Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
| Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water |
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| Studio album by Limp Bizkit |
| Released |
October 17, 2000 |
| Recorded |
2000[1] at Westlake Studios in Los Angeles |
| Genre |
Nu metal, rap metal |
| Length |
75:08 |
| Label |
Interscope, Flip |
| Producer |
DJ Lethal, Fred Durst, Josh Abraham, Scott Weiland, Swizz Beatz, Terry Date |
| Limp Bizkit chronology |
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| Singles from Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water |
- "My Generation"
Released: October 10, 2000
- "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)"
Released: October 10, 2000
- "Take a Look Around"
Released: July 18, 2000
- "My Way"
Released: May 2001
- "Boiler"
Released: November 20, 2001
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Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water is the third studio album by Limp Bizkit, released on October 17, 2000 through Interscope and Flip records. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 1.05 million copies in its first week,[2] and was the 18th best-selling album of the 2000s in the US.[3]
According to the RIAA website, the album has sold over 6 million copies in the United States alone as of 2008 and an overall 12 million worldwide. It features the singles "My Generation", "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)", "Take A Look Around", "Boiler", and "My Way".
Music and lyrics
The first part of the title is a scatological reference to the appearance of the human anus (Chocolate Starfish). However, Hot Dog Flavored Water is an inside joke started by Wes Borland at a truck stop while the band was on tour, where Borland saw bottles of Crystal Geyser flavored water, and made a joke about having meat or hot dog flavors.[4]
Durst himself refers to the album name in both "Livin' It Up", where he declares that "The chocolate starfish is my man Fred Durst," (Wes Borland has stated in an interview when questioned on the naming of the album that "Fred calls himself Chocolate Starfish, because people call him an asshole all the time")[4] and "Hot Dog", where he tells his detractors to "Kiss my starfish, my chocolate starfish."
The song "Hot Dog" is notorious for featuring the word "fuck" 48 times. The chorus parodies the Nine Inch Nails songs "Closer", "The Perfect Drug" and "Burn". Durst said he was a big fan of Nine Inch Nails, who inspired his music, although Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor had made negative remarks about Durst during that period.[5] Reviewers have often interpreted Durst's lyrics in "Hot Dog" as an insult to Reznor.[6][7][8] "Livin' It Up" samples "Life in the Fast Lane" by the American rock band The Eagles.
Reception
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water received mixed reviews.[15] Allmusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "Durst's self-pitying and the monotonous music give away that the band bashed Chocolate Starfish out very quickly -- it's the sound of a band determined to deliver a sequel in a finite amount of time."[9] Entertainment Weekly writer David Browne named it as the worst album title of 2000.[16]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Fred Durst, except where noted, all music composed by Wes Borland, John Otto, and Sam Rivers, except where noted.
| 16. |
"Snake in your face" |
4:08 |
| 17. |
"Back o'da bus" |
1:18 |
| 1. |
"It's Like That Y'All" (featuring Run-DMC) |
4:31 |
| 1. |
"Crushed" |
3:24 |
| 2. |
"Faith" |
2:26 |
| 3. |
"Counterfeit" |
5:06 |
Personnel
- Limp Bizkit
- Additional musicians
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- Production
- Executive producer – Eve Butler
- Assistant executive producer – Peter Katsis
- Production coordination – Erin Haley
- Producers – Josh Abraham, Terry Date, DJ Lethal, Fred Durst, Scott Weiland, Swizz Beatz
- Editing: Domenic Barbers, DJ Premier, Carl Nappa
- Editing assistant – Cailan Mccarthy
- Engineers – Eric B., Joe Barresi, Barney Chase, Terry Date, Jesse Gorman, Kevin Guarnieri, Scott Olson, Ted Reiger, Dylan Vaughan, Darren Venbitti, Rakim
- Assistant engineers – Barney Chase, Steve Conover, David Dominguez, Jaime Duncan, Fran Flannery, Kevin Guarnieri, Femio Hernández, Matt Kingdom, Carl Nappa, Pete Novak, Ted Reiger, Doug Trantow, Alex Morfas
- Mastering – Vlado Mellior
- Mixing – Karl Egsieker, Rich Keller, Brendan O'Brien, Michael Patterson, Steve Sisco, Andy Wallace, Josh Wilbur, Ryan Williams
- Art coordinator – Liam Wars
- Art direction – Fred Durst
- Cover art – Wes Borland
- Liner notes – Fred Durst
- Photography – Fred Durst
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Charts
Album
Singles
Certifications
| Country |
Certification |
Sales |
| Argentina |
Gold |
20,000+ |
| Australia |
4x Platinum |
280,000+ |
| Austria |
Platinum |
20,000+ |
| Brazil |
Gold |
40,000+ |
| Canada |
6x Platinum |
600,000+ |
| Finland |
Platinum |
20,000+ |
| Germany |
Gold |
100,000+ |
| Netherlands |
Platinum |
50,000+ |
| United Kingdom |
2x Platinum |
600,000+ |
| United States |
6x Platinum |
6,000,000+ |
References
- ^ Hochman, Steve (March 19, 2000). "POP MUSIC; Pop eye, A Korn-Bizkit-Rage Tour Might Be Summer's Highlight". LA Times Archives. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/51240168.html?dids=51240168:51240168&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+19%2C+2000&author=STEVE+HOCHMAN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=POP+MUSIC%3B+Pop+Eye%3B+A+Korn-Bizkit-Rage+Tour+Might+Be+Summer%27s+Highlight&pqatl=google. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ^ Seymour, Craig (October 26, 2000). High 'Rollin. Entertainment Weekly. Accessed May 21, 2008.
- ^ "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts". Billboard. 2009-12-31. http://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/billboard-200-albums?year=2009#/charts-decade-end/billboard-200-albums?year=2009&begin=1&order=position. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- ^ a b "Wild Wild Wes". Guitar World: 104. October 2000. http://books.google.com.br/books?id=4YiRcZ_4SwkC&pg=PT112&lpg=PT113.
- ^ Interview with Fred Durst by K-Rock New York. 2000.
- ^ Hector Saldana (2000-11-30). "Raw rules with Limp Bizkit" (fee required). San Antonio Express-News: pp. 4F. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE98B29F62335&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ "This tour needs some new anger" (fee required). Telegram & Gazette. 2000-10-24. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WO&p_theme=wo&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADE60500AD67D2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ "CD Reviews New Releases" (fee required). The Hartford Courant. 2000-10-19. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/62917297.html?dids=62917297:62917297&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+19%2C+2000&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=CD+REVIEWS+NEW+RELEASES.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water - Limp Bizkit". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/chocolate-starfish-and-the-hot-dog-flavored-water-r500737/review. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ Entertainment Weekly Review
- ^ Robert Christgau Review
- ^ Spin Review
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2006). "Limp Bizkit". The Essential Rock Discography (8th ed.). Open City Books. p. 638. ISBN 1841958603.
- ^ The Village Voice Review
- ^ "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/limpbizkit/chocolatestarfish?q=limp%20bizkit. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ^ Browne, David (December 22, 2000). "The Best and Worst Music". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20044179,00.html. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ allmusic ((( Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). Allmusic. Accessed May 21, 2008.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS – Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2000-10-30. http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=3&lang=pl. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
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