New Detention

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New Detention
New Detention cover
Studio album by Grinspoon
Released June 3, 2002
Recorded September 2001- January 2002.
Genre Post-Grunge
Alternative metal
Length 40:37
Label Universal Records/Grudge Records
Producer Phil McKellar
Grinspoon chronology
Easy
(1999)		 New Detention
(2002)		 Panic Attack
(2003)
Alternate cover
Re-Release I & II Cover
Re-Release I & II Cover

New Detention is an album by Australian rock band Grinspoon. It was released on 3 June 2002. It peaked at #2 on the ARIA album charts. The album spawned four singles: "Chemical Heart", "Lost Control", "No Reason" and "1000 Miles". These singles had a strong showing in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002 with "Chemical Heart" reaching #2, "Lost Control" at #14, "No Reason" at #15 and "1000 Miles" at #47.

The heartfelt ballad "Chemical Heart" was the first single to be released and marked a change in focus for the band towards a more mature, mainstream sound. This change would become more apparent on their next album release, Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills, however New Detention did contain songs in the classic Grinspoon style to appeal to fans of their previous work, such as the songs "Boltcutter" and "Killswitch".

The 2003 rerelease of the album included a bonus CD that contained the tracks from the Panic Attack EP, which is now unavailable individually. The album was re-released again without the bonus CD on July 19, 2004. Also, the album was released in the United States, due to its popularity in Australia, but only as an import. However, in the United Kingdom, this was released as a full release.

The original cover featured a target range over a classroom with empty desks, which was misinterpreted by some as promoting terrorism. However, the photo had to be changed due to copyright issues as the band had unknowingly only licensed the photo for 5000 copies, as the album had sold many more copies than that. Complaints to Universal Records and Grinspoon about the terrorism misinterpretation and the copyright issues led the artwork to be changed for the re-release. The album was re-released with a changed cover, featuring the band in green.

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[edit] Reception

The album gained mostly positive reviews due to its change in sound, but gained more negative reviews from the fans, saying that the band was becoming more commercial and less like their "Easy"-era counterparts.

In the United KIngdom, the album gained mixed reviews.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 0:44
  2. "Anyday, Anyhow" – 3:28
  3. "Lost Control" – 3:29
  4. "Gone Tomorrow" – 3:27
  5. "Chemical Heart" – 4:39
  6. "Make It Happen" – 4:05
  7. "Boltcutter" – 3:22
  8. "No Reason" – 3:49
  9. "Killswitch" – 3:32
  10. "1000 Miles" – 2:21
  11. "Damn Straight" – 3:54
  12. "Hate" – 3:39
  13. "Don't Change" (Re-Release II Bonus track) - 3:49

[edit] Re-Release I Bonus CD (Panic Attack)

  1. Don't Change
  2. Off Piste
  3. Boredom
  4. Fall Away

[edit] Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australia 2