Flight of the Conchords (album)
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Personnel
- All songs written and performed by Jemaine ClementJemaine ClementJemaine Clement is a New Zealand comedian, actor and musician, best known as one half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along with Bret McKenzie.-Early life:...
and Bret McKenzieBret McKenzieBret Peter Tarrant McKenzie is a comedian, actor, musician and producer, best known for being one half of the Grammy Award winning musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along with Jemaine Clement.... - Sara Johnson - vocals on "Foux du Fafa"
- Robin Lynn - keys on "Foux du Fafa," "Think About It" and "The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)"
- Gus Seyffert - bass on "Think About It" and "Business Time"
- Danny Frankel - percussion on "Think About It," "The Prince of Parties" and "Business Time"
- Mickey PetraliaMickey Petralia (producer)Mickey Petralia is a producer, engineer, mixer represented by Next Wave Management. Mickey produced all of the music on the Grammy winning, Emmy nominated hit HBO series Flight of the Conchords-Selected discography:...
- drums on "Ladies of the World" and "Leggy Blonde;" percussion on "The Prince of Parties" and "A Kiss is Not a Contract" - Mark Lewis - drums on "Ladies of the World" and "The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)"
- Rhys DarbyRhys DarbyRhys Montague Darby is an actor and stand-up comedian from New Zealand, known for his energetic physical comedy routines, telling stories accompanied with mime and sound effects of things such as machinery and animals...
- vocals on "Leggy Blonde" - Scott Seiver - drums on "Business Time" and "Bowie"
- David Ralicke - horns on "Bowie"
Sales and chart performance
The album debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart, selling about 52,000 copies in its first week. In their home country of New Zealand, the album debuted at number two, beaten to the top spot by Beautiful Machine
Beautiful Machine
Beautiful Machine is the seventh album from Shihad and was released 21 April 2008, in New Zealand and released 17 May 2008, in Australia....
by Shihad
Shihad
Shihad is a New Zealand hard/alternative rock band, currently based in Melbourne, Australia. During Shihad's recording career, they have produced four number-one studio albums and three top-ten singles in their home country of New Zealand....
. The following week it jumped to the number one spot. The album was certified 2x Platinum in New Zealand on 23 August 2009, shipping over 30,000 copies.
Appearances on the TV show
All of the tracks on the album, with the exception of track 15, were featured in an episode of the TV series Flight of the ConchordsFlight of the Conchords (TV series)
Flight of the Conchords is an American television comedy series that debuted on HBO on June 17, 2007. The show follows the adventures of Flight of the Conchords, a two-man band from New Zealand, as its members seek fame and success in New York City. The show stars the real-life duo, Jemaine Clement...
.
- Tracks 9 and 12 were featured in the episode SallySally (Flight of the Conchords)"Sally" is the pilot episode of the American television sitcom Flight of the Conchords. It first aired on the HBO television channel in the United States at 10:30 PM on Sunday, June 17, 2007 in the time slot preceded by Entourage, and vacated by the last episode of the final season of The...
. - Tracks 2 and 10 were featured in the episode Bret Gives Up the DreamBret Gives Up the Dream"Bret Gives Up the Dream" is the second episode of the HBO comedy series Flight of the Conchords. This episode first aired in the United States on Sunday, June 24, 2007....
. - Tracks 3 and 4 were featured in the episode MuggedMugged (Flight of the Conchords)"Mugged" is the third episode of the HBO comedy series Flight of the Conchords. It first aired in the United States on Sunday, July 1, 2007.-Plot synopsis:...
. - Track 13 was featured in the episode Sally ReturnsSally Returns"Sally Returns" is the fifth episode of the HBO comedy series Flight of the Conchords. It first aired in the United States on Sunday, July 15, 2007.This episode received a Emmy Award nomination in 2008 for "Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series"....
. - Tracks 14 and 16 were featured in the episode BowieBowie (Flight of the Conchords)"Bowie" is the sixth episode of the HBO comedy series Flight of the Conchords. The episode first aired in the United States on Sunday, July 22, 2007....
. - Tracks 6 and 8 were featured in the episode Drive ByDrive By (Flight of the Conchords)"Drive By" is the seventh episode of the HBO comedy series Flight of the Conchords. This episode first aired in the United States on Sunday, July 29, 2007.-Plot synopsis:...
. - Tracks 1 and 11 were featured in the episode GirlfriendsGirlfriends (Flight of the Conchords)"Girlfriends" is the eighth episode of the HBO comedy series Flight of the Conchords. This episode first aired in the United States on Sunday, August 5, 2007.-Plot synopsis:...
. - Tracks 5 and 7 were featured in the episode New FansNew Fans"New Fans" is the tenth episode of the HBO comedy series Flight of the Conchords. This episode first aired in the United States on Sunday, August 19, 2007.-Plot synopsis:...
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Many tracks are rerecorded or slightly remixed versions of those featured in the television program.
"Business Time" previously appeared on The Distant Future
The Distant Future
The Distant Future is the Grammy-award winning EP by New Zealand folk-parody duo Flight of the Conchords, released on August 7, 2007. It was certified Gold in New Zealand on May 11, 2008, selling over 7,500 copies....
EP, along with live versions of "Robots" and "The Most Beautiful Girl (in the Room)".
Music videos
A music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song "Ladies of the World" has been released by Sub Pop
Sub Pop
Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...
records. It is available on the Sub Pop YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel.
In the video, Bret and Jemaine skate around a beach (mostly in slow motion) in a parody of "cheesy" 70's music videos. When they reach the hermaphrodite lyrics, the camera zooms in on a bulge in a woman's swimsuit. When the music fades back in at the end of the song, Bret and Jemaine "fly" into space; Bret flaps his arms and Jemaine uses his vest as wings.
Awards
| Award | Awarded at | Other Contenders in Category |
|---|---|---|
| Album of the Year | New Zealand Music Awards 08 | Anika Moa Anika Moa Anika Rose Moa is a New Zealand pop recording artist. In 2001 she signed to Atlantic Records in the United States and released her debut album, Thinking Room, the album reached the top of the New Zealand Singles Chart and was a commercial success.Moa was raised in Christchurch, New Zealand... , Liam Finn Liam Finn Liam Mullane Finn is a New Zealand musician and songwriter. Born in Australia, he moved to New Zealand as a child... , Scribe Scribe A scribe is a person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession and helps the city keep track of its records. The profession, previously found in all literate cultures in some form, lost most of its importance and status with the advent of printing... , Tiki Taane Tiki Taane Tiki Taane is a New Zealand musician and former member of leading New Zealand band Salmonella Dub. Taane left Salmonella Dub on 1 January 2007 to pursue a solo career... |
| Best Group | New Zealand Music Awards 08 | Shihad Shihad Shihad is a New Zealand hard/alternative rock band, currently based in Melbourne, Australia. During Shihad's recording career, they have produced four number-one studio albums and three top-ten singles in their home country of New Zealand.... , The Phoenix Foundation The Phoenix Foundation The Phoenix Foundation are an progressive indie rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand.-Early years and China Cove:Founded by Conrad Wedde, Samuel Flynn Scott, and Luke Buda in 1997 while students at Wellington High School, they were joined by Tim Hansen , Richie Singleton and Will Ricketts ... |
| Breakthrough Artist of the Year | New Zealand Music Awards 08 | Cut Off Your Hands Cut Off Your Hands Cut Off Your Hands are an indie pop band from New Zealand influenced largely by post punk and indie pop groups such as The Smiths, Gang of Four, Orange Juice, Talking Heads, as well as NZ post-punk of The Mint Chicks and This Night Creeps... , Tiki Taane Tiki Taane Tiki Taane is a New Zealand musician and former member of leading New Zealand band Salmonella Dub. Taane left Salmonella Dub on 1 January 2007 to pursue a solo career... |
| International Achievement | New Zealand Music Awards 08 | Savage Savage - Places :Canada* Lower Savage Islands, Nunavut* Middle Savage Islands, NunavutSlovenia* Savage Lake, a karst lakeUnited States* Savage, Maryland* Savage, Minnesota... |