| On the Cover II | ||||
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| Released | March 24, 2009 | |||
| Length | 34:10 | |||
| Label | Tooth & Nail | |||
| MxPx chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christian Music Zine | B [2] |
| Melodic | [3] |
| Punknews.org | [4] |
On the Cover II is the second studio cover album by American punk rock band MxPx, released on March 24, 2009.
The album is a sequel to the On the Cover (1995) EP and features covers of various 1980s songs. [5] [6] Craig Owens of Chiodos features on the cover of Poison's "Fallen Angel". [7] Ethan Luck of Relient K features on the cover of Queen's "Somebody to Love", [8] as does Bryce Avary of the Rocket Summer, who performs vocals and keyboards. [9] Emily Whitehurst of Tsunami Bomb and the Action Design features on the cover of Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven Is a Place on Earth". [10] Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly features on the cover of Dead Milkmen's "Punk Rock Girl". [11]
In December 2008, the band said that the album would be released in March 2009. [12] The album's artwork was posted online on January 5, 2009. [13] On February 8, 2009, a medley of covers from the album was posted on the group's Myspace profile. [14] Beginning on February 9, 2009, feature artists were announced, one per day, on Alternative Press' website. [15] On the Cover II was originally planned for released on March 10, [16] until it was eventually released on March 24. [15] In May 2009, the band played two shows in China with SKO and Secret 7 Line. [17]
| No. | Title | Originally by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Punk Rock Girl" (featuring Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly) | Dead Milkmen | 2:36 |
| 2. | "I Will Follow" | U2 | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Suburban Home" | Descendents | 1:45 |
| 4. | "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (features a brief interlude of Surrender by Cheap Trick) | The Proclaimers | 4:12 |
| 5. | "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)" | Ramones | 3:12 |
| 6. | "Vacation" | The Go-Go's | 2:39 |
| 7. | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (featuring Emily Whitehurst of Tsunami Bomb and the Action Design) | Belinda Carlisle | 2:34 |
| 8. | "Kids in America" | Kim Wilde | 3:05 |
| 9. | "Fallen Angel" (featuring Craig Owens of Chiodos and Stephen Egerton of Descendents [18] ) | Poison | 2:55 |
| 10. | "Should I Stay or Should I Go" | The Clash | 2:43 |
| 11. | "Linda Linda" | The Blue Hearts | 3:05 |
| 12. | "Somebody to Love" (featuring Ethan Luck of Relient K and Bryce Avary of the Rocket Summer) | Queen | 3:30 |
| No. | Title | Originally by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Linda Linda (Japanese Version)" | The Blue Hearts | 3:05 |
| No. | Title | Originally by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Major Tom (Coming Home)" | Peter Schilling | 3:35 |
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