Īs of May 2022, the song has 68 million views on YouTube. The song came out in MTV's return of the rock compilation. A re-edited, less violent version was subsequently aired on MTV. This music video was banned from MTV, for various violent depictions, including Corey Taylor's smashing through a door with an axe (a spoof of the 'Here's Johnny!' scene) and the scene wherein James Root viciously assaults Corey Taylor with a bat. The Shining sequences for the video were shot at the Villa Carlotta, in Hollywood, California, and were art directed by Chris Jordan and Robert Piser. Music videoĪ music video was made for 'Spit It Out' the video was directed by Thomas Mignone and consists of cuts between a live performance of the song and a band homage of the 1980 horror film The Shining, with Joey Jordison as Danny Torrance Shawn Crahan and Chris Fehn as the Grady twins Corey Taylor as Jack Torrance Mick Thomson as Lloyd the Bartender Paul Gray as Harry Derwent Anthony Stevens as Roger Craig Jones as Dick Hallorann James Root as Wendy Torrance and Sid Wilson as Lorraine Massey. In 2020, Kerrang and Louder Sound both ranked the song number eight on their lists of the greatest Slipknot songs.

The song reached number 28 in the UK Singles Chart. While deciding which track to release, guitarist Mick Thomson and percussionist Shawn Crahan were reportedly very enthusiastic about releasing 'Surfacing' as the next single. There was a dispute over the release of this song as the band and album's first single. Rick Anderson of AllMusic described the song as a 'speed rap metal song'. Unsatisfied with their later attempts, they decided that they 'could not capture the magic of recording' and opted to use the original demo recording in the final release. They initially intended to re-record it for the final release, resulting in the faster 'over-caffinated' remix, and the slower 'Stamp You Out' remix. In the aftermath, amongst other incidents, Slipknot were removed from a concert in Chicago supporting Anthrax.Originally, 'Spit It Out' was recorded as the leading track in the 1998 demo of the band's self-titled album.

Slipknot were now Des Moines' leading band, and because they were allied to (KKDM), KAZR allegedly resented this, attempting to pit (them) against (local band 35'‘ Mudder). It was allegedly written in response to the growing rivalry between two Central Iowan radio stations (KAZR and KKDM). The pre-album demo also included a rougher version of the song.Īccording to Joel McIver’s book Slipknot Unmasked: The 10th Anniversary Edition of the debut included two remixes (the “Hyper Version” and the “Stamp You Out Mix”) and a live version recorded at Dynamo Festival 2000. There are a number of alternate studio versions as well. In addition to being included on Antennas from Hell and 9.0: Live, it has also appeared on every video release by the band.

It also features Taylor rapping unlike the majority of Slipknot’s other tracks. It is one of the band’s best known songs due to their live interaction with the crowd (this has been dubbed “The Crazy Test” and “Jump The Fuck Up”). “Spit it Out” was the first song that Slipknot wrote with Corey Taylor.

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