Use Your Fingers

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Use Your Fingers is the debut studio album by the Bloodhound Gang. It was released on July 18, 1995, by Cheese Factory Records. Some of the songs on the album were reworked version of demos from Bloodhound Gang's earlier demo tapes, Just Another Demo and The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to Hitler's Handicapped Helpers as well as the Dingleberry Haze EP.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jimmy Pop and Daddy Long Legs unless noted.

1. "Rip Taylor Is God" – 1:23 (featuring Rip Taylor)
2. "We Are the Knuckleheads" – 2:39
3. "Legend in My Spare Time" – 3:05
4. "B.H.G.P.S.A." – 0:22
5. "Mama Say" (Pop, Legs, Duran Duran) – 2:59
6. "Kids in America" (Wilde, Wilde) – 4:23 (cover of Kim Wilde's 1981 hit)
7. "You're Pretty When I'm Drunk" – 3:56
8. "The Evils of Placenta Hustling" – 0:19
9. "One Way" (Bloodhound Gang) – 3:05
10. "Shitty Record Offer" – 0:58
11. "Go Down" – 2:26
12. "Earlameyer the Butt Pirate" – 0:11
13. "No Rest for the Wicked" – 2:50
14. "She Ain't Got No Legs" – 2:28
15. "We Like Meat" – 0:04
16. "Coo Coo Ca Choo" – 2:36
17. "Rang Dang" (Pop, Legs, Glover, Robinson) – 3:02
18. "Nightmare at the Apollo" – 0:56
19. "K.I.D.S. Incorporated" – 2:20 (TV series theme song cover)
20. "Bloodhound Sex Scene" – 0:47

Samples

• "Legend in My Spare Time" - "Do What You Want to Do" by T-Connection
• "Mama Say" - "Goodhumor Man" by Blue Mitchell, "Mysterious Ways" by U2 and "Save a Prayer" by Duran Duran
• "One Way" - "Boogie Shoes" by KC & The Sunshine Band and "Theme from Sanford & Son" by Quincy Jones
• "We Like Meat" - Quote taken from 1953 film Stalag 17
• "Rang Dang" - "White Lines" by Grandmaster Flash and "Not to Touch the Earth" by the Doors

"One Way" contains a sample from "Theme From Sanford & Son," and initially, according to the band's website prior to 2004, resulted in a cease and desist from Quincy Jones (it was ultimately resolved - Jones received co-writing credit, and the song remains on the album. The band has described the album as "the one that resulted in the most cease and desist orders in the band's history.").

"She Ain't Got No Legs" originally contained a sample from the Cure, but frontman Robert Smith refused to grant permission.

"Coo Coo Ca Choo" originally contained a sample from "Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream, but guitarist Eric Clapton refused permission, so had to be replaced with a live guitar part (played by Lüpüs Thünder).

The original version of "You're Pretty When I'm Drunk" was performed as an a cappella. When performed live, it would be performed with instruments. After Jared Hennegan, Harry Dean and Michael Guthier joined the band, the lyrics would be changed to refer to them.

Credits

Bloodhound Gang

• Jimmy Pop - Vocals, Production
• Daddy Long Legs - Vocals, Production
• Skip O' Pot2Mus - Drums, Backing Vocals
• M.S.G. - Turntables, Backing Vocals
• Lüpüs Thünder - Lead guitar, Backing Vocals

Additional Musicians

• Rip Taylor - Spoken word on "Rip Taylor Is God"
• Kyle Seifert - Drums on "Kids In America"
• Rob Vitale - Vocals on "Kids In America"
• Keith O'Quinn - Trombone on "She Ain't Got No Legs"
• Joe Shepley - Trumpet on "She Ain't Got No Legs"
• Kenny Venezia - Tenor Sax on "She Ain't Got No Legs"
• Mike Guthier - Drums on "K.I.D.S. Incorporated"
• Jared Hennegan - Lead vocals and bass on "K.I.D.S. Incorporated"
• J.J. Bottari - Engineer on "Mama Say"
• Richie Gagliadotto - Engineer on "Go Down" and "Shitty Record Offer"
• Rick Denzien - Mix Engineer on "Rang Dang", "We Are The Knuckleheads" and "No Rest For The Wicked"
• Chris Interrante, - Assistant Engineer to Rick Denzien
• Jim Janik - Engineer on "She Ain't Got No Legs"
• Robert Friedrich, Troy Halderson - Assistant Engineers to Jim Janik

Personnel

• Tom Ruff - Mastered "Use Your Fingers"
• Aimée Macauley - Art Direction and Design
• Ari Marcopoulos - Photography
• Christopher Bisagni - Photograph of Nicole Brier
• Jed Corenthal, Gerard Babbits - Product Managers