The Widow is a song by The Mars Volta,
from their second album
Frances the Mute.
It is notably the only short,
pop-structured song on Frances The Mute,
It is also the only Mars Volta song
to chart in the United States.
The song features a brief trumpet
part from Flea, after the third chorus.
Omar performs a brief solo in the same section.
The single also contains the 14-minute track
Frances the Mute,
which was supposed to be the first track on the
record of the same name.
However, this would have made
the CD nearly 90 minutes long,
beyond the capacity of a normal CD.