Sorry for Partyin'

Sorry for Partyin'
Studio album by Bowling for Soup
Released October 12, 2009
(see release history)
Recorded April–July 2009
Austin, Texas
Genre Pop punk
Length 50:02
65:56 (U.S. Deluxe Digital Download)
65:40 (UK Edition)
53:23 (Japanese Edition)
Label Jive/RCA/Zomba
Producer Linus of Hollywood, Jaret Reddick
Bowling for Soup chronology
Bowling for Soup: Live and Very Attractive
(2008)		 Sorry for Partyin'
(2009)		 Merry Flippin' Christmas Volume 1
(2009)
Singles from Sorry for Partyin'
  1. "My Wena[1]"
    Released: July 28, 2009[2]
  2. "No Hablo Inglés[1]"
    Released: 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk (23%)[3]
Allmusic [4]
Kerrang! [5]

Sorry for Partyin' is Bowling for Soup's tenth studio album, and sixth and final album with Jive Records. It is also the first ever BFS album to be released by RCA Records.[6] It was released on October 12, 2009. It debuted at #104 on the Billboard Top 200 and #47 on Rock albums.[7] No single was ever released to the radio by Jive for the album.[8]

Contents

History

The band began working on the album in January 2009[9] in Austin, Texas by working with people like Linus of Hollywood, Scott Reynolds, Tony Scalzo, Parry Gripp and Kim Shattuck.[10][11] The band recorded for over a month recording 18 tracks and finished recording in early March 2009.[10][12] Afterward, the band left Austin to record the B-sides for the album in their hometown.

Bowling for Soup recorded 27 songs for the album as of June 2009.[13] On August 8, Jaret posted on twitter that the band had enough songs for a double album, but will only be putting 12-14 of those songs onto this album.

In promotion for the album, the band embarked on a tour entitled the "Party in Your Pants Tour."[14] The tour only had dates scheduled in the UK beginning on October 17, 2009, in Glasgow and ending on October 29, 2009, in London.[14]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "A Really Cool Dance Song"   Jaret Reddick, Linus of Hollywood 3:44
2. "No Hablo Inglés"   Reddick, Linus of Hollywood 3:30
3. "My Wena"   Reddick, Linus of Hollywood 2:49
4. "Only Young"   Reddick, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz 3:46
5. "I Don't Wish You Were Dead Anymore"   Reddick, Tony Scalzo 2:45
6. "BFFF"   Reddick 3:51
7. "Me With No You"   Reddick, Zac Maloy 3:43
8. "Hooray for Beer"   Reddick, Linus of Hollywood 3:26
9. "America (Wake Up Amy)" (featuring Scott Reynolds and Parry Gripp) Reddick 3:25
10. "If Only"   Reddick 3:39
11. "I Gotchoo"   Reddick, Linus of Hollywood 3:43
12. "Love Goes Boom"   Reddick, Maloy 4:08
13. "I Can't Stand L.A."   Reddick 3:50
14. "Belgium Polka" (hidden track on US edition; featuring Brave Combo) Reddick 3:35
U.S. Deluxe Digital Download
No. Title Writer(s) Length
15. "I Just Wanna Be Loved"     4:19
16. "Choke"     4:12
17. "Everything to Me"     3:53
U.S. Amazon.com Deluxe Digital Download
No. Title Writer(s) Length
15. "I Just Wanna Be Loved"     4:19
16. "Choke"     4:12
17. "Everything to Me"     3:53
18. "Reality" (bonus track on amazon.com only[15])   3:30
U.K. Edition
No. Title Writer(s) Length
15. "I Just Wanna Be Loved"     4:19
16. "Walk of Shame"     3:56
17. "Amateur Night"     3:50
18. "I Gotchoo (Other Version)"   Reddick, Linus of Hollywood 3:33
Japanese Edition
No. Title Writer(s) Length
15. "My Girlfriend Sucks"     3:21

B-sides

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Amateur Night[16]" (Bowling for Soup decided to give out a new song titled "Amateur Night" for free on their street team site for a limited time. When opened with iTunes the album comes up as Sorry For B-sides. Also available on the U.K. version of the album)   3:52
2. "I'll Always Remember You (That Way)" (featuring Kim Shattuck of The Muffs; released as part of the My Wena EP)   3:40
3. "Goodbye Friend" (released as part of the My Wena EP. The song was also made available as a free download on the band's official online store in memory of Jeff "FFroe" Roe from December 17–18, 2009)   3:51
4. "Girl All The Bad Guys Want (Acoustic Version)" (from Sorry For Partyin' Instant Downloads when you pre-order the CD from the band's website)   3:35
5. "My Wena (Acoustic)" (from Sorry For Partyin' Instant Downloads when you pre-order the CD from the band's website)   2:43
6. "Mediocre[A]" (demo) Reddick, Linus of Hollywood 3:11

Singles and videos

My Wena EP
EP by Bowling for Soup
Released August 7, 2009[17]
Recorded April–July 2009
Austin, Texas
Genre Pop punk
Length 10:20
Label RCA/Jive[17]
Producer Linus of Hollywood, Jaret Reddick

According to frontman Jaret Reddick in his ninth Bowling for Soup podcast, "No Hablo Inglés" was supposed to be released to radio stations in January 2010 as the album's first single. However, Bowling for Soup was dropped from Jive Records shortly after the release of Sorry for Partyin' and because of this, songs like "My Wena" and "No Hablo Inglés" that had released music videos were not released as radio singles.[8]

My Wena

The song "My Wena" first previewed on May 5, 2009, on the Lex and Terry show. A music video for the song was filmed and the video was released on July 21, 2009.[2] The song was released to iTunes on July 28, 2009.[18] An EP featuring the song, titled the My Wena EP was released digitally August 7, 2009.[17] A clean version of the "My Wena" video (later titled the "Puppy Version") was released on the band's official YouTube page on August 28, 2009.[19]

My Wena EP
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "My Wena"   Reddick, Linus of Hollywood 2:49
2. "I'll Always Remember You (That Way)" (featuring Kim Shattuck of The Muffs)   3:40
3. "Goodbye Friend"     3:51

No Hablo Inglés

The song "No Hablo Inglés" first premiered to members on the BFS Army site to those who had contributed, the page claims this is the first single.[20]

The music video for the song is a parody of the As seen on TV infomercials. In the video, Jaret Reddick stands in front of a TV studio audience and portrays a motivational speaker offering his "fool-proof" solution to any problem – simply reply "No Hablo Inglés" (Spanish for "I don't know English") and the problem disappears. The video features a telephone number (which answers to a Bowling for Soup fan line) and an address (a private mailbox at a UPS Store in Flower Mound, Texas, located south of Denton).

Release history

Country Date
United Kingdom October 12, 2009[21]
United States October 13, 2009[22]
Japan October 14, 2009[23]

Personnel

Bowling for Soup:

Dave "Termite Dave" Hale - Tour Manager/ baby sitter. Tony "T-Ride" Gattone - Guitar/ Bass Tech/ sandwich artist. Jacob "Pinky" Henry - Stage Manager/ Monitors/ Drum Tech/ funny hats. Blake Hunt - Merch and breath of fresh air. Wayne Neil - driver/ swell guy/ Australian. Sherman - is a dog.
Linus of Hollywood: Additional Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Gang Vocals, Fart Noises and Percussion; Tony Scalzo: Piano & Organ on "BFFF;" Piano on "If Only" and "I Don't Wish You Were Dead Anymore;" Scott Reynolds: Chorus Vox "America (Wake Up Amy);" Parry Gripp: Sang "America (Wake Up Amy);" Gang Vocals on "Only Young" and "Hooray for Beer;" Zac Maloy: Sweet-ass Backing Vocals at the end of "Love Goes Boom"

References

  1. ^ a b Reddick, Jaret (21 September 2011). "hey UK friends...Are these ALL of our singles? anything I am missing?". Posterous. http://jaretreddick.posterous.com/hey-uk-friendsare-these-all-of-our-singles-an. Retrieved 22 September 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Bowling For Soup - My Wena". Bowling for Soup via YouTube. 2009-b07-21. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jBPWbA-oOg. Retrieved 2009-07-22. 
  3. ^ Fallon, Chris (2009-10-06). "Bowling For Soup - Sorry For Partyin'". AbsolutePunk. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1361141&page=1. Retrieved 2009-10-06. 
  4. ^ Pemberton, Roach (2009-10-09). "Review: Sorry For Partyin'". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1639590. Retrieved 2009-10-09. 
  5. ^ "Sorry For Partyin' (JIVE) KKK", Kerrang! (1282): 54, 7 October 2009 
  6. ^ "A List of the 11 BFS studio albums (for my twitter peeps)". 5 January 2011. http://jaretreddick.posterous.com/a-list-of-the-11-bfs-studio-albums-for-my-twi. Retrieved 6 January 2010. 
  7. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/album/bowling-for-soup/sorry-for-partyin/1281948
  8. ^ a b Jaret's ninth Bowling for Soup podcast, released August 27th, 2010.
  9. ^ "bfsTV 1.21.09 - First Day". 2009-01-21. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqkDjWRo0fM. Retrieved 2009-07-22. 
  10. ^ a b "Sorry For Partyin'". 03-05-2009. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=5704115&blogId=474845594. Retrieved 2009-07-22. 
  11. ^ "bfsTV - 1.29.09 - Studio Update #2". Bowling for Soup via YouTube. 2009-01-29. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX2FvIBKYvc. Retrieved 2009-07-22. 
  12. ^ "bfsTV - 3.12.09 - studio update #4". Bowling for Soup via YouTube. 03-12-2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGFhU1VjOrQ. Retrieved 2009-07-22. 
  13. ^ "bfsTV - 6.26.09 - studio update #5". Bowling for Soup via YouTube. 2009-06-26. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZLzZzaHkOM. Retrieved 2009-07-22. 
  14. ^ a b "::: PARTY IN YOUR PANTS TOUR 2009 :::". Bowling for Soup Official Website. http://www.bowlingforsoup.tv/tour/. Retrieved 2009-07-22. 
  15. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002R98TVE
  16. ^ http://bowlingforsoup.fancorps.com/headquarters/forums.php?topic_id=992479&page=1#post_992479
  17. ^ a b c "My Wena - EP by Bowling for Soup". iTunes. 7 August 2009. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/my-wena-ep/id325541242. Retrieved 31 December 2010. 
  18. ^ "Bowling for Soup on Myspace Music!". Bowling for Soup via Myspace Music!. http://www.myspace.com/bowlingforsoup. Retrieved 2009-07-22. 
  19. ^ "Bowling For Soup - My Wena (The Clean Version)". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxRtsv9yH5w. 
  20. ^ official single from Sorry for Partyin'
  21. ^ Bowling For Soup SXSW 09 Interview Music Video on Roxwel. Austin, Texas: Roxwel.com. March 2009. http://www.roxwel.com/player/sxsw09bowlingforsoup.html%22%3EBowling%20For%20Soup%20-%20SXSW%2009%20Interviewl?detect_mediatype=flv&detect_bitrate=_700&big=1. 
  22. ^ Soupers serve it hearty with anniversary concerts, new CD. Times Record News. May 22, 2009. http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2009/may/22/stirring-it-up/. 
  23. ^ http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=BVCP-40094

Notes

Bowling for Soup
Jaret Reddick · Chris Burney · Erik Chandler · Gary Wiseman
Lance Morrill
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
EPs
Tell Me When to Whoa · On Your Mark, Get Set... Smoke a Cigarette · My Wena EP · The Dollyrots vs. Bowling for Soup
Singles
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