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'''''Darkhorse''''' is the second studio album by American [[rap rock]] band [[Crazy Town]]. It was released through [[Columbia Records]]/[[Sony Music]] on November 12, 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1457740/crazy-town-take-on-all-comers-with-darkhorse/ |title=Crazy Town Take On All Comers With Darkhorse |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |date=September 23, 2002 |work=[[MTV]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212213231/http://www.mtv.com/news/1457740/crazy-town-take-on-all-comers-with-darkhorse/ |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The band initially wanted to record the album in 2001, but were undecided on which producer to chose, wanting to work with [[Rick Rubin]] or Don Gilmore.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-12-16 |title=MTV.com - News -Crazy Town Ready To Record Second LP |website=[[MTV]] |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1450442/10302001/crazy_town.jhtml |access-date=2024-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021216152232/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1450442/10302001/crazy_town.jhtml |archive-date=16 December 2002 }}</ref> By the time they settled on [[Howard Benson]], it was already into 2002.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=DAngelo |first=Joe |date=July 9, 2002 |title=Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Records With Crazy Town |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1455983/weezers-rivers-cuomo-records-with-crazy-town/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506100201/http://www.mtv.com/news/1455983/weezers-rivers-cuomo-records-with-crazy-town/ |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |work=[[MTV]]}}</ref>
'''''Darkhorse''''' is the second studio album by American [[rap rock]] band [[Crazy Town]]. It was released through [[Columbia Records]]/[[Sony Music]] on November 12, 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1457740/crazy-town-take-on-all-comers-with-darkhorse/ |title=Crazy Town Take On All Comers With Darkhorse |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |date=September 23, 2002 |work=[[MTV]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212213231/http://www.mtv.com/news/1457740/crazy-town-take-on-all-comers-with-darkhorse/ |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The band initially wanted to record the album in 2001, but were undecided on which producer to chose, wanting to work with [[Rick Rubin]] or Don Gilmore.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-12-16 |title=MTV.com - News -Crazy Town Ready To Record Second LP |website=[[MTV]] |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1450442/10302001/crazy_town.jhtml |access-date=2024-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021216152232/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1450442/10302001/crazy_town.jhtml |archive-date=16 December 2002 }}</ref> By the time they settled on [[Howard Benson]], it was already into 2002.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=DAngelo |first=Joe |date=July 9, 2002 |title=Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Records With Crazy Town |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1455983/weezers-rivers-cuomo-records-with-crazy-town/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506100201/http://www.mtv.com/news/1455983/weezers-rivers-cuomo-records-with-crazy-town/ |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |work=[[MTV]]}}</ref>


The lead single, "[[Drowning (Crazy Town song)|Drowning]]," was released on October 15, 2002, and peaked to No. 24 on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s American [[Modern Rock Tracks]] and [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] charts, No. 45 on ''Billboard''<nowiki/>'s German [[Hits of the World]] Hot Movers Singles chart, and No. 50 in the UK. Once ''Darkhorse'' was released a month later, it entered at and peaked to No. 120 on the ''Billboard'''s [[Billboard 200]] chart, and No. 164 in the UK. However, it sold fewer than 13,000 units in its first week.<ref name="taunts">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1458830/crazy-town-hope-to-put-an-end-to-butterfly-boys-taunts/ |title=Crazy Town Hope To Put An End To 'Butterfly Boys' Taunts |last=DAngelo |first=Joe |date=November 21, 2002 |work=[[MTV]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603012508/http://www.mtv.com/news/1458830/crazy-town-hope-to-put-an-end-to-butterfly-boys-taunts/ |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 (Crazy Town song)|Butterfly]]."<ref name="taunts" /> A second and final single, "Hurt You So Bad," featuring a guitar solo by [[Rivers Cuomo]] of [[Weezer]], was released in February 2003, but failed to chart.<ref name=":0" />
The lead single, "[[Drowning (Crazy Town song)|Drowning]]," was released on October 15, 2002, and peaked to No. 24 on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s American [[Modern Rock Tracks]] and [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] charts, No. 45 on ''Billboard''<nowiki/>'s German [[Hits of the World]] Hot Movers Singles chart, and No. 50 in the UK. Once ''Darkhorse'' was released a month later, it entered at and peaked to No. 120 on ''Billboard'''s [[Billboard 200]] chart, and No. 164 in the UK. However, it sold fewer than 13,000 units in its first week.<ref name="taunts">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1458830/crazy-town-hope-to-put-an-end-to-butterfly-boys-taunts/ |title=Crazy Town Hope To Put An End To 'Butterfly Boys' Taunts |last=DAngelo |first=Joe |date=November 21, 2002 |work=[[MTV]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603012508/http://www.mtv.com/news/1458830/crazy-town-hope-to-put-an-end-to-butterfly-boys-taunts/ |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 (Crazy Town song)|Butterfly]]."<ref name="taunts" /> A second and final single, "Hurt You So Bad," featuring a guitar solo by [[Rivers Cuomo]] of [[Weezer]], was released in February 2003, but failed to chart.<ref name=":0" />


The band only toured briefly in promotion of the release, starting with a few dates in Europe in mid-October 2002, a festival date in Brazil in early December 2002, and a festival date in San Diego, California in December 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-09-24 |title=Crazy Town |url=http://crazytown.com:80/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020924125342/http://crazytown.com:80/ |archive-date=24 September 2002 }}</ref> Proper touring started with a string of headlining shows in the American West Coast spanning January 6-23, 2003, supported by [[Hotwire (band)|Hotwire]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theprp.com/oldnews/411132.shtml |access-date=2024-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030307071508/http://www.theprp.com/oldnews/411132.shtml |archive-date=7 March 2003 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Sony Music Online Japan |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040815223619fw_/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/SR/CrazyTown/m_info.html#LIVE |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> The band did not play other American shows to promote the album and instead played two dates in Japan on February 7-8, 2003, and two dates in Europe on March 14-15, 2003.<ref name=":1" />
The band only toured briefly in promotion of the release, starting with a few dates in Europe in mid-October 2002, a festival date in Brazil in early December 2002, and a festival date in San Diego, California in December 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-09-24 |title=Crazy Town |url=http://crazytown.com:80/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020924125342/http://crazytown.com:80/ |archive-date=24 September 2002 }}</ref> Proper touring started with a string of headlining shows in the American West Coast spanning January 6-23, 2003, supported by [[Hotwire (band)|Hotwire]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theprp.com/oldnews/411132.shtml |access-date=2024-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030307071508/http://www.theprp.com/oldnews/411132.shtml |archive-date=7 March 2003 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Sony Music Online Japan |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040815223619fw_/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/SR/CrazyTown/m_info.html#LIVE |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> The band did not play other American shows to promote the album and instead played two dates in Japan on February 7-8, 2003, and two dates in Europe on March 14-15, 2003.<ref name=":1" />

Revision as of 21:08, 16 December 2024

This article is about the Crazy Town album. For other uses, see Dark Horse.
Darkhorse
Studio album by
Crazy Town
ReleasedNovember 12, 2002
Studio
Genre
Length47:50
LabelColumbia
ProducerHoward Benson, Crazy Town
Crazy Town chronology
The Gift of Game
(1999) 		Darkhorse
(2002) 		The Brimstone Sluggers
(2015)
Singles from Darkhorse
  1. "Drowning"
    Released: October 15, 2002[1]
  2. "Hurt You So Bad"
    Released: March 19, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic(no rating)[2]
Counterculture.co.uk[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[4]
Melodic[5]
PopMatters(unfavorable)[6]

Darkhorse is the second studio album by American rap rock band Crazy Town. It was released through Columbia Records/Sony Music on November 12, 2002.[7] The band initially wanted to record the album in 2001, but were undecided on which producer to chose, wanting to work with Rick Rubin or Don Gilmore.[8] By the time they settled on Howard Benson, it was already into 2002.[9]

The lead single, "Drowning," was released on October 15, 2002, and peaked to No. 24 on Billboard's American Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, No. 45 on Billboard's German Hits of the World Hot Movers Singles chart, and No. 50 in the UK. Once Darkhorse was released a month later, it entered at and peaked to No. 120 on Billboard's Billboard 200 chart, and No. 164 in the UK. However, it sold fewer than 13,000 units in its first week.[10] 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."[10] A second and final single, "Hurt You So Bad," featuring a guitar solo by Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, was released in February 2003, but failed to chart.[9]

The band only toured briefly in promotion of the release, starting with a few dates in Europe in mid-October 2002, a festival date in Brazil in early December 2002, and a festival date in San Diego, California in December 2002.[11] Proper touring started with a string of headlining shows in the American West Coast spanning January 6-23, 2003, supported by Hotwire.[12][13] The band did not play other American shows to promote the album and instead played two dates in Japan on February 7-8, 2003, and two dates in Europe on March 14-15, 2003.[13]

In May 2003, the band was dropped by Sony/Columbia.[14][15] Crazy Town broke up less than a year following the album's release, citing amongst other things pressure from their record company for a "Butterfly" follow-up.[16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Crazy Town

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

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

Personnel

Crazy Town

  • Bret Mazur – co-lead vocals, turntables, samples
  • Shifty Shellshock – co-lead vocals
  • Kraig Tyler – guitar, backing vocals
  • Anthony Valli – guitar
  • Doug Miller – bass
  • Kyle Hollinger – drums

Additional musicians

Production

  • Howard Benson – producer, keyboards
  • Mike Plotnikoff – recording, digital editing, engineer
  • Eric Miller – engineer
  • Keith Armstrong – assistant engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound in New York

Charts

Chart performance for Darkhorse
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 90
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 139
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 52
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 90
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 164
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[22] 17
US Billboard 200[23] 120

References

  1. ^ Blabbermouth (2002-09-13). "CRAZY TOWN Set To Return '…From Nowhere' In November". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  2. ^ "Crazy Town : Darkhorse". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Shaeffer, Rowan. "Crazy Town : Darkhorse". Counterculture.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Brunner, Rob (November 15, 2002). "darkhorse (2002)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
  5. ^ Wippsson, Johan. "Crazy Town - Darkhorse". Melodic. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012.
  6. ^ Tranter, Nikki (July 28, 2003). "Darkhorse". PopMatters. Archived from the original on January 3, 2006.
  7. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (September 23, 2002). "Crazy Town Take On All Comers With Darkhorse". MTV. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "MTV.com - News -Crazy Town Ready To Record Second LP". MTV. 2002-12-16. Archived from the original on 16 December 2002. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  9. ^ a b DAngelo, Joe (July 9, 2002). "Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Records With Crazy Town". MTV. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021.
  10. ^ a b DAngelo, Joe (November 21, 2002). "Crazy Town Hope To Put An End To 'Butterfly Boys' Taunts". MTV. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021.
  11. ^ "Crazy Town". 2002-09-24. Archived from the original on 24 September 2002. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  12. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20030307071508/http://www.theprp.com/oldnews/411132.shtml. Archived from the original on 7 March 2003. Retrieved 2024-12-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ a b "Sony Music Online Japan". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  14. ^ "The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California". Newspapers.com. 2003-05-13. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  15. ^ "The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California". Newspapers.com. 2003-05-13. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  16. ^ Kaufman, Gil (July 2, 2007). "Where Ya Been?: City High Drop Out, Crazy Town Stop The Insanity". MTV. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021.
  17. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 69.
  18. ^ "Lescharts.com – Crazy Town – Darkhorse". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Crazy Town – Darkhorse" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  20. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Crazy Town – Darkhorse". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  21. ^ "Chart Log UK: (1994–2010) Chris C. – CZR". Zobbel.de. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  22. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. December 1, 2002. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  23. ^ "Crazy Town Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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