Smash Mouth (album)

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Smash Mouth
Studio album by Smash Mouth
Released November 27, 2001
Genre Pop punk, pop rock[1]
Length 42:11
Label Interscope
Producer Eric Valentine
Smash Mouth chronology

Astro Lounge
(1999)		 Smash Mouth
(2001)		 Get the Picture?
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Entertainment Weekly (A-)[3]
Rolling Stone [4]

Smash Mouth is the self-titled third studio album by ska-punk band Smash Mouth, released in late 2001. It was notable in that it was their first album with new drummer Michael Urbano and its release was delayed a few months due to the death of lead vocalist Steve Harwell's son, Presley Scott Harwell.

Smash Mouth held a contest on their website in the fall of 2000 to name their third album. The result was a two-way tie with the winning suggestion being to self-title the album. It was released in the summer of 2001 along with the single "Pacific Coast Party".

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Holiday in My Head"  Greg Camp 2:40
2. "Your Man"  Camp 3:36
3. "Pacific Coast Party"  Paul De Lisle 2:58
4. "She Turns Me On"  Paul Cafaro, Eric Valentine 3:12
5. "Sister Psychic"  Camp 3:16
6. "Out of Sight"  Camp 2:56
7. "Force Field"  Camp 3:49
8. "Shoes 'n' Hats"  Camp 2:48
9. "Hold You High"  Camp 3:01
10. "The in Set"  Camp 3:41
11. "Disenchanted"  Camp 4:16
12. "Keep It Down"  Camp 5:31
13. "I'm a Believer"  Neil Diamond 3:07
Total length:
 42:11

Behind the scenes

At the end of "Disenchanted", you can hear the sound of something crashing to the ground. Steve Harwell was recording his vocals in a large room normally used for orchestras on movie soundtracks at Skywalker Sound. When he was finished with a take, he accidentally knocked over a vintage Georg Neumann tube microphone. He tries to convince producers and engineers that everything is fine and it could be fixed with duct tape, but the microphone was not harmed.[citation needed]

Usage in media

  • "Holiday in My Head" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie Clockstoppers.
  • "I'm a Believer", a cover of the classic by the Monkees, was featured in the movie Shrek.
  • "Pacific Coast Party" was featured in the video game Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure. For this, the opening line: "Get your motor runnin', California Interstate 1" was repeated in the song's second verse, replacing: "Quit your bitchin', bite your tongue, save it for a rainy day, son" to make it appropriate for the game.

Credits and personnel

The band
Production

References

  1. ↑ http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/smash_mouth/smash_mouth/
  2. ↑ "Smash Mouth". AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2012. 
  3. ↑ Sinclair, Tom (December 3, 2001). "Smashmouth Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 18, 2012. 
  4. ↑ Blashill, Pat (November 13, 2001). "Smash Mouth: Smash Mouth : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2012. 
  5. ↑ http://www.ebay.com/itm/SmashMouth-Smash-Mouth-Japan-CD-3BONUS-16Tracks-OBI-/350892008203
  6. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Smash-Mouth-Smash-Mouth/release/3800485

External links

Smash Mouth
Studio albums
Compilations
Christmas albums
Singles
Other songs
Tours
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