The Widow (song)

"The Widow"
Single by The Mars Volta
from the album Frances the Mute
B-side	"Frances the Mute"
Released	2005
Recorded	2004
Genre	Progressive rock, blues rock
Length	5:51 (Album version) 3:19 (Single edit)
Label	Universal
Songwriter(s)	Cedric Bixler-Zavala Omar Rodríguez-López
Producer(s)	Omar Rodríguez-López
The Mars Volta singles chronology
"Televators" (2004) "The Widow" (2005) "L'Via L'Viaquez" (2005)

"The Widow" (sometimes titled "The Widow (I'll Never Sleep Alone)") is a song by The Mars Volta, from their second album Frances the Mute. The song was first performed in May 2004 at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles during The Mars Volta's three-night residence closing the tour supporting their debut LP, De-Loused in the Comatorium. At the concert, the song was dedicated to former Mars Volta member Jeremy Ward, who died of a drug overdose in May 2003. The song peaked at number 95 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it the band's first and only single to chart there. The song also reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.^[1] The single was also released on vinyl under the title "Frances the Mute".

The song appeared on an episode of Rescue Me.