Goddamnit

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Goddamnit
Alkaline Trio - Goddamnit cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 13, 1998
RecordedSummer 1998
StudioAtlas (Chicago)
Genre
Length34:52
Label Asian Man
Producer Matt Allison, Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio chronology
For Your Lungs Only
(1998)
Goddamnit
(1998)
I Lied My Face Off
(1999)
"Redux" version cover
Alkaline Trio - Goddamnit redux cover.jpg
The cover of the 2008 "Redux" re-release.

Goddamnit is the debut album by American punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released October 13, 1998, through Asian Man Records.

Contents

Artwork and title

The album cover has 3 red alarm clocks, each set at 6:00, representing 666. "I used to set my alarm clock when I was a bike messenger to 6 o'clock in the morning, and when the alarm clock would go off, the first word out of my mouth was always 'Goddamnit!'", says Matt Skiba. [5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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As of 2008, Goddamnit has sold 94,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [8] Mike DaRonco of AllMusic called Goddamnit "hands down the perfect listening in the wake of a broken heart" and remarked that "It's rare that a band such as Alkaline Trio can make love songs appealing without being labeled as 'wimpy' or 'generic', and Goddamnit is the record to erase those labels." [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, and Glenn Porter, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Cringe"2:24
2."Cop"2:18
3."San Francisco"3:52
4."Nose Over Tail" (Skiba, Rob Doran, Porter)2:37
5."As You Were"2:11
6."Enjoy Your Day"2:17
7."Clavicle"2:28
8."My Little Needle"3:00
9."Southern Rock"3:05
10."Message from Kathlene"3:22
11."Trouble Breathing"3:55
12."Sorry About That"3:23
Total length:34:52
"Redux" version bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Weak Week" (demo)Skiba, Doran, Porter2:41
2."Nose Over Tail" (demo)Skiba, Doran, Porter2:43
3."Ninety-Seven" (demo)Skiba, Doran, Porter4:49
4."Sundials" (demo)Skiba, Doran, Porter4:24
Total length:49:29

Personnel

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