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{{Short description|1997 studio album by Deftones}}
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{{Infobox album
| name         = Around the Fur
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Deftones]]
| cover        = Deftones - Around the Fur.jpg
| alt          = A photograph of a woman at the foot of a pool at an above angle, with a man's toes appearing towards the bottom right.
| released     = {{start date|1997|10|28}}
| recorded     = April–June 1997
| studio       = [[Studio Litho]] (Seattle)
| genre        = <!--Genres sourced in background.-->
* [[Alternative metal]]
* [[nu metal]]
* {{nowrap|[[post-hardcore]]}}
| length       = {{Duration|m=73|s=38}} (CD and digital releases)
{{Duration|m=41|s=29}} (Vinyl releases)
| label        = [[Maverick (company)|Maverick]]
| producer     = * [[Terry Date]]
* Deftones
| prev_title   = [[Adrenaline (album)|Adrenaline]]
| prev_year    = 1995
| next_title   = [[White Pony]]
| next_year    = 2000
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Around the Fur
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[My Own Summer (Shove It)]]
 | single1date = November 22, 1997
 | single2     = [[Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)]]
 | single2date = March 9, 1998
}}
}}

'''''Around the Fur''''' is the second studio album by the American [[alternative metal]] band [[Deftones]], released on October 28, 1997, by [[Maverick (company)|Maverick Records]]. The songs "[[My Own Summer (Shove It)]]" and "[[Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)]]" were released as singles with accompanying music videos. The album was certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] in 1999, and was later certified platinum in 2011.<ref name="RIAA"/>

==Background==
''Around the Fur'' has been described as [[alternative metal]],<ref name="allmusic-review1" /><ref name="mxdwn">{{cite web |last=Velez |first=Austin |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2015/02/12/news/deftones-will-perform-around-the-fur-in-its-entirety-for-amnesia-rockfest/ |title=Deftones Will Perform Around The Fur In Its Entirety For Amnesia Rockfest |website=mxdwn.com |date=February 12, 2015 |access-date=August 23, 2020}}</ref><ref name="diffuse">{{cite web|last=Reyes-Kulkani|first=Saby|url=https://diffuser.fm/18-years-ago-deftones-leave-nu-metal-in-the-dust-with-around-the-fur/|title=8 Years Ago: Deftones Leave Nu Metal in the Dust with 'Around the Fur'|website=[[Townsquare Media|Diffuser]]|date=October 28, 2015}}</ref> [[nu metal]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Distefano |first=Alex |url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/the-10-greatest-nu-metal-albums-7363642 |title=The 10 Greatest Nu-Metal Albums |newspaper=[[LA Weekly]] |date=September 10, 2016 |access-date=March 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-best-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time|title=The 50 best nu metal albums of all time|magazine=[[Metal Hammer]]|date=April 2, 2022}}</ref> and [[post-hardcore]].<ref name="Metalsucks">{{cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2009/06/22/11-deftones-white-pony/|last=Neilstein|first=Vince|title=21 BEST METAL ALBUMS OF THE 21ST CENTURY… SO FAR|website=[[MetalSucks]]|date=June 22, 2009|access-date=April 3, 2021}}</ref> Guitarist [[Stephen Carpenter]] has since reflected, "We didn't really pay much attention to that. I remember when these subgenre names didn't exist. It was just [[Heavy metal music|metal]]. So I don't think we made a decision to step away [from nu metal] – we've never paid attention to what anyone else was doing. We just did what we thought was right, and tried to make a killer album."<ref name="makingof">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/deftones-how-we-made-around-the-fur|title=Deftones: How we made Around The Fur|magazine=[[Metal Hammer]]|date=June 26, 2019|access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref> The producer [[Terry Date]] stated that the band wanted to become "more sophisticated" with ''Around the Fur''.<ref name="makingof"/> Lyrically, much of the album addresses topics such as juvenile perception, [[existential angst]], sex, romance, violence, the death of loved ones, and break-ups.<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.revolvermag.com/music/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-deftones-around-fur|last=Bienstock|first=Richard|title=8 things you didn't know about Deftones' Around the Fur|magazine=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|date=October 23, 2017|access-date=April 28, 2022}}</ref>

Recording took place between April 1997 and June 1997 at Studio Litho in Seattle, which was owned by [[Stone Gossard]] of [[Pearl Jam]]. At that time, Pearl Jam were working on their fifth studio album ''[[Yield (album)|Yield]]'', and had to use a different studio.<ref name="jul12">''Kerrang!'' (656). July 12, 1997.</ref> The band had gathered inspiration off of their own internal issues and personal incidents, as the four of them rented an apartment in Southern Seattle whilst they were writing and recording the album.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Johnston|first=Emma|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/drugs-death-and-dark-days-chino-moreno-s-history-of-deftones|title=Drugs, Death And Dark Days: Chino Moreno's History Of Deftones|magazine=[[Metal Hammer]]|date=September 17, 2016|access-date=May 31, 2023}}</ref> The singer [[Chino Moreno]] and Carpenter recall the band often drank and partied frequently, even recalling random moments of writing where the bassist [[Chi Cheng (musician)|Chi Cheng]] and Carpenter would smoke marijuana frequently and write riffs together; the two later included their voicemail of them smoking out of a bong as a hidden track between "MX" and "Damone".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/deftones-wild-times-youthful-confidence-behind-classic-around-fur|title=Deftones on Wild Times, Youthful Confidence Behind Classic 'Around the Fur'|magazine=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|date=October 25, 2017|access-date=May 31, 2023}}</ref>

It was the second album to feature [[Frank Delgado (American musician)|Frank Delgado]] under additional personnel; he eventually joined the band officially in 1999. The song "Headup" featured additional vocals by [[Max Cavalera]] of [[Soulfly]].

The album cover was shot by the photographer [[Rick Kosick]] during a late-night party in Seattle where the band was recording. Upon seeing the candid photo of a woman, the band decided that they wanted to use it as the album cover. Kosick was unsure who the woman was, so the band had to find and track her down to obtain permission to use the photo, which she eventually granted.<ref name=revolver>Bennet, J. ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]''. September 2007. Pg. 122</ref> The woman appearing on the cover is Lisa M. Hughes, a friend of Stephen Carpenter.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/what-the-girl-from-the-cover-of-around-the-fur-looks-like-now/|title=What The Girl From The Cover Of Around The Fur Looks Like Now|magazine=[[Kerrang!]]|access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref> Hughes spoke publicly about the cover for the first time during the album's 20th anniversary in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kennelty|first=Greg|url= https://metalinjection.net/around-the-interwebs/woman-on-deftones-around-the-fur-cover-interviewed-20-years-later|title=Woman On DEFTONES' Around The Fur Cover Interviewed 20 Years Later|website=Metal Injection|date=November 14, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gajardo|first=Luc|url=https://pousta.com/chick-around-the-fur/|title=What ever happened to the chick on the cover of Around The Fur? We found her and interviewed her|website=POUSTA|date=October 30, 2017|access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref> Moreno has since expressed his dislike of the cover, calling it "horrible".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theprp.com/2016/03/23/news/deftones-speak-past-struggles-drugs-clashes-stef-album-art/|title=Deftones Speak Of Past Struggles With Drugs, Clashes With Stef, Album Art & More {{!}} Theprp.com – Metal And Hardcore News Plus Reviews And More|website=Theprp.com|date=March 23, 2016|access-date=April 12, 2016}}</ref>

==Composition and lyrics==
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In a 1998 interview with ''Chart'' magazine, Moreno commented, "When we went in to make this record, we really didn't have a set idea of what we wanted to come out with." However, he felt that the album "fell into place" once the band had settled into the studio.<ref name="chart">Bromley, Adrian. Keeping It Simple, ''[[Chart Attack|Chart]]'', July 1998.</ref> The band expanded its sound, spending more time with the producer Terry Date, and giving more thought to the album's production. [[Abe Cunningham]] varied his drum sound and experimented by using different types of [[snare drum]]s on almost every track.<ref name="abeinterview">Peiken, Matt. Interview with Abe Cunningham, ''[[Modern Drummer]]'', 1997.</ref> The album was praised for its loud-soft [[Dynamics (music)|dynamics]], the flow of the tracks, Moreno's unusual vocals, and the strong rhythm section grooves created by Cunningham and Cheng.<ref name="chart"/><ref>Smith, Matt. Deftones New Album Stays Heavy, ''[[The Gaston Gazette]]'', 1997.</ref><ref name="circuschino">Glover, Adrian Gregory. Deftones: Running on Pure Passion, ''[[Circus (magazine)|Circus]]'', May 1998.</ref>

==Release==
The album was highly anticipated, and propelled the band to fame in the [[alternative metal]] scene on the strength of radio and MTV airplay for the singles "[[My Own Summer (Shove It)]]" and "[[Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)]]".<ref name="prato132">{{cite web |last=Prato|first=Greg|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/deftones-mn0000813946/biography|title=Deftones|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=December 29, 2015}}</ref> The album's title track was also released as a promotional single. 
''Around the Fur'' sold 43,000 copies in its first week of release, and entered the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] at No. 29 (its peak position), remaining on the chart for 17 weeks.<ref name="circuschino"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/1998-06-13/billboard-200|title=The Billboard 200&nbsp;– ''Around the Fur''|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=June 13, 1998|access-date=December 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110213914/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3030852&cdi=7327490&cid=06%2F13%2F1998|archive-date=January 10, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Around the Fur'' went on to reach [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] gold status on June 24, 1999, and platinum status on June 7, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Around+the+Fur#search_section|title=American album certifications – Deftones – Around The Fur|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=December 28, 2023}}</ref>

When the album was released on [[Spotify]], it contained an alternate version of "Headup" running a full minute longer than the original release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://play.spotify.com/track/4dfvPFbLEa6JzZV4dZTWt7|title=Headup - Deftones|website=[[Spotify]]|access-date=August 22, 2016}}</ref>

===Touring===
In May 1997, while ''Around the Fur'' was in the process of being recorded, the band performed two concerts at Bojangles in [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]. These were their first shows since December 1996, with the band debuting several ''Around the Fur'' songs that were still in the demo stages. Their next performance was on September 11, 1997, at The Press Club in [[San Francisco]]. This concert saw the debut of live staples "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" and "My Own Summer (Shove It)".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/04/deftones-first-performance-my-own-summer-shove-it/|title=Deftones' first-ever live performance of "My Own Summer (Shove It)" surfaces online: Watch|website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=April 22, 2019|access-date=July 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/04/deftones-first-ever-performance-be-quiet-and-drive/|title=Deftones' first-ever live performance of "Be Quiet and Drive" unearthed: Watch|website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=April 5, 2019|access-date=July 31, 2020}}</ref> Following the album's release in October 1997, Deftones toured North America/Europe with the Sacramento bands [[Far (band)|Far]] and [[Will Haven]].<ref name="dates">{{cite web|url=https://www.deftonesworld.com/old-tour-dates-archive/|title=Old Tour Dates (Archive)|website=DeftonesWorld|date=October 6, 2011|access-date=July 31, 2020}}</ref> The tour continued into early 1998.<ref name="dates" /> Later in 1998, they made appearances at the [[Warped Tour]] (in the United States, New Zealand and Australia), [[Pinkpop Festival]], [[Roskilde Festival]] and [[Ozzfest]],<ref name="dates"/> as well as releasing a [[Deftones discography#Extended plays|live EP]] on April 10, 1998. In September 1998, Deftones toured with [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], who were playing their first shows in over six years with the guitarist [[John Frusciante]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/501589/chili-peppers-to-play-three-dates-before-recording-next-lp/|title=Chili Peppers To Play Three Dates Before Recording Next LP|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|website=[[MTV News]]|date=September 10, 1998|access-date=July 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111015357/https://www.mtv.com/news/1k82kk/chili-peppers-to-play-three-dates-before-recording-next-lp|archive-date=November 11, 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic-review1">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000028510|pure_url=yes}}|title=Around the Fur – Deftones|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Larkin|editor-first=Colin|editor-link=Colin Larkin|title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2007|publisher=[[Omnibus Press]]|edition=5th concise|isbn=978-0857125958|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music |pages=415-416|chapter=Deftones}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brannigan |first=Paul |date=October 25, 1997 |title=Matter of Life & Def {{!}} Albums |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] |location=UK |publisher=[[Ascential|EMAP]] |issue=671 |pages=44–45}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[MusicHound|MusicHound Rock]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="MH">{{cite book |last=Prickett |first=Barry M. |title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |date=1999 |isbn=1-57859-061-2 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781578590612/page/324 325] |chapter=deftones}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev5Score = 7.8/10<ref name="p4k-review1">{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/d/deftones/around-the-fur.shtml|title=Deftones: Around The Fur|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030618125037/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/d/deftones/around-the-fur.shtml|archive-date=June 18, 2003}}</ref>
| rev6 = Punknews.org
| rev6score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="punknews1">{{cite web| url=http://www.punknews.org/review/9668| title=Deftones - Around the Fur| website=Punknews.org| date=October 5, 2010| access-date=March 8, 2013}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev7score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter=The Deftones |last=Gross |first=Joe |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor-last=Brackett |editor-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea0000unse/page/222 223–224]}}</ref>
| rev8 = [[Wall of Sound (website)|Wall of Sound]]
| rev8score = 72/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wallofsound.go.com/archive/reviews/stories/3201_33Index.html|last=Gulla|first=Bob|author-link=Bob Gulla|title=Wall of Sound Review: Around the Fur|website=[[Wall of Sound (website)|Wall of Sound]]|access-date=December 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010415064014/http://wallofsound.go.com/archive/reviews/stories/3201_33Index.html|archive-date=April 15, 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

The album generally received positive reviews from music critics. Greg Corrao of [[CMJ|CMJ New Music Monthly]] remarked in November 1997, "This hard-hitting noise-fest finds the band once again furthering the cause of riff-heavy, bludgeoning rock also championed by the likes of [[Soundgarden]], [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]] and [[Kyuss]]",<ref name="cmj">{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/CMJ/1997/CMJ-New-Music-Report-1997-11-03.pdf|title=CMJ : New Music Report|website=World Radio History|date=November 3, 1997|access-date=May 31, 2023}}</ref> further adding that, "Those heavy sensibilities are paired with vocalist Chino Moreno's yearning whine, allowing the band to create [their] own kind of sub-metal."<ref name="cmj"/> He concluded his review by asserting that, "With ''Around the Fur'', Deftones have carved out their own place in heavy music's hard beaten path toward the year 2000."<ref name="cmj"/> In a retrospective review, [[AllMusic]] critic [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] wrote: "Deftones tap into the same alternative metal vibe as [[Korn]] and [[L7 (band)|L7]], and while they don't have catchy riffs or a fully developed sound, ''Around the Fur'' suggests they're about to come into their own".<ref name="allmusic-review1"/> James P. Wisdom of [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] described the songs from the album as "intense, harsh tunes",<ref name="p4k-review1"/> while Punknews.org thought that the album "showcased a band aware of their flaws, structure and lyrical approach, and thus achieved an overall great improvement in said areas".<ref name="punknews1"/> [[Robert Christgau]] was less receptive, dismissing it as a "dud".<ref name=ChristgauCG>{{cite news|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv1198-98.php|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|title=Consumer Guide|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|date=December 15, 1998|access-date=November 15, 2011}}</ref>

In 2015, the critic Saby Reyes-Kulkarni of [[Townsquare Media|Diffuser]] stated that "[o]n their landmark second album, Deftones infused elements of [[new wave music|new wave]] and [[shoegaze]] to define their future direction. Alt-metal would never be the same."<ref name="reyes">{{cite web|url=http://diffuser.fm/author/sabyreyeskulkarni/|title=Saby Reyes-Kulkarn|website=[[Townsquare Media|Diffuser]]|access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref> Reyes-Kulkarni observed that the album "captures the first full blossoming of the duality that has come to define the Sacramento quintet's musical identity" and "set a new standard for '90s alt-metal and opened doors to what's possible when bands find the motivation to get heavy away from the brutish impulses that typically drive aggressive music."<ref name="diffuser">{{cite web|url=http://diffuser.fm/18-years-ago-deftones-leave-nu-metal-in-the-dust-with-around-the-fur/|last=Reyes-Kulkarni|first=Saby|title=18 Years Ago: Deftones Leave Nu Metal in the Dust with 'Around the Fur'|website=[[Townsquare Media|Diffuser]]|date=October 28, 2015|access-date=December 10, 2015}}</ref> He further noted that, while the album "sounds undeniably thicker and heavier" than the band's debut album ''[[Adrenaline (album)|Adrenaline]]'', Chino Moreno's new wave and [[post-punk]] influences became increasingly evident: "On ''Around the Fur'', Moreno's love of new wave groups like [[Depeche Mode]] and [[the Cure]] began to rear its head in earnest."<ref name=diffuser/>

At the 1998 [[Kerrang! Awards|''Kerrang!'' Awards]], ''Around the Fur'' won the award for "Best Album".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Elliott |first=Paul |date=September 5, 1998 |title=Kings For a Day |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] |publisher=[[EMAP]] |issue=715 |page=18}}</ref> ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' included it as one of the ten best albums released in 1997.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-top-10-best-albums-of-1997|title=The Top 10 best albums of 1997|magazine=[[Metal Hammer]]|date=July 31, 2020|access-date=July 31, 2020}}</ref> They also listed it as being one of the best metal albums released between 1996 and 1997.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-100-best-metal-albums-of-the-90s|title=The 100 best metal albums of the 90s|magazine=[[Metal Hammer]]|date=March 26, 2020|access-date=July 31, 2020}}</ref> In 2017, ''[[Loudwire]]'' named it as the third best hard rock album of 1997.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://loudwire.com/best-hard-rock-albums-1997/|title=10 Best Hard Rock Albums of 1997|magazine=[[Loudwire]]|date=January 11, 2017|access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref> When ''[[Kerrang!]]'' ranked the eight albums Deftones had released as of May 2020, ''Around the Fur'' was placed at number four.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/deftones-albums-ranked-worst-to-best-around-the-fur/|last=Garner|first=George|title=Deftones: Every Album Ranked From Worst To Best|magazine=[[Kerrang!]]|date=May 4, 2020|access-date=July 31, 2020}}</ref>

In 2021, Moreno said that ''Around The Fur'' is his favorite Deftones album.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Krol |first1=Charlotte |title=Deftones celebrate ‘Saturday Night Wrist’ 15th anniversary by sharing alternative artwork |website=NME |access-date=20 March 2024 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/deftones-celebrate-saturday-night-wrist-15th-anniversary-by-sharing-alternative-artwork-3085154 |date=2 November 2021}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing  = Deftones, except "Headup", written by Deftones and [[Max Cavalera]]
| title1       = [[My Own Summer (Shove It)]]
| length1      = 3:35
| title2       = Lhabia
| length2      = 4:11
| title3       = Mascara
| length3      = 3:45
| title4       = Around the Fur
| length4      = 3:31
| title5       = Rickets
| length5      = 2:42
| title6       = [[Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)]]
| length6      = 5:08
| title7       = Lotion
| length7      = 3:57
| title8       = Dai the Flu
| length8      = 4:36
| title9       = Headup 
| note9        = featuring [[Max Cavalera]]
| length9      = 5:12
| title10      = MX
| note10 = includes hidden tracks{{refn|group=note|"MX" itself ends at 4:52. On CD and digital editions of the album, it is followed by two [[hidden track]]s, separated between 27 minutes and 21 seconds of silence; "Bong Hit" and "Damone". "Bong Hit" (19:32–19:55) begins, following 14 minutes and 40 seconds of silence. After an additional 12 minutes and 41 seconds of silence, "Damone" (32:36–37:19) ends the album. On vinyl editions of the album, neither of the hidden tracks on are featured, and the album ends after "MX".}}
| length10     = 37:19
| total_length = 73:56
}}

{{Track listing
| headline     = Vinyl pressing
| title10      = MX
| note10 = excludes hidden tracks
| length10     = 4:52
| total_length = 41:29
}}

;Notes
{{reflist|group=note}}

==Personnel==
Adapted credits from the liner notes of ''Around the Fur''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Around the Fur|others=Deftones|year=1997|publisher=[[Maverick (company)|Maverick Records]]|type=media notes|id=CDW 46810}}</ref>

'''Deftones'''
* [[Chino Moreno]] – vocals
* [[Stephen Carpenter]] – guitar
* [[Chi Cheng (musician)|Chi Cheng]] – bass
* [[Abe Cunningham]] – drums

'''Additional personnel'''
* [[Frank Delgado (American musician)|Frank Delgado]] – turntables on "My Own Summer (Shove It)", "Around the Fur", "Dai the Flu", "Headup" and "MX"
* [[Max Cavalera]] – additional vocals and guitar on "Headup"
* Annalynn Cunningham – additional vocals on "MX"

'''Production'''
* [[Terry Date]] – production, mixing, recording
* [[Ulrich Wild]] – mixing, recording, digital editing
* [[Matt Bayles]] – assistant to Terry Date
* Steve Durkee – assistant to Ulrich Wild
* [[Ted Jensen]] – mastering
* [[Rick Kosick]] – photography
* Kevin Reagan – art direction, design

==Charts==
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===Album===
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!Chart (1997)
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{{album chart|Netherlands|99|artist=Deftones|album=Around the Fur|access-date=April 19, 2021}}
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{{album chart|Finland|32|artist=Deftones|album=Around the Fur|access-date=April 19, 2021}}
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{{album chart|France|41|artist=Deftones|album=Around the Fur|access-date=April 19, 2021}}
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{{album chart|Scotland|93|date=19971102|access-date=October 28, 2021}}
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{{album chart|UK2|56|date=19971108|artist=Deftones|album=Around the Fur|access-date=April 19, 2021}}
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{{album chart|UKRock|2|date=19971108|artist=Deftones|album=Around the Fur|access-date=April 19, 2021}}
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|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/deftones/chart-history/tlp/|title=Deftones Chart History (Billboard 200)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|29
|}
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===Singles===
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!style="width:3em;font-size:75%"|[[Mainstream Rock (chart)|US Main.]]
!style="width:3em;font-size:75%"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK">{{cite web|first=Tobias|last=Zywietz|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_D.HTM|title=Chart Log UK: Asher D – Dyverse|publisher=Zobbel}}</ref>
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|1997
|"[[My Own Summer (Shove It)]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|—
|style="text-align:center;"|29
|-
|1998
|"[[Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|29
|style="text-align:center;"|50
|}
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|artist=Deftones|title=Around The Fur|award=Gold|relyear=1997|certyear=2006|access-date=January 18, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|artist=Deftones|title=Around The Fur|award=Gold|relyear=1997|certyear=2024|access-date=January 7, 2025|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Deftones|title=Around The Fur|award=Gold|relyear=1997|certyear=2013|access-date=January 18, 2021|id=573-344-2}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Deftones|title=Around The Fur|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=1997|certyear=2011|refname="RIAA"}}
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==Other media and cultural references==
* "My Own Summer (Shove It)" appeared on ''[[The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture]]'', released on March 30, 1999.
* A poster of the album art was visible in the 1999 film ''[[Universal Soldier: The Return]]''. 
* "Headup" was used in its entirety in the 2001 film ''[[Manic (2001 film)|Manic]]''.
* "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" was featured on the soundtracks of two extreme sports video games: ''[[Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX]]'' (2000) and ''[[Tony Hawk: Shred]]'' (2010).
* The English rock band [[Muse (band)|Muse]] have cited Deftones as a root influence<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muse Questionnaire |date=1999-07-22 |url=http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/1999/07/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324034238/http://microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/1999/07/ |archive-date=March 24, 2016 |access-date=December 18, 2010 |website=microcuts.net}}</ref> and sometimes use the riff to "Headup" as an outro to their song "[[New Born]]" during live performances.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Discogs master|46533|type=album}}

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