I Get Wet
Encyclopedia
I Get Wet is the major-label debut album from solo artist Andrew W.K.
. It is noted for its controversial artwork as well as its hit singles "Party Hard
" and "She Is Beautiful
".
, as it was seen as endorsing cocaine
usage. To achieve the effect, W.K. initially said that he struck himself in the face with a brick during the photo shoot, but later explained that it did not lead to enough blood flow. Consequently, he supplemented his own blood with some of an animal which he got from a butcher's shop.
The album went to #1 on Billboards Top Heatseekers
chart. The songs "Party Hard" and "She Is Beautiful" were released as singles. The opening track, "It's Time to Party", was featured in an advertisement
for Hotwire.com
, a Coors
spot and an Expedia
ad. "Fun Night" can be heard in the 2003 film Old School
. The track, "Don't Stop Living in the Red" was featured in an ad for Target
. "I Love NYC" is frequently played at New York Rangers
games. "Ready to Die" is used in the Hitman
game series.
, the album has a score of 64 out of 100, indicating "Generally favorable reviews."
Pitchfork Media
placed I Get Wet at number 144 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s. Oddly, when the album was first released it received an extremely negative review from the website's founder Ryan Schreiber, who gave the album a 0.6 out of 10.
Rhapsody
ranked the album #2 on its "Rock’s Best Albums of the Decade" list.
The Japan release has two extra tracks:
Additional personnel
Andrew W.K.
Andrew W.K. is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, entertainer, and motivational speaker. He is the host of the television series Destroy Build Destroy.-Early life & career:Andrew Wilkes-Krier was born in Stanford, California, and grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan...
. It is noted for its controversial artwork as well as its hit singles "Party Hard
Party Hard
"Party Hard" is a song by Andrew W.K., first released as a single in 2001 and included on his first album I Get Wet. The song provided Andrew W.K. with his first mainstream hit, reaching number 14 of the UK Singles Charts upon release....
" and "She Is Beautiful
She Is Beautiful
"She Is Beautiful" is the second single released by Andrew W.K. in 2002. It contains four previously released tracks and the video for "She Is Beautiful". This song was used in the introduction of American Pie: Band Camp and also appears on the soundtrack to the films Out Cold and Freaky Friday . ...
".
Release history
I Get Wet is known for its highly recognizable cover art: a photo of a wet-haired Andrew W.K. with a large stream of blood running from his nose, down his chin and onto his throat. This cover art caused a controversy in EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, as it was seen as endorsing cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
usage. To achieve the effect, W.K. initially said that he struck himself in the face with a brick during the photo shoot, but later explained that it did not lead to enough blood flow. Consequently, he supplemented his own blood with some of an animal which he got from a butcher's shop.
The album went to #1 on Billboards 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...
chart. The songs "Party Hard" and "She Is Beautiful" were released as singles. The opening track, "It's Time to Party", was featured in an advertisement
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
for Hotwire.com
Hotwire.com
Hotwire is a discount travel website that offers low prices on airfare, hotel, rental cars, and vacation packages by selling off unsold travel inventory at discounted prices....
, a Coors
Coors Brewing Company
The Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Canadian Molson Coors Brewing Company and is the third-largest brewer in the United States...
spot and an Expedia
Expedia
Expedia is an Internet-based travel website based in the US with localised sites for 21 countries...
ad. "Fun Night" can be heard in the 2003 film Old School
Old School (film)
Old School is a 2003 American comedy film released by DreamWorks SKG and directed by Todd Phillips, director of the documentary Frat House. The story was written by Court Crandall, and the film was written by Phillips and Scot Armstrong...
. The track, "Don't Stop Living in the Red" was featured in an ad for Target
Target Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
. "I Love NYC" is frequently played at New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
games. "Ready to Die" is used in the Hitman
Hitman (series)
Hitman is a stealth game series developed by the Danish company IO Interactive. The series is available on PC as well as several video game consoles, including the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Xbox 360. The game series has since expanded into a novel, Hitman: Enemy Within written by...
game series.
Reception
I Get Wet has received mixed to positive reviews. On the review aggregate site MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, the album has a score of 64 out of 100, indicating "Generally favorable reviews."
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
placed I Get Wet at number 144 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s. Oddly, when the album was first released it received an extremely negative review from the website's founder Ryan Schreiber, who gave the album a 0.6 out of 10.
Rhapsody
Rhapsody (online music service)
Rhapsody is an online music store subscription service, launched in December 2001, and available in the United States only. On April 6, 2010, Rhapsody officially declared its independence from RealNetworks. Downloaded files come with restrictions on their use, enforced by Helix, Rhapsody's version...
ranked the album #2 on its "Rock’s Best Albums of the Decade" list.
Track listing
All songs composed by Andrew W.K..- "It's Time to Party" - 1:30
- "Party HardParty Hard"Party Hard" is a song by Andrew W.K., first released as a single in 2001 and included on his first album I Get Wet. The song provided Andrew W.K. with his first mainstream hit, reaching number 14 of the UK Singles Charts upon release....
" - 3:04 - "Girls Own Love" - 3:13
- "Ready to Die" - 2:54
- "Take It Off" - 3:10
- "I Love NYC" - 3:11
- "She Is BeautifulShe Is Beautiful"She Is Beautiful" is the second single released by Andrew W.K. in 2002. It contains four previously released tracks and the video for "She Is Beautiful". This song was used in the introduction of American Pie: Band Camp and also appears on the soundtrack to the films Out Cold and Freaky Friday . ...
" - 3:33 - "Party til You PukeParty Til You PukeParty til You Puke is the second EP released by Andrew W.K. in 2000. It is an electronic-based album, unlike its guitar based predecessor, AWKGOJ...
" - 2:34 - "Fun Night" - 3:23
- "Got to Do It" - 3:55
- "I Get Wet" - 3:23
- "Don't Stop Living In The Red" - 1:42
The Japan release has two extra tracks:
- "We Want Fun"
- "Make Sex"
Personnel
- Andrew W.K.Andrew W.K.Andrew W.K. is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, entertainer, and motivational speaker. He is the host of the television series Destroy Build Destroy.-Early life & career:Andrew Wilkes-Krier was born in Stanford, California, and grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan...
- 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... - Jimmy Coup - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Erik Payne - Guitar
- Frank Werner - Guitar
- Gregg Roberts - Bass GuitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Donald TardyDonald TardyDonald 'Don' Tardy is the drummer of death metal band Obituary and the brother of John Tardy, who is the lead singer of the band. Besides Obituary, they have a band called Tardy Brothers, where Donald also plays guitar and bass, as well as drums. Donald also played drums for Andrew W.K on the...
- 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 ....
Additional personnel
- Tony Allen - Guitar
- Chris ChaneyChris ChaneyChris Chaney is a rock bass player who has performed with artists including Jane's Addiction, Alanis Morissette, Slash, and many others. He was the bass player in the third incarnation of Jane's Addiction and a member of Morissette's touring and recording band for seven years...
- bass guitar - Mike David - bass guitar
- Gary Novak - additional drums
- F.T. Thomas - guitar
- Frank Vierti - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, 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... - Phil X. - guitar