Mmhmm

Mmhmm
Studio album by Relient K
Released November 2, 2004
Recorded Dark Horse Studios
Genre Pop punk, Christian rock, alternative rock
Length 50:22
Label Gotee, Capitol, Mono Vs Stereo
Producer Mark Lee Townsend, Matt Thiessen
Relient K chronology
Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand
(2003)Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand2003		 Mmhmm
(2004)		 Apathetic EP
(2005)Apathetic EP2005
Alternative cover

Cover to the Japanese pressing of the album.

Mmhmm is the fourth full-length album by pop punk band Relient K, released in November 2004.

Release

The album was the band's first on Capitol; and was Brian Pittman's last album with the band. In addition to being released on Capitol and Gotee, Mmhmm was re-released on vinyl on Mono Vs Stereo. The re-release includes a song originally from Apathetic EP, called "Apathetic Way to Be". The singles "Be My Escape" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been", both found on Mmhmm, boosted Relient K's mainstream popularity. Although the song "High of 75" was never released to mainstream markets, it spent fifteen consecutive weeks in the CCM top ten.

Between mid June and mid August 2005, the group went on the 2005 edition of Warped Tour.[1] "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" was released to radio on August 23, 2005.[2] Between February and April 2006, the group went on The Matt Hoopes Birthday Tour, with support from The Rocket Summer and Maxeen.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(90%)[4]
AllMusic[5]
Cross Rhythms[6]
IGN7.8/10[7]
Jesus Freak Hideout[8]
Melodic [9]
PopMatters[10]
Punknews.org[11]
Stylus MagazineC+[12]

Mmhmm earned the group a Canadian Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year in 2006. In 2005, Mmhmm was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units in the United States. It has sold over 800,000 copies in the United States.[13][14] In 2006, the album won a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards. It was also nominated for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year. The songs "Be My Escape" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" received nominations as well.[15]

Tenth anniversary

Mmhmm10 is a reissue for the tenth anniversary of the album's release. The reissue is available as a deluxe edition CD and as a digital download.[16] A vinyl edition of the original album was also reissued,[17] which included a copy of the deluxe CD. The band toured around the United States for the anniversary.

Track listing

All tracks written by Matt Thiessen.

Album release
No.TitleLength
0."MMHMM" (pregap track)-0:17
1."The One I'm Waiting For"3:02
2."Be My Escape"4:00
3."High of 75"2:27
4."I So Hate Consequences"4:01
5."The Only Thing Worse Than Beating a Dead Horse Is Betting on One"1:13
6."My Girl's Ex-Boyfriend"2:28
7."More Than Useless"3:50
8."Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet?"4:11
9."Let It All Out"4:21
10."Who I Am Hates Who I've Been"3:52
11."Maintain Consciousness"2:52
12."This Week the Trend"2:59
13."Life After Death & Taxes (Failure II)"4:23
14."When I Go Down"6:42
Total length:50:21
10th anniversary edition

All tracks written by Matt Thiessen, except for "Manic Monday", written by Prince.

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position
2004 The Billboard 200 15
2004 U.S. Internet Charts 1
Singles
Year Single Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot Digital Songs Top 40 Mainstream Billboard Pop 100 Hot Digital Tracks Pop 100 Airplay Hot Christian Songs
2005 "Be My Escape" 82 31 39 48 43 49 16
2005 "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" 58 39 22 35 37 32 32

Christian radio-only singles:

Personnel

Relient K
Additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (March 3, 2005). "Warped Tour Lineup, Itinerary Officially Announced". MTV. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Relient K/The Rocket Summer/Maxeen tour this Feb/March". Alternative Press. December 21, 2005. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Relient K - Mmhmm". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ Mmhmm at AllMusic
  6. ↑ "Review: mmhmm - Relient K - Cross Rhythms". Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Relient K - Mmhmm Review". IGN. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Relient K, "Mmhmm" Review". Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  9. ↑ Roth, Kaj (July 28, 2005). "Relient K - Mmhmm". Melodic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Relient K: Mmhmm". PopMatters. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Relient K - Mmhmm". Punknews.org. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Relient K - Mmhmm - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  13. ↑ Pahldad, Roxane. "Relient K performs ‘thank you to fans’ set at House of Blues". DePaulaOnline.com. DePaula Online. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  14. ↑ Kane, Dan. "The return of Relient K". cantonrep.com. Canton Rep. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  15. ↑ Kim Jones. "37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners". About. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Relient K - Today we re-released a digital album called...". Facebook. December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  17. ↑ Read, Trevor (July 30, 2014). "Modern Vinyl – Relient K confirm ‘Mmhmm’ reissue". Modern Vinyl. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
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