Music (311 album)

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Music
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Studio album by
311
ReleasedFebruary 9, 1993
RecordedDecember 1992 – January 1993
StudioOcean Studios (Burbank, California)
Genre
Length46:11
Label Capricorn
Producer Eddy Offord
311 chronology
Hydroponic
(1992)
Music
(1993)
Grassroots
(1994)
Singles from Music
  1. "Freak Out"
    Released: November 12, 1992
  2. "Do You Right"
    Released: April 13, 1993
  3. "Visit"
    Released: 1993
  4. "My Stoney Baby"
    Released: 1993
  5. "Feels So Good"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Music is the debut studio album by American rock band 311. It was released on February 9, 1993. "Do You Right" was released as a single. The album was certified gold in 1999 by the RIAA, having sold over 500,000 copies. [4]

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. SA 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". The song "My Stoney Baby" has been featured in the 2008 film Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay .

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Welcome" Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, Chad Sexton2:55
2."Freak Out"Hexum, Martinez, Sexton3:43
3."Visit"Hexum, Martinez, Sexton, Tim Mahoney, Aaron Wills 3:40
4."Paradise"Hexum, Mahoney, Martinez, Sexton, Wills5:02
5."Unity"Hexum, Sexton3:26
6."Hydroponic"Hexum, Martinez, Sexton3:53
7."My Stoney Baby"Hexum, Martinez3:44
8."Nix Hex" (3:09 without hidden track "Ragga Drop" (Hexum, Martinez) - 0:59)Hexum, Martinez4:08
9."Plain"Hexum2:57
10."Feels So Good"Hexum, Martinez, Sexton3:22
11."Do You Right"Hexum, Martinez, Sexton4:17
12."Fat Chance" (1:19 without "Fuck the Bullshit" (Hexum, Mahoney, Martinez, Sexton, Wills) - 4:38. This track is not listed in the Volcano imprint. However, it remains on the record as a hidden track.)Hexum, Martinez, Sexton5:04
Total length:46:11

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes. [5]

311
Guest Musicians
Production

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [4] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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