Drunk Enough to Dance

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Drunk Enough to Dance is the fourth studio album and second major label album by American rock band Bowling for Soup. It was recorded at Tree Sound Studios and Sonica Recording in Atlanta and Big Time Audio in Dallas, Texas.

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Release

It was released August 6, 2002 through Jive Records. 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 '80s 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. Between late June and early August, the group appeared on the Warped Tour.

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Reception

The album was included in Rock Sound's 101 Modern Classics list at number 63. The album was included at number 32 on Rock Sound's "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time" list. BuzzFeed included the album at number 28 on their "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F----ing Die" list.

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Track listing

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

B-sides

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Personnel

Bowling for Soup:

• Jaret von Erich (Jaret Reddick) -- vocals, rhythm guitars
• Erik Rodham Clinton (Erik Chandler) -- bass, vocals
• Christopher Van Malmsteen (Chris Burney) -- lead guitars, vocals
• Gary Wiseass (Gary Wiseman) -- drums
• Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Butch Walker for Ruby Red Productions, Atlanta, GA, except:

* Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge

** Additional Engineering by John Briglevich; Mixed by Tom Soares

*** Produced by Jaret Reddick; Engineering by Steve Browne; Mixed by Tom Soares

**** Produced by Rhys Fulber; Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge

***** Mixed by Chris Shaw

• Basic Tracks Recorded at Tree Studios, Atlanta, GA, except "Punk Rock 101," "I Ran (So Far Away)" and "Star Song" Recorded at Ruby Red Studios, Atlanta, GA, "Life After Lisa" Recorded at Sonica Recording, Atlanta, GA and "Greatest Day" Recorded at Big Time Audio, Dallas, TX
• Overdubs Recorded at Ruby Red Studios, Atlanta, GA, except "Life After Lisa" Recorded at Sonica Recording and "Greatest Day" Recorded at Big Time Audio
• Mixed at Stonehenge at ZAC Recording, Atlanta, GA, except "Girl All the Bad Guys Want," "Punk Rock 101" and "I Ran (So Far Away)," Mixed at South Beach Studios, Miama, FL, "Star Song" Mixed at Avatar Studios, NYC, "Life After Lisa" Mixed at Streetlight Studios, NYC and "Greatest Day" Mixed at Electric Lady Studios, NYC
• Mastered by Chaz Harper at Battery Mastering, NYC
• General Assistant to Butch Walker: Christie Priode
• Assistant Engineers:

Tree Sound - Rus-T Cobb and Robert Hannon

Stonehenge at ZAC Recording: Rus-T Cobb and Jon Oullette

Second Engineer: Ari Newman

Sonica Recording: Mike Schneider

Streetlight Studios: Tim Obremski

Electric Lady: Shinobu Mitsuoka

Ruby Red Studios: Rus-T Cobb

Avatar Studios: Ross Petersen

• Percussion, piano, Hammond and additional guitars by Butch Walker Additional vocal on "Life After Lisa" by Butch Walker
• Additional Backing Vocals on "I Don't Wanna Rock" and "Running from Your Dad" by FFroe and Howie
• Keyboards on "I Ran (So Far Away)" by Jamie Muhoberac
• Management: Jeff Roe for FFroe
• Legal Representation: Mike McKoy - Serling, Rooks, Ferrara
• Road Crew: Sweet Charlie, Greg Lobdell

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Charts

Album

Singles

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Notes

• A ^ Featured in frontman Jaret Reddick's seventh Bowling for Soup podcast, released March 10, 2010.

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References

Citations

Sources

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External links

• Drunk Enough to Dance at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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