Drunk Enough to Dance is the fourth studio album and second major label album by American rock band Bowling for Soup. It was recorded from 2001 to 2002 at Tree Sound Studios and Sonica Recording in Atlanta and Big Time Audio in Dallas.
Production and recording
After a UK, Canada and midwest U.S. tour to promote their album "Let's Do It for Johnny!", the band ventured out to film the new Britney Spears film Crossroads. After filming, they would head to Atlanta in October 2001 to record their next new album.
The album was produced by Butch Walker, formerly of Marvelous 3.
In a newsletter from the band on January 9, 2002, Reddick said they "recorded 14 songs and that the album would contain a bonus track "Greatest Day"... and hopefully a song or two that Butch and I write next month... the import will have three more song that we did here in Dallas last month."[1]
Release
It was released August 6, 2002 through Jive Records.[2] The single, "Girl All the Bad Guys Want," was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2003 in the "Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal" category.
A re-release in 2003 added: "Punk Rock 101"; a cover of 1980s new wave band A Flock of Seagulls' "I Ran (So Far Away)"; and "Star Song". There is an acoustic version of the song "Belgium" at the very end of the album.
"Punk Rock 101" was released as a radio single on May 20, 2003.[3] Between late June and early August, the group appeared on the Warped Tour.[4] The album is certified Silver in the U.K., having sold over 60,000 copies.
The album was included in Rock Sound's 101 Modern Classics list at number 63.[7] The album was included at number 32 on Rock Sound's "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time" list.[8]BuzzFeed included the album at number 28 on their "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F——ing Die" list.[9]Cleveland.com ranked "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" at number 61 on their list of the top 100 pop-punk songs.[10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jaret Reddick, except where noted
Each version of the album has a number tracks that are five-to-six seconds of complete silence, titled "[Blank]," between the last song and "Belgium." The number of blank tracks varies upon the version, but "Belgium" is track 28 on all versions except for the Japanese Edition, where it is on track 20 after "Other Girls". There is about 1 minute of silence in between both songs.
Bonus tracks
UK edition
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
18.
"(Is the World) World Falling Apart" (also appears on U.K. Promo)
Reddick
3:38
Total length:
62:34
Japanese edition
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
19.
"Other Girls" (also appears on U.K. and Australian "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" single)
Legal Representation: Mike McKoy - Serling, Rooks, Ferrara
Road Crew: Sweet Charlie, Greg Lobdell
Assistant Engineers
Tree Sound - Russ-T Cobb and Robert Hannon
Stonehenge at ZAC Recording: Russ-T Cobb and Jon Oullette
Second Engineer: Ari Newman
Sonica Recording: Mike Schneider
Streetlight Studios: Tim Obremski
Electric Lady: Shinobu Mitsuoka
Ruby Red Studios: Russ-T Cobb
Avatar Studios: Ross Petersen
Locations
Produced, engineered and mixed by Butch Walker at Ruby Red Productions, Atlanta
Basic Tracks Recorded at Tree Studios, Atlanta, except "Punk Rock 101," "I Ran (So Far Away)" and "Star Song" Recorded at Ruby Red Studios, Atlanta, "Life After Lisa" Recorded at Sonica Recording, Atlanta and "Greatest Day" Recorded at Big Time Audio, Dallas.
Overdubs Recorded at Ruby Red Studios, Atlanta, except "Life After Lisa" Recorded at Sonica Recording and "Greatest Day" Recorded at Big Time Audio
Mixed at Stonehenge at ZAC Recording, Atlanta, except "Girl All the Bad Guys Want," "Punk Rock 101" and "I Ran (So Far Away)," Mixed at South Beach Studios, Miama, "Star Song" Mixed at Avatar Studios, NYC, "Life After Lisa" Mixed at Streetlight Studios, NYC and "Greatest Day" Mixed at Electric Lady Studios, New York
Mastered by Chaz Harper at Battery Mastering, New York
Charts
Album
Year
Chart
Position
2002
Heatseekers
2
2003
The Billboard 200
129
Top Heatseekers
2
Singles
Year
Single
Chart
Position
2002
"Girl All the Bad Guys Want"
Modern Rock Tracks
38
2003
Adult Top 40
39
The Billboard Hot 100
64
Top 40 Mainstream
17
Top 40 Tracks
25
Notes
A^ Featured in frontman Jaret Reddick's seventh Bowling for Soup podcast, released March 10, 2010.
