Adderall (EP)

Adderall
EP by Slipknot
Released	June 9, 2023 (2023-06-09)
Genre	Downtempo alternative rock[1]
Length	19:21
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Slipknot Joe Barresi
Slipknot chronology
The End, So Far (2022) Adderall (2023) Live at MSG (2023)

Adderall is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot from their seventh studio album The End, So Far (2022), as well as being released as the band's first extended play (EP) on June 9, 2023, by Roadrunner Records. The EP features six variations on the song.^[2]

Background

Slipknot first teased the release of Adderall on June 8, 2023, when they shared a short video on social media which linked to a website containing a video for the song "Death March", a slowed-down, reversed version of "Adderall". The next day, the EP was released on streaming platforms and a video for the rough mix of "Adderall" was also shared.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Slipknot

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Death March"	1:04
2.	"Adderall" (no intro)	4:36
3.	"Adderall" (rough demo)	3:43
4.	"Red or Redder"	0:25
5.	"Adderall" (instrumental)	5:43
6.	"Hard to Be Here"	3:48
Total length:		19:21

Personnel

Credits retrieved from The End, So Far's liner notes,^[4] as well as Tidal.

Slipknot

• (#8) Corey Taylor – lead vocals
• (#7) Mick Thomson – guitars
• (#6) Shawn "Clown" Crahan – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• (#5) Craig "133" Jones – samples, media, keyboards
• (#4) James Root – guitars
• (#0) Sid Wilson – turntables, keyboards
• Alessandro Venturella – bass, piano
• Jay Weinberg – drums, percussion
• Michael Pfaff – percussion, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Jennifer Prim – choir
• Jahna Perricone – choir
• Andrew Koch – choir
• Carmen Sicherman – choir
• Brian Wold – choir
• Kat Green – choir
• Gordon Glor – choir
• Stacy Young – choir
• John DeMartini – choir
• Grainne Ward – choir
• Lon Fiala – choir
• Nicole Scates – choir
• Carmel Simmons – choir

Production

• Slipknot – production
• Joe Barresi – production, mixing, recording engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Matt Tuggle – assistant engineer
• Kelsey Porter – assistant engineer
• Brian Rajaratnam – assistant engineer
• Jun Murakawa – assistant engineer
• Jerry Johnson – drum technician
• Billy Bowers – drum editing

Charts

Chart performance for "Adderall"

Chart (2022)	Peak position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[5]	31
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[6]	35

References

1. Lawson, Dom (September 27, 2022). "Slipknot: The End, So Far". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
2. DiVita, Joe (June 9, 2023). "Slipknot Release Surprise Six-Track Adderall EP on Roadrunner Records". Loudwire. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
3. Lewry, Fraser (June 9, 2023). "Slipknot launch new Adderall EP accompanied by disturbing Death March video". Metal Hammer. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
4. The End, So Far (booklet). Roadrunner. 2022.
5. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
6. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. October 7, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2024.