Deftones

"My Own Summer (Shove It)" is a single by American alternative metal band Deftones, their first to be taken from the album Around The Fur. It was released in 1997 by Maverick Records. It was Deftones' first charting single, reaching number 29 in the UK Singles Chart. The song has been described as alternative metal and nu metal. Also appeared in The Matrix. Chino has said that the song refers his displeasure with the sun after long nights of recording and it burning his eyes, resulting in him putting tin foil over the windows to block it out. However he has also said the song is about how agitated he became whilst touring during summer, the intense heat and crowds of people irritating him.