Anthology (Alien Ant Farm album)

Anthology
Studio album by Alien Ant Farm
Released	March 6, 2001 March 19, 2001 March 19, 2001
Recorded	August – November 2000
Genre	Alternative metal, alternative rock, post-grunge, nu metal
Length	56:39
Label	DreamWorks (USA) LBJ-46 New Noize/DreamWorks (450 293-2)
Producer	Jay Baumgardner
Alien Ant Farm chronology
Greatest Hits (1999) Anthology (2001) Truant (2003)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
NME	(6/10)[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Anthology (styled as ANThology) is the first major label album by Alien Ant Farm released on March 6, 2001 in the USA and March 19, 2001 in Australia and the UK. Despite what the name may suggest, it is not a compilation album.

"Smooth Criminal" was released as downloadable content for the Rock Band series of video games on May 5, 2009. The rest of the album has been licensed for release on the Rock Band Network over the course of 2011–12, starting with "Movies" and "Courage" and continuing with three songs per quarter until the full album is released.^[5]

Contents 1 Song information 2 Singles 3 Recording 4 Commercial reception 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Charts 7.1 Album 7.1.1 Chart positions 7.1.2 Certifications 7.2 Singles 8 References

Song information

Their first single, "Smooth Criminal", was a cover of Michael Jackson's song of the same name, which started to bring popularity to the band. The song "Wish" was featured on the video game soundtrack of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3,^[6] and "Courage" was featured on the video game soundtracks of Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder and ATV Offroad Fury 2.^[7][8]

Singles

Originally, the band made a small-budget video for the song "Movies" (as they were still unknown). This was their intended first single. According to the band, they had never intended for "Smooth Criminal" to be a single. A radio station played the song (without permission from the band) and they received positive feedback. Instead of taking action against the radio station, they decided to accommodate the listeners and they quickly released their "Smooth Criminal" video and withdrew their "Movies" video. When it was time for a second single, they shot the current "Movies" video. There were a total of 3 videos made for this track.

Recording

The album was recorded and mixed at NRG Recording in North Hollywood.^[9]

Commercial reception

The album has been certified Platinum in the United States for sales of over 1,000,000 units.^[10]

Track listing

1. "Courage" – 3:30
2. "Movies" – 3:15
3. "Flesh and Bone" – 4:28
4. "Whisper" – 3:25
5. "Summer" – 4:15
6. "Sticks and Stones" – 3:16
7. "Attitude" – 4:54
8. "Stranded" – 3:57
9. "Wish" – 4:20
10. "Calico" – 4:10
11. "Death Day" – 4:33
12. "Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson cover)" – 3:29
13. "Universe" – 9:07 (includes hidden track "Orange Appeal")

• The song "Wish" was the band's first song ever written and performed, and is also featured on their $100 EP.
• The song "Movies" was originally from Greatest Hits.
• The song "Universe" was originally from Love Songs EP, though it also featured on Greatest Hits.
• An early version of the Michael Jackson cover, "Smooth Criminal", can also be found on Greatest Hits, labelled as "Slick Thief".

Personnel

Alien Ant Farm[9] Terry Corso – acoustic and electric guitars Mike Cosgrove – drums Dryden Mitchell – vocals and acoustic guitar Tye Zamora – bassadilla, upright bass, keyboards, guitar and background vocals Additional musicians[9] Gavin Hayes – slide guitar on "Stranded" and "Orange Appeal" David Campbell – string arrangement on "Universe" Lenny Castro – percussion on "Attitude" Yanick Vincent – flute on "Orange Appeal" Jon Zamora – additional background vocals on "Flesh and Bone"

Technical[9] Tom Baker – mastering Jay Baumgardner – production and mixing PR Brown – art, design and photography Daniel Certa – mixing assistance John Ewing – additional ProTools Ron Handler – A&R Justin Harvey – engineering assistance James Murray – engineering and ProTools Ralf Strathmann – band photography Brian Virtue – additional ProTools

Charts

Album

Chart positions Chart (2001) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[11] 18 Austrian Albums Chart[12] 32 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[13] 22 Dutch Albums Chart[14] 44 Finnish Albums Chart[15] 13 Irish Albums Chart[16] 21 New Zealand Albums Chart[17] 24 Swedish Albums Chart[18] 58 Swiss Albums Chart[19] 45 UK Albums Chart[20] 11 US Billboard 200[21] 11 US Billboard Heatseekers[2] 1 US Billboard Top Internet Albums[2] 21

Certifications Country Certification United Kingdom[22] Gold United States[10] Platinum

Singles

Year	Title	Peak position
		AUS [11]	AUT [12]	BE (VI) [13]	BE (Wal) [23]	DEN [24]	FIN [15]	FRA [25]	HOL [14]	IRE [26]	IT [27]	NOR [28]	NZL [17]	SWE [18]	SWI [19]	UK [20]	US [29]
2001	"Smooth Criminal"	1	6	3	4	3	2	27	4	2	11	7	4	5	4	3	23
	"Movies"	29	32	4	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	35	—	62	5	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

References

Alien Ant Farm Dryden Mitchell Terry Corso Tye Zamora Mike Cosgrove Discography Greatest Hits (1999) Anthology (2001) Truant (2003) 3rd Draft (Unreleased) Up in the Attic (2006) EPs Singles: $100 EP (1996) Love Songs EP (1998) Singles "Smooth Criminal" "Movies" "Attitude" "These Days" "Glow" "S.S. Recognize" "Forgive and Forget" "Around the Block" Compilations 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection: The Best of Alien Ant Farm Live albums Alien Ant Farm: Live In Germany Label(s) DreamWorks Geffen Records Universal Records