Undertow
Studio album by Tool
Released	April 6, 1993
Recorded	October - December 1992 at Grand Master Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	Alternative metal Progressive rock
Length	69:13
Label	Zoo Entertainment
Producer(s)	Sylvia Massy, Tool
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link (CD/VHS) Entertainment Weekly (A-) May 28, 1993 Q October 2000 Spin Magazine (Favorable) 7 October 2003
Tool chronology
Opiate (1992)	Undertow (1993)	Ænima (1996)
Edited version
The censored artwork edition sold in some U.S. stores.

The note from Tool that accompanied censored versions.

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Track listing

All songs written by Tool unless otherwise noted.

1. "Intolerance" – 4:53
2. "Prison Sex" – 4:56
3. "Sober" – 5:05
4. "Bottom" – 7:13 (Tool/Henry Rollins)
5. "Crawl Away" – 5:29
6. "Swamp Song" – 5:31
7. "Undertow" – 5:21
8. "4°" – 6:02
9. "Flood" – 7:45

69. "Disgustipated" – 15:47

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Notes

• Behind the CD tray is a picture of a cow trying to lick itself, which may be a tribute to the cover of the Pink Floyd album Atom Heart Mother.^{[citation needed]}
• Henry Rollins' spoken word piece on the album version of "Bottom" is different than the one Maynard James Keenan recites live.
• "Disgustipated" is a hidden track that appears as track 69 on early U.S. pressings, track 30 on others, with the intervening tracks as three seconds of silence each. On European and other releases, it appears as track 10, directly following "Flood". On some pressings, it is tacked onto track 9, after "Flood" and a period of silence.
• During the track Disgustipated one can hear what sounds like a shotgun being loaded and then fired. The cocking sound is authentic, however the actual sound of the blast is really a sledge-hammer hitting a piano.

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Personnel

• Danny Carey – Drums
• Paul d'Amour – Bass
• Adam Jones – Guitar
• Maynard James Keenan – Vocals

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Additional personnel

• Sylvia Massy - Production and mixing on "Disgustipated"
• Henry Rollins – Vocals on "Bottom"
• Ron St. Germain – Mixing [1]
• Statik - Programming on "Disgustipated"

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Charting

Albums

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Singles

External Links

Undertow review at www.Sputnikmusic.com