Sex Type Thing - Swing Type Version; 2017 Remaster [Remastered]

A driving rocker from the band's first album, this song has very dark subject matter: It's sung from a rapist's point of view, trying to justify his actions ("you shouldn't have worn that dress"). Lead singer Scott Weiland, who wrote the lyrics, explained that the song is meant to speak out against date rape, but that the message is often lost in the music. He was always disappointed when fans would mosh to it at live shows.

Stone Temple Pilots drummer Eric Kurtz says that along with "Big Bang Baby," this is one of his favorite songs to play live. "They have a very straight-type rhythm pattern to them," he said. "You usually get the audience jumping up and down because the rhythm is basically on 2 and 4 - it's very simple. Especially when you perform down in South America. I mean, man, those fans are fantastic! When they jump up and down in unison, even at outdoor festivals the stage will start shaking. They're actually shaking the ground. You have 40 or 50,000 people doing that. It's such a rush."

When Scott Weiland realized that listeners didn't always get that he was singing this song from the perspective of a deranged character, he made his point by slipping on a dress and smearing his face with lipstick before performing the song.