"Tribute", or unofficially, "A Tribute to the Best Song in the World" is the first single of Tenacious D's self-titled debut album. It was released July 16, 2002. Image File history File links TributeSingle. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Tenacious D, or The D as they are known by their fans,[1] is an American rock band duo composed of musician/actors Kyle Gass and Jack Black. ... Tenacious D is the debut album of the comedy rock duo Jack Black and Kyle Gass. ... is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... A compact disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “Hard Rock” redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The Dust Brothers are the Los Angeles-based producers E.Z. Mike (Michael Simpson) and King Gizmo (John King), famous for their creation of sample-based music in the 1980s, and specifically for their work on the groundbreaking albums Pauls Boutique by the Beastie Boys and Odelay by Beck. ... Tenacious D, or The D as they are known by their fans,[1] is an American rock band duo composed of musician/actors Kyle Gass and Jack Black. ... Image File history File links TributeSingle. ... Image File history File links TenaciousD_Wonderboy. ... For other uses see Wonder boy Wonderboy is the first single from Tenacious Ds self titled debut album. ... Tenacious D, or The D as they are known by their fans,[1] is an American rock band duo composed of musician/actors Kyle Gass and Jack Black. ... Tenacious D is the debut album of the comedy rock duo Jack Black and Kyle Gass. ... is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

"Tribute" (#4 Australia) was the most requested video on Kerrang! TV in 2002. A cross between "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" and "Stairway to Heaven",^{[citation needed]} the song is a tribute to what Gass and Black jokingly refer to as the "greatest song in the world," which Tenacious D themselves came up with, but have since forgotten. Kerrang! TV is a digital television station owned by EMAP, which is loosely connected to the EMAP owned magazine, Kerrang!. As of 2005, all of its programme content is music videos, the majority of which is open scheduled, for text requests from their playlist. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Devil Went Down to Georgia is a country song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 [1] album Million Mile Reflections. ... Stairway to Heaven is a popular rock song by the English rock group Led Zeppelin, composed by guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant, and recorded on their fourth studio album, (Led Zeppelin IV). ...

"This is not the greatest song in the world.

This is just a tribute.

Couldn't remember the greatest song in the world, no no.

This is a tribute."

Synopsis

The song chronicles the band members' encounter with a demon who demands the duo play "the best song in the world" or have their souls devoured. Having nothing to lose from trying, they "play the first thing that came into [their] heads" and it "Just so happened to be / The best song in the world."

On original versions of the song (including the version played on the TV series in the episode The Greatest Song in the World) one can hear Kyle Gass play the opening to "Stairway to Heaven", and, commonly, during live performances after the song is completed, harmoniously sing, "And they're playing the best song in the world," in a manner identical to the ending lyrics of "Stairway to Heaven", where "And she's buying a stairway to heaven" is sung, implying in a way that "Stairway to Heaven" is the "best song in the world" (this is corroborated by the two songs' shared key: A minor, as well as very similar chord progressions, although it is mentioned in the song itself that the greatest song in the world "doesn't sound anything like this song!" but may have been for comedic/ironic purposes). Tenacious D was a TV series that ran on HBO in 1997, 1999, and 2000. ... Tenacious D was a TV series that ran on HBO in 1997, 1999, and 2000. ... Kyle Richard Gass (born July 14, 1960)[1] is an American actor and a member of the bands Tenacious D (along with Jack Black) and Trainwreck. ...

In an interview the band claimed that the inspiration from the song came after Jack Black played Metallica's "One" for Kyle Gass, describing it as "the best song in the world",^[1][2] leading to a failed attempt to themselves write an even better song, and a discussion of the meaninglessness of labeling any song that way. "Tribute" was written to make the claim that the greatest song in the world had, in fact, been briefly theirs but they had forgotten it, as a paean to the impossibility of reaching musical perfection. For other persons named Jack Black, see Jack Black (disambiguation). ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Alternate Single Cover Music sample One ( file info) Problems? See media help. ... Paean, in Homer, was the Greek physician of the gods. ...

The song was also referenced in the 2006 movie Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ...

In Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, it is implied that the climax of the movie, a rock-off challenge between Satan and Tenacious D told through the song "Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)", is indeed the incident chronicled in "Tribute", and that the portion of "Beezleboss" performed by Tenacious D is the song receiving tribute. After defeating Satan, JB and Kyle recall the incident once more, describing it as, "the greatest song in the world." Unfortunately, they are unable to remember how it went. Also in the song Beezleboss, they mention that they know how to defeat the demon by using rocket sauce which is what they use in their HBO television series to defeat the demon. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... This article is about the concept of Satan. ...

Music Video

The music video for Tribute features Jack Black and Kyle Gass, in a cheap shopping mall karaoke booth, rewired to record their tribute to their encounter with a demon and the song they sang for him, which saved their lives. It has been suggested that Karaoke clubs in Sri Lanka be merged into this article or section. ...

The music video also occasionally shows footage of the pair walking down the "dark, lonesome road" and the encounter with the demon. The demon also does the electric guitar solo in the music video. After the solo, Jack Black jumps out of the booth and starts shouting the lyrics at passers-by and dancing flamboyantly. At the end a scary looking old lady comes, picks up the now-recorded CD and cackles, her eyes turning red.

Liam Lynch directed and edited the video with Rhet Bear as the cinematographer. It was first aired during the week beginning May 20, 2002.^[3] Liam Lynch This article is about the musician. ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

Dave Grohl (Lead singer of Foo Fighters) plays the drums in the live music video, and also plays the role of the demon (he also plays Satan in the movie Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny)), and Ben Stiller makes a brief cameo as a passer-by entering from the right hand side of the screen as they sing "just a matter of opinion" (he would later produce and make a cameo in Pick of Destiny). Liam Lynch, the director of the video, also makes a cameo as a passer-by from the left hand side of the screen as they sing "I'm found! Rich motherfucker". Tenacious D's friend Lee is the policeman in the video. David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969, in Warren, Ohio) is an American rock musician and songwriter. ... This article is about the band. ... Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965 ) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. ... Jason JR Reed (also known by the name of his signature character, Lee), is an American actor and musician, originally from Corvallis, Oregon. ...

Although the video had huge success on UK television - readers of Kerrang! magazine voted for their Top 10 rock videos with Tribute coming fifth^[4] - the song was never actually released there as a single. To date, the only song released as a single in the UK by Tenacious D is Wonderboy that made the Top 40. For other uses see Wonder boy Wonderboy is the first single from Tenacious Ds self titled debut album. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ...

Tribute was nominated for two Music Video Production Association Awards -"Alternative Video of the Year" and "Directorial Debut of the Year".^[5]

Credits

• Jack Black (vocals/acoustic guitar)
• Kyle Gass (backing vocals/acoustic guitar)
• Page McConnell (keys)
• Dave Grohl (drums)
• Alfredo Ortiz (additional drums)
• The Dust Brothers (production)
• Ken Andrews (mixer)
• Marissa Blohm (roadie)

For other persons named Jack Black, see Jack Black (disambiguation). ... Kyle Richard Gass (born July 14, 1960)[1] is an American actor and a member of the bands Tenacious D (along with Jack Black) and Trainwreck. ... Page Samuel McConnell (born May 17, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a pianist/organist/keyboardist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish. ... David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969, in Warren, Ohio) is an American rock musician and songwriter. ...

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