Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
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| Studio album by Limp Bizkit | ||||||||||
| Released | October 17, 2000 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1999-2000 at Westlake Studios in Los Angeles, California | |||||||||
| Genre | Nu metal, Alternative metal, Rap metal | |||||||||
| Length | 75:08 | |||||||||
| Label | Interscope | |||||||||
| Producer | DJ Lethal, Fred Durst, Josh Abraham, Scott Weiland, Swizz Beatz, Terry Date | |||||||||
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Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water is the third album by Limp Bizkit, released on October 15, 2000 through Interscope Records. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 1.05 million copies in its first week.[1] According to the RIAA website, the album has sold over 6 million copies in the United States alone as of 2008 and an overall 12 million worldwide.[2] It features the singles "My Generation", "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)", "Take A Look Around", "Boiler", and "My Way".
In August 2009, Kerrang! anointed it the 30th best album of the 21st century.
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[edit] Album information
The first part of the title is a scatological reference to the appearance of the human anus (Chocolate Starfish). However, Hot Dog Flavored Water is an inside joke started by Wes Borland at a truckstop while the band was on tour, where Borland noticed a jar of pickled eggs, and made a joke about doing the same thing with hot dogs[citation needed]. He took it further when he suggested they should bottle the water and sell it, hence "hot dog flavored water".
Durst himself refers to the album name in both "Livin' It Up", where he declares that "The chocolate starfish is my man Fred Durst," (Wes Borland has stated in an interview when questioned on the naming of the album that Chocolate Starfish is a "weird nickname Fred has for himself"[cite this quote]) and "Hot Dog", where he tells his detractors to "Kiss my starfish, my chocolate starfish."
The album features several high-profile guests, including Xzibit on "Getcha Groove On", Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland on "Hold On", and Redman, DMX and Method Man, including production by Swizz Beats on "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)", which is a remix of "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)". Actor Ben Stiller appears in the hidden track of "Outro".
The song "Hot Dog" is notorious for featuring the word "fuck" 48 times. Durst makes a reference to the number of "fucks" in the song: "If I say 'fuck' two more times, that's 46 'fucks' in this fucked up rhyme." The chorus parodies the Nine Inch Nails songs "Closer", "The Perfect Drug" and "Burn". Durst said he was a big fan of Nine Inch Nails, who inspired his music, although Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor had made negative remarks about Durst during that period. [3] Reviewers have often interpreted Durst's lyrics in "Hot Dog" as an insult to Reznor. [4][5][6]
"Livin' It Up" samples "Life in the Fast Lane" by the American rock band The Eagles.
The video for "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" was directed by Fred Durst at the World Trade Center in late 2000. The video won the award for best rock video at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards.
[edit] Reception
On Metacritic, the album received "mixed or average reviews" from critics based on an aggregate score of 49/100 from twelve reviews.[7] It is featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, yet also appears in Q magazine's "50 Worst Albums of All Time". Cracked.com lists it as the worst album title of all time.[8]
Rolling Stone (1/4/01, p.113) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Top 50 Albums of 2000" - "Durst is more fun than a barrel of Yosemite Sams as he explores his 2 favorite topics: the world and why it sucks....the band is fun, bashing out loud, linear angst-metal heavy on the spaced-out guitar clang."
Spin (1/01, pp.111-2) - 7 out of 10 - "The sound is now clearer...the rapping likewise....this is a slicker, grander record than Significant Other....the album definately [sic] qualifies as an improvement."
Q magazine (12/00, p.124) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Durst's strength is in gonzo bluster....great knockaround rock songs."
CMJ (11/13/00, p.24) - "Damn if the Bizkit doesn't make you wanna shake your rump....Durst stirs up simmering pits of anger....Wes Borland's low-end and DJ Lethal's scratching deftly decorate the tracks."
Melody Maker (10/24/00, p.58) - 4.5 stars out of 5 - "On this mighty album, Durst's in full, and frankly, awesome, flow....Super, smashing, great....upping the ante on every wannabe mofo who thinks he's 'intense'." [9]
[edit] Track listing
- "Intro" – 1:18
- "Hot Dog" – 3:50
- "My Generation" – 3:41
- "Full Nelson" – 4:07
- "My Way" – 4:32
- "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" – 3:33
- "Livin' It Up" – 4:24
- "The One" – 5:43
- "Getcha Groove On" (featuring Xzibit) – 4:29
- "Take a Look Around" – 5:22
- "It'll Be OK" – 5:06
- "Boiler" – 7:00
- "Hold On" (featuring Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots) – 5:47
- "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)" (featuring Method Man, Redman and DMX) - 6:22
- "Outro" – 9:49
- The breakdown of the Outro:
Outro: 0:00-1:18 / Conversation with Ben Stiller & the band 1:18-4:47 / Looped Laughter 4:48-7:40 / Telephone Messages 7:41-9:49
[edit] Personnel
- Performance credits
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[edit] Charts
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| Charts (2000)[11] | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums Chart | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 1 |
| U.S. Top Internet Albums | 1 |
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 1 |
| UK Albums Chart | 1 |
| German Albums Chart | 1 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 2 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2000 | "My Generation" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 33 |
| Modern Rock Tracks | 18 | ||
| "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 10 | |
| Modern Rock Tracks | 4 | ||
| Rhythmic Top 40 | 38 | ||
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 65 | ||
| "Take a Look Around" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 15 | |
| Modern Rock Tracks | 8 | ||
| 2001 | "My Way" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4 |
| Modern Rock Tracks | 3 | ||
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 75 | ||
| Top 40 Mainstream | 40 | ||
| "Boiler" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 30 |
[edit] References
- ^ Seymour, Craig (October 26, 2000). High 'Rollin. Entertainment Weekly. Accessed May 21, 2008.
- ^ http://www.iconvsicon.com/2009/06/09/limp-bizkit-to-perform-as-part-of-ufc-100-event-weekend/#comments
- ^ Interview with Fred Durst by K-Rock New York. 2000.
- ^ Hector Saldana (2000-11-30). "Raw rules with Limp Bizkit" (fee required). San Antonio Express-News: pp. 4F. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFE98B29F62335&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ "This tour needs some new anger" (fee required). Telegram & Gazette. 2000-10-24. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WO&p_theme=wo&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADE60500AD67D2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ "CD Reviews New Releases" (fee required). The Hartford Courant. 2000-10-19. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/62917297.html?dids=62917297:62917297&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+19%2C+2000&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=CD+REVIEWS+NEW+RELEASES.
- ^ Limp Bizkit: Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000): Reviews. Metacritic. Accessed May 20, 2008.
- ^ The 20 Worst Album Titles of All Time - Page 2 | Cracked.com
- ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1076688
- ^ allmusic ((( Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water > Credits ))). Allmusic. Accessed May 21, 2008.
- ^ allmusic ((( Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). Allmusic. Accessed May 21, 2008.
| Preceded by Rule 3:36 by Ja Rule |
Billboard 200 number one album November 4 – November 17, 2000 |
Succeeded by The Dynasty: Roc La Familia by Jay-Z |
| Preceded by The Greatest Hits by Texas |
UK number one album February 3, 2001 – February 9, 2001 |
Succeeded by No Angel by Dido |
| Preceded by Light Years by Kylie Minogue |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album October 23 – October 29, 2000 |
Succeeded by All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2 |
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