The Bathroom Wall

The Bathroom Wall
Live album by Jimmy Fallon
Released	August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27)
Genre	Comedy rock, Comedy
Length	36:49
Language	English
Label	Dreamworks
Producer	The Soundhustlers

The Bathroom Wall is the first album by Jimmy Fallon. It was released on August 27, 2002. Most notable for the song "Idiot Boyfriend", which includes a music video and its own website, www.whattheshit.com. Actress and singer/songwriter Zooey Deschanel appears in the music video as the girlfriend, but is not credited.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Reception 4.1 Reviews 4.2 Awards 5 References

Track listing

Songs (all tracks written by Fallon and Gerard Bradford)^[1]

1. "Idiot Boyfriend" – 3:54
2. "(I Can't Play) Basketball" – 2:46
3. "Drinking in the Woods" – 2:53
4. "Road Rage" – 2:45
5. "Snowball" – 2:05

Stand up (all tracks written by Fallon)^[1]

6. "Hope Everyone Enjoyed Homecoming This Year" – 0:22
7. "Troll Doll Celebrities" – 4:11
8. "Dorms, Shower Baskets, and the Walk of Shame" - 1:44
9. "Roommates" – 1:37
10. "Hotplates, Four Digit Numbers and the Little Fridge" – 1:52
11. "Chris Rock Was My R.A." – 1:40
12. "Gotta Get a Fake I.D." – 0:58
13. "Troll Doll Jingles" – 7:20
14. "Hammertime" – 2:36

Personnel

• Jimmy Fallon - guitar, harmonica, vocals, background vocals
• Gerard Bradford - guitar, background vocals
• Mark Ronson - bass, keyboards, background vocals
• Justin Stanley - drums, keyboards, background vocals
• Peter Iselin - keyboard on "Drinking In The Woods"
• Nadia Dajani - background vocals on "(I Can't Play) Basketball"

Production

• Producer: The Soundhustlers
• Engineers: Ben Arons, Dan Milazzo, and Kevin Scott
• Assistant engineers: Aaron Kaplan, Doug Sanderson, Antony Zeller
• Mixing: Mark Ronson, Justin Stanley, Marie C, and Gabe Chiesa
• Mastering: Brian Gardner
• Set Design: Michael DeNaire
• Design: Kyledidthis
• Photography: Mick Rock

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone	[2]
Allmusic	[3]

Reviews

Allmusic described it as Fallon's "mix tape of high school fights, bad athletic performances, and collegiate experimentation combined with a dose of rock & roll mayhem"; two of the songs ("Idiot Boyfriend" and "Road Rage") were AMG "Track Picks", as were two of the stand-up comedy routines ("Troll Doll Jingles" and "Hammertime").^[1]

The Rolling Stone liked the "fifteen minutes' worth of songs" and called "Idiot Boyfriend" the "second-best Prince parody ever, after Beck's 'Debra'"; the rest of the album was said to be "padded out with lame stand-up on college life (the fridges are small!), celebrity impressions and troll dolls."^[4]

Awards

The Bathroom Wall was nominated for a Grammy in 2003 as the Best Spoken Comedy Album.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} The Bathroom Wall from Allmusic website
2. ^ Rolling Stone Review
3. ^ Allmusic Review
4. ^ Review of The Bathroom Wall from Rolling Stone
5. ^ Jimmy Fallon from the Geffen Records website