Music (311 album)

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Music
311 - Music album cover.jpg
Studio album by
311
ReleasedFebruary 9, 1993 (1993-02-09)
StudioOcean (Burbank, California)
Genre Rap metal [1]
Length46:11
Label Capricorn
Producer Eddy Offord
311 chronology
Hydroponic
(1992)		Music
(1993)		 Grassroots
(1994)
Singles from Music
  1. "Freak Out / My Stoney Baby / Hydroponic"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Music is the debut studio album by American rock band 311. It was released on February 9, 1993, by Capricorn Records. The album was certified gold in 1999 by the RIAA. [5]

Contents

Background

There are only five tracks that were not included on 311's previous independent releases: "Visit", "Paradise", "Hydroponic", "My Stoney Baby", and "Fat Chance". However, all of the songs that had been previously released were altered, most notably "Do You Right", where nearly all of the lyrics were changed. Doug "SA" Martinez also changed his main verses in "Freak Out", "Feels So Good" and "Fuck the Bullshit". The breakdown in "Plain" was completely changed musically, and the lyrics were re-arranged. The first pressing was originally manufactured and distributed by Warner Bros. Records Inc. and thus bears the "WB" logo in the bottom right corner. Later issues were manufactured and distributed by RED in 1994, Mercury Records in 1996 and most recently Volcano.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, and Chad Sexton, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Welcome" 2:55
2."Freak Out" 3:43
3."Visit"
  • Hexum
  • Martinez
  • Tim Mahoney
  • Sexton
  • Aaron "P-Nut" Wills
3:40
4."Paradise"
  • Hexum
  • Martinez
  • Mahoney
  • Sexton
  • Wills
5:02
5."Unity"
  • Hexum
  • Sexton
3:26
6."Hydroponic" 3:53
7."My Stoney Baby"
  • Hexum
  • Martinez
3:44
8."Nix Hex"
  • Hexum
  • Martinez
4:08*
9."Plain"Hexum2:57
10."Feels So Good" 3:22
11."Do You Right" 4:17
12."Fat Chance" 5:04†
Total length:46:11
30th anniversary edition bonus tracks (also included on the Archive compilation)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Welcome" (Pre-Production Version) 3:01
16."Visit" (Pre-Production Version)
  • Hexum
  • Martinez
  • Mahoney
  • Sexton
  • Wills
3:38
17."Feels So Good" (Pre-Production Version) 3:17
18."Paradise" (Pre-Production Version)
  • Hexum
  • Martinez
  • Mahoney
  • Sexton
  • Wills
5:13
Total length:61:28

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes. [6]

311

Guest musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Music
Chart (1996)Peak
position
US Top Catalog Albums ( Billboard ) [7] 13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [8]
37

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "The 10 essential rap metal albums". October 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "311". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE Inc. p.  163. ISBN   978-0-19-531373-4.
  4. ↑ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "311". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  813. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  5. 1 2 "American album certifications – 311 – Music". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ Music (booklet). Capricorn Records . 1993.
  7. ↑ "311 Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  8. ↑ "311 Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
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