Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
Studio album by Limp Bizkit
Released October 17, 2000
Recorded 2000
Studio Westlake Studios, Los Angeles
Genre
Length 75:00
Label
Producer Terry Date
Limp Bizkit chronology
Significant Other
(1999)		 Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
(2000)		 New Old Songs
(2001)
Singles from Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
  1. "Take a Look Around"
    Released: July 18, 2000
  2. "My Generation"
    Released: October 10, 2000
  3. "Rollin'"
    Released: October 10, 2000
  4. "My Way"
    Released: January 6, 2001
  5. "Boiler"
    Released: November 20, 2001

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water is the third studio album by American rock band Limp Bizkit, released on October 17, 2000 by Flip and Interscope Records.

Commercial performance

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water debuted at number one on the Billboard 200,[1] selling 1,050,000 copies in its first week of being released,[2][3] with 400,000 of those copies being sold in the album's first day of release[4]—the largest first-week sales debut for a rock album in the United States ever since Nielsen Soundscan began tracking album sales in 1991.[5] In its second week of being released, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water sold 392,000 copies.[6] Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was at number 1 on the Billboard 200 for two weeks.[7] Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water also went to number 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[8] Two months after its release date, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was certified 4x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Almost seven months after its release date, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was certified 5x platinum by the RIAA. In April 2002, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was certified 6x platinum by the RIAA.[9] Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water also was certified 6x platinum by Music Canada in October 2001.[10]

Music and lyrics

The first part of the title is a scatological reference to the appearance of the human anus (Chocolate Starfish). However, Hot Dog Flavored Water is an inside joke started by Wes Borland at a truck stop while the band was on tour, where Borland saw bottles of Crystal Geyser flavored water, and made a joke about having meat or hot dog flavors.[11]

Durst himself refers to the album name in three songs. First, "Livin' It Up", where he declares that "The chocolate starfish is my man Fred Durst" (Wes Borland has stated in an interview when questioned on the naming of the album that "Fred calls himself Chocolate Starfish, because people call him an asshole all the time"[11]), "Hot Dog", where he tells his detractors to "Kiss my starfish, my chocolate starfish," and "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" where he mentions "Chocolate Starfish" in the introduction.

The song "Hot Dog" features the word "fuck" 46 times as pointed out by Durst himself in the lyrics "if I say fuck 2 more times that's 46 fucks in this fucked up rhyme". The chorus parodies the Nine Inch Nails songs "Closer", "The Perfect Drug" and "Burn". Durst said he was a big fan of Nine Inch Nails, who inspired his music, although Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor had made negative remarks about Durst during that period.[12] Reviewers have often interpreted Durst's lyrics in "Hot Dog" as an insult to Reznor.[13][14][15] "Livin' It Up" samples "Life in the Fast Lane" by the American rock band The Eagles. The lyrics of My Generation reference "My Generation" by The Who and "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[16]
Robert Christgau[17]
Entertainment WeeklyC[18]
The Essential Rock Discography7/10[19]
Melody Maker[20]
NME6/10[21]
Q[22]
Rolling Stone[23]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[24]
Spin7/10[25]

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water received mixed reviews from critics, as Metacritic gave it a 49 out of 100.[26] AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "Durst's self-pitying and the monotonous music give away that the band bashed Chocolate Starfish out very quickly – it's the sound of a band determined to deliver a sequel in a finite amount of time."[16] The Rolling Stone Album Guide awarded the album three out of five stars,[24] whereas the magazine itself gave the album a 3.5 out of 5. Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was listed in the book for 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die but later removed.[27]

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was placed at number 11 in Q magazine's 2006 list, "The 50 Worst Albums Ever!"[28]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Fred Durst, except where noted; all music composed by Wes Borland, John Otto, and Sam Rivers, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Intro"  1:18
2."Hot Dog"  3:50
3."My Generation"  3:41
4."Full Nelson"  4:07
5."My Way"  4:32
6."Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)"  3:33
7."Livin' It Up"  4:24
8."The One"  5:43
9."Getcha Groove On" (featuring Xzibit)
DJ Lethal4:29
10."Take a Look Around" Lalo Schifrin5:21
11."It'll Be OK"  5:06
12."Boiler"  7:00
13."Hold On" (featuring Scott Weiland)
 5:42
14."Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)" (featuring DMX and Method Man & Redman)
Swizz Beatz6:22
15."Outro" (The "Outro" ends at minute 4:50. Instead of silence, the group member's laughs can be heard, and then, at minute 7:40, a hidden track begins: it's a phone call.)  9:47
Total length:75:00

Notes

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Argentina Gold 20,000
Australia 4x Platinum 280,000
Austria Platinum 20,000
Brazil Gold 100,000
Canada 6x Platinum 600,000
Finland Platinum 52,202[33]
Germany Gold 150,000
Mexico Platinum + Gold 225,000+
Netherlands Platinum 50,000
Poland Gold[34] 50,000[35]
United Kingdom 2x Platinum 600,000
United States 6x Platinum 6,000,000

References

  1. ↑ "Limp Bizkit - Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ Hilburn, Robert (October 26, 2000). "Limp Bizkit Joins an Elite Group as First-Week Album Sales Top 1 Million". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ Seymour, Craig (October 26, 2000). "High 'Rollin". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ Reese, Lori (October 24, 2000). "Bizkit in Gravy". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (November 23, 2015). "Adele's '25' Is the 20th Album to Sell a Million Copies in a Week: See the Full List". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  6. ↑ Hilburn, Robert (November 2, 2000). "Limp Bizkit Keeps Lenny Kravitz at Bay". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Billboard 200 - 2000 Archive". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Limp Bizkit - Chart history (Billboard Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  9. ↑ "American album certifications – Limp Bizkit – Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  10. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Limp Bizkit – Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water". Music Canada.
  11. 1 2 "Wild Wild Wes". Guitar World: 104. October 2000.
  12. ↑ Interview with Fred Durst by K-Rock New York. 2000.
  13. ↑ Hector Saldana (November 30, 2000). "Raw rules with Limp Bizkit" (fee required). San Antonio Express-News. pp. 4F. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  14. ↑ "This tour needs some new anger" (fee required). Telegram & Gazette. October 24, 2000. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  15. ↑ "CD Reviews New Releases" (fee required). The Hartford Courant. October 19, 2000.
  16. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water – Limp Bizkit". Allmusic. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Limp Bizkit".
  18. ↑ "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water - EW.com".
  19. ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (2006). "Limp Bizkit". The Essential Rock Discography (8th ed.). Open City Books. p. 638. ISBN 1-84195-860-3.
  20. ↑ October 24, 2000, p.58
  21. ↑ October 14, 2000, p.41
  22. ↑ 12/00, p.124
  23. ↑ Sheffield, Rob. "Recordings: Limp Bizkit, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  24. 1 2 Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). "Limp Bizkit". The new Rolling Stone album guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 487. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  25. ↑ "Robert Christgau: Limp Bizkit: Chocolate St*rfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water".
  26. ↑ "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  27. ↑ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  28. ↑ "The 50 Worst Albums Ever!". Q. Bauer Media Group (238). May 2006.
  29. ↑ AllMusic ((( Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). AllMusic. Accessed May 21, 2008.
  30. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS – Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. October 30, 2000. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  31. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959-2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  32. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Kulta- ja platinalevyt".
  34. ↑ Złote płyty CD przyznane w 2001 roku - Gold certifications in 2001. ZPAV. January 11, 2001. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  35. ↑ Zasady przyznawania złotych płyt - Regulation for Gold certifications in 2001. ZPAV. 2001. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
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