Playmate of the Year is the third studio album released by American punk rock band Zebrahead, it is also their final album released via Columbia Records.
| Playmate of the Year | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 22, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | January – April 2000[1][2] | |||
| Studio | The Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California; Sparky Dark, Calabasas, California | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 50:21 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Howard Benson | |||
| Zebrahead chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Playmate of the Year | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Ox-Fanzine | Favorable[5] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[6] |
The woman modelling on the album cover is American model and actress Jodi Ann Paterson who was a Playboy Playmate in 1999 and named Playmate of the Year in 2000, of which the album refers to.
Singles
edit- "Deck the Halls (I Hate Christmas)" - released as a festive single during the Christmas season of 1999 and received airplay from many radio stations in the U.S and Japan.
- "Playmate of the Year" - the title track of the album was released as the lead single in the summer of 2000 and received radio airplay worldwide, a music video accompanied its release in censored and uncensored versions. The video is also available as one of the extras on the Playboy 2001 Video Playmate Calendar.
In the beginning of the video the band wakes up in their apartment from the doorbell of a crowd of women with which the musicians later have fun. At the end of the video Justin Mauriello wakes up again, realizing that it was just a dream, then he opens the door to the postman, that gives him the new issue of journal "Playboy".
- "Now or Never" - released exclusively as a radio-only single in Japan in 2001.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Am" | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Playmate of the Year" | 2:58 |
| 3. | "Now or Never" | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Wasted" (Hidden demo track "Place in France" plays at 3:29) | 3:54 |
| 5. | "I'm Money" | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Go" | 3:23 |
| 7. | "What's Goin' On?" | 4:01 |
| 8. | "Subtract You" | 2:59 |
| 9. | "The Hell That Is My Life" (Hidden demo track "Wookie" plays at 3:34) | 4:00 |
| 10. | "E Generation" | 2:44 |
| 11. | "Livin' Libido Loco" | 4:47 |
| 12. | "In My Room" (Tavis Werts of Reel Big Fish performing on didgeridoo plays at 3:35 and prank call plays at 8:41) | 11:35 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "All I Need" | 3:08 |
| 14. | "Deck the Halls (I Hate Christmas)" | 10:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Get Back" | 3:31 |
Notes
- The actual song from the track "In My Room" is 3:32 long, before being followed by about a minute of Reel Big Fish band member Tavis Werts playing the digeridoo, followed by about five minutes of silence. At 8:41, a prank call to Sony BMG is played, the call is made by band member Justin Mauriello impersonating his mother, demanding to know when the band is going to "start seeing some money" from their record label.
Personnel
editZebrahead
- Ali Tabatabaee – lead vocals
- Justin Mauriello – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Greg Bergdorf – lead guitar
- Ben Osmundson – bass guitar
- Ed Udhus – drums
Backing staff
- Howard Benson – keyboards
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Bobby Brooks – engineer
- Ernie Vigil; Mat Silva – assistant engineers
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
Chart positions
edit| Charts | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Top Heatseekers | 4 |
| US Charts | 127 |
| Japan Charts | 20 |
References
edit- ^ "Zebrahead News (All of '99)". Zebrahead.org. Archived from the original on 2002-02-08.
- ^ "Zebrahead News". Zebrahead.org. Archived from the original on 2000-10-18.
- ^ a b c "Zebrahead Playmate Of The Year". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Playmate of the Year Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ Salmutter, Elmar (March–May 2001). "Reviews: Zebrahead / Playmate of the Year". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Rensen, Michael (January 17, 2001). "Zebrahead - Playmate of the Year". Rock Hard (in German). Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.