The Gift of Game
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| The Gift of Game | ||||
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| Studio album by Crazy Town | ||||
| Released | November 9, 1999 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | 1999 at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Rapcore Nu metal Rap rock Alternative Hip Hop |
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| Length | 45:17 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Josh Abraham | |||
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| Crazy Town chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Gift of Game | ||||
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The Gift of Game is the first album by Los Angeles band Crazy Town. It was released on November 9, 1999 in the U.S. by Columbia Records. The album yielded the band its biggest hit to date with "Butterfly" which reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 24, 2001.[1]
Worldwide the album sold more than 2.5 million units,[2][3] with more than 1.5 million in the US alone.[4]
The girl licking the lollipop on the cover of the album is a fictional character created by Crazy Town, known as "Little Lolita". Both the album title and the picture of Little Lolita are based on lyrics from the song "Lollipop Porn". The album cover was designed by co-lead singer Shifty Shellshock's father and uncle.[5]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
(Tracks 15 to 31 are silence)
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 0:25 |
| 2. | "Toxic" | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Think Fast" (featuring Dirty Unit) | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Darkside" | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Black Cloud" (featuring Jay Gordon of Orgy) | 5:02 |
| 6. | "Butterfly" (sampled Red Hot Chili Peppers) | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Only When I'm Drunk" (Tha Alkaholiks Cover) | 2:47 |
| 8. | "Hollywood Babylon" (featuring Mad Lion) | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Face the Music" | 3:24 |
| 10. | "Lollipop Porn" | 3:54 |
| 11. | "Revolving Door" (sampled Siouxsie & the Banshees) | 3:40 |
| 12. | "Players (Only Love You When They're Playing)" (featuring Jenny Sipprelle) | 4:13 |
| 13. | "B-Boy 2000" (featuring KRS-One) | 4:27 |
| 14. | "Outro (www.crazytown.com)" | 1:19 |
| 32. | "The Gift of Game" (Hidden track) | 0:55 |
[edit] Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales |
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| Canada | Platinum[6] | July 11, 2001 | 100,000+ |
| U.S. | Platinum[7] | February 6, 2001 | 1,500,000+[4] |
| Australia | Gold[8] | 2001 | 35,000+ |
| U.K. | Silver[9] | May 4, 2001 | 60,000+ |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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| US [10] |
US Alt. [10] |
US Main. [10] |
AUS [11] |
NLD [12] |
NZL [13] |
FIN [14] |
GER [15] |
SWI [16] |
UK [17] |
SWE [18] |
NOR [19] |
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| 1999 | "Toxic" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | "Darkside" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | "Butterfly" | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| "Revolving Door" | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | 19 | 26 | 43 | 23 | 46 | — | ||
| "—" denotes a single that didn't chart | ||||||||||||||
[edit] Personnel
- Bret Mazur – vocals, keyboard
- Shifty Shellshock – vocals
- DJ AM – turntables
- James Bradley Jr. – drums
- Rust Epique – guitar
- Anthony Valli – guitar
- Doug Miller – bass
- Troy Van Leeuwen - Guitar on "Darkside"
- Jay Gordon - Keyboards on "Darkside"
- Stephen Costantino - Guitar on "Revolving Door" and "Hollywood Babylon"
[edit] References
- ^ MTV.com - Crazy Town Biography
- ^ Melodic.net - Darkhorse review
- ^ ECONOMICexpert.com - Crazy Town biography
- ^ a b 10/Jan/2002 Allbusiness.com - Billboard Bits: Crazy Town, Nelly, Ny Metropolis Fest
- ^ 28/Feb/2001 Rollingstone.com - Shifty Shellshock Interview
- ^ Canada certifications [1] (Retrieved April 26, 2009)
- ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved April 26, 2009)
- ^ ARIA album chart - 2001
- ^ UK Charts Search ' Crazy TOWN'
- ^ a b c "Artist Chart History – singles". Billboard charts. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=351693&model.vnuAlbumId=557299. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ^ Australian Singles Charting
- ^ Dutch Singles Charting
- ^ New Zealand Singles Charting
- ^ Finnish Singles Charting
- ^ German Singles Charting
- ^ Swiss Singles Charting
- ^ UK Charting Search for: "Crazy Town"
- ^ Swedish Charts - Crazy Town
- ^ Norway Charts - Crazy Town
