Occupy This Album Last updated August 16, 2025 2012 compilation album
Occupy This Album Released May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15 ) Genre Pop rock Length 313 :09 Label Music for Occupy Producer Jason Samel, Shirley Menard, Maegan Hayward, Alex Emanuel
Occupy This Album: 99 Songs for the 99 Percent compilation box set released in May 2012 through the record label Music for Occupy. The album concept and initial production were initiated by executive producer Jason Samel , who later recruited producers Maegan Hayward, Alex Emanuel and Shirley Menard to assist with the project. The set consists of 99 songs inspired by or related to the Occupy movement . Proceeds from the album went "directly towards the needs of sustaining this growing movement." [ 1]
City Winery in New York City hosted a record release party on May 8, 2012, which included performances by Matt Pless, the initial inspiration for the album. [ 3]
Critical reception Critical reception of the album was mixed. In his review for Entertainment Weekly , Kyle Anderson gave the compilation series a B+ rating and wrote, "the spirit of the compilation feels more positive than negative — the best that can be asked of any grassroots revolution". [ 4] Josh Harkinson of Mother Jones called the album a "mashup of sometimes discordant messages" lacking in "musical cohesion", though he complimented the album's "star power" and felt the best songs were contributed by rappers. [ 5]
Many reviewers criticized or complimented select tracks. Anderson's favorite songs included Ace Reporter's "propulsive" rendition of "The World Is on Fire" and Deborah Harry's "glitchy" "Safety in Numbers". [ 4] Harkinson called Michael Moore 's version of the Bob Dylan song "The Times They Are a-Changin' " "rotten", but considered Third Eye Blind 's "If There Ever Was a Time" a "gem". [ 5]
Occupy This Album won the Independent Music Awards VOX Populi vote for Best Compilation of 2012 .
Track listing Disc 1 "Something's Got to Give" (Matt Pless [ 6] ) – 4:18 "Come On, Come On, Come On" (Jackson Browne ) – 5:39 "Occupation Freedom" (Global Block Collective, Martinez) – 2:38 "People Have the Power" (Patti Smith ) – 5:37 "Love Anthem (Only Love)" (My Pet Dragon) – 4:00 "The Panic Is On" (Loudon Wainwright III ) – 2:56 "Occulture" (Cosmonaut) – 4:13 "Save Us" (Rain Phoenix and Papercranes ) – 2:49 "Smile (Get Up and Sing)" (Jay Samel) – 6:50 "This Is What America Looks Like" (DJ Logic ) – 3:37 "Big Little Wolfs" (Aeroplane Pageant) – 2:56 "Agent 99" (Alex Emanuel) – 3:26 "Safety in Numbers" (Deborah Harry ) – 3:58 "Hey, Can I Sleep on Your Futon?" (Richard Barone ) – 4:24 "Occupy Wall Street (Here Here Here)" (Black Dragon) – 2:34 "White Gold" (Ladytron ) – 5:02 "Greed" (Aldort) – 3:33 "Against the Machine" (Adowa, Weekes) – 3:59 "The Young Idealists" (Cole) – 2:42 "A Peaceful Solution" (Amy Nelson, Willie Nelson ) – 3:52 Disc 2 "The Times They Are a-Changin' ", performed by Michael Moore (Bob Dylan ) – 3:41 "The World Is on Fire" (Ace Reporter) – 3:08 "Latter Days" (Middle Eight) – 3:39 "Turn the Lights On" (Chroma) – 4:36 "Which Side Are You On?" (Ani DiFranco ) – 6:05 "Well May the World Go" (Tao Rodriguez-Seeger ) – 4:49 "Unified Tribes" (Thievery Corporation ) – 3:14 "Robber Barons" (Thee Oh Sees ) – 5:16 "Saving Up to Go Bankrupt" (Rimbaud) – 3:40 "Hell No (I'm Not Alright)" (Nanci Griffith ) – 2:49 "We Stand as One" (Joseph Arthur) – 5:18 "Cash Machine" (Girls Against Boys ) – 3:33 "Rebellion Politik" (Junkyard Empire ) – 3:32 "Nothing Recedes Like Progress" (Anti-Flag ) – 2:07 "Rebel" (Fear Nuttin' Band) – 3:36 "Under the Bridge" (Doe, Sobule) – 2:58 "Take a Stand" (Said) – 5:00 "The Answer" (Unkle ) – 4:41 "World Wide Rebel Songs" (Freedom Fighter Orchestra) – 3:02 "If There Ever Was a Time" (Third Eye Blind ) – 3:26 Disc 3 "Move on Fast" (Yoko Ono ) – 3:41 "If We Live" (Build the Sun) – 3:41 "Fight the Good Fight" (Our Lady Peace ) – 3:41 "I Don't Need Money" (Bonnie) – 3:09 "The World Is Turning" (Toots and the Maytals ) – 4:13 "A New York Minute" (Nickodemus) – 3:38 "I Ain't No Brian Wilson" (Gentleman Brawlers) – 4:52 "Industrial Park" (Mammals) – 6:00 "Big Fish" (Lost City Rumblers, Yo La Tengo ) – 3:21 "Occu-Pie" (Hayward) – 3:31 "Free" (Mystic Bowie) – 5:27 "Oye Mi Voz" (Los Cintron) – 3:49 "Walk On" (Wonderland) – 3:58 "Coney Island Winter" (Jeffreys) – 3:48 "China Basin Digs" (Joel Rafael, Trudell) – 3:21 "Walkin'" (Pimps of Joytime) – 5:38 "River's Gonna Rise" (Warren Haynes) – 7:59 "Rich Man's World" (Immortal Technique ) – 4:41 "Staying Out and Calling In" (Danger Field) – 1:28 Disc 4 "We Can't Make It Here" (Joan Baez , Steve Earle , James McMurtry ) – 6:03 "We Are" (New Party Systems) – 4:07 "Revolution" (Nova Echo) – 3:00 "Number One" (Born I Music) – 4:33 "Play the Greed" (Williams) – 3:08 "Broke Heart Blues" (Elliott) – 3:57 "What Are Their Names" (David Crosby , Graham Nash ) – 1:19 "Make a Stand" (Chambers ) – 5:12 "Better Luck Next Time" (Arnau) – 4:06 "All Over the World" (Arlo Guthrie ) – 2:54 "We're the 99" (Diamond) – 4:17 "We Are Human" (Mike & Ruthy) – 4:08 "Blessed" (Williams) – 5:49 "Freedom of Speech" (Carter) – 4:28 "Reclaim" (Rejectionist Front) – 3:39 "Occupy (We the 99)" (Jasiri X) – 2:55 "Earth Division" (Mogwai) – 6:01 "Pulse" (OWS Drum Circle; Brendan Hunt ) – 3:05 "The Times They Are a-Changin' [Skiffle Version]" (Moore) – 3:21 [hidden track] Digital Only Andrew Vladeck – "Chasing the Sun" Greg Smith and The Broken English – "Livin' Like a Joker" Aliza Hava – "Rise" The Occubility Bros. – "Crashed IT, Stashed IT" * Chris Pierce – "Invisible People" Amanda Palmer – "Ukulele Anthem" * Nadirah Shakoor – "Tree of Life" Hanne Hukkelberg – "On My Wall" Jason White – "Little Pieces of Plastic" mfmadness – "Never Be Defeated" Renegade Creation – "Greedy Life" * Jesse Lenat – "99%" The Swedes – "On The Dole" Bill Mlotok – "Brazilia" * Marcus Blake – "Don't Taser Me, Bro!" Angels of Vice – "We Are The 99″ The Layaways – "Silence" Mother Feather – "Mother Feather" * Thorin Caristo – "Common Man" * Machan – "Everyday" Vannucci (feat. Robert Brentley) – "Crashing Down" * David Amram – "Time to Occupy" * Track listing adapted from Allmusic . [ 7]
Personnel Gabriel Acosta-Cohen – Percussion, Vocals C. C. Adcock – Mixing, Producer Aeroplane Pageant – Composer, Producer Gabriel Aldort – Arranger, Composer, Piano, Vocals Miguel Alvarado – Saxophone Elijah Amitin – Beats, Composer, Producer David Amram – Penny Whistle, Piano, Vocals Matt Anthony – Mixing Anti-Flag – Composer, Engineer, Percussion, Producer, Various Michael Areethituk – Guitar Jennie Arnau – Composer, Guitar, Vocals Joseph Arthur – Composer Barny – Engineer, Mixing Richard Barone – Bass, Composer, Guitar, Vocals Jack Barrett – Group Member Basic Tracks – Engineer Ray Benson – Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Tambourine Jeff Berksley – Percussion Jeremy Bernstein – Vocals Bryan Berry – Composer Matthew Billy – Composer, Additional Guitar (Acoustic), Mixing, Producer Craig Bishop – Hammond B3, Horn Black Dragon – Percussion, Vocals Cindy Blackman – Drums Norm Block – Drums Julie B. Bonnie – Composer Jason Borger – Piano Born I Music – Composer Mark Bosch – Guitar (Electric), Organ, Piano, Producer Dakota Bowman – Assistant Engineer Gary Braglia – Composer, Guitars Eric Brigmond – Keyboards Neil Brockbank – Engineer Bassy Bob Brockman – Mixing Brooklyn Youth Chorus – Choir, Chorus Iddan Brown – Vocals Rick Brown – Drums, Vocals Jackson Browne – Composer, Producer, Vocals Malik Burke – Composer Fernando Bustamente – Composer, Producer Ray Calendar – Trumpet Fitzroy Campbell – Composer Candy John Carr – Bongos, Drums, Percussion Clifford Carter – Organ Kanaska Carter – Composer, Guitar, Vocals Elaine Caswell – Vocals (Background) Alecia Chakour – Vocals (Background) Dylan Chambers – Composer, Producer Lester Chambers – Producer, Spoken Word Tom Chapin – Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals Chauncey Yearwood – Composer Dan Choma – Composer Jay Chung – Composer Cristobal Cintron – Composer, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals Rafael Cintron – Bass, Composer, Guitar, Vocals Gavin Clark – Vocals Pablo Clements – Composer, Group Member Reuben Cohen – Mastering Cole El Saleh – Keyboards Jane Cole – Drums Lloyd Cole – Composer, Producer Steve Connely – Producer John Conte – Bass Matt Cooker – Cello Christopher Cox – Composer David Crosby – Composer, Producer, Vocals Tim Curry – Vocals (Background) Brian Daigle – Composer Daniel Lancaster – Guitar, Vocals Jay Dee Daugherty – Drums Dannielle DeAndrea – Vocals Michael DeLorenzo – Drums Phil Demetro – Mastering Grady Dennis – Tambourine Rick DePofi – Hammond B3, Horn, Horn Arrangements, Sax (Tenor) Lauren Diamond – Composer, Vocals Cedric Diaz – Keyboards Paul Dieter – Engineer, Mixing Ani DiFranco – Composer, Producer, Vocals Frank DiNardo – Vocals DJ Logic – Producer, Turntables John Doe – Guitar, Vocals Dave Dreiwitz – Bass (Upright), Vocals Henrik Drescher – Artwork Chuck Dunham – Vocals John Dwyer – Composer Bob Dylan – Composer Marshal Dylon – Keyboards Robin Eaton – Composer Chris Edwards – Keyboards Dylan Egon – Artwork Jenny Electrik – Moog Synthesizer, Theremin Ronny Elliott – Composer Alex Emanuel – Art Direction, Bass, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Liner Notes, Photography, Producer, Sleeve Photo, Vocal Harmony, Vocals Evan Bradford – Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mastering, Mixing, Producer, Vocals David First – Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Producer, Vocals Alexis Fleisig – Drums Chris Fletcher – Bass Guy Forsyth – Harmonica Ruthie Foster – Vocals (Background) Mike Fowler – Bass Becca Fox – Group Member Greg Fox – Drums Justin Francis – Mixing, Percussion, Various Jay Frederick – Drums Paul Frye – Engineer, Mixing, Producer Glenn Fukunaga – Bass Don Fury – Engineer, Mastering, Producer Bernard Gann – Bass Sue Garner – Guitar, Vocals Chris Gehringer – Mastering Stephen George – Engineer, Mixing, Producer Mass Giorgini – Mastering Girls Against Boys – Composer Brian Gitkin – Composer Mick Glossop – Mixing Jodi Gold – Vocals Mark Goldenberg – Guitar Eric Gorman – Remixing Chris Grainger – Engineer Alex Grey – Artwork Brian Griffin – Drums, Percussion J. Griffin – Composer James Griffith – Vocals Nanci Griffith – Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Vocals Robert Grossman – Back Cover Steve Hegener - Bass Clara Guererro – Vocals Joe Guerra – Bass, Vocals Clara Guerrero – Composer Abe Guthrie – Keyboards Annie Guthrie – Vocals Arlo Guthrie – Composer, Keyboards, Vocals Krishna Guthrie – Guitar Sarah Lee Guthrie – Vocals Patrick Guyers – Drums Nigel Hall – Keyboards Terry Hall – Drums Nick Hallett – Vocals Patrick Hambrick – Guitar Caleb Hanks – Composer, Producer, Vocals Deborah Harry – Composer J. Walter Hawkes – Trombone Warren Haynes – Composer, Guitar, Vocals Harry Hayward – Composer Harry Alexander Hayward – Composer Maegan Hayward – Liner Notes, Producer Jacob Hempbill – Composer Brett Hestla – Bass, Guitar, Producer, Vocals (Background) Frederick Hibbert – Composer Terrence Higgins – Drums Mira Hirsch – Vocals Matt Hixon – Bass, Vocals Ron Holloway – Sax (Tenor) Sonny Hopkins – Drums Georgia Hubley – Drums, Vocals Daniel Hunt – Producer Kevin Hunter – Mandolin Emma Ikediashi – Composer Illspokinn – Vocals Immortal Technique – Composer Victor Indrizzo – Drums Rami Jaffee – Organ (Hammond), Piano Eli Janney – Bass, Engineer, Vocals (Background) Jasiri X – Composer Garland Jeffreys – Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Vocals Hezekiah Jenkins – Composer Stephan Jenkins – Composer, Producer Carl Johnson – Guitar Ron Johnson – Bass Karen Johnstone – Keyboards, Vocals Jesse Jones – Vocals Andre Jonson – Composer, Producer Harold Jorge – Vocals Martin Jørgensen – Group Member Ira Kaplan – Guitar, Vocals Brian Karp – Bass Lori Karpay – Liner Notes Mike Katzman – Keyboards, Organ Lenny Kaye – Guitar, Vocals Brian Kelly – Composer, Guitar, Vocals Donna Kelly – Drums Andre Kelman – Assistant Maura Kennedy – Composer, Guitar, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals (Background) Pete Kennedy – Bass, Engineer, Guitar (Electric), Producer Jason Kibler – Composer Kid Loco – Producer Shelley King – Vocals (Background) Mike Kiramarios – Saxophone Willie Klein – Guitar, Vocals Lauren Kolesinskas – Artwork Dan Komin – Bass Chris Kuklis – Guitar Dhruv Kumar – Vocals Bret Kunash – Vocals Tyler Kweder – Vocals Jason Lader – Mixing, Producer Ladytron – Composer, Producer Rich Lamb – Engineer Tallinn Lamonaca – Drums, Percussion James Lavelle – Composer, Group Member Ian Lawrence – Composer Frosty Lawson – Horn Greg Leisz – Guitar (Electric) Zack Leopold – Group Member Alan Lerner – Drums Cynik Lethel – Composer, Producer Richard Levengood – Engineer Pete Levin – Hammond B3 Mauricio Lewak – Drums Tom Lewandowski – Group Member Corey Lima – Composer Little Girl – Composer Daniel Littleton – Vocals Michael Lowry – Vocals Brian Lozenski – Composer Gavin Lurssen – Mastering Michael Patrick Lyons – Liner Notes Machan Taylor – Vocals (Background) Kevin Madigan – Engineer, Mixing Matthew Mallol – Guitar Kyp Malone – Vocals The Mammals – Composer John Paul Manley – Composer, Guitar, Vocals Adam Mantovani – Bass Colin Marston – Engineer George Martinez – Composer, Vocals Jeff Mattson – Guitar David Maurice – Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Moog Bass, Producer Val McCallum – Guitar (Electric) Scott McCloud – Guitar, Vocals Kevin McCormack – Bass Pat McInerney – Percussion, Producer, Vocals (Background) Thomas McIntyre – Drums Eric Busta - Drums Greg McMullen – Guitar David McTiernan – Keyboards, Vocals (Background) Shirley Menard – Legal Advisor, Liner Notes, Producer Rich Mercurio – Drums, Engineer, Percussion Michael Merenda – Bass, Composer, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Mixing, Vocals Ralph Merigliano – Keyboards Todd Michaelsen – Composer, Engineer, Programming, Various, Vocals The Middle Eight – Composer Howard Miller – Composer Kyle Miller – Assistant Paul Miller – Guitar Alethea Mills – Vocals John Mills – Horn Arrangements, Saxophone George Mitchell – Bass Matthew Moadel – Drums Mogwai – Composer Michael Moore – Vocals Tom Morello – Composer Barbara Jean Morrison – Composer James MsNew – Bass, Vocals Music for Occupy – Mixing, Producer Seth Mysterka – Guitar Mystic Bowie – Vocals Lee Nadel – Bass Dafna Naphtali – Vocals Mike Napolitano – Mixing, Producer Graham Nash – Producer, Vocals Amy Nelson – Composer Chris Nelson – Tambourine, Vocals Willie Nelson – Composer Ted Niceley – Producer Jesse Nichols – Engineer Nickodemus – Composer Charles W. Nieland – Composer Butch Norton – Drums, Percussion Oz Noy – Guitar Graham O'Brien – Composer Liz O'Donnell – Vocals Caitlin Oliver-Gans – Group Member Jason Olshan – Composer, Guitar, Vocals Yoko Ono – Composer Our Lady Peace – Composer, Producer Rich Pagano – Drums, Mixing Phil Palazzolo – Mixing David Palmer – Tack Piano Karen Pals – Administration Jon Patton – Mandolin Barry Perlman – Legal Advisor Michael Perlman – Composer, Vocals Jack Petruzzelli – Guitar, Vocals Doug Pettibone – Guitar, Mandolin Rain Phoenix – Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals Brendan Picone – Bass Matt Pierce – Vocals Roni Pillischer – Assistant, Drums, Vocals Sam Pitt-Stoller – Group Member, Guitar (Acoustic) Mark Plati – Additional Production, Synthesizer Steve Plekan – Bass Matt Pless – Composer, Cover Art, Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals Zac Pless – Bass, Drums Jason Polo – Guitar Dirk Powell – Engineer Bob Power – Mastering Daniel Quinn – Vocal Harmony Rabbi Darkside – Vocals Jamaica Rafael – Violin, Vocals Joel Rafael – Composer, Guitar, Producer, Vocals Jeff Railsback – Vocals Chris Reagan – Composer The Real Live Show – Vocals Florence Reece – Composer Mike Rimbaud – Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Harmonica, Mixing, Organ, Producer, Vocals Tao Rodriguez-Seeger – Composer Jay Rodriguez – Saxophone Michelle Rogers – Artwork, Liner Notes Anthony Russo – Artwork Sadat X – Composer, Vocals Godfather Sage – Composer, Producer Stephan Said – Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals Stephanie St. John – Vocals Jason Samel – Executive Producer, Liner Notes, Mixing, Producer Jay Samel – Composer, Djembe, Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Vocals David Sanger – Drums Nick Sansano – Mixing, Producer Michael Sappol – Composer Paul Savage – Engineer, Mixing Johnny Lee Schell – Engineer Ric Schnupp – Engineer, Mixing Luke Schwartz – Bass, Vocals Pete Seeger – Composer Billy Seidman – Arranger, Guitar, Producer, Vocals Samuel Sellers – Composer Robin Setal – Bass Tony Shanahan – Bass, Vocals Yousif Sheronick – Percussion Kendall Small – Vocals (Background) Fred Smith – Composer Godfrey Smith – Composer Patti Smith – Composer, Vocals Christopher Snyder – Bass, Composer, Guitar, Mixing, Producer, Vocals Jill Sobule – Composer, Guitar, Vocals Paul Spitz – Spoken Word Starna Productions – Producer Aaron Steele – Drums Chavonne Stewart – Vocals Brian Susko – Composer, Mixing, Producer David Sutton – Bass James Swinburne – Saxophone Johnny Temple – Bass Thee Oh Sees – Composer Jim Thomson – Group Member Kevin Tooley – Drums John Trudell – Composer, Spoken Word Kevin Twigg – Drums, Vocals Ruthy Ungar – Vocals Unkle – Producer Scott Vanderpool – Producer John Wade – Drums Loudon Wainwright III – Adaptation, Arranger, Guitar, Producer, Vocals Matthew Walsh – Composer, Engineer, Group Member, Mixing, Producer Don Was – Bass Jameson Watral – Vocals Tim Watson – Bass Dave Way – Engineer Taj Weekes – Composer Eric Weinrib – Producer, Vocals Jason White (singer-songwriter) - Composer, Vocals, Guitar Dar Williams – Composer Lucinda Williams – Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals Hal Willner – Producer Brandon Wind – Guitar (Rhythm) Carolyn Wonderland – Composer, Guitar, Trumpet, Vocals, Vocals (Background) Chris Woodhouse – Engineer, Mixing Ayler Young – Fender Rhodes Jeff Young – Organ, Piano, Vocals Credits adapted from Allmusic. 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