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Flickerstick

Flickerstick was a Ft. Worth, TX rock band who gained national attention after winning VH1's acclaimed and Emmy-nominated talent/reality show Bands on the Run.-Birth and local fame:...

's first album. It was originally released in 2001 on 226 Records, but after the band won VH1

VH1

VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...

's Bands on the Run

Bands on the Run

Bands on the Run is an American competitive reality tv show which first aired weekly on VH1 from April 2 to July 15, 2001. The show featured four unsigned bands competing for a prize package which included $50,000 in cash, $100,000 in musical equipment from Guitar Center, a showcase in front of...

, it was released by Epic

Epic Records

Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

. The Epic release featured the bonus track "Execution by Christmas Lights".

The re-release of the album also featured a number of musical changes to the songs, most of which were received well by fans.

Track listing

1. "Lift (With Love We will survive)"
2. "Got a Feeling"
3. "Beautiful" (released as a single
   Single (music)
   In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
   
   )
4. "Smile" (released as a single)
5. "Coke" (released as a single)
6. "Sorry... Wrong Trajectory"
7. "Chloroform the one you Love"
8. "You're so Hollywood"
9. "Talk Show Host"
10. "Hey or When the Drugs Wear Off"
11. "Direct Line to the Telepathic"
12. "Execution by X-mas Lights" (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...
    
    ; on the Epic release)