Mmhmm

Mmhmm (also MMHMM, MmHmm, and mmhmm) is the fourth full-length album by Christian rock band Relient K, released in November 2004. This album is especially notable for two reasons: First, it marked their debut on Capitol; and second, it was Brian Pittman's last album with the band. In addition to being released on Capitol and Gotee, Mmhmm was re-released on vinyl on Mono Vs Stereo. The re-release includes a song originally from Apathetic EP, called "Apathetic Way to Be". The singles "Be My Escape" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been", both found on Mmhmm, boosted Relient K's mainstream popularity. Although the song "High of 75" was never released to mainstream markets, it spent fifteen consecutive weeks in the CCM top ten.

Mmhmm earned the group a Canadian Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year in 2006. In 2005, Mmhmm was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units in the United States. It has sold over 800,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

All songs written by Matt Thiessen

   0.  "Mmhmm" (pregap hidden track) - 0:17

1. "The One I'm Waiting For" – 3:02
2. "Be My Escape" – 4:00
3. "High of 75" – 2:27
4. "I So Hate Consequences" – 4:01
5. "The Only Thing Worse Than Beating a Dead Horse Is Betting on One" – 1:13
6. "My Girl's Ex-Boyfriend" – 2:28
7. "More Than Useless" featuring John Warne – 3:50
8. "Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet?" – 4:11
9. "Let It All Out" featuring John Davis – 4:21
10. "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" featuring John Warne – 3:52
11. "Maintain Consciousness" – 2:52
12. "This Week the Trend" – 2:59
13. "Life After Death and Taxes (Failure II)" – 4:23
14. "When I Go Down" featuring John Davis – 6:42

On the vinyl re-release, "Apathetic Way to Be" is added as track ten.

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles

Christian Radio-Only Singles:

• High of 75
• I So Hate Consequences
• Life After Death and Taxes (Failure II)

Awards

In 2006, the album won a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards. It was also nominated for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year. The songs "Be My Escape" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" received nominations as well.^[1]

Credits

Band

• Matt Thiessen – lead vocals, guitar, piano
• Matt Hoopes – guitar, backing vocals
• Brian Pittman – bass
• Dave Douglas – drums, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• David Henry – cello
• Chris Carmichael – violin, viola
• David Bunton – additional vocals on "I So Hate Consequences", "Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet", and "Life After Death and Taxes (Failure II)"
• Kevin Kiehn – additional vocals on "I So Hate Consequences"
• John Davis – additional vocals on "Let It All Out" and "When I Go Down"
• John Warne – additional vocals on "More Than Useless" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been"
• Anthony Lucido – additional bass
• Rob Roy Fingerhead – banjo, additional guitar, additional percussion
• Mark Lee Townsend - producer

References