Same Old Tunes Explained

Tiny Tunes / Same Old Tunes
Type:Studio album
Artist:Millencolin
Cover:Millencolin - Tiny Tunes cover.jpg
Released:
  • SWD – 28 October 1994
  • NA - 22 September 1998
Recorded:August 1994 at Unisound Studios in Örebro, Sweden
Genre:Ska punk, punk rock, melodic hardcore
Length:31:16
Label:Burning Heart, Epitaph
Producer:Millencolin
Prev Title:Skauch
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Life on a Plate
Next Year:1995

Same Old Tunes is the debut album by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin, released on 28 October 1994 in Sweden by Burning Heart Records under the original title Tiny Tunes.

The song "Da Strike" was released as the album's single, with an accompanying music video.

Controversy

The album's title and cover art mimicked the cartoon television show Tiny Toon Adventures, leading to a number of copyright infringement lawsuits against the band when the album was re-released in the United States on 22 September 1998 through Epitaph Records. Warner Bros, the owner of Tiny Toon Adventures, sued the record label and caused the band to change the title and cover art. They chose the title Same Old Tunes to reflect the fact that the album's track list had not changed.[1]

The band also printed T-shirts for the song "Chiquita Chaser" that imitated the logo of Chiquita Brands International, who threatened them with a lawsuit causing them to cease production of the shirts.[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Nikola Šarčević except where noted.

Personnel

Millencolin

Additional musicians

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Story of Our Band . 8 April 2007 . Millencolin . https://web.archive.org/web/20061022062840/http://www.millencolin.com/bio/story.htm . 22 October 2006.
  2. Web site: Millencolin other merch . 8 April 2007 . Millencolin .