| II | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | The Presidents of the United States of America |
| Cover: | The Presidents of the United States of America- II.jpg |
| Released: | November 5, 1996 |
| Recorded: | Studio Litho, Seattle, Washington, August 1996 |
| Length: | 39:47 |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Chris Ballew, Dave Dederer, Jason Finn, Craig Montgomery |
| Prev Title: | The Presidents of the United States of America |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | Rarities |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
II is the second studio album by the American rock band The Presidents of the United States of America. It was released via Columbia Records on November 5, 1996, coinciding with the United States presidential election.
The album included a few songs that originally appeared on Froggystyle, a self-released cassette that was recorded before their debut album, The Presidents of the United States of America. These songs, which were re-recorded for this album, were "L.I.P", then known as "Little Indian Princess", "Lunatic to Love" and "Puffy Little Shoes". Also, "Twig" was re-recorded, as it was previously recorded as a B-side to a "Lump" single, where it was known as "Twig in the Wind". That version was later released on Rarities as "Twig (Semi Acoustic Version)".
All songs by The Presidents of the United States of America.
"Basketball Dream" features a boy, Tony Ballew (a relative of Chris Ballew), describing a dream he had about Magic Johnson - for this reason, the track is often mislabeled "Magic Johnson Dream". Chris Ballew can be heard faintly whispering the lyrics underneath the boy. The recording of Tony's voice, with a different musical backing, previously appeared on Feel Good, an album by Ballew's pre-PUSA band Egg, in 1987.
| Chart (1996-1997) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Albums (The Record)[1] | 5 | |
| US Billboard 200) | 31 |