"Minerva" is a song by the American band

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and the lead single from their self-titled fourth studio album. Despite the album as a whole containing some of the band's heaviest work to date, "Minerva" itself has an uplifting

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sound and has also been described as shoegaze. In 2016, ''

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'' placed "Minerva" at No. 12 in its article "The Top 20 Deftones Songs", with Jon Hadusek claiming that " na way, Deftones brought shoegaze to the alternative metal mainstream with 'Minerva', a crushingly heavy, textured jam indebted to ''

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... The song charted at No. 9 on ''

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'' Alternative Songs chart, No. 16 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 15 on the

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Music video

The music video for "Minerva," directed by Paul Fedor,'' B-Sides & Rarities''

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. is notable for its similarity to Pink Floyd's ''

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'' concert film. The band is featured playing the song in a desert-like landscape backed by various amplifiers and other stage equipment. It was filmed near the

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in 2003, during a sandstorm. The filming process itself was fraught with problems, as the sand caused problems with the recording equipment and lighting setup. The shoot eventually took 22 hours to complete, with

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saying that " he shootsucked" and Chi Cheng calling it "terrible", but conceding that "it sa trippy video. I actually like it a lot".

Track listing

Appearances in other media

"Minerva" appeared on the soundtracks for '' True Crime: Streets of LA'' and ''

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''. It was also featured on the soundtrack for the 2005 remake '' House of Wax''.

Chart performance

References

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