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Darkhorse

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Darkhorse
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 12, 2002
Studio
Genre
Length47:50
LabelColumbia
ProducerHoward Benson, Crazy Town
Crazy Town chronology
The Gift of Game
(1999)
Darkhorse
(2002)
The Brimstone Sluggers
(2015)
Singles from Darkhorse
  1. "Drowning"
    Released: November 16, 2002
  2. "Hurt You So Bad"
    Released: March 19, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic(no rating)[1]
Counterculture.co.uk[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[3]
Melodic[4]
PopMatters(unfavorable)[5]

Darkhorse is the second studio album by American rap rock band Crazy Town, released on November 12, 2002.[6] The album peaked at No. 120 on the Billboard 200 and No. 164 in the UK. It sold fewer than 13,000 units in its first week.[7]

Crazy Town stated they were not personally disappointed that the album did not sell as well as their last, The Gift of Game, considering they were moving the band in a new direction, away from the pop success they achieved with their number 1 song "Butterfly".[7] Crazy Town broke up several months after the album's release, citing amongst other things including pressure from their record company for a "Butterfly" follow-up.[8]

The second and final single, "Hurt You So Bad", features Rivers Cuomo from Weezer on the track's guitar solo.[9]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Crazy Town

No.TitleLength
1."Decorated"3:07
2."Hurt You So Bad" (featuring Rivers Cuomo)3:46
3."Drowning"3:19
4."Change"3:44
5."Candy Coated"4:22
6."Waste of My Time"2:56
7."Sorry"4:15
8."Battle Cry"2:49
9."Take It to the Bridge"3:18
10."Skulls and Stars"4:25
11."Beautiful"3:18
23."You're the One"3:56
32."Them Days"3:11

(Tracks 12 to 22 and 24 to 31 are blank)

Personnel

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Crazy Town

  • Bret Mazur – co-lead vocals, turntables, samples
  • Shifty Shellshock – co-lead vocals
  • Kraig Tyler – guitar, backing vocals
  • Anthony Valli – guitar
  • Doug Miller – bass
  • Kyle Hollinger – drums

Additional musicians

Production

  • Howard Benson – producer, keyboards
  • Mike Plotnikoff – recording, digital editing, engineer
  • Eric Miller – engineer
  • Keith Armstrong – assistant engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound in New York

Charts

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Chart performance for Darkhorse
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 90
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 139
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 52
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 90
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 164
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[15] 17
US Billboard 200[16] 120

References

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  1. ^ "Crazy Town : Darkhorse". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Shaeffer, Rowan. "Crazy Town : Darkhorse". Counterculture.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Brunner, Rob (November 15, 2002). "darkhorse (2002)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
  4. ^ Wippsson, Johan. "Crazy Town - Darkhorse". Melodic. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012.
  5. ^ Tranter, Nikki (July 28, 2003). "Darkhorse". PopMatters. Archived from the original on January 3, 2006.
  6. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (September 23, 2002). "Crazy Town Take On All Comers With Darkhorse". MTV. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021.
  7. ^ a b DAngelo, Joe (November 21, 2002). "Crazy Town Hope To Put An End To 'Butterfly Boys' Taunts". MTV. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021.
  8. ^ Kaufman, Gil (July 2, 2007). "Where Ya Been?: City High Drop Out, Crazy Town Stop The Insanity". MTV. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021.
  9. ^ DAngelo, Joe (July 9, 2002). "Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Records With Crazy Town". MTV. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021.
  10. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 69.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – Crazy Town – Darkhorse". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Crazy Town – Darkhorse" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Crazy Town – Darkhorse". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  14. ^ "Chart Log UK: (1994–2010) Chris C. – CZR". Zobbel.de. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. December 1, 2002. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  16. ^ "Crazy Town Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2022.