Length 36:49 Label DreamWorks Records | Producer The Soundhustlers Release date 27 August 2002 | |
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Released August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27) Similar Blow Your Pants Off, Home Field Advantage, Osirus, Here Comes the Fuzz, 100 Miles & Running |
The Bathroom Wall is the debut album by Jimmy Fallon. The first five tracks of the album consists of studio songs, with the remainder of the album consisting of stand-up comedy material. It was released on August 27, 2002. This was most notable for the song "Idiot Boyfriend", which included a music video. Actress and singer/songwriter Zooey Deschanel appears in the music video as the girlfriend, but is not credited.
Contents
Track listing
- "Idiot Boyfriend" – 3:54
- "(I Can't Play) Basketball" – 2:46
- "Drinking in the Woods" – 2:53
- "Road Rage" – 2:45
- "Snowball" – 2:05
- "Hope Everyone Enjoyed Homecoming This Year" – 0:22
- "Troll Doll Celebrities" – 4:11
- "Dorms, Shower Baskets & the Walk of Shame" – 1:44
- "Roommates" – 1:37
- "Hotplates, Four Digit Numbers & the Little Fridge" – 1:52
- "Chris Rock Was My RA" – 1:40
- "Gotta Get a Fake I.D." – 0:58
- "Troll Doll Jingles" – 7:20
- "Hammertime" – 2:36
Personnel
Production
Reviews
Allmusic described it as Fallon's "mix tape of high school fights, bad athletic performances, and collegiate experimentation combined with a dose of rock & roll mayhem"; two of the songs ("Idiot Boyfriend" and "Road Rage") were AMG "Track Picks", as were two of the stand-up comedy routines ("Troll Doll Jingles" and "Hammertime").
The Rolling Stone liked the "fifteen minutes' worth of songs" and called "Idiot Boyfriend" the "second-best Prince parody ever, after Beck's 'Debra'"; the rest of the album was said to be "padded out with lame stand-up on college life (the fridges are small!), celebrity impressions and troll dolls."
Awards
The Bathroom Wall was nominated for a Grammy in 2003 as the Best Spoken Comedy Album.
Songs
1Idiot Boyfriend3:54
2(I Can't Play) Basketball2:46
3Drinking in the Woods2:54