Darkhorse

Darkhorse
Studio album by Crazy Town
Released November 12, 2002
Genre
Length 47:50
Label Columbia
Producer Howard 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
Counterculture.co.uk[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[2]
Melodic[3]
PopMatters(unfavourable)[4]

Darkhorse is Los Angeles based rap rock band Crazy Town's second studio album, released on November 12, 2002.[5]

The album peaked at No. 120 on the Billboard 200 and No. 164 in the UK. It sold less than 13,000 units in its first week.[6]

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".[6] 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.[7]

The second and final single, "Hurt You So Bad", features Rivers Cuomo from Weezer on the track's guitar solo.[8]

As of 2009, Darkhorse has sold 22,000 copies in the USA and 28,000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

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

All tracks written by Crazy Town.

No.TitleLength
1."Decorated"3:07
2."Hurt You So Bad" (featuring Rivers Cuomo, uncredited)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
12."You're the One"3:56
13."Them Days"3:11

Singles

Year Song U.S. Hot 100
[9]
U.S. Mod Rock
[9]
U.S. Main Rock
[9]
UK
[10]
GER
[11]
2002 "Drowning" 24 24 50 45
2003 "Hurt You So Bad"
"—" denotes the single did not chart

Personnel

Crazy Town
  • Bret Mazur – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Shifty Shellshock – lead vocals
  • Kraig Tyler - guitar, backing vocals
  • Anthony Valli – guitar
  • Doug Miller – bass
  • Kyle Hollinger - drums
Additional musicians
  • Rivers Cuomo - guitar solo on "Hurt You So Bad"

References

  1. Counterculture.co.uk review
  2. Entertainment Weekly review
  3. Melodic.net
  4. PopMatters review
  5. 23/Sep/2002 MTV.com - Crazy Town Take On All Comers With Darkhorse
  6. 1 2 22/Nov/2002 MTV.com Crazy Town Hope To Put An End To 'Butterfly Boys' Taunts
  7. 08/Feb/2007 MTV.com - Where Ya Been?: City High Drop Out, Crazy Town Stop The Insanity
  8. 09/July/2002 MTV.com - Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Records With Crazy Town
  9. 1 2 3 "Artist Chart History – singles". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
  10. UK Charting Search for: "Crazy Town"
  11. "German Singles Charting". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
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