Hey! Album
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Hey! Album is the second album from Atlanta rock
Rock music
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 band Marvelous 3
Marvelous 3
Marvelous 3 was an Atlanta-based rock band.-History:Marvelous 3 was formed by lead singer/guitarist Butch Walker, bass guitarist Jayce Fincher, and drummer Doug Mitchell Marvelous 3 was an Atlanta-based rock band.-History:Marvelous 3 was formed by lead singer/guitarist Butch Walker, bass guitarist...

. The album was originally released independently in early 1998 on the band's own Marvelous Records imprint.

In mid-1998, the band was signed by Elektra Records
Elektra Records
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 and a repackaged, remixed (and overdubbed) and reshuffled version of the album was released on October 27, 1998. With attention generated by WNNX
WNNX (99X)
W255CJ FM 98.9 is a radio station in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, airing a modern rock radio format branded as 99X, which originally began on full-power station WNNX FM 99.7 in 1992. Its city of license was previously Tallapoosa , which is now far beyond its current broadcast range, nearly in Alabama...

 in Atlanta, the album's lead single "Freak of the Weak" carried the band into 1999, reaching #5 on Billboard
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s Modern Rock Tracks chart, #23 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and #39 on the Airplay/Radio & Records chart. The band spent most of 1998 and 1999 on the road in support of the album, opening for bands such as Collective Soul
Collective Soul
Collective Soul is an American rock band originally formed in Stockbridge, Georgia. Collective Soul broke into mainstream popularity with their first hit single, "Shine", which came from their debut album Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid, released in 1993...

 and co-headlining a club tour with Friggin.

The original independent release, produced by lead singer/writer Butch Walker
Butch Walker
Butch Walker is an American recording artist, songwriter, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the metal band SouthGang from the late 80s to early 90s as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for rock band Marvelous 3 from 1997 until 2001.-Career:Walker grew up in Cartersville,...

, includes three tracks, "Just Wanna Go Home" ,"Fastboat" and "Cold As Hell" that were dropped in favor of "Write It On Your Hand" and "Vampires In Love" on the official studio release on Elektra Records.

The video for the first single, "Freak Of The Week", was directed by hip hop video director Little X
Little X
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.

Official studio release

  1. "You're So yesterday" - 3:56
  2. "Freak of the Week" - 3:20
  3. "Until You See" - 4:20
  4. "Write it on Your Hand" - 3:23
  5. "Let Me Go" - 3:21
  6. "Every Monday" - 3:06
  7. "Indie Queen" - 4:52
  8. "#27" - 2:51
  9. "Mrs. Jackson" - 3:33
  10. "Over Your Head" - 3:40
  11. "Vampires in Love" - 4:01
  12. "Lemonade" - 6:42

Original independent release

  1. "You're So Yesterday"
  2. "Freak of the Week"
  3. "Until You See"
  4. "Let Me Go"
  5. "Every Monday"
  6. "Indie Queen"
  7. "Lemonade"
  8. "#27"
  9. "Just Wanna Go Home"
  10. "Over Your Head"
  11. "Mrs. Jackson"
  12. "Fastboat"
  13. "Cold As Hell"
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