Hefty Fine
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| Hefty Fine | ||
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| Studio album by The Bloodhound Gang | ||
| Released | September 27, 2005 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 42:08 | |
| Label | Geffen | |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Pop | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Bloodhound Gang chronology | ||
| Hooray for Boobies (1999) |
Hefty Fine (2005) |
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Hefty Fine is The Bloodhound Gang's fourth album, originally due for release on September 13, 2005, then September 20, 2005 and was finally officially released on September 27, 2005, although it had been leaked on September 14, 2005. It is also their first album of new material since Hooray for Boobies (1999).
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[edit] Track listing
All songs by J. Franks unless otherwise noted.
- "Strictly For The Tardcore" – 0:08
- "Balls Out" (Franks/Jimmy Pop & Stigliano/Lüpüs Thunder) – 4:19
- "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo" (Franks/Jimmy Pop & Hennegan/Evil Jared) – 2:51
- "I'm The Least You Could Do" – 3:58
- "Farting With A Walkman On" – 3:26
- "Diarrhea Runs In The Family" – 0:23
- "Ralph Wiggum" – 2:52
- "Something Diabolical" (Franks/Jimmy Pop & Dean/D.J Q-Ball) – 5:10
- "Overheard In A Wawa Parking Lot" – 0:04
- "Pennsylvania" – 2:57
- "Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss" – 4:20
- "Jackass" – 2:26 (UK and Japan only bonus track)
- "No Hard Feelings" – 5:14
- "Hefty Fine" – 0:03
[edit] Notes/Trivia
- The album was originally planned to be named Heavy Flow, but was changed to Hefty Fine because on the scavenger hunt episode of Viva La Bam where Jimmy Pop had to bail out Evil Jared for $10,000 when Dakota Films refused to pay for it. Another story, given by guitarist Lupus Thunder, was that because Moby had a song called "Heavy Flow," the band refused to use it (both Jimmy Pop and Lupus have declared dislike for Moby in the past). E-mails between Jimmy Pop and Lupus lead to the former using the phrase "have to pay a hefty fine" in a joke both found amusing, and suggesting it for the title.
- The album is currently the second-lowest overall music score on Metacritic, with an average score of (28/100). It leads Kevin Federline's debut, Playing With Fire, which received (15/100).
- The first single's title, "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo", is derived from the NATO phonetic alphabet spelling of "fuck". The song consists almost entirely of euphemisms of sex, which has got it banned from certain American radio stations.
- Jimmy Pop wrote the song "No Hard Feelings" about one of his ex-girlfriends (allegedly, the same ex-girlfriend from "Kiss Me Where It Smells Funny" and "Three Point One Four"), so the song is from a girl's perspective.
- "Something Diabolical" has vocals from Finnish "Love Metal" band HIM's lead singer, Ville Valo.
- Hidden track is said by Bam Margera of CKY/Jackass/Viva La Bam fame. He can also be seen in the video for "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo" and despite popular belief, he did not direct the video. RockHard Films director Marc Klasfeld directed the video.
- The song 'Ralph Wiggum' has lyrics comprised entirely of quotes from the character Ralph Wiggum, and made about the character, from the long-running animated series The Simpsons. For that reason, the credits include numerous writers of the series, as well as Jimmy Pop, and the album had to be delayed to copyright clearance. The backwards lyrics, "Yvan Eht Nioj", repeated at the end of the song are taken from The Simpsons episode New Kids on the Blecch.
- The second single is the 11th track from the album, "Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss". The song title is onomatopoeia for a dance beat.
- There is an untitled secret track beginning at exactly 9:11 during the track belonging to "No Hard Feelings" on the North American release of the CD.
- Hefty Fine is the only album with drummer Willie the New Guy, as he left the band early into 2006. He has been replaced by Adam Perry, nicknamed "The Yin." It is assumed that "The Yin" will play drums on the next album.
- D.J. Q-Ball and Lupus have confirmed that there is a new album coming within two years of Hefty Fine's release. Lupus has also stated that their label was pushing them to release the album sooner (Hefty Fine was released six years after Hooray For Boobies; a period that had adverse effects on the band's fanbase). Q-Ball commented (in the same interview) that four or five of the tracks were close to, if not actually, finished. "Larried" is the only definite song for this album, having been intended for Hefty Fine. The song was unable to make the cut for the album, but was finished afterwards. It is said that Jimmy Pop deliberately keeps the song titles secret from the band
[edit] Personnel
- Adam Ayan - Mastering
- Evil Jared Hasselhoff
- Holmes Hiebert - Graphic Design, Art Direction, Photography
- Nela König - Photography
- Thorsten König - Executive Producer
- Adam Kontis - Assistant Engineer
- Carlin Langley - Model
- Avery Lipman - Executive Producer
- Monte Lipman - Executive Producer
- Paul Orescan - Product Manager
- Jason Perry - Assistant Engineer
- Jimmy Pop - Producer
- Jordan Schur - Executive Producer
- Les Scurry - Production Coordination
- Natasha Thorp
- Lüpüs Thünder
- Willie The New Guy
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2005 | European Top 100 Album | - |
| 2005 | The Billboard 200 | 24 |
Singles - Billboard Music Charts (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2005 | "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo" | Germany Singles | #15 |
| 2005 | "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo" | Dutch Top 40 | #15 |
| 2005 | "Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss" | Belgium UltraTop 50 | #11 |
| 2005 | "Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss" | Dutch Top 40 | #23 |
| 2005 | "Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss" | Germany Singles | #25* |
