Change (In the House of Flies)

"Change (In the House of Flies)"
Single by Deftones
from the album White Pony
B-side	"Crenshaw" "No Ordinary Love"
Released	May 20, 2000
Format	CD single, maxi CD
Recorded	1999
Genre	Alternative metal alternative rock[1]
Length	5:05 (full version) 3:55 (radio edit/music video)
Label	Maverick
Writer(s)	Stephen Carpenter, Chi Cheng, Abe Cunningham, Chino Moreno
Producer(s)	Terry Date
Deftones singles chronology
"Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) (1998) "Change (In the House of Flies)" (2000) "Back to School (Mini Maggit)" (2001)

"Change (In the House of Flies)", often referred to as "Change", is a song by the American alternative metal band Deftones, released as the first single from their third album, White Pony, in June 2000. It remains their most commercially successful single to date, peaking at No. 3 in Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, No. 9 in the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart^[2] and No. 53 in the UK Singles Chart.^[3] The song was featured on the Muchmusic compilation album Big Shiny Tunes 5. The song has been described as alternative rock.^[1]

Music video

Lead singer Chino Moreno appearing in the music video for "Change (In the House of Flies)".

The music video, directed by Liz Friedlander,^[4] features the band playing at a party. The people attending have apathetic looks and wear animal masks. The video was shot from May 30–31, 2000 at a Hollywood, California estate.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Change (In the House of Flies)"	Deftones	4:58
2.	"Crenshaw"	Deftones	4:49
3.	"No Ordinary Love" (Sade cover)	Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman	5:32

Other versions

• An acoustic version appeared on the MTV The Return of the Rock, Vol. 2 compilation, and was also included on the band's B-Sides & Rarities album.

Covers

• The EBM/industrial group Ayria recorded a cover of the song for the special 2CD version of their Hearts for Bullets album.^[6]
• Breaking Benjamin, along with Shaun Morgan of Seether and Barry Stock of Three Days Grace, performed a live cover of this song during the spring leg of their 2008 tour.^[7]

In other media

• The song appeared in several films and TV shows including Little Nicky, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, Queen of the Damned, Alias, Major Crimes, Wolf Lake, The Following and American Dad! in addition to the trailer for the seventh season of Dexter.

References

1. "The Top 20 Deftones Songs". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
2. "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History — Deftones: Singles". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
3. "UK Singles Top 75 - Music Charts". Navigate to appropriate week. acharts.us. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
4. B-Sides & Rarities liner notes.
5. Making the video "Change" - Behind the Scenes
6. "Ayria — Hearts For Bullets official tracklist". www.ayria.com. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZUwLecITu0

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics