Smash Mouth (album)

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Smash Mouth
File:SmashMouthAlbum.jpg
Studio album by Smash Mouth
Released November 27, 2001
Recorded December 1999-June 2000
Genre Pop punk, pop rock, pop, rock[1]
Length 42:11
Label Interscope
Producer Eric Valentine
Smash Mouth chronology
Astro Lounge
(1999)Astro Lounge1999		 Smash Mouth
(2001)		 Get the Picture?
(2003)Get the Picture?2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 67/100[2]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars [3]
Entertainment Weekly (A-)[4]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars [5]

Smash Mouth is the self-titled third studio album by rock band Smash Mouth, released in late 2001. It was notable in that it was their first album with new drummer Michael Urbano and its release was delayed a few months due to the death of lead vocalist Steve Harwell's son, Presley Scott Harwell.

Smash Mouth held a contest on their website in the fall of 2000 to name their third album. The result was a two-way tie with the winning suggestion being to self-title the album. It was released in the summer of 2001 along with the single "Pacific Coast Party".

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Holiday in My Head"   Greg Camp 2:40
2. "Your Man"   Camp 3:36
3. "Pacific Coast Party"   Camp, Paul De Lisle 2:58
4. "She Turns Me On"   Paul Cafaro, Eric Valentine 3:12
5. "Sister Psychic"   Camp 3:16
6. "Out of Sight"   Camp 2:56
7. "Force Field"   Camp 3:49
8. "Shoes 'n' Hats"   Camp 2:48
9. "Hold You High"   Camp 3:01
10. "The in Set"   Camp 3:41
11. "Disenchanted"   Camp 4:16
12. "Keep It Down"   Camp 5:31
13. "I'm a Believer"   Neil Diamond 3:07
Total length:
 42:11

Behind the scenes

At the end of "Disenchanted", you can hear the sound of something crashing to the ground. Steve Harwell was recording his vocals in a large room normally used for orchestras on movie soundtracks at Skywalker Sound. When he was finished with a take, he accidentally knocked over a vintage Georg Neumann tube microphone. He tries to convince producers and engineers that everything is fine and it could be fixed with duct tape, but the microphone was not harmed.[citation needed]

Usage in media

  • "Holiday in My Head" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie Clockstoppers and for the trailer for Madagascar.
  • "I'm a Believer", a cover of the classic by the Monkees, was featured in the movie Shrek.
  • "Pacific Coast Party" was featured in the video game Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure. For this, the opening line: "Get your motor runnin', California Interstate 1" was repeated in the song's second verse, replacing: "Quit your bitchin', bite your tongue, save it for a rainy day, son" to make it appropriate for the game.

Credits and personnel

The band
Production

References

  1. ↑ http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/smash_mouth/smash_mouth/
  2. ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/smash-mouth/smash-mouth
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  6. ↑ http://www.ebay.com/itm/SmashMouth-Smash-Mouth-Japan-CD-3BONUS-16Tracks-OBI-/350892008203
  7. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Smash-Mouth-Smash-Mouth/release/3800485

External links

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