Through Glass
"Through Glass" is the second single from the rock band Stone Sour's second album "Come What(ever) May". The track was published online through Yahoo! along with its music video on , and was released on , just over one week before the release of the album. It reached the number one spot on the "Billboard" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the US, where it remained for seven weeks, and number two on the Alternative Songs chart. The song also peaked at number 39 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 after crossing over to pop radio. It remains their most  popular song to date. The single's cover features the band's hometown of Des Moines, Iowa. On March 3, 2017, "Through Glass" was certified platinum by the RIAA. Following the death of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington in July 2017, Corey Taylor would dedicate the song to his very good friend with an emotional performance of "Through Glass" in Mansfield, Massachusetts, where according to Taylor, who would state that "Through Glass" was one of Bennington's favourite songs. Background. The song was originally inspired by frontman Corey Taylor's outrage at the music industry and how he felt that  the musical revolution had never taken place. Taylor was quoted as having said: Years later, Taylor elaborated on the origins of the song, saying that he watched so much European music television because he was suffering from food poisoning in Sweden and was unable to move and change the channel from MTV Europe. Music video. The music video for "Through Glass" was shot with director Tony Petrossian and included a cameo by Poison guitarist C.C. Deville. The video begins with Corey Taylor singing the intro while sitting in a chair. He gets up to reveal that the video is taking  place at a house party, and it subsequently goes through close-ups of the guests. A shot of a waitress bringing a plate of a plywood cutout of food is also shown. As the video progresses, the band begins to perform in front of the Hollywood Sign, spelled as "Hollowood". Taylor walks through a pool and sings the rest of the song. Two men are shown to actually be plywood cutouts, which are then taken away. Another set of people are also plywood cutouts who are then taken away. As the video continues, the whole set is shown to be  made up of plywood cutouts, which are taken away. When the band finishes, they walk away, revealing that the place in which they were performing was also made of plywood cutouts. In popular culture. The song was featured in the 2012 horror film "Grave Encounters 2".