The strength of their debut single Keep Hope Alive - now one of the most-remixed dance tracks - saw them signed to Outpost Recordings. Their debut album Vegas was released in 1997 and achieved significant mainstream success with its blend of electronic, rock and hip-hop influences. A re-working of Trip Like I Do featuring rock band Filter appeared on the soundtrack to the movie Spawn and achieved significant radio airplay.
Their second album, Tweekend, was released in 2001, and featured guest appearances from guitarist Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave) and singer Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver). This was followed in 2002 by a mix CD entitled Community Service. Their third studio album, Legion of Boom, followed in 2004, and Community Service II was released in 2005.
The Crystal Method also wrote the score and produced the soundtrack for the film London (2006). And work has begun on a second movie score, After is its current title.
They had 4 songs on the FIFA '98: Road To World Cup Video Game: More, Now Is The Time, Keep Hope Alive and Busy Child. In 2002 The Crystal Method's single Name of the Game was the theme song and featured in the credits of the hit video game Splinter Cell. Also, the track Born Too Slow appeared in the demo and full version of the game Need for Speed: Underground. The PSX game Nitrous Oxide (N2O) features the Vegas album in its entirety as the soundtrack.
In 2008 they teamed up with Nike to release a compilation album, Drive, featuring a 45 minute seamless mix of some of their most famous songs and remixes. This set, with its constant BPM, was aimed at long distance runners. Drive also features some new tracks.
The Crystal Method also wrote the theme tune to the Fox tv series Bones staring David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel and it's become a big dance floor hit in the UK.
Their webpage at thecrystalmethod.com/ links to all their info, dates, and social media.
Here on last.fm, the artist TCM is an alias for The Crystal Method. However, there are also tracks as TCM which are not by The Crystal Method, but by the project TCM which stands for Thimbles, Cowboy & Mr. Ladies. This was a project that created intro's, outro's and interludes for the Dutch Turn Up The Bass House Party compilation CD series. See discogs
Murder
The Crystal Method Lyrics
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You know it's hard
You know it's my gun
There's a killer on the street
She's moving from house to house
He's bleedin' from heart to mouth
One time where you're hiding's when she met ya
Two times she knows you won't forget her
Three times do anything to fuck her
Last time ya dead before the morning
One time
Two times
The Crystal Method's song "Murder" is a harrowing depiction of a street killer who is rampaging through a neighborhood, leaving a trail of death and destruction in her wake. The lyrics describe the terror of the situation, with the repetition of the phrase "You know it's hard, you know it's my gun" evoking the sense of fear and inevitability that surrounds the killer's actions. The second verse describes the killer's movements in more detail, as she goes from house to house and leaves a trail of blood behind her.
The chorus of the song is particularly chilling, as it describes the killer's modus operandi in more detail. The lines "One time where you're hiding's when she met ya / Two times she knows you won't forget her / Three times do anything to fuck her / Last time ya dead before the morning" suggest that the killer is not simply killing her victims, but also torturing them and reveling in their fear and pain. The repetition of the phrase "one time, two times" adds to the sense of inevitability and foreboding that permeates the song.
Overall, "Murder" is a powerful and unsettling song that evokes the fear and terror of a neighborhood dealing with a killer on the loose. The Crystal Method's use of repetitive lyrics and driving beats creates a sense of urgency and danger that draws the listener in and immerses them in the dark world of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
You know it's hard
You understand that life is tough
You know it's my gun
You recognize that the weapon is under my control
There's a killer on the street
There is a murderer wandering in the locality
She's moving from house to house
The woman is traveling door to door
There's a murder over there
A homicide happened in that location
He's bleedin' from heart to mouth
The victim is bleeding severely from the chest
One time where you're hiding's when she met ya
The only time you were in hiding was when she found and approached you
Two times she knows you won't forget her
After two meetings, she is confident that you will remember her forever
Three times do anything to fuck her
On the third meeting, she may request you to do anything to win her over, even if it's inappropriate
Last time ya dead before the morning
After the last meeting, you'll be deceased by the morning
Lyrics 漏 BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: KEN JORDAN, SCOTT KIRKLAND, SCOTT RICHARD WEILAND
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Aleksandr Prudi
The Crystal Method
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nemisysone
Crystal Method were (and still are) one of the best examples of electronic music that I can think of. Love their "silhouette" logo too!
GVejland
Weiland's voice is amazing!
Salty Huckleberry
Still after all these years a kickass song
Wesley Johnson
RIP Weiland! He did a great job on this and I had always wanted more from TCM and Weiland.
OnlyFails
The song helped me with the break up and the music video is like "oh my god that ending made so much sense xD" You guys rock!
Fukushima Daichi
OnlyFails How bro the song is about a dirty gun used to kill.
HungLikeAHamster
I had no idea Scott Weiland even did lyrics on this. It kills me even more now. But, it fucking kills is the point. And this video (which I never saw before) cracked me the hell up!
Vetter Burns
Always loved this Band, this Track, this Album, AND now I found this VIDEO! YES!
Lizandro Rosales
Llevo escuchando esta canci贸n 10 a帽os desde que iba en la secundaria y hasta ahora me doy cuenta que quien canta esta canci贸n era el vocalista de stone temple pilots. Triste mi caso! 馃槚馃挃