EP (Matchbox Twenty EP)

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ReleasedNovember 11, 2003 (2003-11-11)
Genre Alternative rock, pop rock
Length22:55
Label Atlantic
Producer Matt Serletic
Matchbox Twenty chronology
More Than You Think You Are
(2002)
EP
(2003)
Exile on Mainstream
(2007)

EP is an EP by American alternative rock band Matchbox Twenty. The EP comprises six songs, five of them being live and acoustic versions of songs from the band's previous three albums. The final track is the previously unreleased "Suffer Me", which was later included as a bonus track on the iTunes reissue of Mad Season. EP also includes an enhanced CD of a performance by the band at The Troubadour. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rob Thomas, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Crutch" (Live from VH1 Storytellers ) 3:18
2."Push" (Live at the Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando)4:19
3."All I Need" (Live in New Orleans) 3:51
4."If You're Gone" (Live) 4:30
5."Disease" (Acoustic)
3:45
6."Suffer Me" 3:12

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 43

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