| Hi-Five Soup! | ||||
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| Studio album by The Aquabats | ||||
| Released | January 18, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 at Maple Studios in Orange County, California | |||
| Genre | New wave, synthpop, pop punk | |||
| Length | 34:54 | |||
| Label | Fearless | |||
| Producer | Cameron Webb, The Aquabats | |||
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Hi-Five Soup! is the fifth studio album from American band The Aquabats, released on January 18, 2011 by Fearless Records.[1][2]
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In interviews leading up to Hi-Five Soup!'s release, The MC Bat Commander described the album as "Yo Gabba Gabba!-meets-The Aquabats", noting "[the] themes of the songs are just kind of silly and stupid...it's less trying to appeal to a little bit older crowd and just trying to appeal to the Halloween costume crowd".[3][4] Of the album's music, he mentioned "there's more stripped down punk kind of sounds" and "we have been relying a lot more on the keyboards and there's a lot more electronic stuff in there, but I think kids will be surprised that there are some songs that sound a lot like old school Aquabats".[4]
Hi-Five Soup! is the first Aquabats studio album to feature guitarist Eagle "Bones" Falconhawk, who joined the band in 2006.
In March 2010, after almost five years of minimal recording activity since the release of Charge!!, The Aquabats announced plans on their website to hopefully release a new studio album by the end of the year.[5] The project went entirely unmentioned until October, when the band confirmed that an album had in fact been independently recorded with producer Cameron Webb and was set for release on November 9, 2010. However, The Aquabats secured a last-minute distribution deal with Fearless Records, who chose to push the release date to January 2011 to allow proper promotion and marketing, instead releasing the EP Radio Down! on November 9th, containing the album's first single.[6][4]
In mid-December, The Aquabats revealed the album's title and artwork, releasing its second single, "The Shark Fighter!", for digital download shortly thereafter.[2][7]
All songs written and composed by The Aquabats.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Shark Fighter!" | 2:56 |
| 2. | "B.F.F.!" | 3:20 |
| 3. | "The Legend Is True!" | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Radio Down!" (Featuring Biz Markie) | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Poppin' A Wheelie!" | 2:15 |
| 6. | "Hey Homies!" | 3:04 |
| 7. | "In My Dreams!" | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Just Can't Lose!" | 3:39 |
| 9. | "All My Money!" | 2:48 |
| 10. | "Pink Pants!" (Featuring Strong Bad[8]) | 2:31 |
| 11. | "Food Fight On The Moon!" | 2:39 |
| 12. | "Luck Dragon Lady!" | 3:46 |
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Total length:
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34:54 | |
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
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| 2011 | Billboard 200 | 181 |
| 2011 | Heatseekers | 5 |
| 2011 | Independent Albums | 24 |
| 2011 | Rock albums | 45 |
| 2011 | Kids albums | 7 |
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