Beach House on the Moon explained

Beach House on the Moon
Type:album
Artist:Jimmy Buffett
Cover:Al beachhouse.jpg
Released:May 24, 1999
Length:55:33
Prev Title:Don't Stop the Carnival
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:Far Side of the World
Next Year:2002

Beach House on the Moon is the twenty-third studio album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett and was released on May 24, 1999. It is his second and last studio album released on Island Records and the last release of Margaritaville Records. It reached #8 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Songs

The song "Math Suks" caused a minor and brief media frenzy over Jimmy Buffett's seeming disdain for math education. The lyrics tell of the author's frustration as a math student. The song's lyrics refer to hearing the phrase "Math sucks" on an interview on TV, though Buffett later noted that the inspiration actually came from graffiti on a bridge in Key West Florida.[1] Mathematical terms are used in a superficial way in the song, which drew criticism from mathematicians and mathematics teachers.[2] The song was condemned by the US National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Education Association for its alleged negative effect on children's education.[1] [3]

Personnel

The Coral Reefer Band

Additional musicians

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Irreverent Song Upsets Math Teachers . Dana Mackenzie . November 9, 2008 . June 3, 1999 . American Association for the Advancement of Science . (updated link: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.284.5421.1763b)
  2. Picker, S.H. and Berry, J.S. (2000): "Investigating pupils' images of mathematicians". Educational Studies in Mathematics, volume 43, pages 65–94.
  3. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (1999): "A conversation with Jimmy Buffett shows math doesn’t 'suk' after all". NCTM News Bulletin, volume 36, issue 1, pages 1 and 4–5.
  4. CD Liner Notes, p.17
  5. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999. Billboard. January 10, 2021.