Make Yourself
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| Make Yourself | ||
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| Studio album by Incubus | ||
| Released | October 26, 1999 | |
| Recorded | May - June 1999 in Los Angeles, California | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 48:12 | |
| Label | Sony | |
| Producer(s) | Scott Litt and Incubus | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Incubus chronology | ||
| S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (1997) |
Make Yourself (1999) |
When Incubus Attacks Volume 1 (2000) |
Make Yourself is the third album by American alternative rock band Incubus, released by Sony on October 26, 1999. The album has been certified platinum in the United States. It featured three hit singles, "Pardon Me", "Stellar", and "Drive", all of which reached the top five of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song Stellar is also featured in the 2005 PS2 game Guitar Hero.
To many fans, Make Yourself represents a significant shift in the band's sound, with higher quality production sounds and a more mellow tone to it than its precursor, S.C.I.E.N.C.E. For all practical purposes, it is a concept album, with the recurring themes of not conforming to the norms of society and finding salvation in one's own identity. Vocalist Brandon Boyd's lyrics are more mature, rendering a polemic for fierce self-creation. In some ways Make Yourself acted as a preview of Morning View, the popular album that was to follow.
The album was re-released as a special edition with an extra CD featuring six live and acoustic tracks. There was also a tour edition released, with a second CD containing three acoustic tracks and one live track.
This is the first Incubus album to be recorded with new turntablist Chris Kilmore, who replaced DJ Lyfe.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Privilege" – 3:54
- "Nowhere Fast" – 4:30
- "Consequence" – 3:18
- "The Warmth"– 4:24
- "When It Comes" – 4:00
- "Stellar" – 3:20
- "Make Yourself" – 3:03
- "Drive" – 3:52
- "Clean" – 3:55
- "Battlestar Scralatchtica" – 3:49
- "I Miss You" – 2:48
- "Pardon Me" – 3:44
- "Out From Under" – 3:28
Japanese Bonus Track:
- "Crowded Elevator" - 4:46
[edit] Tour edition bonus disc
- "Pardon Me (Acoustic)" – 3:47
- "Stellar (Acoustic)" – 3:16
- "Make Yourself (Acoustic)" – 3:13
- "Drive (Live Orchestral Version)" – 4:04
[edit] Personnel
- Brandon Boyd - Vocals/Percussion
- Mike Einziger - Guitar
- Dirk Lance - Bass
- Chris Kilmore - Turntables
- Jose Pasillas - Drums
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position | Album sold (to date) |
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| 1999 | Billboard 200 | 47 | 2.4 million |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1999 | "Pardon Me" | Modern Rock Tracks | 3 |
| 1999 | "Pardon Me" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 7 |
| 2000 | "Stellar" | Modern Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 2000 | "Stellar" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 17 |
| 2001 | "Drive" | Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 2001 | "Drive" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 8 |
| 2001 | "Drive" | Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
[edit] Samples
- "Drive" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- Sample of "Drive" by Incubus.
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| Brandon Boyd | Mike Einziger | Jose Pasillas | DJ Chris Kilmore | Ben Kenney |
| Alex Katunich | Gavin Koppell |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Fungus Amongus | S.C.I.E.N.C.E. | Make Yourself | Morning View | A Crow Left of the Murder... | Light Grenades |
| Live albums: Live at Lollapalooza 2003 | Live in Japan 2004 | Live in Sweden 2004 | Live in Malaysia 2004 |
| DVDs: When Incubus Attacks Volume 2 | Morning View Sessions | Alive at Red Rocks |
| EPs: Enjoy Incubus | When Incubus Attacks Volume 1 |
| Singles: "A Certain Shade of Green" | "Pardon Me" | "Stellar" | "Drive" | "Wish You Were Here" | "Warning" | "Nice to Know You" | "Are You In?" | "Circles" | "Megalomaniac" | "Talk Shows on Mute" | "Agoraphobia" | "Make a Move" | "Anna-Molly" | "Dig" | "Love Hurts" |
