Drunk Enough to Dance

Drunk Enough to Dance
Drunk Enough to Dance
Studio album by Bowling for Soup
Released	August 6, 2002
Recorded	2001–2002
Studio	Tree Sound Studios, Atlanta; Ruby Red Studios, Atlanta; Sonica Recording, Atlanta; Big Time Audio, Dallas;
Genre	Pop punk
Length	58:56
Label	Jive; Silvertone; FFROE;
Producer	Butch Walker; Jaret Reddick; Rhys Fulber;
Bowling for Soup chronology
Singles from Drunk Enough to Dance
	"Girl All the Bad Guys Want"; Released: July 15, 2002; "Emily"; Released: November 4, 2002; "Punk Rock 101"; Released: May 20, 2003;

Drunk Enough to Dance is the fourth studio album and second major label album by American rock band Bowling for Soup. It was recorded from 2001 to 2002 at Tree Sound Studios and Sonica Recording in Atlanta and Big Time Audio in Dallas.

Production and recording

After a UK, Canada and midwest U.S. tour to promote their album "Let's Do It for Johnny!", the band ventured out to film the new Britney Spears film Crossroads. After filming, they would head to Atlanta in October 2001 to record their next new album. The album was produced by Butch Walker, formerly of Marvelous 3.

In a newsletter from the band on January 9, 2002, Reddick said they "recorded 14 songs and that the album would contain a bonus track "Greatest Day"... and hopefully a song or two that Butch and I write next month... the import will have three more song that we did here in Dallas last month."^[1]

Release

It was released August 6, 2002 through Jive Records.^[2] The single, "Girl All the Bad Guys Want," was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2003 in the "Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal" category. A re-release in 2003 added: "Punk Rock 101"; a cover of 1980s new wave band A Flock of Seagulls' "I Ran (So Far Away)"; and "Star Song". There is an acoustic version of the song "Belgium" at the very end of the album.

"Punk Rock 101" was released as a radio single on May 20, 2003.^[3] Between late June and early August, the group appeared on the Warped Tour.^[4] The album is certified Silver in the U.K., having sold over 60,000 copies.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[5]
Melodic	^[6]

The album was included in Rock Sound's 101 Modern Classics list at number 63.^[7] The album was included at number 32 on Rock Sound's "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time" list.^[8] BuzzFeed included the album at number 28 on their "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F——ing Die" list.^[9] Cleveland.com ranked "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" at number 61 on their list of the top 100 pop-punk songs.^[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jaret Reddick, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Don't Wanna Rock"		3:04
2.	"Emily"		3:30
3.	"Girl All the Bad Guys Want"	Reddick Butch Walker	3:18
4.	"On and On (About You)"		3:10
5.	"Surf Colorado"		3:54
6.	"Life After Lisa"	Reddick Walker	3:09
7.	"Where to Begin"		5:20
8.	"The Last Rock Show"		1:29
9.	"Self-Centered"		3:01
10.	"The Hard Way"		3:10
11.	"Out the Window"		3:21
12.	"Cold Shower Tuesdays"		3:36
13.	"Running from Your Dad"		3:38
14.	"Scaring Myself"		3:32
15.	"She's Got a Boyfriend"		3:51
16.	"Greatest Day"		3:15
17.	"Belgium" (acoustic)		4:46
Total length:			58:56

Each version of the album has a number tracks that are five-to-six seconds of complete silence, titled "[Blank]," between the last song and "Belgium." The number of blank tracks varies upon the version, but "Belgium" is track 28 on all versions except for the Japanese Edition, where it is on track 20 after "Other Girls". There is about 1 minute of silence in between both songs.

Bonus tracks

UK edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"(Is the World) World Falling Apart" (also appears on U.K. Promo)	Reddick	3:38
Total length:			62:34

Japanese edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
19.	"Other Girls" (also appears on U.K. and Australian "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" single)	Reddick	3:49
Total length:			62:41

2003 re-release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Punk Rock 101" (Special Bonus Track *)	Reddick Walker	3:10
19.	"I Ran (So Far Away)" (Extra Special Bonus Track ****)	Mike Score Ali Score Frank Maudsley Paul Reynolds	2:35
20.	"Star Song" (Now This is a Super Extra Special Bonus Track *****)	Reddick Walker	3:29
Total length:			68:03

B-sides No. Title Length 1. "Change My Mind" (released on the U.K. "Emily" single) 3:48

Personnel

Bowling for Soup

Jaret Reddick — vocals, rhythm guitar, producer for "Greatest Day"
Erik Chandler — bass, vocals
Chris Burney — lead guitar, vocals
Gary Wiseman — drums

Production

Butch Walker - producer, engineering, mixing, percussion, piano, Hammond, additional guitars, additional vocals on "Life After Lisa"
Tom Lord-Alge - mixing (tracks 3, 18 and 19)
John Briglevich - additional engineering (track 6)
Tom Soares - mixing (track 6 and 16)
Steve Browne - engineering (track 16)
Rhys Fulber - producer (track 19)
Chris Shaw - mixing (track 20)
Jeff "FFroe" Roe and Howie - additional backing vocals on "I Don't Wanna Rock" and "Running from Your Dad"
Chaz Harper - mastering
General Assistant to Butch Walker: Christie Priode
Jamie Muhoberac - keyboards on "I Ran (So Far Away)"
Management: Jeff Roe for FFroe
Legal Representation: Mike McKoy - Serling, Rooks, Ferrara
Road Crew: Sweet Charlie, Greg Lobdell

Assistant Engineers: Tree Sound - Russ-T Cobb and Robert Hannon; Stonehenge at ZAC Recording: Russ-T Cobb and Jon Oullette; Second Engineer: Ari Newman; Sonica Recording: Mike Schneider; Streetlight Studios: Tim Obremski; Electric Lady: Shinobu Mitsuoka; Ruby Red Studios: Russ-T Cobb; Avatar Studios: Ross Petersen

Locations

Produced, engineered and mixed by Butch Walker at Ruby Red Productions, Atlanta
Basic Tracks Recorded at Tree Studios, Atlanta, except "Punk Rock 101," "I Ran (So Far Away)" and "Star Song" Recorded at Ruby Red Studios, Atlanta, "Life After Lisa" Recorded at Sonica Recording, Atlanta and "Greatest Day" Recorded at Big Time Audio, Dallas.
Overdubs Recorded at Ruby Red Studios, Atlanta, except "Life After Lisa" Recorded at Sonica Recording and "Greatest Day" Recorded at Big Time Audio
Mixed at Stonehenge at ZAC Recording, Atlanta, except "Girl All the Bad Guys Want," "Punk Rock 101" and "I Ran (So Far Away)," Mixed at South Beach Studios, Miama, "Star Song" Mixed at Avatar Studios, NYC, "Life After Lisa" Mixed at Streetlight Studios, NYC and "Greatest Day" Mixed at Electric Lady Studios, New York
Mastered by Chaz Harper at Battery Mastering, New York

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2002	Heatseekers	2
2003	The Billboard 200	129
2003	Top Heatseekers	2

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2002	"Girl All the Bad Guys Want"	Modern Rock Tracks	38
2003		Adult Top 40	39
		The Billboard Hot 100	64
		Top 40 Mainstream	17
		Top 40 Tracks	25

Notes

A ^ Featured in frontman Jaret Reddick's seventh Bowling for Soup podcast, released March 10, 2010.

References

Citations

^ . January 9, 2002 http://www.bowlingforsoup.com/johnnynotes.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "A List of the 11 BFS studio albums (for my twitter peeps)". January 5, 2011. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
^ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
^ "Final Band List Announced". Warped Tour. February 6, 2003. Archived from the original on October 3, 2003. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
^ Allmusic review
^ Wippsson, Johan (October 10, 2010). "Bowling for Soup - Drunk Enough to Dance". Melodic. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
^ "Rock Sound's 101 Modern Classics: 74 - 50". Rock Sound Magazine. June 27, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
^ Bird, ed. 2014, p. 70
^ Sherman, Maria; Broderick, Ryan (July 2, 2013). "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F----ing Die". BuzzFeed. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
^ Smith, Troy L. (March 2, 2022). "The 100 greatest pop punk songs of all time". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

Sources

Bird, Ryan, ed. (September 2014). "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time". Rock Sound (191). London: Freeway Press Inc. ISSN 1465-0185.

External links

Drunk Enough to Dance at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

[1] . January 9, 2002 http://www.bowlingforsoup.com/johnnynotes.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[Posterous-2] "A List of the 11 BFS studio albums (for my twitter peeps)". January 5, 2011. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2010.

[FMQB-3] "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.

[4] "Final Band List Announced". Warped Tour. February 6, 2003. Archived from the original on October 3, 2003. Retrieved May 17, 2018.

[5] Allmusic review

[6] Wippsson, Johan (October 10, 2010). "Bowling for Soup - Drunk Enough to Dance". Melodic. Retrieved July 17, 2017.

[7] "Rock Sound's 101 Modern Classics: 74 - 50". Rock Sound Magazine. June 27, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

[8] Bird, ed. 2014, p. 70

[BuzzFeed-9] Sherman, Maria; Broderick, Ryan (July 2, 2013). "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F----ing Die". BuzzFeed. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

[10] Smith, Troy L. (March 2, 2022). "The 100 greatest pop punk songs of all time". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

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