"Digital Bath" is a song by the American

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band

Deftones Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by Chino Moreno (vocals, guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), and Dominic Garcia (bass). During their first f ...

from their third album, ''

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''. It was released as a promotional single. Belching Beaver released a limited edition beer named after the song in 2018.

Style

"Digital Bath" features a variety of effects and sampling. The verse is composed of

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guitar chords and soothing, whispered vocals. The song also features a high vocal pitch from

Chino Moreno Chino Moreno (born Camillo Wong Moreno, June 20, 1973) is an American musician who is best known as the lead vocalist, primary lyricist and contributing guitarist of the metal band Deftones. He is also a member of the side-project groups Team ...

virtually unheard in other Deftones material. Moreno stated that despite the "prettiness" of the song, it's actually about "electrocuting a girl in a bathtub".

Music video

A music video for the song was directed by Andrew Bennett. The video features live footage of the band intercut with segments of a woman entering a bathtub and the band performing at a rehearsal space. "Digital Bath" was performed live on ''

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'' on February 9, 2001.

Appearances in other media

* On the 2001 horror movie '' Soul Survivors'', played over the end credits. * On the compilation album '' WWF Tough Enough''.

Charts

Covers

English

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band Rolo Tomassi did a cover version for the ''

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'' compilation album ''Kerrang! Ultimate Rock Heroes!'', released in June 2015. Brandon Smith of The Anix did a cover for his 7th studio album, ''Hologram''.

References

Deftones songs 2000 songs 2000 singles Maverick Records singles Song recordings produced by Terry Date Songs written by Stephen Carpenter Songs written by Chi Cheng (musician) Songs written by Abe Cunningham Songs written by Chino Moreno {{2000s-rock-single-stub