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» This article is about the album. For the social term for an intimate relationship, please see Significant other.
Significant Other is the second studio
album by
Limp Bizkit, released on
June 22,
1999.
Album information
"N 2 Gether Now" features rapper
Method Man, "Nobody Like You" contains guest vocals by
Korn's
Jonathan Davis and
Stone Temple Pilots'
Scott Weiland, the demo for "Don't go Off Wandering" contained guest vocals by
System of a Down's
Serj Tankian. It was later removed in the final album version for unknown reasons, However, this version of the song exists on the bootlegged version of Limp Bizkit's demo CD for this album, and can be found on the internet. Other songs on the cd including "Turn Me Loose" which featured
Eminem, and "No Sex" features guest chorus vocals by
Staind frontman
Aaron Lewis.
The majority of its songs are dedicated to the failure of the relationship between
Fred Durst and his long-time girlfriend (for example the "significant other" of the title). The track "Trust" was dedicated to one of Fred's favorite performers from the 80's,
Klaus Nomi.
Significant Other was released in a "clean" version that censored out most profanity and violence, a lot different from their barely censored version of
Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ which left in a lot of profanity and all violence. Strangely, on the song "Nobody Like You", censorship ceases about half-way through the track leaving the latter half with some uncensored moments of profanity. Other than this, the album is quite tightly censored.
Reception
The album is notable for its being a little more
hip hop-driven than the rest of the band's work. Making for a quite different sound then their previous album
Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ which featured
rapcore songs.
Significant Other debuted at #1, and sold over 634,000 copies in its first week. It features the singles "Nookie", "Rearranged", "N 2 Gether Now" and "Break Stuff".
Professional reviews:
Rolling Stone (7/8-22, pp.143-144) - 3 1/2 Stars (out of 5) - "at this point, hating them seems a little disingenuous. They're actually (gulp) good."
Entertainment Weekly (6/18/99, pp.74-75) - "...It takes it cues from hardcore hip-hop...grunge...the post-80's metal of Metallica, and, to a lesser degree, electronica....But overall, Significant Other isn't simply modern rock; it's postmodern rock." - Rating: B
CMJ (6/28/99, p.5) - "...[SignificantOther ] has an intensity that never lets up, surpassing the musical scope of its predecessor with rap-core gems such as "Nookie" and the blunted hip-hop of..."N 2 Gether Now"....The unholy matrimony of metal and rap celebrates another victory...superb."
Track listing
"Intro" – 0:37
"Just Like This" – 3:35
"Nookie" – 4:49
- Contains a hidden prelude to "Break Stuff" - (:23)
"Break Stuff" – 2:46
"Re-Arranged" – 5:54
"I'm Broke" – 3:59
- Contains a hidden prelude to "Nobody Like You" - (1:01)
"Nobody Like You" (featuring Jonathan Davis of Korn & Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots) – 4:20
"Don't Go Off Wandering" – 3:59
"9 Teen 90 Nine" – 4:36
- Contains the hidden track "My Billygoat" with Anita Durst (:15)
"N 2 Gether Now" (featuring Method Man & DJ Premier) – 4:49
- Contains the hidden track "Everyday" - (:54)
"Trust?" – 4:59
- Contains the hidden track "Yeah Y'all" - (1:21)
"No Sex" (featuring Aaron Lewis of Staind) – 3:54
"Show Me What You Got" – 4:26
"A Lesson Learned" – 2:40
"Outro" – 4:06
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1999 |
The Billboard 200 |
1 |
| 1999 |
Top Canadian Albums |
1 |
| 1999 |
Top Internet Albums |
1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1999 |
"N 2 Gether Now" |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |
53 |
| 1999 |
"N 2 Gether Now" |
Rhythmic Top 40 |
7 |
| 1999 |
"N 2 Gether Now" |
Rhythmic Top 40 |
7 |
| 1999 |
"N 2 Gether Now" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
70 |
| 1999 |
"Nookie" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
6 |
| 1999 |
"Nookie" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
3 |
| 1999 |
"Nookie" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
80 |
| 1999 |
"Re-Arranged" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
8 |
| 1999 |
"Re-Arranged" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
1 |
| 1999 |
"Re-Arranged" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
2 |
| 1999 |
"Re-Arranged" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
75 |
| 2000 |
"Break Stuff" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
19 |
| 2000 |
"Break Stuff" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
14 |
| 2000 |
"N 2 Gether Now" |
Hot Rap Singles |
17 |
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