Hell of a Tester

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Hell of a Tester
Rasmus-HellOfATester.jpg
Studio album by
Released2 November 1998
Recorded1998 in Helsinki, Finland
Genre Alternative rock, pop rock
Length36:44
Label Warner Music Finland
Producer The Rasmus, Craig Townsend and Teja Kotilainen
The Rasmus chronology
Playboys
(1997)
Hell of a Tester
(1998)
Hell of a Collection
(2001)

Hell of a Tester (sometimes written Hellofatester) is the third studio album by The Rasmus, then called Rasmus. It was released in 1998 by Warner Music and received Gold status in Finland. The most popular single was Liquid , which was released in September, getting into the Top 40 on MTV Nordic. It was voted Single of the Year for 1998 by music critics and fans [1] and the video won an award in 1999 at the Finnish Music Video Awards. The album was positively received by fans.[ citation needed ]

Contents

The booklet and cover art has braille dotting of lyrics from the songs inside and "Hellofatester" on the cover.

Track listing

All songs are written by The Rasmus.

No.TitleLength
1."Every Day"3:17
2."Dirty Moose"3:27
3."Swimming with the Kids"3:30
4."Man in the Street"3:32
5."Tonight Tonight"1:54
6."City of the Dead"3:23
7."Liquid"4:18
8."Pa-Pa"2:18
9."Vibe"2:48
10."Help Me Sing"3:26
11."Tempo"4:49

Singles

Credits

The Rasmus

Additional musicians

Additional personnel

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References

  1. "The Rasmus". Eurovision Universe. Retrieved 3 October 2024.