Minerva Lyrics

"Minerva" is the first single from American alternative metal band Deftones' 2003 album, Deftones album" href="/deftones/deftones-album.html">Deftones. It charted at #9 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, #16 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and #15 on the UK Singles Chart. ==MUSIC VIDEO== The video for "Minerva", directed by Paul Fedor, features the band playing the song on a desert like landscape backed by various amplifiers and other stage equipment. It was filmed near the Salton Sea in southern California in 2003, during a sandstorm. The filming process itself was fraught with problems, as the sand caused problems with the recording equipment and lighting set-up. The shoot eventually took 22 hours to complete, with Abe Cunningham saying that "[the shoot] sucked" and Chi Cheng calling it "terrible", but conceding that "it [is] a trippy video. I actually like it a lot". ==TRACK LISTING== 1. "Minerva" – 4:17 (Deftones) 2. "Sinatra" – 4:34 (Hamilton) 3. "Sleep Walk" – 2:30 (Farina/Farina) The second and third tracks are covers. "Sinatra", written by Page Hamilton, was originally performed by Helmet on 1990's Strap It On, while "Sleep Walk" is a cover of a highly popular 1959 single by Santo & Johnny.