Disengage the Simulator

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Disengage the Simulator
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EP by
CKY
ReleasedAugust 22, 2000 (2000-08-22)
Length24:05
Label Volcom
Producer
CKY chronology
Volume 2
(1999)
Disengage the Simulator
(2000)
Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild
(2002)

Disengage the Simulator is an extended play (EP) by American rock band CKY. Produced by Chad I Ginsburg, Deron Miller and John Teague, it was released on August 22, 2000, by Volcom Entertainment. The EP features a number of songs previously released on the band's 1999 album Volume 2 , in addition to the title track of the release, which was originally featured on Volume 1 .

Contents

Background

Disengage the Simulator was released during the 2000 Warped Tour, on which the band was performing at the time, and was initially limited to 2,000 copies. [1] Following the conclusion of the tour, it was later sold through Volcom Entertainment's mail order program. [2] The album cover features a still of Angela Baker (portrayed by Felissa Rose) from the film Sleepaway Camp ; Miller would later marry Rose, and the band would make cameo appearances in the 2008 sequel Return to Sleepaway Camp . [3]

Track listing

Original 2000 edition
No.TitleLength
1."Disengage the Simulator"3:08
2."Genesis 12a" (instrumental)3:04
3."Santa's Coming"3:40
4."Shippensburg"3:19
5."Rio Bravo" (remix)2:24
6."Foreign Objects #10"4:12
7."Disengage the Simulator" (instrumental demo)4:22
Total length:24:05
2009 digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Disengage the Simulator"3:03
2."Shippensburg"3:23
3."Santa's Coming"3:43
4."Disengage the Simulator" (Foreign Objects version)3:19
Total length:14:13

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References

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