from the Book of Job about the Lord giving and taking away.
Homme sings lead and plays guitar, Oliveri plays bass and sings backup, Dave Grohl hammers the drums, and Alain Johannes and Brendon McNichol add keyboards. Homme produced it with Adam Kasper and Eric Valentine, and Kasper mixed it. It went out as a single on August 18, 2003, and reached 33 in the UK.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 56 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002 | 100 |
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