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| Released | November 7, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | May 15 – June 14, 2006 | |||
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| Length | 64:42 | |||
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The Great Burrito Extortion Case is the sixth studio album by American rock band Bowling for Soup,released on November 7,2006.
According to the band on their official website "there are at least 12 verses' worth of total joy for every sort-of-sad chorus about an ex-girlfriend on this record."
In June and July,the band were set to tour with Flashlight Brown, [1] however Flashlight Brown pulled out of the tour due to parting with their label.
This album's first single to be released was "High School Never Ends",which is available on iTunes. It was released on November 7,2006,through Jive Records. It was originally set to be titled All My Rowdy Friends Are Still Intoxicated or We're Not Fat,We Just Have Small Heads. The album's title originated from the news ticker on the bottom of a TV screen that the group saw when in a hotel bar. The headline said "Burrito Extortion Case," which intrigued the band members. [2]
In July and August 2007,the group went on tour with Mêlée,Quietdrive and Army of Freshmen. [3] They toured Australia in April 2008 with Pennywise,Sum 41,and the Vandals. [4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 6.2/10 [5] |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B− [7] |
| Melodic |  [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that the record was "still proudly goofy,poppy punk,stuff that's fun without quite being memorable",but found the band's humor outdated with its '80s pop culture references,saying their "pandering a little bit,trying to deliver what they believe today's teens want," concluding that "even when they're coming across like Gen-X cranks,they're still nimble and melodic,so it's easy enough to listen to The Great Burrito Extortion Case and enjoy it –it sure is hard to get worked up about it,though." [6] Gary Susman from Entertainment Weekly said the album "starts out fun but turns self-indulgent",concluding with,"Still,at least two tunes will lodge forever in your skull. One day,you’ll recall them fondly,and BFS,trafficking in insta-nostalgia,will be there to write a catchy number about that feeling." [7] Rolling Stone 's Christian Hoard said that "between the we're-happy-to-be-happy "I'm Gay" and the laudatory "Val Kilmer," the dozens of not really clever jokes about crazy girls and John Mellencamp,and whined harmonies and chug-a-chug guitars that blend together,the songs wear out their charm with a quickness." [9]
The album got an 'Honorable Mention' on Ultimate-Guitar's top ten albums of 2006,and debuted at number 88 on the Billboard 200. [10]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Epiphany" | Jaret Reddick, Zac Maloy | 4:12 |
| 2. | "High School Never Ends" (**) | Reddick, Adam Schlesinger | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Val Kilmer" | Reddick, Maloy | 3:34 |
| 4. | "I'm Gay" | Reddick | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Why Don't I Miss You?" | Reddick, Stacy Jones | 3:51 |
| 6. | "A Friendly Goodbye" | Reddick | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Luckiest Loser" | Reddick, Jones | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Love Sick Stomach Ache (Sugar Coated Accident)" | Reddick, Maloy | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Much More Beautiful Person" (with Lesley Roy) | Reddick, Mitch Allan | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Friends Like You" | Reddick | 2:33 |
| 11. | "When We Die" (*) | Reddick, Butch Walker | 4:15 |
| 12. | "99 Biker Friends" | Reddick, Maloy | 3:17 |
| 13. | "Don't Let It Be Love" | Reddick, Maloy | 3:28 |
| 14. | "If You Come Back to Me" (includes "Outro" hidden track) | Reddick, Maloy | 20:13 |
| Total length: | 64:42 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 15. | "Everyday's a Saturday" | Maloy, Reddick | 3:32 |
| 16. | "No Opinion" (Acoustic) | 3:30 | |
| Total length: | 71:44 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 15. | "...Baby One More Time" | Max Martin | 3:30 |
| 16. | "No Opinion" (Acoustic) | 3:30 | |
| Total length: | 71:42 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 15. | "Home Alone" | Reddick, Allan | 3:26 |
| Total length: | 68:16 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 15. | "Not a Love Song" | Coplan, Reddick | 3:36 |
| Total length: | 68:25 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 15. | "Straight to Video" | Reddick, Walker | 2:48 |
| Total length: | 67:29 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 15. | "No Opinion" (Acoustic) | 3:30 |
| Total length: | 68:12 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 15. | "Good to Be Me" | Reddick | 2:32 |
| Total length: | 67:25 | ||
Many of the bonus tracks were released in 2008 on the Japanese 2008 Re-Issue of Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies .
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Much More Beautiful Person (Acoustic Version)" (UK "High School Never Ends" single b-side) | 3:41 | |
| 2. | "Ride of a Lifetime" (UK "I'm Gay" single b-side) | 2:58 | |
| 3. | "London Bridge (Radio Edit)" (UK "I'm Gay" single b-side) | 3:37 | |
| 4. | "Got Beat Up By a Girl [A] " (demo) | 4:27 | |
| 5. | "Are You Kidding Me? [B] " (demo) | Jaret Reddick, Zac Maloy | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Hey Hey Joline [C] " (demo) | 4:09 | |
| 7. | "Everyday's a Saturday [D] " (live demo) | Reddick | 3:39 |
Musicians
Production
Additional musicians/backing vocals and all around swell dudes:
Greg Lobdell, Neal Tiemann, BRANDO, Bryan Jewett, Andy Skib, Alexis "Lyndsay" Skib, Josh Center, Davey Danger
Nikki Messing, Niki Smith, Kira Von Sutra, Lindsey Campbell, April Farmer
Bowling for Soup crew:
| Country | Date |
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| United States | November 7, 2006 |
| United Kingdom | February 5, 2007 |
