A Hangover You Don't Deserve

A Hangover You Don't Deserve
Studio album by Bowling for Soup
Released	September 14, 2004
Recorded	Ruby Red Productions Atlanta, Georgia Valve Studios Dallas, Texas
Genre	Pop punk, punk rock
Length	58:23 61:43 (U.K. Edition) 64:22 (Japanese Edidion)
Label	FFROE/Jive/Zomba
Producer	Butch Walker, Russ-T Cobb, Jaret Reddick, Casey Diiorio
Bowling for Soup chronology
Drunk Enough to Dance (2002) A Hangover You Don't Deserve (2004) Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies (2005)
Singles from A Hangover You Don't Deserve
"1985" Released: 2004 "Almost" Released: September 17, 2005 "Ohio (Come Back to Texas)" Released: November 17, 2005 "Ridiculous" Released: 2006 "Two Seater" Released: 2006

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A Hangover You Don't Deserve is the seventh studio album by Bowling for Soup. It was released on September 14, 2004 as their third album with Jive Records. The first single, "1985", quickly became a Top 40 staple, peaking at #5 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart and nearly won a Grammy.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Almost" (*)	Jaret Reddick, Butch Walker	3:26
2.	"Trucker Hat" (*)	Reddick, Walker	3:01
3.	"1985" (*)	Reddick, Mitch Allan, John Allen	3:13
4.	"Get Happy"	Reddick, Zac Maloy	2:56
5.	"Ohio (Come Back to Texas)"	Reddick, Maloy, Ted Bruner	3:50
6.	"Ridiculous"	Reddick, Casey Diiorio	3:58
7.	"Shut-Up and Smile"	Reddick, Maloy	4:02
8.	"Last Call Casualty" (*)	Reddick, Walker	3:31
9.	"Next Ex-Girlfriend"	Reddick, Coplan	3:25
10.	"A-Hole"	Reddick, Zuniga	3:56
11.	"My Hometown"	Reddick	3:02
12.	"Smoothie King"	Reddick, Maloy	4:01
13.	"Sad Sad Situation"	Reddick, Zuniga, Tony Scalzo	2:25
14.	"Really Might Be Gone"	Reddick	3:43
15.	"Down for the Count"	Reddick	3:37
16.	"Two-Seater" (**)	Reddick, Maloy	3:55
17.	"Friends O' Mine"	Reddick, Zuniga, Scalzo	2:22
18.	"[Blank]"
19.	"Ohio" (Reprise)	Reddick, Maloy, Bruner	7:17
20.	"Belgium" (Boy Band Remix)	Reddick	2:28

Each version of the album, excluding the DualDisc version, has a number of tracks that are four-to-five seconds of complete silence, titled "[Blank]", between the last song and "Ohio (Reprise)". The number of tracks varies upon the version, but "Ohio (Reprise)" and "Belgium (Boy Band Remix)" are tracks 43 and 44 respectively on all versions.

U.K. Edition
No.	Title	Length
18.	"Somebody Get My Mom" (not on first pressing)	3:20

Japanese Edition
No.	Title	Length
18.	"Somebody Get My Mom"	3:20
19.	"Bipolar" (also appears on the Australian "1985" single and U.K. "1985" Single 1)	2:39

B-sides

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Major Denial" (released on the Australian and U.K. "1985" Single 1 and 2)	2:24
2.	"Make It Up to You" (released on the Australian "1985" single and U.K. "1985" 7" Vinyl)	3:52
3.	"Girl All the Bad Guys Want (Kerrang! Radio Session)" (released on U.K. "Almost" single)	3:27
4.	"Undertow" (released on Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies)	3:31

DualDisc Version

CD side

• Tracks 1-17 of standard edition

DVD side

• Entire Album in 5.1 Surround Sound (including "Ohio (Reprise)" and "Belgium" (Boy Band Remix) as Tracks 18 and 19 respectively)
• Entire Album In Stereo PCM
• "1985" (video)
• "Almost" (video)
• "Ridiculous" (video)
• "Two-Seater" (Acoustic) (video from RollingStone.com Originals)

Artwork Information

The photographs from this album were all shot around the Dallas area, including the store window at Lula B's, a bathroom at Hotel Zaza, and a dry cleaners in Lewisville, as well as other locations.

Personnel

Bowling for Soup

• Jaret Reddick — Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar.
• Erik Chandler — Bass Guitar, Vocals
• Chris Burney — Lead Guitar, Vocals
• Gary Wiseman — Drums, Percussion

• Grand Marshall: Butch Walker
• Co-Produced by Russ-T Cobb and Jaret Reddick except * and **
• * Produced by Butch Walker
• Recorded and Mixed at Ruby Red Productions Atlanta, GA
• Engineered and Mixed by Russ-T Cobb except **
• Assistant Engineer: Sean Loughlin
• Project Coordinator: Christie Priode
• ** Produced by Jaret Reddick Casey Diiorio

Recorded and Mixed by Casey Diiorio at Valve Studios, Dallas, TX

• Tracks 1 and 3 Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge at South Beach Studios, Miami, FL
• Mastered by Chaz Harper at Battery Mastering NYC

Additional Musicians/Backing Vocals

• Butch Walker
• Russ-T Cobb
• Joey Huffman
• FFroe
• Howie
• Sim Klugerman
• Sean Loughlin
• JT Hall
• Shelly Truesdell
• Candice Leigh Andrews
• Sybil Summers as the "ex" in "Down For The Count"

Road Crew

• Greg "Geenger" Lobdell – Drums, merch and LOUDLY entertaining.
• Edo "Uuuuuuhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmm" Levi – Front Of House, impressions of Butt Head and really bad gambling.
• Tony "T-Ride" Gattone – Stage, merch and all 'round swell guy.
• Sean "Baggins" Bailey – Tour Manager, shooter of vodka, scary when needed.

• Management

Jeff Roe and Jaret Reddick

• Legal Representation

Michael L. McKoy, esq.

• Booking

Andy Somers – The Agency Group

Paul Bolton – The Helter Skelter (UK/Europe)

• CD Enhancement by Arrowbox Productions

Filmed by Sim Klugerman

Edited by Sim Klugerman and Dominic Dusseault

• Band Photography: Jason Janik; Photos of News Correspondent: Giles Ashford; Art Direction/Design: Elisa Garica

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2004	The Billboard 200	37

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2004	"1985"	Adult Top 40	5
		The Billboard Hot 100	23
		Top 40 Mainstream	10
		Top 40 Tracks	13