Schmack!
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Schmack! is the debut album by New Zealand punk band Steriogram, released on 29 February 2004 by Capitol Records. The album was re-released as a tour edition in 2005. The song "Walkie Talkie Man" featured on an Apple iPod ad and a number of films and video games, and its video clip was nominated for a Grammy and four MTV music awards.
To date more than 250,000 copies of the album have been sold.
One song, "White Trash", had previously been released as a single in 2000. In addition to "Walkie Talkie Man", four others were released as singles: "Roadtrip", "Go", "Tsunami" and "On and On". "Walkie Talkie Man" debuted at #19 on the UK Singles Chart and reached #14 on the New Zealand chart. "Go" peaked at #28 in the New Zealand RIANZ Chart.[1] The promo release of "Go" had an instrumental of "Go" on the b-side, and the UK release had "Free".
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Classic Rock | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
Track listing
All songs written by Tyson Kennedy, except where noted.
2004 release
- "Roadtrip" - 2:59
- "Walkie Talkie Man" (Kennedy, Brad Carter, Tim Youngson) - 2:13
- "Schmack!" - 2:25
- "Was the Day" - 2:13
- "White Trash" - 3:44
- "In the City" - 2:41
- "Go" - 2:56
- "Fat and Proud" - 3:27
- "Tsunami" - 3:01
- "Wind It Up" - 3:14
- "Be Good to Me" - 2:59
- "On and On" - 6:31
Tour edition (2005) bonus tracks
- "Free"
- "White Trash (DLT Remix)"
- "Big Lady Lovin"
- "Back in Black"
Band members
- Tyson Kennedy - lead vocals
- Brad Carter - vocals, lead guitar
- Tim Youngson - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Jake Adams - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Jared Wrennall - drums, backing vocals
References
- ^ Australian-charts.com Retrieved May 2009
- ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Steriogram Schmack! review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ^ Clerk, Carol (February 2005). "Steriogram 'Schmack'". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 93.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Kleinsak, Michelle (2004-05-21). "Schmack! Review". Entertainment Weekly: 77. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
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