Fishin' for Woos

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[A] It was announced in January 2011 that the band had signed to Razor & Tie, [14] [15] but later changed to Brando Records. [1] [2] [3] [4] To help promote the album, the band embarked on the "Fishin' for Woos Tour" beginning in the spring of 2011 in the United States. [20]

Musical style

Reddick stated in his ninth podcast that fans of Drunk Enough to Dance and A Hangover You Don't Deserve will like the album. Bassist/vocalist Erik Chandler said in an interview with Rocksins.com, that the album "feels very much like a 2002–2004 Bowling for Soup sound." [25]

Singles

The band played what is said to be the first single off Fishin' for Woos, titled "S-S-S-Saturday" (also referred to as "Saturday Night"), live on ABC for the Professional Bowlers Association Tournament of Champions finals on January 22. [1] [2] [14] [7] [9] Reddick has since mentioned making a music video for the song, [30] that will also allow fans to participate. The band released the song as a free download for joining their e-mail list prior to the event. The song was released for download on iTunes and streaming on MySpace on January 17, 2011. The video to "S-S-S-Saturday" was released on April 15. The band has announced that "Turbulence" would be the second single from the album. [10] [31] [32] [33] [11] The band had filmed a music video for the song [31] [32] [34] with Built By Ninjas. [33] The album's third single was I've Never Done Anything Like This, and the band re-recorded "The Bitch Song" and a cover of Fountains of Wayne's Stacy's Mom for the single's b-sides. [12]

Reception

Fishin' for Woos
Fishin' for Woos Album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Bowling for Soup
ReleasedApril 25, 2011
RecordedJune 1–25, 2010
StudioValve Studios, [5] Dallas, TX
The Tackle Box, Hollywood, CA
Genre Pop-punk
Length42:17
45:38 (U.K. Edition)
45:37 (U.S. iTunes Edition)
Label
  • Que-so
  • Absolute
  • Brando [6]
Producer Jarinus (Jaret Reddick & Linus of Hollywood)
Bowling for Soup chronology
Playlist: The Very Best of Bowling for Soup
(2011)		Fishin' for Woos
(2011)		 The Dollyrots vs. Bowling for Soup
(2011)
Bowling for Soup studio chronology
Sorry for Partyin'
(2009)		Fishin' for Woos
(2011)		 Lunch. Drunk. Love.
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 53/100 [35]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [36]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [37]
BLAREStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [38]
Drowned in Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [39]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
Rock Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [40]

The album received mixed reviews. Most reviewers noted the similarity of the music to the band's previous releases; About.com said that "the sound is more of what we expect and love from BFS; it's pop punk polish that unabashedly leans toward the poppier side of things" and gave Fishin' for Woos four out of five stars, [36] while Allmusic gave the album a rating of three out of five stars and said that "more of the same isn’t necessarily a bad thing, and that’s certainly what Fishin’ for Woos offers" [37] and Rock Sound rated the album seven out of ten, and said that "Bowling For Soup are back, doing what BFS do best – upbeat, uplifting, foot-tapping songs." [40] In a more critical review, Blare Magazine rated the album 2.5 out of five stars, and said that "[i]t’s clear the boys in BFS fancy themselves quite the humorists, but the gags heard on Fishin’ for Woos are far more likely to elicit groans or eye rolls than yucks." [38]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Pretend We're Not in Love" Jaret Reddick 3:09
2."Girls in America"Reddick, Zac Maloy, Tommy Henrickson3:09
3."S-S-S-Saturday"Reddick, Linus of Hollywood 3:06
4."What About Us"Reddick3:58
5."Here's Your Freakin' Song"Reddick, Linus of Hollywood3:55
6."This Ain't My Day"Reddick3:12
7."Smiley Face (It's All Good)"Reddick3:02
8."Turbulence" (feat. Gabriel Mann)Reddick, Linus of Hollywood [41] 3:59
9."I've Never Done Anything Like This" (feat. Kay Hanley)Reddick, Linus of Hollywood3:15
10."Friends Chicks Guitars"Reddick3:42
11."Guard My Heart" (2010)Erik Chandler, [1] [2] [3] Reddick4:00
12."Graduation Trip"Reddick3:57
Total length:42:17

[1] [2] [4] [19]

Fishin' for Woos Bonus Tracks (Vinyl only release)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Evil All Over the World"Reddick, Linus of Hollywood3:11
2."My Girlfriend's an Alcoholic"Reddick, Emanuel Kiriakou3:21
U.S. iTunes Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Dear Megan Fox"Reddick, Mitch Allan 3:20
U.K. Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."My Girlfriend's an Alcoholic"Reddick, Kiriakou3:21
Japan Edition [42]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Evil All Over the World"Reddick, Linus of Hollywood3:11
Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Dear Megan Fox"Reddick, Allan3:20
14."Evil All Over the World"Reddick, Linus of Hollywood3:31
15."My Girlfriend's an Alcoholic"Reddick, Kiriakou3:20
16."Here's Your Freakin' Song - Acoustic 2025"Reddick, Linus of Hollywood3:37
17."Smiley Face (It's All Good) - Acoustic 2025"Reddick2:57
Total length:59:35

B-Sides

Personnel

Bowling for Soup

Production

Chart performance

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [45] 189
UK Albums Chart [46] 66

Notes

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