I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump

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I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump
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Released19 October 1999
Length41:25
Label Capitol
Producer Joe Henry, Tony Mangurian, Danny McGough
Shivaree chronology
I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump
(1999)
Rough Dreams
(2002)
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I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump is the debut album by American alternative rock band Shivaree, released by Capitol Records in 1999. It contains the song "Goodnight Moon", which appears on the soundtrack to the 2004 film Kill Bill: Volume 2 .

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Cannibal King" (Frank Ebb, Paul Klein, Larry Coleman) – 0:48
  2. "Bossa Nova" (Ambrosia Parsley) – 3:28
  3. "Daring Lousy Guy" (Parsley, Duke McVinnie) – 4:15
  4. "Arlington Girl" (Parsley, Greg Lastrapes) – 6:58
  5. "Oh, No" (Tracy Thielen) – 3:23
  6. "Lunch" (Parsley) – 4:44
  7. "Goodnight Moon" (Parsley, McVinnie) – 4:04
  8. "I Don't Care" (Parsley, McVinnie, Mia Sharp) – 4:38
  9. "Pimp" (Parsley, McVinnie, Danny McGough) – 3:31
  10. "Idiot Waltz" (Parsley, McVinnie) – 3:02
  11. "Ash Wednesday" (Parsley) – 0:51
  12. "Arrivederci" (Parsley) – 1:44

Personnel

Chart performance

CountryPosition
France 37 [1]
Italy 7 [2]

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [3] Gold100,000*
Italy (FIMI) [4] Platinum130,000 [5]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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