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Smack Smash

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Recorded
  
Berlin, Germany

Label
  
Epitaph Records WEA

Artist
  
Beatsteaks

Producer
  
Moses Schneider

Length
  
31:58

Smack Smash (2004)
  
.limbo messiah (2007)

Release date
  
1 March 2004

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Released
  
March 29, 2004 (2004-03-29)

Genres
  
Punk rock, Alternative rock, Hard rock

Nominations
  
Echo Award for Best National Rock/Alternative Group

Similar
  
Beatsteaks albums, Alternative rock albums

Beatsteaks big attack


Smack Smash is the fourth album from German band, Beatsteaks. It was released in March, 2004 on Epitaph Records as was previous album, Living Targets, in 2002. It aided the band's breakthrough into the mainstream and was simultaneously released on WEA. The first two singles, "Hand in Hand" and "I Don't Care as Long as You Sing" became major hits on German MTV and the album nearly broke into the German top ten. The increased exposure allowed the band to play concerts in other European countries. It shipped 100,000 copies in Germany, going gold only for the album to go platinum in 2008 for shipping 200,000 copies in total since its release.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Big Attack" – 2:24
  2. "Vision" – 2:49
  3. "Ain't Complaining" – 2:48
  4. "Hello Joe" – 3:29
  5. "Hand In Hand" – 2:41
  6. "Monster" – 2:02
  7. "Everything" – 3:09
  8. "I Don't Care As Long As You Sing" – 3:35
  9. "Atomic Love" – 2:33
  10. "Loyal To None" – 1:28
  11. "What's Coming Over You" – 3:15
  12. "My Revelation" – 1:45

Credits

  • Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Baumann – guitar
  • Bernd Kurtzke – guitar
  • Torsten Scholz – bass
  • Thomas Götz – drums
  • Recorded in Berlin, Germany
  • Produced by Moses Schneider
  • Mixed by Peter Schmidt

    • Songs

    1Big Attack2:24
    2Vision2:49
    3Ain’t Complaining2:48

    References

    Smack Smash Wikipedia
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