Relient K (album)
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| Relient K | ||
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| Studio album by Relient K | ||
| Released | April 25, 2000 | |
| Genre | Christian rock Pop punk |
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| Length | 46:40 | |
| Label | Gotee Records | |
| Producer(s) | Mark Lee Townsend, Toby McKeehan, Todd Collins, Joey Elwood | |
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| Relient K chronology | ||
| All Work and No Play (1998) |
Relient K (2000) |
The Creepy EP (2001) |
Relient K is the first full-length album released by Christian rock band Relient K.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Hello McFly" – 2:50
- "My Girlfriend" – 2:47
- "Wake Up Call" – 3:20
- "Benediction" – 1:39
- "When You're Around" – 2:02
- "Softer to Me" – 3:23
- "Charles in Charge" – 2:40
- "Staples" – 2:59
- "anchorage" – 0:22
- "17 Magazine" – 3:07
- "Balloon Ride" – 2:59
- "Everything Will Be" – 3:31
- "Nancy Drew" – 2:49
- "K Car" – 12:11
[edit] Notes and miscellanea
- The person who leaves Matt Thiessen a message on his answering machine at the end of "Hello McFly" is Toby McKeehan, who is known professionally as TobyMac. Besides being a member of the 90s band dc Talk, he is the President of Gotee Records, and the one who signed Relient K to a record deal after he heard their demo.
- The hidden track after "K Car" is entitled "Punk Rock Picnic" - Relient K's "Call Us Rock Stars" with various quotes dubbed over and then polka music at the end.
- "My Girlfriend" is a different recording of "Marilyn Manson Ate My Girlfriend", found on All Work & No Play.
- "Charles in Charge" is a different recording of "My Good Friend Charles", found on All Work & No Play.
- The songs "Softer to Me", "Staples", and "K Car" are different recordings of the songs of the same name found on All Work & No Play.
- The song "anchorage" is the only Relient K song to begin with a lowercase letter, and is the only Relient K song that has absolutely no vocals.
- Pre-release copies of the album feature a short track called "Ed Sullivan" which was excluded from the release version.
- In the song "K Car", there's a line that says "And Brandon Ebel just gave us a call". Brandon Ebel is the founder of the Christian record label Tooth & Nail Records.
[edit] Pop Culture References
- "Hello McFly" refers to the Back to the Future trilogy, in which the main character was named Marty McFly.
- As mentioned, "My Girlfriend" was a rerecording of "Marilyn Manson Ate My Girlfriend," featured on the All Work and No Play demo, which obviously referred to Marilyn Manson.
- At the end of "Hello McFly," Toby McKeehan (TobyMac) calls Matt Thiessen, telling him that a song about Marilyn Manson will never be on a CD put out by Gotee Records. The call is followed by "My Girlfriend", a song about Marilyn Manson.
- "Charles in Charge" was a cover of the theme from the TV show.
- "17 Magazine" refers to the magazine of the same name.
- "Nancy Drew" refers to the series of children's mysteries with the main character of the same name.
- "K Car" refers to the Plymouth Reliant K, based on the K Car platform, of which the band is named; same as their first album.
[edit] Credits
- Matt Thiessen: Lead vocals, guitar
- Matt Hoopes: Guitar, backing vocals
- Brian Pittman: Bass
- Stephen Cushman: Drums, backing vocals
All songs written by Matt Thiessen, Matt Hoopes, Brian Pittman, and Stephen Cushman; except "Charles in Charge", copyright Universal
