Beating a Dead Horse (album)

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All tracks are written by Jarrod Alonge, except where noted

Beating a Dead Horse
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 26, 2015 (2015-05-26)
December 4, 2015 (2015-12-04) (reissue)
Genre Parody, comedy rock, comedy punk
Amidst the Grave's Demons: metalcore, post-hardcore
Sunrise Skater Kids: pop punk
Chewed Up: melodic hardcore, hardcore punk
Vermicide Violence: deathcore
Canadian Softball: emo, math rock, indie rock
Rectangles: progressive metal, djent
$wagCh0de: crunkcore
Length54:32
Label Independent
Producer
Jarrod Alonge chronology
Beating a Dead Horse
(2015)
Friendville
(2016)
Deluxe Reissue Cover
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"BADH: Deluxe Ultra-Limited Exclusive Undead Edition"
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."The Swimmer" Amidst the Grave's Demons3:52
2."Love Me Back" (featuring Cody Carson of Set It Off) Sunrise Skater Kids3:29
3."Unbreakable" Chewed Up4:26
4."Save My Life" Amidst the Grave's Demons4:07
5."Inconceivable Somatic Defecation" (featuring Jared Dines) Vermicide Violence3:40
6."Take It Easycore" Sunrise Skater Kids3:27
7."Bite the Curb"Alonge, Joseph MitraChewed Up2:09
8."Misogyneric" (featuring Mattie Montgomery, formerly of For Today) Amidst the Grave's Demons3:50
9."Pop Punk Pizza Party" (featuring Dave Days) Sunrise Skater Kids4:34
10."The Distance Between You and Me Is Longer Than the Title of This Song"Alonge, Jamie PhillipsCanadian Softball3:46
11."I'm So Scene 2.0" (featuring Johnny Franck, formerly of Attack Attack!) Amidst the Grave's Demons4:42
12."Cosmic Metaphysical Verisimilitude" (featuring Mike Semesky, formerly of Intervals)Alonge, Drewsif StalinRectangles5:26
13."2 Freaky 4 da Club" $wagCh0de3:33
14."Hey Jarrod, What's That Song Again?" Amidst the Grave's Demons4:15
15."Goodbye Baltimore (The Flute Song)" Sunrise Skater Kids3:06
Total length:54:32
Deluxe reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
16."Pray for Progress"Alonge, Johnny FranckVermicide Violence4:07
17."Brevé Canzoné" ("Brief Song") Canadian Softball0:15
18."Waifu" Rectangles1:53
19."First World Tragedy" Sunrise Skater Kids5:00
20."2 Warped 4 da Remix" $wagCh0de1:16
21."Suck my 401k" (featuring Chris Linck of Attila) Amidst the Grave's Demons3:38
Total length:70:41

Additional information

The following songs are included in the medley "Hey Jarrod, What's That Song Again?", albeit with different lyrics:

Personnel

Additional personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard Top Comedy Albums [19] [20] 1
US Billboard Top Heatseekers 18

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