Yourself or Someone Like You
| Yourself or Someone Like You | ||||
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| Studio album by Matchbox 20 | ||||
| Released | October 1, 1996 | |||
| Recorded |
June 1996, Atlanta, Georgia | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge | |||
| Length | 46:43 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Matt Serletic | |||
| Matchbox 20 chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Yourself or Someone Like You | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| AbsolutePunk | [2] |
Yourself or Someone Like You is the debut album by American rock band Matchbox Twenty, released in 1996. The album features a sound similar to traditional rock sound and post-grunge.[3] The album features themes of adolescence, loneliness, psychological abuse, humiliation, depression, anger, and alcoholism, the album sold several million copies in the U.S and was certified Diamond. It was also certified multi-platinum in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. To date, the album has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide.[4]
Controversy
In 2005, almost a decade after the album's release, the band was sued by the subject of the cover, Frank Torres. Torres claimed the band never asked for his permission to use his image on the album's cover. In the litigation, Torres claimed the photo was taken as he was walking down the street after being asked to pose. He also claimed the photo had caused him mental anguish. Torres justified the delay in suing Matchbox Twenty by claiming he had only seen the album photo within the last two years.[5]
Track listing
- All tracks were written by Rob Thomas unless otherwise stated.
- "Real World" – 3:50
- "Long Day" – 3:45
- "3 A.M." (Thomas, John Leslie Goff, John Joseph Stanley, Brian Yale) – 3:46
- "Push" (Thomas, Matt Serletic) – 3:59
- "Girl Like That" – 3:45
- "Back 2 Good" (Thomas, Serletic) – 5:40
- "Damn" – 3:20
- "Argue" – 2:58
- "Kody" – 4:03
- "Busted" – 4:15
- "Shame" – 3:35
- "Hang" – 3:47
- Australian limited edition bonus CD
- "Girl Like That" (MTV's Live from the 10 Spot)
- "Kody" (MTV's Live from the 10 Spot)
- "Damn" (MTV's Live from the 10 Spot)
- "Mercy, Mercy Me" (MTV's Live from the 10 Spot)
- "Push" (acoustic)
- "3 am" (acoustic)
Personnel
- Rob Thomas – lead vocals, acoustic guitar on "Hang"
- Kyle Cook – lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals in chorus on "Hang"
- Adam Gaynor – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Brian Yale – bass guitar
- Paul Doucette – drums
Additional musicians
- Matt Serletic – keyboards, percussion
- Elizabeth Burkhardt – bassoon (on "Back 2 Good"), woodwind leader (on "Back 2 Good")
- Amy Porter – flute (on "Back 2 Good")
- Yvonne Powers – oboe (on "Back 2 Good")
- Ted Gurch – clarinet (on "Back 2 Good")
- Douglas Smith – bass clarinet (on "Back 2 Good")
Production
The album was reportedly recorded in just an hour and a half[6]
- Matt Serletic – producer
- Jeff Tomei – engineer
- Travis McGehee - engineer/mixing engineer
- John Neilson – assistant engineer
- Greg Archilla – mixing engineer
- Matt Serletic – mixing engineer
- Malcolm Springer – assistant mixing engineer
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering engineer
- Don C. Tyler – digital editing
- Tony Adams – drum tech
- Craig Poole – guitar tech
- Jan Smith – vocal coach
- Valerie Wagner – art direction
- Valerie Wagner – graphic design
- Katrin Thomas – photography
- Chris Cuffaro – band photo
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
| Charts (1997-98) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 1 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 11 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 50 |
| German Albums Chart | 21 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 3 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 46 |
| UK Albums Chart | 50 |
| US Billboard 200 | 5 |
End-of-decade charts
| Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200[7] | 28 |
Certifications
| Country | Providers | Certification | Sales or Shipments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | ARIA | 10× Platinum[8] | 700,000[9] |
| Canada | CRIA | 8× Platinum[10] | 800,000[9] |
| New Zealand | RIANZ | 5× Platinum[11] | 75,000[9] |
| United Kingdom | BPI | Silver[12] | 60,000[9] |
| United States | RIAA | 12× Platinum (Diamond)[13] | 12,000,000[13] |
Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 |
U.S. Modern Rock |
U.S. Main- stream Rock |
U.S. Adult Top 40 |
U.S. Top 40 Main- stream |
U.S. Pop 100 |
UK | AUS | CAN | CAN Alt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Long Day" | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 83 | 43 | 18 |
| 1997 | "Push" | 5* | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 38 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| "3 A.M." | 3* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 64 | 31 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | "Real World" | 38 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 4 | — | 119 | 40 | 5 | 8 |
| "Back 2 Good" | 24 | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 11 | — | |
| "Girl Like That" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
See also
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/matchbox-twenty-mn0000383889
- ↑ "Bio". Matchbox Twenty. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ↑ "Matchbox Twenty sued over album cover". Archived from the original on 2005-05-27.
- ↑ http://mtmatchbox.tripod.com/mtmatchboxmtlastellastributetomatchboxtwenty/id7.html
- ↑ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2000 Albums". Aria.com.au. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- 1 2 3 4 Various (2005). "Standard for Certifying Awards of Countries" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 2009-08-02. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Gold and Platinum". Cria.ca. 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ↑ "Press Releases- Newsroom". Time Warner. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ↑ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
- 1 2 "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
| Preceded by Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk by Jeff Buckley |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album May 24 – June 6, 1998 July 26 – August 15, 1998 September 13–19, 1998 |
Succeeded by You Am I's #4 Record by You Am I |
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