Weird Revolution

Weird Revolution
Studio album by Butthole Surfers
Released	August 28, 2001
Genre	Alternative rock, psychedelic rock, alternative hip hop
Length	45:14
Label	Surfdog/Hollywood
Producer	Paul Leary, Rob Cavallo
Butthole Surfers chronology
After the Astronaut (1998) Weird Revolution (2001) Humpty Dumpty LSD (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(0.4/10)[3]
Piero Scaruffi	[4]

Weird Revolution is the eighth studio album by the alternative rock band Butthole Surfers, released in 2001 on Surfdog Records and Hollywood Records.

The initial release of this album featured a lenticular cover and jewel case that shows the baby's limbs moving and shooting a beam at other planes on the cover. The song "They Came In" was featured on the soundtrack to Mission: Impossible II.

Track listing

1. "The Weird Revolution" (Butthole Surfers)– 3:36
2. "The Shame of Life" (Butthole Surfers, Gibson J. Haynes, Robert J. Ritchie) – 3:54
3. "Dracula from Houston" (Nathan Calhoun, Haynes)– 3:42
4. "Venus" (Butthole Surfers) – 3:55
5. "Shit Like That" (Butthole Surfers) – 3:18
6. "Mexico" (Butthole Surfers) – 3:50
7. "Intelligent Guy" (Haynes) – 3:04
8. "Get Down" (Butthole Surfers) – 5:29
9. "Jet Fighter" (Butthole Surfers) – 2:57
10. "The Last Astronaut" (Butthole Surfers) – 4:07
11. "Yentel" (Haynes) – 3:22
12. "They Came In" (Butthole Surfers, Haynes) – 22:23 / "Untitled Track" after 17:52 - 0:29

Singles

"The Shame of Life

1. "The Shame of Life"
2. "The Shame of Life" (A Cappella)
3. "The Shame of Life" (DJ Z-Trip Remix)
4. "The Shame of Life" (Bonus Beats)

"Dracula from Houston"

1. "Dracula from Houston (The Bike Song) (Radio Edit)"
2. "They Came In"
3. "Call Out Hook"

Personnel

Butthole Surfers

• Gibby Haynes – vocals
• Paul Leary – guitar, producer, mixing (Track 11)
• King Coffey – drums

Additional personnel

• Rob Cavallo – producer (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8), A&R
• Michael Bradford – engineering (Tracks 1, 2, & 7), additional production (Track 2)
• Stuart Sullivan – engineering (Tracks 1, 4–7, & 9–12), mixing (Track 11)
• Allen Sides – engineering (Tracks 2, 3, & 8)
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing (Tracks 1–10 & 12)
• Brian Gardner – mastering
• Nathan Calhoun – bass
• Chris Vrenna – additional drum programming (Track 9)
• Cheryl Jenets – A&R coordination

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

References