Menace to Sobriety (OPM album)

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Menace to Sobriety
OPM - Menace To Sobriety.jpg
Studio album by
OPM
ReleasedAugust 15, 2000
Recorded2000
Studio
  • MNO Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • Axis Recording (New York City, New York)
  • The Mix Room (Los Angeles, California)
  • The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California)
  • A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Soundcastle (Los Angeles, California)
Length47:53
Label Atlantic
Producer
OPM chronology
Menace to Sobriety
(2000)
ForThemAsses
(2004)
Alternative cover
Alternative cover for Menace to Sobriety.jpg
2015 release front cover
No.TitleLength
1."Stash Up"2:58
2."Punanny" (Interlude)0:33
3."Heaven Is a Halfpipe"4:18
4."El Capitan"3:21
5."Undercover Freak"3:47
6."Brighter Side"3:32
7."Better Daze"3:58
8."Trucha"4:01
9."Dealerman"3:40
10."Reality Check"3:58
11."Rage Against the Coke Machine" (Interlude)1:03
12."Unda"2:50
13."15 Minutes" (Interlude)0:45
14."Fish out of Water"3:33
15."Sound System" ("War on Drugs" (hidden track))6:03
Total length:47:53
Australia Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
16."Space People"3:46
Total length:51:09
Special Edition 2002
No.TitleLength
16."El Capitan" (Soulchild Remix)3:33
Total length:50:56
15 Year Anniversary 2015 Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
16."Feel the Pain"3:16
Total length:50:40

B-sides

  1. "Space People" - 3:45 (from Heaven Is a Halfpipe CD single)
  2. "Group Therapy" - 2:20 (from Heaven Is a Halfpipe CD single)
  3. "El Capitan (SoulChild Remix)" - 3:37 (from El Capitan CD single)
  4. "Undercover Freak (007 Version)" (from El Capitan CD single)
  5. "Stash Up (Funk Food Remix)" (from Stash Up Maxi single)
  6. "Heaven Is A Halfpipe (Original Demo)" - 4:21 (from Stash Up Maxi single)

Personnel

Additional musicians

Chart history

Chart (2000-2001)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] 23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [5] 66
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 31
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [7] 22

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