Lullabies to Paralyze
Studio album by Queens of the Stone Age
Released	March 21, 2005 (Europe) March 22, 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded	August–November 2004 at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	59:26
Label	Interscope B0004186-02
Producer	Josh Homme, Joe Barresi
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Alternative Press May 2005, p.130 E! (B+) dead link; view archive here: Kerrang! NME (8/10) link Pitchfork (7.5/10) 3/21/2005 Playlouder 3/19/2005 PopMatters (6/10) 3/25/2005 PrefixMag (5.0/10) link Q Apr 2005, p.112 Rolling Stone 3/24/2005 Stylus Magazine (B+) 3/22/2005 The Guardian 3/18/2005 Uncut link
Queens of the Stone Age chronology
Stone Age Complications (2004) Lullabies to Paralyze (2005) Over the Years and Through the Woods (2005)
Alternate cover
Cover of the LP release

Lullabies to Paralyze is the fourth Studio Album by hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age and was released on March 21, 2005. ^[1] Debuting at number 5 on the Billboard chart,^[2] the album sold 97,000 copies in America during its first week of release^[2], eventually topping over 342,000 copies as of March, 2007 according to Nielsen Soundscan.^[3] The album has been certified gold in the UK where it has sold over 100,000 units. Cover for the album Lullabies to Paralyze by the Queens of the Stone Age This is an album cover. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Queens of the Stone Age (QotSA or simply Queens) are a rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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The album title "Lullabies to Paralyze" was intended to bridge Lullabies with its predecessor Songs for the Deaf by naming it after a line in "Mosquito Song", the final track on Songs for the Deaf.^[4] The "deluxe limited edition" of the album includes a bonus track and a bonus DVD containing "a look behind the scenes and special bonus footage". Videos were produced for singles Little Sister, In My Head and Burn the Witch, as well as "Everybody Knows That You Are Insane" and "Someone's in the Wolf".^[5] The "Everybody Knows That You Are Insane" video was broadcasted frequently for a number of months on MTV during 2005,^{[citation needed]} while the video for "Someone's in the Wolf" was featured on the bonus DVD of Lullabies to Paralyze. Alternate cover Cover of US vinyl release Songs for the Deaf is a 2002 album by Queens of the Stone Age and is notable for including Dave Grohl as a guest drummer. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... Little Sister is the First single released by the rock group Queens of the Stone Age on their fourth album Lullabies to Paralyze. ... In My Head is a 2005 single released by the rock group Queens of the Stone Age on June 27th 2005 off their fourth album Lullabies to Paralyze. ... Burn the Witch is the third single released from Queens of the Stone Ages fourth album, Lullabies to Paralyze. ...

Background

The album was delayed during 2004 because of some changes to the line-up: bassist Nick Oliveri was fired and on-off vocalist Mark Lanegan went on tour with his own band.^[6] Lanegan can nevertheless still be heard singing on several songs of the album, as well as contributing lyrics. Because of this turmoil, there had been rumours that Lanegan had left the band, which Josh Homme eventually clarified in several interviews, was never the case.^{[citation needed]} Nevertheless he encouraged these rumours to draw the attention off the band by giving the press "something to focus on while I was just making the record".^{[citation needed]} Nick Stephen Oliveri (born October 21, 1971 in Los Angeles) is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. ... Mark Lanegan (born November 25, 1964 in Ellensburg, Washington) is a singer and songwriter. ... Joshua Michael Homme (born May 17, 1973 in Palm Springs, California) is an American Rock musician. ...

Critical reception

The album received generally positive reviews, however slightly lower than its predecessor, the average score being 78 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 31 professional reviews. ^[8] Alternate cover Cover of US vinyl release Songs for the Deaf is a 2002 album by Queens of the Stone Age and is notable for including Dave Grohl as a guest drummer. ... Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and books. ...

Kevin Forest Moreau awarded it 3rd best album of the year 2005, Billboard magazine ranked it 7th best album, Magnet magazine ranked it 9th, and Filter magazine considered it 10th best album of the year 2005.^[9] Lullabies To Paralyze was certified gold in the UK on April 15, 2005 with sales excessing 100,000 copies. ^[10] Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... Magnet is a music magazine focused on alternative, independent, or out-of-the-mainstream bands. ... Filter, Lou Reed is sitting with his back against the wall in a black leather jacket smoking a cigarette and talking about downloading and blogging, both of which he loves, and how much Andy Warhol would have loved the internet. ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Track listing

All the tracks were written by Joshua Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo, except where noted. All the lyrics were written by Homme, except additional lyrics on "Medication", "Tangled Up In Plaid", "Long Slow Goodbye" by Mark Lanegan.

1. "This Lullaby" (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo, Lanegan) – 1:22
2. "Medication" (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo, Lanegan) – 1:54
3. "Everybody Knows That You Are Insane" – 4:14
4. "Tangled Up in Plaid" (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo, Lanegan) – 4:13
5. "Burn the Witch" – 3:35
6. "In My Head" (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Freese, Castillo, Johannes) – 4:01
7. "Little Sister" – 2:54
8. "I Never Came" – 4:48
9. "Someone's in the Wolf" – 7:15
10. "The Blood Is Love" – 6:37
11. "Skin on Skin" – 3:42
12. "Broken Box" – 3:02
13. ""You Got a Killer Scene There, Man..."" – 4:56
14. "Long Slow Goodbye" (Homme, Van Leeuwen, Castillo, Lanegan) – 6:50
    • Includes a "Hidden Finale" which comes up at – 5:16^{[original research?]}

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Bonus tracks

• "Like a Drug" (Homme, Bjork) – 3:15
  • Included on the deluxe edition and the UK and Japanese versions. The song was a new recording, originally on The Desert Sessions Volume 6.
• "Precious and Grace" (Beard, Gibbons, Hill) – 3:23
  • Included on the UK and Japanese versions.
• "Infinity" (new version)" (Homme) – 3:59
  • Included on the Japanese version, older version (4:40) available on the Heavy Metal 2000 soundtrack.

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LP version

The LP version of the album was released by AntAcidAudio and contains a different cover to the CD version. The sides are named Once, You, Were & Lost, after a line from "Someone's in the Wolf", with each containing a mixture of the CD's album and bonus tracks. AntAcidAudio is an independent record label run by Ipecac Recordings co-owner Greg Werckman. ...

Side one: Once

1. "Lullaby" – 1:23
2. "Medication" – 1:54
3. "Everybody Knows That You're Insane" – 4:14
4. "Tangled Up in Plaid" – 4:13
5. "Burn the Witch" – 3:35

Side two: You

1. "In My Head" – 4:01
2. "Little Sister" – 2:54
3. "I Never Came" – 4:48
4. "Someone's in the Wolf" – 7:16

Side three: Were

1. "Infinity" (new version, see above) – 3:59
2. "The Blood Is Love" – 6:38
3. "Like a Drug" – 3:18
4. "Skin on Skin" – 3:43

Side four: Lost

1. "Broken Box" – 3:00
2. "Precious and Grace" – 3:24
3. ""You Got a Killer Scene There, Man..."" – 4:58
4. "Long Slow Goodbye" (contains the hidden track) – 6:54

Outtakes

• "The Fun Machine Took a Shit and Died"
• "'Til Tomorrow"
• "I Wanna Make It Wit Chu"

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Bonus DVD

1. "The Way Finds You" – 27:20
2. "Someone's in the Wolf" (Castillo, Homme, Van Leeuwen) – 7:24
3. "Josh's Session" (starring Josh Homme and Sara Silverman) – 10:24

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Bonus UK CD

Live from Earthlink in Atlanta, GA March 19, 2005. is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1. "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" – 3:54
2. "Little Sister" – 2:56
3. "In My Head" – 3:56
4. "No One Knows" – 6:48
5. "Song for the Dead" – 6:24
6. "Regular John" – 9:48

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The final item on the song listing (located behind the CD in the normal version, or inside the booklet in the deluxe edition), below "Long Slow Goodbye" reads:

"The Fun Machine took a shit and died – Was lost or misplaced. (There is a reward for the return of said tapes)"

During that time, the band assumed that the tapes of that song were either lost or stolen. A live version of this song can be found on the DVD release Over the Years and Through the Woods. Homme: "The tapes got lost. Actually, they were just at another studio, but we falsely accused everyone in the world of theft."^[11] Over The Years And Through The Woods is the title of a live album by Queens of the Stone Age. ...

Personnel

As common for Queens of the Stone Age recordings, Lullabies does not feature one single line-up but rather a core group of Homme, Castillo and Van Leeuwen that would also form the tour line-up, as well as other contributors, mostly close friends to the band.

Band lineup

• Josh Homme – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, drums
• Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar, bass, lap steel, piano, keyboards
• Joey Castillo – drums, piano
• Alain Johannes – bass, guitar

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Guest appearances

• Mark Lanegan contributed lead vocals on "This Lullaby" and vocals on "Burn the Witch" and "You Got a Killer Scene There Man...". He also contributed lyrics to or co-wrote "Medication", "Tangled Up in Plaid", and "Long Slow Goodbye".
• Chris Goss from Masters of Reality contributed vocals to "You Got a Killer Scene There Man..."
• Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top contributed vocals and guitar parts to "Burn the Witch".
• Dave Catching played the opening guitar on The Blood Is Love.
• Jack Black (actor/musician) is seen contributing handclaps and stomps for "Burn the Witch" during the bonus DVD.
• Jesse Hughes from Eagles of Death Metal contributed a flute part to "Someone's in the Wolf".
• Shirley Manson from Garbage contributed vocals on "You Got a Killer Scene There, Man..."
• Brody Dalle from The Distillers contributed vocals on "You Got a Killer Scene There Man..."
• Josh Freese from A Perfect Circle and The Vandals co-wrote "In My Head".

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Charting positions

Album

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Singles

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