Apocalypshit | ||||
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Released | September 14, 1999 | |||
Length | 51:42 | |||
Label | Surco | |||
Producer | Mario Caldato Jr. | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Apocalypshit is the second studio album by the Mexican band Molotov produced by Mario Caldato, Jr. The album was released in September 1999 on Surco Records. Apocalypshit was the first Molotov album to be released in the US.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No Manches Mi Vida" | Miguel Ángel Huidobro Preciado | 3:30 |
2. | "Karmara" | Ismael Fuentes de Garay | 3:44 |
3. | "Polkas Palabras" | Juan Francisco Ayala Gonzalez | 3:23 |
4. | "Step Off" | Randall Ebright | 3:23 |
5. | "Apocalypshit" | Huidobro | 4:07 |
6. | "Ñero" | Ayala | 3:28 |
7. | "Kuleka's Choice" | Fuentes | 4:16 |
8. | "Rastaman-Dita" | Huidobro | 3:48 |
9. | "Parásito" | Ayala | 3:37 |
10. | "Undertow" | Ebright | 3:28 |
11. | "Exorsimio" | Huidobro | 3:55 |
12. | "Let It Roll" | Ebright | 3:53 |
13. | "El Mundo" |
| 7:10 |
Total length: | 51:42 |
In 2001, the song "Polkas Palabras" was used as a soundtrack for the motion picture The Fast and the Furious , when Brian breaks into Hector's garage, while he is having a party.
In 2005 songs by Molotov were used in the Eidos video game Total Overdose .
In 2008, the song "Apocalypshit" was used in the pilot of Breaking Bad , "Pilot", during the final scene where Walt and Jesse escape from the cook site in the desert.
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Mexico (AMPROFON) [2] | Platinum | 150,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [3] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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