Oh No

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This article is about the album by OK Go. For the rapper of the same name, see Oh No (rapper).

Professional reviews
Oh No

Studio album by OK Go
Released	August 30, 2005
Recorded	2004-2005
Genre	Rock
Length	76:26 (US) 41:40 (World)
Label	Capitol Records
Producer(s)	Tore Johansson
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OK Go chronology
OK Go (2002)	Oh No (2005)

Oh No is the second album by Chicago rock quartet OK Go. It was released 30 August 2005. The album was recorded in late 2004 with producer Tore Johansson in Malmö, Sweden.

As of September 12, 2006, the album has sold 77,716 units.

After the band's performance at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, their album moved up to #2 on the ITunes Music Store album sales charts (as of September 3, 2006). Their album sold 8,250 units in the following week, a 95% increase over the prior week, rocketing from #87 to #69 on the Billboard 200 album chart, the highest position ever achieved by any OK Go album to date.^[1]

1 Track listing
2 Miscellanea
3 Band Lineup
4 Additional personnel
5 Production credits
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Track listing

"Invincible" (Damian Kulash Jr.) – 3:30
"Do What You Want" (Timothy Nordwind/Damian Kulash Jr.) – 3:05
"Here It Goes Again" (Damian Kulash Jr.) – 2:59
"A Good Idea at the Time" (Timothy Nordwind/Damian Kulash Jr.) – 3:05
"Oh Lately It's So Quiet" (Damian Kulash Jr.) – 3:00
"It's A Disaster" (Damian Kulash Jr.) – 3:21
"A Million Ways" (Timothy Nordwind/Damian Kulash Jr.) – 3:13
"No Sign of Life" (Damian Kulash Jr.) – 3:48
"Let It Rain" (Timothy Nordwind/Damian Kulash Jr.) – 2:56
"Crash the Party" (Damian Kulash Jr.) – 2:24
"Television, Television" (Damian Kulash Jr.) – 2:39
"Maybe, This Time" (Andrew Duncan/Damian Kulash Jr.) – 3:15
"The House Wins" (Damian Kulash Jr.) – 4:14
"9027 KM" (Tore Johansson/Jens Lingård/Robert Vosgien) – 34:46

[edit] Miscellanea

"9027 KM", which is not listed on the album sleeve, is a 35-minute track of singer Damian Kulash's girlfriend sleeping, included on the US version of the album. He says there is good reason for it, but as of now, fans do not know why, except for a discovery by sherib on the official OK GO forums, which showed that the distance between Los Angeles, California, and Malmo, Sweden, was 9027 Kilometers (KM). While this still does not explain why Damian would place such a track on the album, it does provide insight into the meaning of the song's name. There are several theories, including popular theories circling the idea that when one is sleeping, it is possible to hear ghosts, paranormally, but most of these theories have been publicly denied by the band themselves. Still no explanation has yet been offered.
"Do What You Want" was featured on the soundtrack of the video games Burnout Revenge & NHL 06
"Do What You Want" was featured on many 2006 JC Penney commercials.
"Here It Goes Again" was featured on the soundtrack for the video game SSX On Tour.
The album title, Oh No can be heard in the background in the song "Oh Lately It's So Quiet" and "Here It Goes Again".
"Invincible" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie "She's the Man"
"Here It Goes Again" was featured on the exclusive iPod video demo displays in Apple Stores.
"Here It Goes Again" Is Also Featured In The Game NHL 06 For PS2 and Xbox

[edit] Band Lineup

Damian Kulash Jr.: vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion
Timothy Norwind: bass, vocals
Dan Konopka: drums
Andrew Duncan: guitar, piano, keyboards, vibraphone, vocals— (does not appear on the track "The House Wins" as he left the band before the album's production was finished)
Andy Ross: guitar, keyboards, vocals— (replaced Andrew Duncan in the band and thusly only appears on the track "The House Wins")

[edit] Additional personnel

Jens Lingård—trombone on "A Good Idea At The Time" and "No Sign of Life"
Peter Lingård—trumpet on "A Good Idea At The Time" and "No Sign of Life"
Sven Andersson—trombone on "A Good Idea At The Time" and "No Sign of Life"
Filip Runesson—viola on "The House Wins"
Rasmus Kihlberg—second drummer on "It’s A Disaster", "Crash The Party" and "The House Wins"
The Mopeds—actors on "Invincible" (portrayed the fictitious vocal group "The Space Odyssey Counting Gang" on the song}

[edit] Production credits

Tore Johansson—producer/engineer/mixing engineer on "A Good Idea At The Time", "Oh Lately It's So Quiet", "It's A Disaster", "A Million Ways", "No Sign of Life", "Let It Rain", "Maybe, This Time" and "The House Wins"
Jens Lingård—assistant producer/engineer
David Carlsson—engineer
Peter Lingård—engineer
Dave Sardy—mixing engineer on "Invincible", "Do What You Want", "Here It Goes Again", "Crash The Party" and "Television, Television"
Ken Slutier—second unit producer
Eric Drew Feldman—second unit 1st assistant producer
Howard Willing—second unit 2nd assistant producer/A&R liaison for Capitol Records
Robert Vosgien—mastering engineer
Mary Fagot—art direction
Damian Kulash, Jr.—design
Sunja Park—layout
Dusan Reljin—photography
Tom Fowlks—additional photography