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“Tribute”
“Tribute” cover
Single by Tenacious D
from the album Tenacious D
Released July 16, 2002
Format CD
Recorded The Boat in Silver Lake, Los Angeles
Genre Comedy Rock,Hard Rock
Length 4:07
Label Epic Records
Producer The Dust Brothers
Certification Platinum (ARIA)
Tenacious D singles chronology
Tribute
(2002)		 Wonderboy
(2002)
Tenacious D track listing
"One Note Song"
(2)		 "Tribute"
(3)		 "Wonderboy"
(4)
Audio sample
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"Tribute", or unofficially, "Tribute to the Best Song in the World"[1] is the first single of Tenacious D's self-titled debut album. Tenacious D is a Satirical Rock band formed in Los Angeles California. Tenacious D is the first studio album by the American Satirical rock band Tenacious D, released on September 25 2001 by Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Comedy rock is a term used to describe Rock music that is mixed with satire or other forms of Comedy. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing The Dust Brothers are the Los Angeles -based Grammy Award winning producers "E The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA is a Trade group representing the Australian recording industry Tenacious D is a Satirical Rock band formed in Los Angeles California. Tenacious D is the first studio album by the American Satirical rock band Tenacious D, released on September 25 2001 by Tenacious D is a Satirical Rock band formed in Los Angeles California. Tenacious D is the first studio album by the American Satirical rock band Tenacious D, released on September 25 2001 by It was released July 16, 2002. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

"Tribute" was the most requested video on Kerrang! TV in 2002. Kerrang! TV is a Digital television station owned by Box Television, which is loosely connected to the magazine Kerrang!. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The song is a tribute to what Gass and Black jokingly refer to as the "greatest song in the world,"[2] which Tenacious D themselves came up with, but have since forgotten. [3]

Contents

History

Tribute was the first song Black and Gass played live as Tenacious D. [4] The song, like many other songs that were recorded on Tenacious D, was originally played on the TV series. Tenacious D was a TV series that ran on HBO in 1997 1999 and 2000 [5] During the performance of this song Kyle Gass plays the opening to "Stairway to Heaven". Kyle Richard Gass (born July 14, 1960) also known as KG or Kage is an American Actor and a member of the bands Tenacious D " Stairway to Heaven " is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. The two songs are both in A minor and have very similar chord progressions, and critics have said the songs sound alike. [1][6][7]

Synopsis

The song chronicles the band members' encounter with a demon who demands the duo play "the best song in the world" or have their souls devoured. Having nothing to lose from trying, they "play the first thing that came to [their] heads" and it "Just so happened to be / The best song in the world. "

In an interview the band claimed that the inspiration from the song came after Jack Black played Metallica's "One" for Kyle Gass, describing it as "the best song in the world",[8][9] leading to a failed attempt to themselves write an even better song, and a discussion of the meaninglessness of labeling any song that way. Thomas Jack Black Jr (born August 28 1969 is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. " One " is a Grammy Award winning song by Heavy metal band Metallica. "Tribute" was written to make the claim that the greatest song in the world had, in fact, been briefly theirs but they had forgotten it, as a paean to the impossibility of reaching musical perfection. Paean (pronounced as the last two syllables of "European" ˈpiːən is a term used to describe a type of triumphal or grateful song usually choral though sometimes individual

In Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, it is implied that the climax of the movie, a rock-off challenge between Satan and Tenacious D told through the song "Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)", is indeed the incident chronicled in "Tribute", and that the portion of "Beelzeboss" performed by Tenacious D is the song receiving tribute. Satan, ( Standard Hebrew Satan'el, English accuser) is a term that originates from the Abrahamic faiths, being traditionally After defeating Satan, JB and Kyle recall the incident once more, describing it as, "the greatest song in the world. " Unfortunately, they are unable to remember how it went. Also in the song Beelzeboss, they mention that they know the demon's weakness, referred to as his "rocket sauce", which is what they use in their HBO television series to defeat the demon.

Music Video

Jack Black and Kyle Gass in "Tribute" video.
Jack Black and Kyle Gass in "Tribute" video.

The music video for Tribute, directed and edited by Liam Lynch, features Jack Black and Kyle Gass, in a cheap shopping mall karaoke booth, rewired to record their tribute to their encounter with a demon and the song they sang for him, which saved their lives. Liam Lynch may refer to Liam Lynch (Irish Republican, general in the Irish Republican Army Liam Lynch (musician (born 1970 musician (kɑːrɑːˌoʊkɛ in Japanese karaoke) is a form of Entertainment in which Amateur Singers sing along with recorded Music (and/or a

The video cuts between footage of the pair walking down the "long, lonesome road" and the encounter with the demon played by Dave Grohl. David Eric Grohl (born January 14 1969 is an American rock musician Singer and Songwriter. The demon also performs the electric guitar solo in the music video. After the solo, Jack Black jumps out of the booth and starts shouting the lyrics at passers-by and dancing flamboyantly. Passersby include cameos from Lynch and Ben Stiller. Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller (born November 30 1965 is an Emmy Award -winning American Comedian, actor Film producer and director A policeman, played by Jason Reed, takes Black and Gass away. Jason "JR" Reed (also known by the name of his signature character Lee) is an American actor and musician originally from Corvallis Oregon. At the end an old lady, played by Linda Porter, picks up the now-recorded CD and cackles, her eyes turning red. Linda Porter is an American character actress. Porter has appeared in numerous feature films television programs advertisements and music videos

Although the video had huge success on UK television - readers of Kerrang! magazine voted for their Top 10 rock videos with Tribute coming fifth[10] - the song was never actually released there as a single. Tribute was nominated for two Music Video Production Association Awards: "Alternative Video of the Year" and "Directorial Debut of the Year". The Music Video Production Association is a Music industry Trade organization, based in Los Angeles, that is made up of producers directors and other [11] In addition, it was a nominee for best video in the 2002 Kerrang! Awards. [12]

Critical response

Some critics described the song as being similar to the song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by the Charlie Daniels Band. " The Devil Went Down to Georgia " is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections Charlie Daniels (born October 28, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American musician famous for his contributions to [6][13][1]

Cover versions

"Tribute" has been covered by the Dust Bowl Cavaliers, on their 2006 album Bluegrass Wrecks the Music of Tenacious D: This Is Just a Tribute. This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 2006.

Track listings

CD single (Epic Records #673519 2)
  1. "Tribute" – 4:08
  2. "Cosmic Shame (live)" – 4:28 Recorded at the Cox Arena in San Diego on November 20, 2001. Cox Arena, located on the San Diego State University (SDSU campus in San Diego California, USA, is the home of the SDSU Aztecs men's and Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
  3. "Friendship" – 2:00
  4. "Tribute (Video)" – 4:08
  5. "Wonderboy (Video)" – 4:07
Australia and New Zealand CD single (Epic Records #672893. 2)
  1. "Tribute" – 4:08
  2. "Cave Intro" – 0:46
  3. "Jesus Ranch (demo)" – 2:14
  4. "Kyle Quit the Band (demo)" – 2:10
  5. "Explosivo (Mocean Worker's Megamix)" – 5:02
Promotional CD (Epic Records #56731)
  1. "Tribute" – 4:08 (Radio Edit)

Chart performance

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Dutch Singles Chart[14] 26
Australian ARIA chart[15] 4
New Zealand chart[16] 9
Certifier Award
RIANZ[17] Gold
ARIA[15] Platinum

Credits

References

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