The Pot - Tool - MP3 instrumental karaoke

Released as the second single off of their 2006 album 10,000 Days, "The Pot" became Tool's first Number 1 song after topping the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart in 2007. Derived from the popular English idiom "the pot calling the kettle back," the track's title is a double entendre that addresses the hypocrisy of institutions like the church and the government and cannabis consumption ('pot' being a slang term for marijuana). Musically, "The Pot" features all of the trademark elements one would expect to find in a Tool song — Justin Chancellor's hard-hitting bass riffs, Maynard James Keenan's dramatic vocal delivery, Adam Jones's robust guitar lines, and Danny Carey's martial drumming. The track was unveiled in July 2006 and enjoyed stellar chart performance, reaching Number 5 on Billboard's US Alternative Airplay and Number 1 on the US Mainstream Rock Chart. It was also certified silver in the UK after selling over 200,000 copies.