Tweekend

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Tweekend
Studio album by The Crystal Method
Released	July 31, 2001
Recorded	1999-2000
Genre	Big beat
Length	68:53
Label	Outpost/Geffen
Producer(s)	The Crystal Method
Professional reviews
Pop Matters link All Music Guide link
The Crystal Method chronology
Vegas (1997)	Tweekend (2001)	Community Service (2002)

Tweekend is the second album by American duo The Crystal Method, released in 2001. The album featured the hit lead single "Name of the Game", which has been featured in many films, television shows and commercials. Despite the popularity of the song, The Crystal Method almost never play it live. The other two singles from the album were "Murder" (a.k.a. "You Know It's Hard") and "Wild, Sweet and Cool".

[edit] Track listing

1. "PHD" – 6:27
2. "Wild, Sweet and Cool" – 3:54
3. "Roll It Up" – 6:02
4. "Murder (You Know It's Hard)" – 4:43
5. "Name of the Game" – 4:19
6. "The Winner" – 5:11
7. "Ready For Action" – 5:01
8. "Ten Miles Back" – 7:00
9. "Over the Line" – 6:54
10. "Blowout" – 7:57
11. "Tough Guy" – 11:32
    • Contains a hidden track with a remix of "Name of the Game"

• Track 2 guitars by Tom Morello.
• Track 4 vocals by Scott Weiland, guitars by Doug Grean.
• Track 5 guitars by Tom Morello, scratching by DJ Swamp, vocals by Ryan "Ryu" Maginn.
• Track 7 vocals by Ryan "Ryu" Maginn.
• Track 8 vocals by Julie Gallios.

Note: Alternate versions of this album have "Murder" and "Over the Line" switched around.

"Name of the Game" was revived for a Hummer H3 television advertisement in 2006.

"Roll It Up" has been used in Nissan and Adidas ads, an episode of Dark Angel, and the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard

"The Winner" was featured in the video game FreQuency.