Because I'm Awesome
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Because I'm Awesome is the second studio album by the American punk band The Dollyrots
. It was released on March 13, 2007 on Blackheart Records
.
Tracks featured in TV shows include "Because I'm Awesome", featured on Ugly Betty
and "Watch Me Go "(Kissed Me, Killed Me)", featured on The Simple Life
. The song "Because I'm Awesome" was also featured in a back-to-school commercial for Kohl's
department store
as well as the 2008 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
. The band performed "Because I'm Awesome" on an episode of Greek
as well.
awarded the album eight out of ten, describing the band's sound as "the same as it ever was, with clever, catchy lyrics running around a track of straightforward, chugging pop-punk". In a positive review, Bill James on website Monsters and Critics
said that "the album as a whole is more than can be described in any one track" and that it contained "fun, rollicking songs, often laced with a political barb and punk attitude to create a unique sound".
The Dollyrots
Other musicians
Production
Cover
The Dollyrots
The Dollyrots are an American pop punk band composed of Kelly Ogden and Luis Cabezas . They have released three studio albums and are currently signed to the Blackheart Records label.-Formation:...
. It was released on March 13, 2007 on Blackheart Records
Blackheart Records
Blackheart Records is an American record label founded by rock musicians Joan Jett and Kenny Laguna. Artists include The Eyeliners, Endless Bummer, Girl in a Coma, the Cute Lepers, the Dollyrots, the Vacancies, and, of course, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts....
.
Tracks featured in TV shows include "Because I'm Awesome", featured on Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
and "Watch Me Go "(Kissed Me, Killed Me)", featured on The Simple Life
The Simple Life
The Simple Life was a reality television series that was broadcast from December 2, 2003 to August 5, 2007. The first three seasons aired on Fox, and the final two on E!...
. The song "Because I'm Awesome" was also featured in a back-to-school commercial for Kohl's
Kohl's
Kohl's Corporation is an American department store chain headquartered in the Milwaukee suburb of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, operating , 1,089 stores in 49 states. In 1998, it entered the S&P 500 list, and is also listed in the Fortune 500...
department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
as well as the 2008 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 is a 2008 sequel to the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. The original cast , return to star in the movie, which was directed by Sanaa Hamri...
. The band performed "Because I'm Awesome" on an episode of Greek
Greek (TV series)
Greek is an American comedy-drama television series, which follows students of the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University , located in Ohio, who participate in the school's Greek system...
as well.
Reception
Rick Anderson on Allmusic rated the album four stars out of five. Anderson described the album as "the same tight, gleefully snotty bubblegum punk as what you heard on Eat My Heart Out, except maybe just a bit bigger and just a bit sonically fuller this time around -- par for the course when a band like this starts to mature and gets the budget of an established label behind it." Lana Cooper on website PopMattersPopMatters
PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...
awarded the album eight out of ten, describing the band's sound as "the same as it ever was, with clever, catchy lyrics running around a track of straightforward, chugging pop-punk". In a positive review, Bill James on website Monsters and Critics
Monsters and Critics
Monsters and Critics is a web-only entertainment/celebrity news and review publication with movie, DVD, video game, and music reviews, along with political commentary as well as coverage of world news, technology, sports, and science.- Background :...
said that "the album as a whole is more than can be described in any one track" and that it contained "fun, rollicking songs, often laced with a political barb and punk attitude to create a unique sound".
Track listing
Personnel
The following people worked on the album:The Dollyrots
- Kelly Ogden – vocals, bass, spoons
- Luis Cabezas – guitar, vocals, piano
- Amy Wood – drums
Other musicians
- Melanie Cabezas – additional backing vocals
- Chris Black – additional backing vocals
- Jimmy Coup – additional backing vocals
- Kenny Laguna – additional backing vocals
Production
- John Fields – producer, recording, mixing
- Chris Testa – recording
- Steven Miller – mixing
- Jacques Wait – producer, recording, mixing, preproduction/demos
- Kenny Laguna – additional production
- Derek Bramble – recording
- Luis Cabezas – additional production
- Greg Calbi – mastering
Cover
- Steve Dixey – cover artwork
- Robert Jones – bunny illustration
- Carianne Laguna – layout/design
- Jed Luczynski – back tray photo
- Sonja Pacho – inside photo