Felons and revolutionaries
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Felons and Revolutionaries is the debut album by American band, Dope
. The album was released in 1999 on Epic Records
and has sold over 236,000 copies in the United States; it was re-released on July 18, 2000, with the single
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
" (the band's track from the American Psycho
soundtrack) as a bonus track. "Everything Sucks", "Sick", and "Debonaire" were also released as singles, but did not chart.
Anarchy Rulz
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Single
Dope (band)
Dope is an American rock band from Villa Park, Illinois, formed in 1997 in Chicago, Illinois.To date, the band has released five full-length studio albums, their most recent being No Regrets which was released on March 10, 2009.-History:...
. The album was released in 1999 on Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
and has sold over 236,000 copies in the United States; it was re-released on July 18, 2000, with the single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
"You Spin Me Round " is a song by British band Dead or Alive on their 1985 album Youthquake. The song was the first UK number-one hit by the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio. Released in November 1984, the record reached number one in March 1985, taking seventeen weeks to get there...
" (the band's track from the American Psycho
American Psycho: Music from the Controversial Motion Picture
American Psycho: Music from the Controversial Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the film, American Psycho, released April 4, 2000 by Koch Records.- Track listing :# "You Spin Me Round " – Dope...
soundtrack) as a bonus track. "Everything Sucks", "Sick", and "Debonaire" were also released as singles, but did not chart.
Track listing
All tracks by Edsel Dope- "Pig Society" – 3:13
- "Debonaire" – 2:33
- "Everything Sucks" – 3:01
- "Sick" – 3:11
- "Kimberly's Ghost" – 3:18
- "Spine For You" – 4:39
- "One Fix" – 3:41
- "Fuck tha PoliceFuck tha Police"Fuck tha Police" is a protest song by the gangsta rap group N.W.A that appears on the album Straight Outta Compton. Despite not being a single, it ranked #425 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time....
" (N.W.A cover) – 4:04 - "Intervention" – 2:45
- "America the Pitiful" – 2:42
- "Shit Life" – 4:13
- "Wake Up" – 3:20
- "I Am Nothing" – 4:12
- "You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record)You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"You Spin Me Round " is a song by British band Dead or Alive on their 1985 album Youthquake. The song was the first UK number-one hit by the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio. Released in November 1984, the record reached number one in March 1985, taking seventeen weeks to get there...
" (Dead or AliveDead or Alive (band)Dead or Alive were a British New Wave band from Wirral, England, United Kingdom, Europe. The band rose to fame in the 1980s with their number one single on the UK Singles Chart, "You Spin Me Round ". They were the first group to have a number one single under the production team Stock Aitken Waterman...
cover) – 2:48 (bonus track on later pressings)- The track listing on the back cover of some pressings does not state the song "Fuck tha Police" as existing on the record. This is most likely due to a typographical errorTypographical errorA typographical error is a mistake made in, originally, the manual type-setting of printed material, or more recently, the typing process. The term includes errors due to mechanical failure or slips of the hand or finger, but usually excludes errors of ignorance, such as spelling errors...
or the producers had used too much of the space on the back of the album to the artwork. The original pressing for the album's Canadian release does list that song on the back cover. There are also reports that some versions of the album actually did not contain this song. - On the later pressing that included "You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record)", the song "Everything Sucks" is actually the Andy WallaceAndy Wallace (producer)Andy Wallace is a Grammy Award-winning music studio engineer with a long track record of successful productions, beginning with the 1986 production of the Run-DMC/Aerosmith collaboration on "Walk This Way" with Rick Rubin...
remix version.
- The track listing on the back cover of some pressings does not state the song "Fuck tha Police" as existing on the record. This is most likely due to a typographical error
Appearances in other media
- "Debonaire" is used during the SWATSWATA SWAT team is an elite tactical unit in various national law enforcement departments. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers...
assault scene in the movie The Fast and the FuriousThe Fast and the Furious (2001 film)The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 street racing action film starring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster. Directed by Rob Cohen, The Fast and the Furious was the first mainstream film to feature the Asian automotive import scene in North America. It is the first film...
. - "Debonaire" was used as the entrance theme of the wrestler RhinoTerry GerinTerrance "Terry" Gerin is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by the ring name Rhino . He is best known for his career in Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
in ECWExtreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
. It was also used as the opening song for their video game
Anarchy Rulz
ECW Anarchy Rulz (video game)
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.
Personnel
- Edsel DopeEdsel DopeEdsel Dope is the lead singer and main songwriter for nu metal/industrial metal band, Dope, originally from New York City. Dope was founded on December 10, 1997 by Edsel and his brother, Simon Dope .Edsel co-produced all of Dope's albums...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
s, programming, additional engineering, mixing - Simon Dope - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Tripp EisenTripp EisenTripp Eisen Tripp Eisen Tripp Eisen (born Tod Rex Salvador June 29, 1965, also known "Tripp Rex Eisen" or "Rex Eisen", is an American musician, best known as the former guitarist of the industrial metal band Static-X...
- lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
s - Preston Nash - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Acey SladeAcey SladeAcey Slade, , is the lead singer and guitarist of the band Acey Slade & The Dark Party. Previous to this he was the lead vocalist and guitarist in the punk rock band Trashlight Vision, which broke up September 12, 2007...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Jordan Schur - executive producer and A&R
- Chip Quigley - management and direction
- John Travis - producer, engineer, recorder, mixing
- Eric Too - assistant engineer
- Derek Carlson - assistant engineer
- Mr. Big Head - assistant engineer
- Jay Baumgardner - mixing
- Blumpy - mixing
- DJ LethalDJ LethalLeor Dimant , better known as DJ Lethal, is a turntablist and producer and member of the bands Limp Bizkit, House of Pain and La Coka Nostra.-Early life:Leor Dimant was born in Riga, Latvia, when this country was still part of the Soviet Union...
- screaming hummingbird on track 12 - The N.Y.C. Dope Choir - backing vocals on track 8
- Will Gibson - A&R coordination for Flip
- Kaz Utsunomiya - A&R for Epic
- Larry Robinson - business affairs
- Joe Serling - legal representation
- Howie Weinberg - mastering
- Roger Lian - editing
- John Ditmar - booking
- Peter Ciccotto - design
- Marina Chavez - photography
- Chapman BaehlerChapman BaehlerChapman Baehler is a photographer and director primarily working with musicians.His photographs have been featured on more than 160 albums since the mid-1990s, covering artists including Brooks & Dunn , Iggy Pop , Nine Inch Nails, Kelly Clarkson, Stone Temple Pilots, John Mayer, Fishbone,...
- photography - Mear at Conart - artwork
Chart positions
AlbumChart (1999) | Peak position |
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Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
25 |
Single
Song | Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) "You Spin Me Round " is a song by British band Dead or Alive on their 1985 album Youthquake. The song was the first UK number-one hit by the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio. Released in November 1984, the record reached number one in March 1985, taking seventeen weeks to get there... " |
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 37 |