I Don't Want to Go to School (album)
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I Don't Want To Go To School is the second soundtrack
album by The Naked Brothers Band, it was the soundtrack for the second season of The Naked Brothers Band
. The album was released as a deluxe fanpack that includes a poster, lyrics and two bonus tracks.
television series
was commissioned for a second season, the boys' mother Polly Draper
asked her sons to record a new album. Initially, the siblings started to write new songs in 2007. Nat Wolff
wrote the title's hit track, "I Don't Want to Go to School", after pestering his parents to stay home from school, because if he did he would write a song. Subsequently, Nat wrote the song and then he was sent to school anyway.
. Recording took as short as three months, which ended in October 2008.
along with a music video, which features various clips from Season 2.
, which was released in October 2007.
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
album by The Naked Brothers Band, it was the soundtrack for the second season of The Naked Brothers Band
The Naked Brothers Band (TV series)
The Naked Brothers Band is an American television musical comedy created by Polly Draper. The show depicts the daily lives of Draper's sons, who lead a faux rock band from New York City. As a mockumentary, the storyline is a hyperbole of their real lives, and the fictional presence of a camera is...
. The album was released as a deluxe fanpack that includes a poster, lyrics and two bonus tracks.
Development
When the band's mockumentaryMockumentary
A mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
television series
The Naked Brothers Band (TV series)
The Naked Brothers Band is an American television musical comedy created by Polly Draper. The show depicts the daily lives of Draper's sons, who lead a faux rock band from New York City. As a mockumentary, the storyline is a hyperbole of their real lives, and the fictional presence of a camera is...
was commissioned for a second season, the boys' mother Polly Draper
Polly Draper
Polly Carey Draper is an American actress, screenwriter, playwright, producer and director. She is renowned for her ensemble role in ABC's hit series Thirtysomething. In 1998, Draper starred in her screenwriting debut The Tic Code, featuring Gregory Hines which was inspired by her husband Michael...
asked her sons to record a new album. Initially, the siblings started to write new songs in 2007. Nat Wolff
Nat Wolff
Nathaniel Marvin "Nat" Wolff is an American child actor, and singer-songwriter, composer, and keyboardist. He is the frontman of Nat & Alex Wolff...
wrote the title's hit track, "I Don't Want to Go to School", after pestering his parents to stay home from school, because if he did he would write a song. Subsequently, Nat wrote the song and then he was sent to school anyway.
Recording
The band began recording their new album in mid-2007. The songs were recorded for the second season of The Naked Brothers Band television seriesThe Naked Brothers Band (TV series)
The Naked Brothers Band is an American television musical comedy created by Polly Draper. The show depicts the daily lives of Draper's sons, who lead a faux rock band from New York City. As a mockumentary, the storyline is a hyperbole of their real lives, and the fictional presence of a camera is...
. Recording took as short as three months, which ended in October 2008.
Release
The album was slated for an April 2008 release, just five months after their debut album, "The Naked Brothers Band". Nat and Alex released two versions, the normal album and a fan pack edition, including two bonus tracks, a poster with lyrics and a DVD with behind the scenes.Singles
The album released one single, the title track, I Don't Want to Go to School. The single was released on April 3, 2008along with a music video, which features various clips from Season 2.
Track listings
Reviews
Allmusic gave the album 3½ stars, calling it a great effort after the band's debut soundtrack The Naked Brothers BandNaked Brothers Band (album)
The Naked Brothers Band is a soundtrack album by The Naked Brothers Band for Season 1 of The Naked Brothers Band television series. The album was also released as a deluxe fanpack that includes a poster, lyrics & 2 bonus tracks.- Development :...
, which was released in October 2007.