Darkhorse

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Darkhorse
Crazy Town - Darkhorse.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 12, 2002
Studio
Genre
Length47:50
Label Columbia
Producer Howard Benson, Crazy Town
Crazy Town chronology
The Gift of Game
(1999)
Darkhorse
(2002)
The Brimstone Sluggers
(2015)
Singles from Darkhorse
  1. "Drowning"
    Released: November 16, 2002
  2. "Hurt You So Bad"
    Released: March 19, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic (no rating) [1]
Counterculture.co.ukStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly C− [3]
Melodic Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
PopMatters (unfavorable) [5]

Darkhorse is the second studio album by American rap rock band Crazy Town, released on November 12, 2002. [6] The album peaked at No. 120 on the Billboard 200 and No. 164 in the UK. It sold less than 13,000 units in its first week. [7]

Contents

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". [7] Crazy Town broke up several months after the album's release, citing amongst other things including pressure from their record company for a "Butterfly" follow-up. [8]

The second and final single, "Hurt You So Bad", features Rivers Cuomo from Weezer on the track's guitar solo. [9]

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

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Darkhorse
Chart (2003)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 90
French Albums (SNEP) [11] 139
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 52
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 90
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 164
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [15] 17
US Billboard 200 [16] 120

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