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Dictionary: slith·er   (slĭTH'ər) pronunciation

v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers.

v.intr.
  1. To glide or slide like a reptile. See synonyms at slide.
  2. To walk with a sliding or shuffling gait.
  3. To slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface.
v.tr.
To cause to slither.

n.
A slithering movement or gait.

[Middle English slethren, variant of sliddren, from Old English slidrian, frequentative of slīdan, to slide.]

slithery slith'er·y adj.

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Thesaurus: slither
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verb

  1. To lose one's balance and fall or almost fall: skid, slide, slip. Idioms: take askidslide. See move/halt.
  2. To move sinuously: sinuate, snake, undulate. See move/halt.
  3. To move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly: glide, glissade, lapse, slide, slip. See move/halt.

Lyrics: Slither
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Performed by: Velvet Revolver
Written by: Scott Hudson; David G Kushner; Duff Rose Mckagan; Mathew William Sorum; Scott Richard Weiland

Credits: Hudson, Scott (Songwriter); Kushner, David G (Songwriter); Mckagan, Duff Rose (Songwriter); Sorum, Mathew William (Songwriter); Weiland, Scott Richard (Songwriter); DRACSORUM MUSIC (Publisher); DTK MUSIC (Publisher); PIMP MUSIC (Publisher); READY SET GO PUBLISHING (Publisher)

Wikipedia: Slither (song)
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"Slither"
Single by Velvet Revolver
from the album Contraband
Released May 24, 2004
Format CD single, 12" picture disc
Recorded August–December 2003 at NRG and Pulse Recording, Los Angeles, California
Genre Hard rock
Heavy metal
Label RCA
Writer(s) Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum, Dave Kushner
Producer Josh Abraham
Velvet Revolver singles chronology
"Set Me Free"
(2003)
"Slither"
(2004)
"Fall to Pieces"
(2004)

"Slither" is a song by American hard rock band Velvet Revolver, featured on their 2004 debut album Contraband. When released as the lead single from the album in 2004, "Slither" topped both the American Billboard Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts, as well as reaching number 56 on the main Hot 100 chart and number 35 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

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Chart performance

The song reached #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and stayed there for 9 weeks. It also became their sole #1 hit on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, due to its somewhat heavier sound than some of their other material. "Slither" also charted at #56 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Velvet Revolver's highest charting song and one of the highest charting songs that Scott Weiland has appeared on.

Success and awards

Most famous for its instantly recognizable opening bass riff and its unmistakable guitar riff, it is arguably the band's signature song, and is frequently the closer to their shows. It was awarded a Grammy in 2005 for Best Hard Rock Performance, an award Weiland had won with his previous band, Stone Temple Pilots, for the song "Plush" in 1994. In 2009, the song was named the 85th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.[2]

Other appearances

Track listings

References

  1. ^ UK Singles Chart info Chartstats.com. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
  2. ^ "spreadit.org music". http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/. Retrieved February 5, 2009. 

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Preceded by
"Ch-Check It Out" by Beastie Boys
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single
July 3, 2004 - July 31, 2004
Succeeded by
"Float On" by Modest Mouse
Preceded by
"Cold Hard Bitch" by Jet
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number-one single
June 19, 2004 - August 14, 2004
Succeeded by
"Just Like You" by Three Days Grace



Translations: Slither
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - glide, rutsche
v. tr. - få til at glide
n. - gliden, rutschen

Nederlands (Dutch)
glibberen

Français (French)
v. intr. - glisser
v. tr. - se glisser
n. - glissement

Deutsch (German)
v. - rutschen, schlittern
n. - Schlittern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γλιστρώ, σέρνομαι
n. - σύρσιμο

Italiano (Italian)
scivolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - escorregar, resvalar, deslizar
n. - resvalo (m), deslizo (m)

Русский (Russian)
скатываться, соскальзывать, идти скользящей походкой, ползти (о пресмыкающемся)

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - deslizarse, bajar, rodar, caer, arrastrarse
v. tr. - resbalar
n. - deslizamiento

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hasa, halka, glida, vingla, slingra sig
n. - hasning, halkning, glidning, vinglande, slingrande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不稳地滑动, 使滑动, 连走带跑的滑走, 滑行

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 不穩地滑動
v. tr. - 使滑動
n. - 連走帶跑的滑走, 滑行

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 주르르 미끄러지다, 미끄러져 가다, 미끄러지듯 나아가다
v. tr. - (주르르) 미끄러지게 하다, (머리카락을) 치다
n. - 주르르 미끄러짐, 활주, (물 따위가) 미끄러져 흐르는 소리

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ずるずる滑る
n. - 滑ること

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسعى كالحيه, ينزلق (الاسم) أنزلاق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮החליק, גלש‬
v. tr. - ‮החליק, גלש‬
n. - ‮החלקה, גלישה‬


 
 
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