Drunk Enough to Dance explained

Drunk Enough to Dance
Type:studio
Artist:Bowling for Soup
Cover:BowlingForSoup DrunkEnoughToDance 2002.jpg
Alt:The cover consists of four men goofing around in powder blue tuxedos.
Released:August 6, 2002
Recorded:2001–2002
Studio:
  • Tree Sound Studios, Atlanta
  • Ruby Red Studios, Atlanta
  • Sonica Recording, Atlanta
  • Big Time Audio, Dallas
Genre:Pop punk
Length:58:56
Producer:
Prev Title:Let's Do It for Johnny!
Prev Year:2000
Next Title:A Hangover You Don't Deserve
Next Year:2004

Drunk Enough to Dance is the fourth studio album and second major label album by American rock band Bowling for Soup. It was recorded from 2001 to 2002 at Tree Sound Studios and Sonica Recording in Atlanta and Big Time Audio in Dallas.

Production and recording

After a UK, Canada and midwest U.S. tour to promote their album "Let's Do It for Johnny!", the band ventured out to film the new Britney Spears film Crossroads. After filming, they would head to Atlanta in October 2001 to record their next new album. The album was produced by Butch Walker, formerly of Marvelous 3. In a newsletter from the band on January 9, 2002, Reddick said they "recorded 14 songs and that the album would contain a bonus track "Greatest Day"... and hopefully a song or two that Butch and I write next month... the import will have three more song that we did here in Dallas last month."[1]

Release

It was released August 6, 2002 through Jive Records.[2] 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 1980s 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.[3] Between late June and early August, the group appeared on the Warped Tour.[4] The album is certified Silver in the U.K., having sold over 60,000 copies.

Reception

The album was included in Rock Sounds 101 Modern Classics list at number 63.[5] The album was included at number 32 on Rock Sounds "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time" list.[6] BuzzFeed included the album at number 28 on their "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F——ing Die" list.[7] Cleveland.com ranked "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" at number 61 on their list of the top 100 pop-punk songs.[8]

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

Personnel

Bowling for Soup

Production

Assistant Engineers
  • Tree Sound - Russ-T Cobb and Robert Hannon
  • Stonehenge at ZAC Recording: Russ-T Cobb and Jon Oullette
  • Second Engineer: Ari Newman
  • Sonica Recording: Mike Schneider
  • Streetlight Studios: Tim Obremski
  • Electric Lady: Shinobu Mitsuoka
  • Ruby Red Studios: Russ-T Cobb
  • Avatar Studios: Ross Petersen

    Locations

    Charts

    Album

    YearChartPosition
    2002Heatseekers2
    2003The Billboard 200129
    Top Heatseekers2

    Singles

    YearSingleChartPosition
    2002"Girl All the Bad Guys Want"Modern Rock Tracks38
    2003Adult Top 4039
    The Billboard Hot 10064
    Top 40 Mainstream17
    Top 40 Tracks25

    Notes

    References

    Citations
    Sources

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: http://www.bowlingforsoup.com/johnnynotes.html . 9 January 2002.
    2. Web site: A List of the 11 BFS studio albums (for my twitter peeps) . January 6, 2010 . January 5, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715110142/http://jaretreddick.posterous.com/a-list-of-the-11-bfs-studio-albums-for-my-twi . July 15, 2011 . mdy .
    3. Web site: FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock . Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated . October 30, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142732/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 . March 22, 2013 . mdy .
    4. Web site: Final Band List Announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20031003182600/http://www.warpedtour.com/news.html. Warped Tour. February 6, 2003. October 3, 2003. May 17, 2018. dead.
    5. Web site: Rock Sound's 101 Modern Classics: 74 - 50. Rock Sound Magazine. June 27, 2012 . July 6, 2015.
    6. Bird, ed. 2014, p. 70
    7. Web site: 36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F----ing Die. Sherman, Maria . Broderick, Ryan . BuzzFeed. July 2, 2013. July 29, 2015.
    8. Web site: The 100 greatest pop punk songs of all time. https://web.archive.org/web/20220303183529/https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/03/the-100-greatest-pop-punk-songs-of-all-time.html. Cleveland.com. Smith, Troy L.. March 2, 2022. March 3, 2022. March 3, 2022.

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