Lullabies to Paralyze

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Lullabies to Paralyze is Queens of the Stone Age's first album in 3 years since 2002's Songs for the Deaf. The album was released on March 21, 2005 (see 2005 in music) internationally and a day later in the United States. The "Deluxe Limited Edition" includes a Bonus Track and a Bonus DVD containing "a look behind the scenes and special bonus footage" (official wording).

Track listing

1. "This Lullaby" (Castillo/Homme/VanLeeuwen) - 1:22
2. "Medication" (Castillo/Homme/Lanegan/VanLeeuwen) - 1:54
3. "Everybody Knows That You Are Insane" (Castillo/Homme/VanLeeuwen) - 4:14
4. "Tangled Up in Plaid" (Castillo/Homme/Lanegan/VanLeeuwen) - 4:13
5. "Burn the Witch" (Castillo/Homme/VanLeeuwen) - 3:35
6. "In My Head" (Castillo/Freese/Homme/Johannes/Lanegan/VanLeeuwen) - 4:01
7. "Little Sister" (Castillo/Homme/VanLeeuwen) - 2:54
8. "I Never Came" (Castillo/Homme/VanLeeuwen) - 4:48
9. "Someone's in the Wolf" (Castillo/Homme/VanLeeuwen) - 7:15
10. "The Blood Is Love" (Castillo/Homme/VanLeeuwen) - 6:37
11. "Skin on Skin" (Castillo/Homme/VanLeeuwen) - 3:42
12. "Broken Box" (Castillo/Homme/VanLeeuwen) - 3:02
13. "You Got a Killer Scene There, Man..." (Castillo/Homme/VanLeeuwen) - 4:56
14. "Long Slow Goodbye" (Castillo/Homme/Lanegan/VanLeeuwen) - 6:53
15. "Like a Drug" (Homme/Bjork) - 3:15 (Bonus Track included in the Deluxe Ed.)

Track listing (Bonus DVD)

1. "The Way Finds you" - 27:20
2. "Someone's in the Wolf" (Castillo/Homme/VanLeeuwen) - 7:24
3. "Josh's Session" (Starring Josh Home and Sara Silverman) - 10:24

Other artists appearing on this record

• Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top contributed vocals and guitar parts to "Burn The Witch".
• Jack Black, actor and member of Tenacious D
• Shirley Manson from Garbage contributed vocals on "You Got a Killer Scene There, Man..."
• Dave Catching
• Chris Goss, producer and member of Masters of Reality

Notes

• The first single from the album is "Little Sister", which was released on March 14 in the United Kingdom. The video for the single was filmed in February.
• The album was delayed during 2004 because of some changes: bassist Nick Oliveri was fired and Screaming Trees' former member Mark Lanegan went on tour with his own band. He's nevertheless still heard singing on several songs of the album.
• There have been rumors about Mark Lanegan leaving the band, which Josh Homme eventually clarified in several interviews, was never the case. Nevertheless he encouraged these rumors to draw off the attention, which gave the press "something to focus on while I was just making the record."
• The album was featured on Need for Speed: Underground 2. The song was "In My Head."
• The final item on the song listing (behind the cd on the normal version, or in the bookelt in the deluxe), below "Long Slow Goodbye" reads

  The Fun Machine took a shit and died
  Was lost or misplaced. (There is a reward for the return of said tapes)