Purge (Bif Naked album)

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Purge
Bif Naked - Purge.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2001
Genre Indie rock
Length53:19
Label Lava
Producer
Bif Naked chronology
I Bificus
(1998)
Purge
(2001)
Superbeautifulmonster
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Purge is the fourth album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bif Naked, released in 2001. In 2002, the song "Dawn" was featured in the film American Psycho 2 . The songs "Regular Guy" and "Tango Shoes" were featured in Project Gotham Racing 2 . Meanwhile, "Leader" also appeared in SSX Tricky , where Bif Naked provided the voice for the character Zoe Payne. [2]

Contents

In 2021 "I Love Myself Today" was used as a lip sync number in a second season episode of Canada's Drag Race , in which Bif Naked appeared as a guest judge. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Choking on the Truth" (Fury, Karroll, Naked) – 3:38
  2. "Tango Shoes" (Fury, Karroll, Naked) – 3:47
  3. "Dawn" (Karroll, Naked) – 3:34
  4. "I Love Myself Today" (Bazilian, Child, Naked) – 3:30
  5. "Stolen Sidewalk" (Karroll, Naked) – 4:33
  6. "October Song" (Fury, Karroll, Naked) – 3:27
  7. "Leader" (Fury, Naked) – 3:33
  8. "You Are the Master" (Karroll, Naked) – 4:00
  9. "Regular Guy" (Karroll, Naked) – 3:17
  10. "Hold On" (Karroll, Naked) – 3:26
  11. "Story of My Life" (Fury, Naked) – 3:40
  12. "Religion" (Karroll, Naked) – 12:54†
  13. "Untitled" (None) – 00:04‡

†Hidden Track "I Love Myself Today [Misera Remix]" (Bazilian, Child, Naked, Misera) – 6:28
‡Some pressings contain a thirteenth track that is nothing but 4 seconds of silence.

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [4] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)Position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [5] 123

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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