Lovehatetragedy is the second major-label album (and third album overall) by the Californian
hard rockHard rock or heavy rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music...
band
Papa RoachPapa Roach is a four-piece hard rock band from Vacaville, California. They broke into the mainstream with their triple-platinum major-label debut Infest . The group's success continued with later releases Lovehatetragedy , Getting Away with Murder and The Paramour Sessions . Their latest album,...
. It was released on June 18, 2002, and did not sell as well as its predecessor,
InfestInfest is the debut major-label album by the Californian hard rock band Papa Roach. It was released on April 25, 2000, and became the 20th highest selling album of 2000 in the United States. It was certified triple Platinum in the U.S. on July 18, 2001. It peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart...
. Notable was the absence of rapping, with the exception of "
She Loves Me Not"She Loves Me Not" is the first single from the hard rock band Papa Roach's second major-label album , Lovehatetragedy, and fourth released single in total. Originally written as part of 5 track promo/demo CD funded by Warner Bros. Records in 1999, "She Loves Me Not" was re-recorded and improved...
". It still sold approximately 700,000 units and was certified
GoldIn the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
in U.S. It was also certified Gold in the UK and Canada. It peaked #2 on the
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.
The album was released in a 'censored' version, despite the lack of censoring required on songs.
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Lovehatetragedy is the second major-label album (and third album overall) by the Californian
hard rockHard rock or heavy rock is a sub-genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock and is considerably harder than conventional rock music...
band
Papa RoachPapa Roach is a four-piece hard rock band from Vacaville, California. They broke into the mainstream with their triple-platinum major-label debut Infest . The group's success continued with later releases Lovehatetragedy , Getting Away with Murder and The Paramour Sessions . Their latest album,...
. It was released on June 18, 2002, and did not sell as well as its predecessor,
InfestInfest is the debut major-label album by the Californian hard rock band Papa Roach. It was released on April 25, 2000, and became the 20th highest selling album of 2000 in the United States. It was certified triple Platinum in the U.S. on July 18, 2001. It peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart...
. Notable was the absence of rapping, with the exception of "
She Loves Me Not"She Loves Me Not" is the first single from the hard rock band Papa Roach's second major-label album , Lovehatetragedy, and fourth released single in total. Originally written as part of 5 track promo/demo CD funded by Warner Bros. Records in 1999, "She Loves Me Not" was re-recorded and improved...
". It still sold approximately 700,000 units and was certified
GoldIn the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
in U.S. It was also certified Gold in the UK and Canada. It peaked #2 on the
Billboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
.
The album was released in a 'censored' version, despite the lack of censoring required on songs. On the censored cover, the baby is not
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. It was airbrushed down to making a fist. The album was originally meant to be titled 'Born To Rock' thus the cover.
A re-recorded version of the song "M-80 (Explosive Energy Movement)" was featured in the game
Amplitude.
Track listing
Bonus Tracks
Personnel
Papa Roach
- Jacoby Shaddix
Jacoby Dakota Shaddix is the lead singer of the Californian hard rock band Papa Roach and the primary songwriter for the band.-Early life:Shaddix went to Vacaville High School in Vacaville, California....
- lead vocals
- Jerry Horton - lead guitar
A lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, and guitar solos within a song structure.In rock, heavy metal, blues, jazz and fusion bands and some pop contexts as well as others, the lead guitar lines are usually supported by a second guitarist who plays...
, backing vocals
- Tobin Esperance - bass guitar
The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
, backing vocals
- Dave Buckner - drums, percussion
Additional Musicians
- Background Vocals & Percussion on track 8: Yellow Boy Singers (Scott With Horn, John Dawson, Bill Avilez, Josh Brown, John Olmedo Jr., Adrian Garcia & Louis Doctor)
Production
- Produced and Mixed by Brendan O'Brien
Brendan O’Brien is a record producer, mixer, and engineer.At 14 he was the guitarist for the Atlanta-based cover band Pranks. In the late 70s he moved on to writing, performing and recording with the Samurai Catfish band...
- A&R: Ron Handler
Ronald Craig Handler is a music publisher, A & R executive and artist manager, who lives in Los Angeles. He has worked for influential companies such as Arista Music Publishing, BMG, EMI, Dreamworks and Interscope/Geffen. During his career, he has signed numerous artists such as Rhett Lawrence ,...
- Management: Dennis Sanders/Bret Bair Management
- Recorded by Nick Didia
Nick DiDia is an American record producer mostly known for his work with Australian rock group Powderfinger and American pop-rock group Nine Days...
- Additional Engineering by Billy Bowers
- Recorded at Royalstone Studios, North Hollywood, CA: Second Engineer: Howard Karp
- Additional Recording and Mixing @ Southern Tracks, GA: Second Engineer: Karl Egsieker
- Marketing: Steve Rosenblatt
- A&R Coordinator: Jennifer Wicks
- Business Management: David Rawson & Darlene Johnson @ Zeisler, Zeisler, & Rawson
- Legal Representation: Eric Greenspan @ Myman, Abell, Fineman, Greenspan, & Light LLP
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig is an American mastering engineer.He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry. Ludwig's craftsmanship is appreciated widely within the music profession, as testified by his extensive credits and demand for his work...
@ Gateway Mastering and DVD, Portland, MN: Digital Editing by Adam Ayan
- Agency: Creative Artists Agency/Jenna Adler for all territories except Europe
- European Agent: Helter Skelter/John Jackson
- Art Direction: David Buckner & Jason Noto
- Design: Jason Noto
- Band Photos: Danny Cinch
- Cover and Inside Photos: Ken Schles