Screw It! Explained

Screw It!
Type:	studio
Artist:	Danger Danger
Cover:	Screwit!.jpg
Released:	October 1991
Recorded:	1991 at New River Studios, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Genre:	Hair metal, pop metal
Length:	57:30
Label:	Epic^[1]
Producer:	Bruno Ravel, Steve West
Prev Title:	Down And Dirty Live
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Dawn
Next Year:	1995

Screw It! is the second album by the American band Danger Danger, released in 1991.^{[2] [3]} "Monkey Business" peaked at No. 42 on the UK Singles Chart.^[4]

Production

The album was produced by Bruno Ravel and Steve West.^[5] It was recorded at New River Studios in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Ginger Lynn provided the moans on "Yeah, You Want It!"^[6]

Critical reception

The Calgary Herald noted that "most of the music and pedantic lyrics tend to irritate instead of stimulate." The Chicago Tribune deemed "Yeah, You Want It!" an "offensive, date-rape anthem."

AllMusic wrote that "the music overall appears to have been constructed in hopes of pleasing both the mainstream pop audience and hair-sprayed headbangers."^[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Steve West and Bruno Ravel, except for where noted.

1. "Ginger Snaps (Intro)
2. "Monkey Business" - 5:22
3. "Slipped Her the Big One" (West, Andy Timmons) - 5:32
4. "C'est Loupé (Prelude) / Beat the Bullet" - 4:53
5. "I Still Think About You" - 4:36
6. "Get Your Shit Together" - 4:41
7. "Crazy Nites" - 4:14
8. "Puppet Show" - 1:20
9. "Everybody Wants Some" - 4:15
10. "Don't Blame It on Love" - 3:58
11. "Comin' Home" - 4:39
12. "Horny S.O.B." - 3:22
13. "Find Your Way Back Home" - 6:14
14. "Yeah, You Want It!" - 3:34
15. "D.F.N.S." - 0:50

Personnel

Band

• Ted Poley - lead and backing vocals
• Andy Timmons - electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
• Kasey Smith - keyboards
• Bruno Ravel - 4- and 12-string basses, backing vocals, cello
• Steve West - drums, out of tune vocals

Guests

• Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt, Pat Badger - backing vocals (2), rap (13)
• Ginger Lynn

voice

• Eddy Conard

percussion

• Todd "T-Boy" Confessore
• Mom - Violin
• Dad - Violin
• Bruno- Violin
• Koen VanBaal
• Ravel String Quartet

Notes and References

1. News: Abbott . Jim . In the Bin . Orlando Sentinel . 4 Oct 1991 . Calendar . 6.
2. News: Kempf . Cristi . Danger Danger finds itself in serious role . Chicago Sun-Times . November 10, 1991 . Show . 2.
3. News: Rollins . Lisa L. . Lots of monkey business with Danger Danger's new release . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . September 21, 1991 . Life . 1.
4. Web site: Danger Danger . Official Charts . 7 February 2023.
5. Screw It by Danger Danger . Billboard . Oct 26, 1991 . 103 . 43 . 82.
6. News: Three bands performing in area achieving notoriety . The Denver Post . November 15, 1991 . 16F.
7. Web site: Screw It! Review by Greg Prato . AllMusic . 7 February 2023.