Phoenix (Zebrahead album)
2008 studio album by Zebrahead
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Phoenix is the seventh studio album released by American punk rock band Zebrahead. Shawn Harris of The Matches created the artwork for the album, as he did with the band's previous album Broadcast to the World. Phoenix was made available for streaming via Fuse's website on July 31, 2008, before being released on August 5, 2008 through Icon Mes.[4] The band was due to embark on a US tour in August and September 2008, but had to cancel it when frontman Matty Lewis started suffering from vocal issues. They ended up going on a tour of mainland Europe in October 2008.[5][6]
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| Released | July 9, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | March–May 2008 | |||
| Studios | Maple, Santa Ana, California | |||
| Genres | Pop punk, rap rock | |||
| Length | 55:02 | |||
| Label | Icon Mes | |||
| Producers | Cameron Webb, Howard Benson | |||
| Zebrahead chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Phoenix | ||||
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Singles
- "Mental Health" - released as the lead single from the album in June 2008. It peaked at number 16 on the Japanese charts, a music video accompanied its release.
- "Hell Yeah!" - released as the second single in the fall of 2008; a music video accompanied its release.
- "The Juggernauts" - released as the third and final single in winter–spring 2009; a music video accompanied its release.
The video was filmed in the summer of 2008. The video shows the band members playing at the swimming pool with a large number of visitors on holiday. At the end of the video all participants start to play a song under the water.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "HMP" | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Hell Yeah!" | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Just the Tip" | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Mental Health" | 3:13 |
| 5. | "The Juggernauts" | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Death by Disco" | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Be Careful What You Wish For" | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Morse Code for Suckers" | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Ignite" | 3:26 |
| 10. | "Mike Dexter Is a God, Mike Dexter Is a Role Model, Mike Dexter Is an Asshole" | 3:36 |
| 11. | "The Junkie and the Halo" | 3:28 |
| 12. | "Brixton" | 3:07 |
| 13. | "Hit the Ground" | 3:20 |
| 14. | "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right, But Three Rights Make a Left" | 3:32 |
| 15. | "All for None and None for All" | 3:16 |
| 16. | "Sorry, But Your Friends Are Hot" | 3:50 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 17. | "The Art of Breaking Up" | 3:18 |
| 18. | "We're Not a Cover Band, We're a Tribute Band" | 3:48 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 17. | "Politics" | 3:08 |
| 18. | "Photographs" | 3:23 |
"Politics" and "Photographs" were first released (in reverse playing order) on the digital exclusive Not the New Album EP, included alongside "Mental Health" as an album sampler. This EP released on July 8th[7] through Icon MES, one day before the album proper, but was re-released on January 31st, 2010[8] through the band's own MFZB Records, including the two Japanese bonus tracks alongside the first three.
The version of Phoenix available to fan club members is the only instance of "Politics" and "Photographs" being available on physical media.
Personnel
Band
- Ali Tabatabaee - lead vocals
- Matty Lewis - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Greg Bergdorf - lead guitar
- Ben Osmundson - bass guitar
- Ed Udhus - drums
Backing staff
- Jason Freese - keyboards
- Howard Benson - keyboards on "Hell Yeah!"
- Cameron Webb - mixing, engineer
- Mike Plotnikoff - engineer
- Brian Gardner - mastering
Trivia
- "HMP" stands for Heavy Metal Push-Ups and according to the band the name came about because playing the song gave their fingers a workout.[9]
- "Mike Dexter is a God, Mike Dexter is a Role Model, Mike Dexter is an Asshole" is a reference to the character Mike Dexter from the movie Can't Hardly Wait.[10]
Chart positions
| Charts | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Top Heatseekers | 30 |
| Japan Charts | 10 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | July 9, 2008 | CD, music download |
| Europe | August 4, 2008 | |
| Canada | August 5, 2008 | |
| United States | ||
| World wide | March 28, 2014 | Vinyl record[11] |
