| The Papercut Chronicles | ||||
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| Released | February 22, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | Watchman Studios, Lockport, New York | |||
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| Length | 57:37 | |||
| Label | Fueled by Ramen | |||
| Producer | Doug White | |||
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| Hectic Eclectic |    link |
The Papercut Chronicles is the second studio album by Gym Class Heroes released in 2005 by Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance. A sequel, The Papercut Chronicles II, was released in 2011. The album has sold over 32,000 copies in US.
Track listing
Standard Edition
- "Za Intro" – 1:40
- "Papercuts" – 3:26
- "Petrified Life and the Twice Told Joke (Decrepit Bricks)" – 4:53
- "Make Out Club" – 4:43
- "Taxi Driver" – 1:59
- "So Long Friend" – 1:14
- "Everyday's Forecast" – 4:21
- "Pillmatic" – 3:11
- "Simple Livin'" – 3:06
- "Cupid's Chokehold" (featuring Patrick Stump) – 4:03
- "Faces in the Hall" – 4:13
- "Graduation Day" – 1:44
- "Apollo 3-1-5" – 2:29
- "wejusfreestylin'pt2" – 1:12
- "To Bob Ross with Love" – 2:38
- "Papercuts (The Reason for the Lesions Remix by Mr. Dibbs)" – 3:46
- "Kid Nothing vs. the Echo Factor" – 4:01
- "Band Aids" – 4:58
- The song "Band Aids" ends at minute 1:52. After 2 minutes and 10 seconds of silence (1:52 - 4:02), begins an untitled hidden track: it's a computer generated voice that talks.
Japanese Bonus Track
- "Boomerang Theory" (Bonus Track)
Bonus Remix CD
- "Chicago" (Remix)
- "Heart Transplant" (Remix)
- "Attention" (Remix)
- "Gotta Get Out of Here" (Remix)
Personnel
Credits adapted from album’s liner notes.[1]
Gym Class Heroes
- Travis McCoy - vocals
- Matt McGinley - drums
- Ryan Geise - bass
- Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo - guitar
Additional personnel
- Doug White - producer, engineer
- Milo Bonacci - guitars
- Sie One - production (tracks 1, 8, 12, and 18)
- Gary Ventura - photography
- Evan Leake - CD layout/design
- Patrick Stump - guest vocals (track 10)
- Adam English - piano (track 10)
- Rand Bellavia - additional backing vocals (track 10)
- Matt Green - mixing and additional engineering (track 10)
- Mr. Dibbs - remixing (track 16)
- Chris Alsip - guest vocals (track 16)
Additional notes
- "Kid Nothing vs. the Echo Factor" is a commentary on mainstream rap music from Travis' point of view as a rapper himself.
- The lyrics in the outro of "Kid Nothing vs. the Echo Factor" are derived from the first line of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb".
- "Cupid's Chokehold" samples extensively from Supertramp's song "Breakfast in America".
- "Taxi Driver" is an homage to other contemporary bands in the indie rock and punk genres.
- The Papercut Chronicles version of the "Cupid's Chokehold" music video was directed by Andrew Paul Bowser who would later co-direct the "New Friend Request" video with Joseph M. Petrick for their album As Cruel as School Children.
- "Make Out Club" includes a reference to the song "Girl or Dog?" by Travis's old side project Bernie Allen.
- "To Bob Ross With Love" is an updated version of "Happy Little Trees" which appears on the album ...For the Kids.
References
- ↑ The Papercut Chronicles (booklet). Fueled by Ramen. 2005.
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