"Rose Red Violent Blue (This Song Is Dumb & So Am I)" is a song by American

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band

Stone Sour Stone Sour is an American rock band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1992. The band performed for five years before disbanding in 1997. They reunited in 2000 and since 2015, the group has consisted of Corey Taylor (lead vocals, guitar), Josh Rand ...

. It was a single off of their album ''

Hydrograd ''Hydrograd'' is the sixth and most recent studio album by American rock band Stone Sour. Recorded at Sphere Studios in Los Angeles, it is the follow-up to the band's 2012–2013 double concept album, ''House of Gold & Bones'' Part 1 and 2. It ...

''. As of February 2018, it had peaked at number 10 on the ''

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'' US

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chart. It is also the band’s final single to be released before their initial disbandment prior to the group’s hiatus in August 2020.

Background

The song was debuted on June 25, 2017,

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's " Rock Show With Daniel P Carter", five days ahead of its release on the band's sixth studio album, ''

'', on June 30. A music video for the album was released on September 13, 2017, when the song was released to rock radio as a single. The video plays on the stereotype of popular rock bands going to

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, but in a twist, instead of being

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s, they are instead working there, serving the drinks and doing the dances. The video features a cameo appearance by

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band

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Themes and composition

The song has been described as

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'' described its sound as "an energetic rocker that sways from a light, moody opening to a hook-laden rager." The song was recorded live in the studio, without any

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, or additional programming involved.

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described the song as having "

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" and an

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Reception

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praised the song for being "a really good song, a slower number at first that opens up into a rocker, and it only solidifies my impression of ''Hydrograd''. Stone Sour don’t get a ton of respect from the heavier spectrum of the metal community, but they’ve been pumping out incredibly solid hard rock jams album after album for nearly two decades now. How about a little respect?" Metal Injection was less positive about the song, stating that it "has a decent chorus but the verses have that "annoying

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" quality that remind you of 90's one hit wonders like

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Personnel

Corey Taylor Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Slipknot (band), Slipknot, in which he is designated #8, as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the ...

– vocals *

Christian Martucci Christian Martucci (born June 5, 1977) is an Italian American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He is a dual citizen of Italy and the United States. As of 2013, he is the lead guitar player for the American hard rock band Stone Sour and from J ...

– lead guitar *

Josh Rand Josh Rand (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician best known as the rhythm guitarist of the band Stone Sour. Josh Rand started playing bass guitar when he was 9, inspired by Billy Sheehan, Cliff Burton, Frankie Bello and Jason Newsted. ...

– rhythm guitar *Johny Chow – bass guitar *

Roy Mayorga Roy Mayorga (born April 6, 1970) is an American musician, best known as the drummer of heavy metal bands Hellyeah and Stone Sour and is currently the drummer for the industrial metal band Ministry. Early life Mayorga was born in Forest Hill ...

– drums, percussion

Charts

References

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