Mmhmm
Encyclopedia
Mmhmm is the fourth full-length album
by Christian rock
band Relient K
, released in November 2004. This album is especially notable for two reasons: First, it marked their debut on Capitol
; and second, it was Brian Pittman
's last album with the band. In addition to being released on Capitol and Gotee, Mmhmm was re-released on vinyl on Mono Vs Stereo. The re-release includes a song originally from Apathetic EP
, called "Apathetic Way to Be". The singles "Be My Escape
" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been
", both found on Mmhmm, boosted Relient K's mainstream popularity. Although the song "High of 75" was never released to mainstream markets, it spent fifteen consecutive weeks in the CCM
top ten.
Mmhmm earned the group a Canadian Juno Award nomination
for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year in 2006. In 2005, Mmhmm was certified Gold by the RIAA
for sales in excess of 500,000 units in the United States. It has sold over 800,000 copies in the United States.
0. "Mmhmm" (pregap
hidden track
) - 0:17
On the vinyl
re-release, "Apathetic Way to Be" is added as track ten.
Christian Radio-Only Singles:
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Christian rock
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
band Relient K
Relient K
Relient K is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio by Matt Thiessen, Brian Pittman, and Matt Hoopes during the band's junior year in high school and their time at Malone University...
, released in November 2004. This album is especially notable for two reasons: First, it marked their debut on Capitol
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
; and second, it was Brian Pittman
Brian Pittman
Brian Lee Pittman is an American musician most notable as the former bassist for the Christian rock band Relient K, of which he was a founding member...
's last album with the band. In addition to being released on Capitol and Gotee, Mmhmm was re-released on vinyl on Mono Vs Stereo. The re-release includes a song originally from Apathetic EP
Apathetic EP
- Credits :* Matt Thiessen – lead vocals, guitar, piano, organ, bells* Matt Hoopes – guitar, backing vocals* Dave Douglas – drums, backing vocals* John Warne – bass, backing vocals* Jon Schneck – guitar, banjo, mandolin, backing vocals* J.R...
, called "Apathetic Way to Be". The singles "Be My Escape
Be My Escape
"Be My Escape" is the first single from Christian rock band Relient K's fourth full-length album, Mmhmm. It was certified a platinum single in November of 2005 and is usually referred to as Relient K's most popular mainstream song, other than "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been". The song is Relient K's...
" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been
Who I Am Hates Who I've Been
"Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" is the second single by the Christian rock band Relient K, from their 2004 album Mmhmm. An acoustic version, originally recorded for Apathetic EP, is included on the B-side, was included on the 2008 "The Bird and the Bee Sides" album. The music video entered TRL's Top...
", both found on Mmhmm, boosted Relient K's mainstream popularity. Although the song "High of 75" was never released to mainstream markets, it spent fifteen consecutive weeks in the CCM
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
top ten.
Mmhmm earned the group a Canadian Juno Award nomination
Juno Awards of 2006
The Juno Awards of 2006 were held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on the weekend of 31 March to 2 April 2006. These ceremonies honour music industry achievements in Canada during the previous year....
for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year in 2006. In 2005, Mmhmm was certified Gold by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
for sales in excess of 500,000 units in the United States. It has sold over 800,000 copies in the United States.
Track listing
All songs written by Matt ThiessenMatt Thiessen
Matthew Arnold Thiessen is a Canadian-American musician, known for being co-founder, lead singer, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for the Christian rock band Relient K. With Relient K, he has released six full-length albums, including three that were certified Gold, and three that...
0. "Mmhmm" (pregap
Pregap
The pregap on a Red Book audio CD is the portion of the audio track that precedes "index 01" for a given track in the table of contents . The pregap is typically two seconds long and usually, but not always, contains silence...
hidden track
Hidden track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
) - 0:17
- "The One I'm Waiting For" – 3:02
- "Be My EscapeBe My Escape"Be My Escape" is the first single from Christian rock band Relient K's fourth full-length album, Mmhmm. It was certified a platinum single in November of 2005 and is usually referred to as Relient K's most popular mainstream song, other than "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been". The song is Relient K's...
" – 4:00 - "High of 75High of 75"High of 75" is a song by the Christian rock band Relient K, and it appeared as the third track on their fourth full-length album, Mmhmm. It is also the first and only Christian radio single from the album, although "I So Hate Consequences" and "Life After Death and Taxes " have appeared on...
" – 2:27 - "I So Hate ConsequencesI So Hate Consequences"I So Hate Consequences" is the second Christian radio-only single off the Christian rock band Relient K's fourth album, Mmhmm. The song appears on ChristianRock.Net as well. The song is heavily Christian based, mentioning God and redemption all throughout the song.The band played the song for...
" – 4:01 - "The Only Thing Worse Than Beating a Dead Horse Is Betting on One" – 1:13
- "My Girl's Ex-Boyfriend" – 2:28
- "More Than Useless" featuring John WarneJohn WarneJohn Warne is an American musician who has been active in the Christian rock scene since 1996. He is best known for being the bassist for the Christian rock band Relient K as well as being a founding member of the Christian punk band Ace Troubleshooter...
– 3:50 - "Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet?" – 4:11
- "Let It All Out" featuring John DavisJohn Davis (singer-songwriter)John Davis , is a founding member of the rock band Superdrag.-Superdrag:Davis' primary roles in the band were that of songwriter, singer and lead guitarist. By the time Superdrag was beginning work on their fourth full-length record, Davis was an alcoholic. One night as Davis was driving, he...
– 4:21 - "Who I Am Hates Who I've BeenWho I Am Hates Who I've Been"Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" is the second single by the Christian rock band Relient K, from their 2004 album Mmhmm. An acoustic version, originally recorded for Apathetic EP, is included on the B-side, was included on the 2008 "The Bird and the Bee Sides" album. The music video entered TRL's Top...
" featuring John WarneJohn WarneJohn Warne is an American musician who has been active in the Christian rock scene since 1996. He is best known for being the bassist for the Christian rock band Relient K as well as being a founding member of the Christian punk band Ace Troubleshooter...
– 3:52 - "Maintain Consciousness" – 2:52
- "This Week the Trend" – 2:59
- "Life After Death and Taxes (Failure II)Life After Death and Taxes (Failure II)"Life After Death and Taxes " is a song by Relient K, from their fourth album Mmhmm. It was released as a Christian radio single in late 2006....
" – 4:23 - "When I Go Down" featuring John DavisJohn Davis (singer-songwriter)John Davis , is a founding member of the rock band Superdrag.-Superdrag:Davis' primary roles in the band were that of songwriter, singer and lead guitarist. By the time Superdrag was beginning work on their fourth full-length record, Davis was an alcoholic. One night as Davis was driving, he...
– 6:42
On the vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
re-release, "Apathetic Way to Be" is added as track ten.
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Billboard 200 | 15 |
| 2004 | U.S. Internet Charts | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
Hot Digital Songs Hot Digital Songs The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard.Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts. It was decided to do so mainly because of the dramatic rise in popularity of... |
Top 40 Mainstream | Billboard Pop 100 | Hot Digital Tracks Hot Digital Tracks The Hot Digital Tracks chart is a song popularity chart that ranks the best selling digital tracks in the United States according to Billboard magazine... |
Pop 100 Airplay | Hot Christian Songs | ||
| 2005 2005 in music -Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:... |
"Be My Escape Be My Escape "Be My Escape" is the first single from Christian rock band Relient K's fourth full-length album, Mmhmm. It was certified a platinum single in November of 2005 and is usually referred to as Relient K's most popular mainstream song, other than "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been". The song is Relient K's... " |
#82 | #31 | #39 | #48 | #43 | #49 | #16 |
| 2005 2005 in music -Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:... |
"Who I Am Hates Who I've Been Who I Am Hates Who I've Been "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" is the second single by the Christian rock band Relient K, from their 2004 album Mmhmm. An acoustic version, originally recorded for Apathetic EP, is included on the B-side, was included on the 2008 "The Bird and the Bee Sides" album. The music video entered TRL's Top... " |
#58 | #39 | #22 | #35 | #37 | #32 | #32 |
Christian Radio-Only Singles:
- High of 75High of 75"High of 75" is a song by the Christian rock band Relient K, and it appeared as the third track on their fourth full-length album, Mmhmm. It is also the first and only Christian radio single from the album, although "I So Hate Consequences" and "Life After Death and Taxes " have appeared on...
- I So Hate ConsequencesI So Hate Consequences"I So Hate Consequences" is the second Christian radio-only single off the Christian rock band Relient K's fourth album, Mmhmm. The song appears on ChristianRock.Net as well. The song is heavily Christian based, mentioning God and redemption all throughout the song.The band played the song for...
- Life After Death and Taxes (Failure II)Life After Death and Taxes (Failure II)"Life After Death and Taxes " is a song by Relient K, from their fourth album Mmhmm. It was released as a Christian radio single in late 2006....
Awards
In 2006, the album won a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards. It was also nominated for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year. The songs "Be My Escape" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" received nominations as well.Band
- Matt ThiessenMatt ThiessenMatthew Arnold Thiessen is a Canadian-American musician, known for being co-founder, lead singer, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for the Christian rock band Relient K. With Relient K, he has released six full-length albums, including three that were certified Gold, and three that...
– lead vocals, 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...
, 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... - Matt HoopesMatt HoopesMatthew Ryan Hoopes is the lead guitarist of Relient K, a Christian rock band that was formed in 1998. Hoopes has played guitar and performed backing vocals for Relient K for twelve years. Hoopes has slowly developed into the band's lead guitarist over the years, despite Matt Thiessen playing lead...
– guitar, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Brian PittmanBrian PittmanBrian Lee Pittman is an American musician most notable as the former bassist for the Christian rock band Relient K, of which he was a founding member...
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Dave DouglasDave Douglas (drummer)Dave Douglas is a musician, most widely known for being in the Christian music industry as the former drummer of the Christian rock band Relient K. Douglas joined the band after their former drummer, Stephen Cushman, departed in late 2000. Douglas had been playing the drums and doing background...
– 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 ....
, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- David Henry – celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- Chris Carmichael – violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, violaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average... - David Bunton – additional vocals on "I So Hate Consequences", "Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet", and "Life After Death and Taxes (Failure II)"
- Kevin Kiehn – additional vocals on "I So Hate Consequences"
- John DavisJohn Davis (singer-songwriter)John Davis , is a founding member of the rock band Superdrag.-Superdrag:Davis' primary roles in the band were that of songwriter, singer and lead guitarist. By the time Superdrag was beginning work on their fourth full-length record, Davis was an alcoholic. One night as Davis was driving, he...
– additional vocals on "Let It All Out" and "When I Go Down" - John WarneJohn WarneJohn Warne is an American musician who has been active in the Christian rock scene since 1996. He is best known for being the bassist for the Christian rock band Relient K as well as being a founding member of the Christian punk band Ace Troubleshooter...
– additional vocals on "More Than Useless" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" - Anthony Lucido – additional bass
- Rob Roy Fingerhead – banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
, additional guitar, additional percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Mark Lee Townsend - producer