Tiny Tunes / Same Old Tunes | ||||
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Recorded | August 1994 at Unisound Studios in Örebro, Sweden | |||
Genre | Ska punk, punk rock, melodic hardcore | |||
Length | 31:16 | |||
Label | Burning Heart, Epitaph | |||
Producer | Millencolin | |||
Millencolin chronology | ||||
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Singles from Tiny Tunes / Same Old Tunes | ||||
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Same Old Tunes is the debut album by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin,released on 28 October 1994 in Sweden by Burning Heart Records under the original title Tiny Tunes.
The song "Da Strike" was released as the album's single,with an accompanying music video.
The album's title and cover art mimicked the cartoon television show Tiny Toon Adventures ,leading to a number of copyright infringement lawsuits against the band when the album was re-released in the United States on 22 September 1998 through Epitaph Records. Warner Bros,the owner of Tiny Toon Adventures,sued the record label and caused the band to change the title and cover art. They chose the title Same Old Tunes to reflect the fact that the album's track list had not changed. [2]
The band also printed T-shirts for the song "Chiquita Chaser" that imitated the logo of Chiquita Brands International,who threatened them with a lawsuit causing them to cease production of the shirts. [3]
All songs written by Nikola Šarčević except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mr. Clean" | 2:41 |
2. | "Chiquita Chaser" | 2:40 |
3. | "Diznee Time" | 3:41 |
4. | "Domestic Subway" | 1:38 |
5. | "Fazil's Friend" | 1:52 |
6. | "Leona" | 2:21 |
7. | "House of Blend" | 2:56 |
8. | "Da Strike" | 3:01 |
9. | "Mystic Reptile" (Mathias Färm) | 2:45 |
10. | "Dance Craze" | 2:01 |
11. | "The Einstein Crew" | 2:58 |
12. | "Take It or Leave It" | 2:43 |
Millencolin is a Swedish punk rock band that was formed on 12 October 1992 by Nikola Šarčević, Mathias Färm, and Erik Ohlsson in Örebro, Sweden. In early 1993, drummer Fredrik Larzon joined the band. The name Millencolin is derived from the skateboard trick "melancholy".
Nikola Šarčević is a Swedish musician of Serbian origin. He is the bassist, vocalist, and primary songwriter for the Swedish punk rock band Millencolin and also has a solo career with 4 studio albums. He also runs the Swedish brewery Duckpond Brewing.
Life on a Plate is the second album by the Swedish punk rock band Millencolin, released on 11 October 1995 by Burning Heart Records. It reached No. 4 on the Swedish music charts upon its release and was certified gold in sales in 2002 after selling over 50,000 copies in Sweden. Swedish magazine Slitz also named its cover art, created by band member Erik Ohlsson, as the "Album Cover of the Year" for 1995. Life on a Plate was re-released in the United States the following year by Epitaph Records on 26 March 1996.
Home from Home is the fifth album by Swedish punk band Millencolin, released on 12 March 2002 by Epitaph Records. The songs "Kemp", "Man or Mouse", and "Battery Check" were each released as singles with accompanying music videos.
For Monkeys is the third album by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin, released in April 1997 in Sweden by Burning Heart Records and in May 1997 in the United States by Epitaph Records. "Lozin' Must" was released as the album's single, with an accompanying music video. The recordings for the album were engineered by Dan Swanö, who is more well known for his involvement with bands belonging to the Death and Black Metal genres.
Kingwood is the sixth album by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin, released on 30 March 2005 in Sweden and 12 April 2005 in North America. The song "Farewell My Hell" originated as an idea for singer Nikola Šarčević's first solo album, but was used for Kingwood instead. "Farewell My Hell" was played prominently in the Swedish vampire comedy horror film Frostbite.
Skauch is an EP by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin, released on 23 July 1994 by Burning Heart Records. It was originally intended to be a single for the song "The Einstein Crew" from the album Tiny Tunes, but the band decided to record additional cover songs and extend the single into an EP. All of the songs from the EP, with the exception of "The Einstein Crew", were re-released on the 1999 compilation album The Melancholy Collection.
"Da Strike" is a song by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin from the album Tiny Tunes. It was released as a single on 16 December 1994 by Burning Heart Records, including two B-sides from the album's recording sessions, "Softworld" and "Niap", along with a live recording of "Shake Me". "Niap" is a re-recording of the song "Pain" from the band's first EP Use Your Nose. "Softworld" reappeared on the band's next album Life on a Plate, while "Niap" and the live version of "Shake Me" were re-released in 1999 on the compilation album The Melancholy Collection. An accompanying music video for "Da Strike" was also filmed and released. "Da Strike" also appeared in the game ESPN X Games Pro Boarder for the PS1.
"The Story of My Life" is a song by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin from their second album Life on a Plate, released as a single on 20 September 1995 by Burning Heart Records. The CD single also includes "9 to 5" and "Dragster", which are B-sides from the album's recording sessions. These two songs were re-released on the 1999 compilation album The Melancholy Collection. An accompanying music video for "The Story of My Life" was also filmed and released.
"Move Your Car" is a song by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin from the album Life on a Plate. It was released as a single on 26 October 1996 by Burning Heart Records, including two B-sides from the album's recording sessions, "Entrance at Rudebrook" and "An Elf and His Zippo". These two tracks were re-released, the former in 1997 on the band's next recording For Monkeys, the latter in 1999 on the compilation album The Melancholy Collection. An accompanying music video for "Move Your Car" was filmed and included in Millencolin and the Hi-8 Adventures. A Creature from the Black Lagoon pinball game inspired the song's title and the cover art.
Mathias Färm is a guitar player, best known as a member of the Swedish punk rock band Millencolin. He is also the frontman of a punk band named Franky Lee, a side-project of Millencolin.
No Cigar is an EP by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin, released on 8 May 2001 by Burning Heart Records in Sweden, Epitaph Records in North America, and Shock Records in Australia. It appears as the opening track from their fourth album Pennybridge Pioneers (2000), where the track originated, and the EP itself is an extended single release. The North American release includes "No Cigar" as well as the tracks from the album's other two singles, "Penguins & Polarbears" and "Fox". In Australia, "No Cigar" was released as an enhanced CD single including the band's songs from their split EP with Midtown as well as four videos. "No Cigar" was also featured on the soundtrack to the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 as well as the game's re-releases Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2. It is the third track on Epitaph Records' compilation Punk-O-Rama #5, released in 2000.
"Lozin' Must" is a song by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin from the album For Monkeys. It was released as a single on 6 April 1997 by Burning Heart Records and Epitaph Records, including two B-sides from the album's recording sessions, "Israelites" and "Vixen". These two tracks were re-released in 1999 on the compilation album The Melancholy Collection. The U.S. version of "Lozin' Must" released by Epitaph also includes a remix of "The Story of My Life", a song from the album Life on a Plate which had previously been released as a single. An accompanying music video for "Lozin' Must" was also filmed and released.
"Shut You Out" is a song by the Swedish punk rock band Millencolin from the album Kingwood. It was released as a single on 24 October 2005, by Burning Heart Records, including the B-side song "Ratboy's Masterplan" from the album's recording sessions. An accompanying music video for "Shut You Out" was also filmed and released, with visual styles based upon the 2005 film Sin City.
"Ray" is a song by the Swedish punk rock band Millencolin from the album Kingwood. It was released as a single on 14 March 2005 by Burning Heart Records, including the B-side song "Phony Tony" from the album's recording sessions and a live recording of "Bullion". An accompanying music video for "Ray" was also filmed and released.
Millencolin and the Hi-8 Adventures is a video by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin, released on 23 November 1999 in VHS format by Burning Heart Records. The 74-minute home video was created by guitarist Erik Ohlsson during the course of the band's international tours.
"Twenty Two" is a song by the Swedish punk rock band Millencolin from the album For Monkeys. It was released as a single on 6 April 1997 by Shock Records, including two B-sides from the album's recording sessions, "Israelites" and "Vixen". These two tracks were re-released in 1999 on the compilation album The Melancholy Collection. "Twenty Two" was released only in Australia, in place of "Lozin' Must" which was released as the album's single in Europe and the United States, because "Lozin' Must" contained profanity.
"Kemp" is a song by the Swedish punk rock band Millencolin from the album Home from Home. It was released as a single on 18 February 2002, by Burning Heart Records, including two B-sides from the album's recording sessions, "The Downhill Walk" and "Absolute Zero". An accompanying music video for "Kemp" was also filmed and released.
"Man or Mouse" is a song by the Swedish punk rock band Millencolin from the album Home from Home. It was released as a single on 30 September 2002 by Burning Heart Records, including two B-sides from the album's recording sessions, "Bull By the Horns" and "Into the Maze". The single is an enhanced CD, with the data portion containing the music videos for "Man or Mouse" and "Kemp".
Machine 15 is the seventh studio album by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin.