Hoobastank (album)

Hoobastank
Studio album by Hoobastank
Released	November 20, 2001
Recorded	May–July 2001 4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, California (vocals, guitar, bass) Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California (drums)
Genre	Post-grunge, alternative rock, alternative metal, nu metal
Length	39:03
Label	Island
Producer	Jim Wirt
Hoobastank chronology
They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To (1998) Hoobastank (2001) The Target (2002)
Singles from Hoobastank
"Crawling in the Dark" Released: April 2, 2002 "Remember Me" Released: June 11, 2002 "Running Away" Released: July 16, 2002

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	(C)[2]
Rolling Stone	(Unfavorable)[3]

Hoobastank (typecast as H∞bastank) is the first major studio release by American rock band Hoobastank. The album proved to be the band's breakthrough album. It was released on November 20, 2001 by Island Records. Three singles were released, "Crawling in the Dark", "Running Away", and "Remember Me". It has since been certified Platinum in the United States.^[4]

Overview

The album was the first to have a post-grunge sound rather than the funk metal and ska punk sound of their independent releases. This is their only album to have nu metal influences. A few songs, such as "Pieces", also contain rapped vocals.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Crawling in the Dark"	Daniel Estrin, Douglas Robb	2:55
2.	"Remember Me"	Estrin, Robb	3:34
3.	"Running Away"	Estrin, Robb	2:58
4.	"Pieces"	Estrin, Robb, Markku Lappalainen	3:15
5.	"Let You Know"	Estrin, Robb	3:39
6.	"Better"	Lappalainen, Robb	2:53
7.	"Ready for You"	Estrin, Robb	3:07
8.	"Up and Gone"	Lappalainen, Robb	3:21
9.	"Too Little Too Late"	Estrin, Robb	3:15
10.	"Hello Again"	Lappalainen, Robb	3:02
11.	"To Be With You"	Lappalainen, Robb	4:02
12.	"Give It Back"	Estrin, Robb	2:58

Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Losing My Grip"	3:55
14.	"The Critic"	4:15

Personnel

Hoobastank Doug Robb - lead vocals Dan Estrin - lead guitars Markku Lappalainen - bass Chris Hesse - drums Production Jim Wirt – producer, engineer CJ Eiriksson, Dave Holdredge, & Matt Marrin – assistant engineers Jay Baumgardner – mixing James Murray, Mark Kiczula – mixing assistants

Artwork Louis Marino – art direction, design Ray Lego – photography Rick Patrick – creative director Management Paul Pontius – A&R

Charts

Album Chart (2001) Peak position Australian Albums Chart 21 UK Albums Chart[5] 96 US Billboard 200[6] 25 US Billboard Top Heatseekers 1

Certifications Country Certification Sales United States Platinum[7] 1,000,000+

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r561914
2. Browne, David (March 4, 2002). "Hoobastank Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
3. Knopper, Steve (November 28, 2001). "Hoobastank : Hoobastank : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 8, 2005. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
4. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
5. "Chart Log UK: H & Claire- Hysterix". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
6. "Hoobastank Billboard Albums Chart". billboard.com.
7. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2014-12-22.