The Routine (album)

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The Routine is the debut studio album by the American punk band Hotwire. Produced by Matt Hyde, it was released on June 3, 2003 through RCA Records. The single "Not Today", was a hit on American rock radio, peaking at No. 40 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. It is the band's last release before Hotwire disbanded.

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Track listing

All lyrics are written by Rus Martin; all music is composed by Rus Martin, Gabe Garcia, Chris Strauser, and Brian Borg

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Not Today"	3:20
2.	"Invisible"	2:51
3.	"Nice Profile"	2:37
4.	"Rugburn"	3:54
5.	"Say What You Want"	6:08
6.	"Hands on You"	3:55
7.	"Magazine"	1:44
8.	"Tweaked"	2:19
9.	"Neuro Girl"	3:56
10.	"Colorblind"	3:43
11.	"How It Goes"	3:38
12.	"In the Unknown"	4:18
Total length:		42:05

Personnel

Hotwire

• Rus Martin – Lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Gabe Garcia – Lead guitar, backing vocals
• Chris Strauser – Bass guitar
• Brian Borg – Drums, percussion

Management

• Stephen Hutton & Chris Allen – Management for Uppercut Management, Mosaic Media Group
• Doug LeDuc & Davud Weise – Business Management for Gleiberman, Weise, & Associates
• Brian Schall – Legal for Barnes, Morris, Klein, Mark, Yorn & Levine
• Brian Malouf – A&R
• Sandi Schaffer – US Booking Agent for Evolution Talent
• Steve Strange – International Booking Agent for Helter Skelter

Artwork

• Frank Harkins – Art Direction
• Singer Desgn Co. – Album Design
• Marina Chavez – Photography

Production

• Matt Hyde – Producer, mixing
• Critter – Engineer
• Dan Druff – Editing, guitar technician
• Paul Forgues – Editing, engineer
• Stephen Marcussen – Mastering
• Pete Martine & Victor McCoyz – Assistant engineers
• Edmond Monsef – Editing
• John Nicholsen – Drum Technician
• Mike Terry – Editing, engineer