2001Released
2:54

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Interesting facts and trivia about Deer Dance. By Songfacts®.

Growing up in Los Angeles, System Of A Down was familiar with police brutality and riots. In this song, they call out the cops who use force to quash protesters: Pushing little children With their fully automatics They like to push the weak around The theme of governments using every means at their disposal to silence those who speak out against them is a common one for System Of A Down.

The lyrics, "Beyond the Staples Center you can see America" refer to The Staples Center in Los Angeles, which was the site of two disturbances in 2000. The first was a riot that took place on June 19, 2000, after the Lakers won the championship. The next one was on August 14, 2000, when System's brothers in arms, Rage Against The Machine, held a free concert across from the venue, where the Democratic National Convention was being held. After the show, police roughed up the crowd, firing rubber bullets to disperse them.

In some cultures, there are "deer dances" where dancers will perform dressed as deer. In this song, the "deer dance" could be seen as the peaceful protests that are met with force, like a hunter taking aim at a trophy buck.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Deer Dance.
FKey
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
160BPM

Album

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Released By

The record label that has released Deer Dance.
American/Columbia
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment. With American Recordings, LLC.

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