

On February 13, 2015, the album was certified Gold by the BPI. It was certified double platinum by the RIAA on August 5, 2003. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling more than 555,200 copies in its first week of release. On August 23, 2005, Lateralus was released as a limited edition two-picture-disc vinyl LP in a holographic gatefold package.

David Bottrill, who had produced the band's two previous releases Ænima and Salival, produced the album along with the band, and became the last Tool album produced by Bottrill to date. The album was recorded at Cello Studios in Hollywood and The Hook, Big Empty Space, and The Lodge, in North Hollywood, between October 2000 and January 2001. It was released on May 15, 2001, through Volcano Entertainment.

Lateralus ( / ˌ l æ t ə ˈ r æ l ə s/) is the third studio album by American rock band Tool.
