Vicarious (song)

"Vicarious"
Single by Tool
from the album 10,000 Days
Released
  • April 17, 2006
  • December 18, 2007 (CD and DVD)
RecordedAugust–December 2005
GenreProgressive metal[1]
Length7:06
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tool
Tool singles chronology
"Lateralus"
(2002)
"Vicarious"
(2006)
"Jambi"
(2007)
Promotional cover

"Vicarious" is a song by American rock band Tool. The song is the first single released from their fourth full-length studio album 10,000 Days. Debuting on Maynard Keenan's 42nd birthday, April 17, 2006 on commercial radio, the seven-minute song debuted on the Billboard Alternative Songs and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts both at number two.[2] It received a nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.[3]

  1. ^ Ezell, Brice (February 15, 2012). "The 10 Best Progressive Rock Albums of the 2000s". PopMatters. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Modern Rock Singles Chart". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2006.
  3. ^ "SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, STONE SOUR Among GRAMMY Nominees". Blabbermouth.net. December 7, 2006. Archived from the original on September 16, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2007.