Song · Static-X
“The Only” by Static-X
From the album Shadow Zone (2003)
“The Only” by Static-X appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations in 2003. It was first released in 2003 on the album Shadow Zone. Its best result is #55 on the WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #267 alternative song of 2003.
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"The Only" was the lead single from Shadow Zone, the third album by Static-X, and it hits like an industrial-metal jackhammer. Wayne Static barks the lead vocal and splits guitar duty with Tripp Eisen, who wrote the music with him; the words came from the pair plus Ken Jay. Tony Campos plays bass, Josh Freese is on drums, Josh Abraham produced and Ulrich Wild mixed.
The song got around: Need for Speed: Underground used it, so did the PC version of True Crime: Streets of LA, and it played under an announcer's speech at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. P. R. Brown's video circles the band as they stare down the walls of a cramped room, until the walls lift away to reveal a crowd of fans. NME's Emily Barker counts it as the band's signature song.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 98 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 | 101 |
| 2003 | 89 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 55 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2003 | 106 |
| 2003 | 74 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2003 | 196 |
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