Brain Invaders

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Brain Invaders
Zebrahead Brain Invaders.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 6, 2019
Recorded2018
StudioBuzzBomb Sound Labs (Orange, California)
Genre
Length44:05
Label Avex Entertainment, MFZB
Producer Paul Miner
Zebrahead chronology
The Bonus Brothers
(2017)
Brain Invaders
(2019)
Singles from Brain Invaders
  1. "All My Friends Are Nobodies"
    Released: January 8, 2019
  2. "We're Not Alright"
    Released: February 6, 2019
  3. "When Both Sides Suck, We're All Winners"
    Released: March 6, 2019
  4. "If You're Looking for Your Knife…I Think My Back Found It"
    Released: August 2, 2019
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rock Hard 8/10 [3]

Brain Invaders is the thirteenth studio album by American punk rock band Zebrahead. It was released in Japan on March 6, 2019, and globally on March 8, 2019. The band announced the album on January 9, 2019, along with a music video for the album's first single, "All My Friends Are Nobodies". This is the first Zebrahead album to be self-released outside of Japan, [4] as well as the final album with lead vocalist Matty Lewis before his departure from the group in 2021. [5] A deluxe edition featuring bonus material was released on August 9, 2019, [6] and an instrumental version was released on August 7, 2020. [7] The song "All My Friends Are Nobodies" was later featured on the soundtrack of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 .

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."When Both Sides Suck, We're All Winners"3:03
2."I Won't Let You Down"3:37
3."All My Friends Are Nobodies"3:03
4."We're Not Alright"2:55
5."You Don't Know Anything About Me"2:44
6."Chasing the Sun"3:12
7."Party on the Dancefloor"3:09
8."Do Your Worst"3:33
9."All Die Young"3:15
10."Up in Smoke"2:43
11."Ichi, Ni, San, Shi"2:58
12."Take a Deep Breath (And Go Fuck Yourself)"3:57
13."Better Living Through Chemistry"2:39
14."Bullet on the Brain"3:15 [8]
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLyricsOriginal performerLength
15."Follow Me" (Japanese short version)Shoko Fujibayashi E-Girls 2:49
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."If You're Looking for Your Knife… I Think My Back Found It"3:20
16."All My Friends Are Nobodies" (Acoustic-ish)3:34
17."We're Not Alright" (Acoustic-ish)3:12

Personnel

Zebrahead

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [9] 40
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [10] 31

Release history

TerritoryDateEditionFormat
JapanMarch 6, 2019Standard CD, DL, LP
WorldwideMarch 8, 2019
August 9, 2019Deluxe

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