More Fun in the New World

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Released September 1983 Artist X Producer Ray Manzarek Genres Punk rock, Rock music		Length 41:11 Release date September 1983 Label Elektra Records

Recorded 1983, Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles More Fun in the New World(1983) Ain't Love Grand!(1985) Similar X albums, Punk rock albums

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More Fun in the New World is the fourth album by the band X. It was reissued with four bonus tracks by Rhino Records in 2002. It was the last X album produced by Ray Manzarek.

The single "The New World" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1986 movie Something Wild.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Doe and Exene Cervenka except as indicated.

Side A

"The New World" – 3:25
"We're Having Much More Fun" – 3:05
"True Love" – 2:15
"Poor Girl" – 2:50
"Make the Music Go Bang" – 3:00
"Breathless" (Otis Blackwell) – 2:15
"I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" – 4:10

Side B

"Devil Doll" – 3:05
"Painting the Town Blue" – 3:20
"Hot House" – 2:55
"Drunk in My Past" – 2:51
"I See Red" – 3:00
"True Love, Pt. #2" – 5:00

Bonus tracks (2002 reissue)

"Poor Girl" (Demo/Remix) – 2:58
"True Love, Pt. #2" (Demo/Remix) – 4:56
"Devil Doll" (Demo/Remix) – 3:12
"I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" (Demo/Remix) – 5:45

Personnel

Billy Zoom – guitar

D. J. Bonebrake – drums, percussion

Exene Cervenka – vocals

John X. Doe – vocals, bass

Charts

Album

Songs covered

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Supersuckers covered "Devil Doll" and "Poor Girl" for the Free the West Memphis 3 project in 2000.

Pearl Jam also covered "The New World" live several times, and "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" with Tim Robbins live during Vote For Change 2004 tour.

Songs

1The New World3:21
2We’re Having Much More Fun3:07
3True Love2:15

References

More Fun in the New World Wikipedia

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