Schmack!

Schmack!
Studio album by
Steriogram
Released29 February 2004
Recorded2003
Genre
Length38:23
LabelCapitol
ProducerDavid Kahne
Steriogram chronology
Sing the Night Away
(2001) 		Schmack!
(2004) 		This Is Not the Target Market
(2007)
Singles from Schmack!
  1. "Walkie Talkie Man"
    Released: 29 February 2004
  2. "Go"
    Released: 29 October 2004
  3. "White Trash"
    Released: 2001 on "Sing the Night Away" re-recorded and re-released on 23 June 2006
  4. "Tsunami"
    Released: 4 July 2006
  5. "Road Trip"
    Released: 4 July 2006
  6. "On and On"
    Released: 4 July 2006
  7. "Be Good to Me"
    Released: 9 August 2006
Alternative Cover
2005 Special Tour Edition

Schmack! is the debut studio album by New Zealand rock 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".

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Classic Rock[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Tyson Kennedy, Tim Youngson, Bradley Carter, Jacob Adams, Jared Wrenell)

2004 release

  1. "Roadtrip" - 2:59
  2. "Walkie Talkie Man" - 2:13
  3. "Schmack!" - 2:25
  4. "Was the Day" - 2:13
  5. "White Trash" - 3:44
  6. "In the City" - 2:41
  7. "Go" - 2:56
  8. "Fat and Proud" - 3:27
  9. "Tsunami" - 3:01
  10. "Wind It Up" - 3:14
  11. "Be Good to Me" - 2:59
  12. "On and On" - 3:59

Tour edition (2005) bonus tracks

  2. "Free"
  3. "White Trash (DLT Remix)"
  4. "Big Lady Lovin"
  5. "Back in Black"

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 50

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[7] Platinum 15,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Australian-charts.com Retrieved May 2009
  2. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Steriogram Schmack! review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  3. ^ Clerk, Carol (February 2005). "Steriogram 'Schmack'". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 93.
  4. ^ Kleinsak, Michelle (21 May 2004). "Schmack! Review". Entertainment Weekly. p. 77. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Steriogram – Schmack!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 2004". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Steriogram – Schmack!". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.