Around the Fur

Around the Fur
Studio album by Deftones
Released	October 28, 1997
Recorded	April–June 1997, Studio Litho, Seattle, Washington
Genre	Nu metal, alternative metal[1]
Length	74:00
Label	Maverick/Warner Bros. (9 46810-2)
Producer	Terry Date and Deftones
Deftones chronology
Adrenaline (1995) Around the Fur (1997) White Pony (2000) Singles from Around the Fur "My Own Summer (Shove It)" Released: 1997 "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" Released: 1998

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Pitchfork Media	7.8/10[3]
Robert Christgau	[4]
Sputnikmusic	4.5/5[5]

Around the Fur is Deftones' second major label album, released in 1997. The songs "My Own Summer (Shove It)" and "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" were both released as singles with accompanying videos. The album was eventually certified platinum on June 7, 2011.^[6]

Background

Around the Fur is the first album to feature Frank Delgado as additional personnel, who would eventually join the band officially in 1999.

The song "Headup" features Max Cavalera of Soulfly doing additional vocals. It was written by Max and Chino as a way of venting some of their pain over the loss of Max's step-son, and Chino's friend, Dana Wells. Soulfly is taken from a portmanteau invented for the song. English alternative rock band Muse cites Deftones as a root influence^[7][8] and sometimes uses the riff to "Headup" as an outro to their song "New Born" during live performances.

While the lyrics are in the booklet, not every single word is printed. A good example is the song "Lhabia" where in the verses, Chino Moreno whispers statements that are hard to make out. There is also one verse missing from the song "Headup".

The CD has a clean version, although it was not sold with a Parental Advisory sticker.

The album cover was shot by photographer Rick Kosick during a late-night party in Seattle where the band was recording. Upon seeing the candid photo, the band proclaimed that they wanted to use it as the album cover. Kosick was unsure who the girl was, so the band had to find out and track down the woman to obtain her permission to use the photo, which she eventually granted.^[9]

Track listing

All songs written by Deftones, except "Headup" by Deftones and Max Cavalera.

Personnel

Band members

• Stephen Carpenter – guitar
• Chi Cheng – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Abe Cunningham – drums
• Chino Moreno – vocals

Additional personnel

• Frank Delgado – audio effects (on "My Own Summer (Shove It)", "Around the Fur", "Dai the Flu", "Headup" and "MX")
• Matt Bayles – assistant to Terry Date
• Max Cavalera – additional vocals and guitar (on "Headup")
• Annalynn Cunningham – additional vocals (on "MX")
• Terry Date – production, mixing, recording
• Steve Durkee – assistant to Ulrich Wild
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Rick Kosick – photography
• Kevin Reagan – art direction and design
• Ulrich Wild – mixing, recording, digital editing

Chart positions

Certifications

Cultural references

A poster of the album art can be seen in the film Universal Soldier: The Return. The song "Headup" is used in its entirety in the film Manic starring Don Cheadle and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

References