"Cinnamon" is a song by American rock band

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. "Cinnamon" is the sixth track off the band's sixth studio album, ''

'', released in 2010. The song was the album's third single, after " Take a Load Off". Two music videos were filmed for "Cinnamon," however neither one was officially released but can be viewed on

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. This was also the band's final single recorded with their full original lineup with their original vocalist

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before he was fired from the band in 2013 and before his death in December 2015.

Composition

Lead singer, Scott Weiland, considered "Cinnamon" to be a combination of '60s

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and

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(of

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). Weiland's lyrics were directly influenced by his relationship with his ex-wife.

References

Stone Temple Pilots songs 2010 songs 2010 singles Song recordings produced by Don Was Songs written by Robert DeLeo Songs written by Scott Weiland Atlantic Records singles {{2010s-rock-song-stub