Tonight the Stars Revolt!

Tonight the Stars Revolt!
Studio album by Powerman 5000
Released	July 20, 1999 (1999-07-20)
Studio	Sunset Sound (Hollywood) Sound City (Van Nuys) The Chop Shop (Los Angeles) Music Grinder (Hollywood)
Genre	Industrial metal nu metal [1]
Length	39:09
Label	DreamWorks
Producer	Sylvia Massy Ulrich Wild Powerman 5000
Powerman 5000 chronology
The Blood-Splat Rating System (1995) Tonight the Stars Revolt! (1999) Anyone for Doomsday? (2001)
Singles from Tonight the Stars Revolt!
"When Worlds Collide" Released: July 1999 "Nobody's Real" Released: November 2, 1999 "Supernova Goes Pop" Released: 2000 "Tonight the Stars Revolt!" Released: 2000

Tonight the Stars Revolt! is the second major label studio album by American rock band Powerman 5000. It was released on July 20, 1999, by DreamWorks Records. Having sold over one million copies and achieving platinum status, this would become the group's most successful release and featured such hits as "Nobody's Real" and "When Worlds Collide".

The album shares the same title as a story by Gardner Fox published in the pulp science fiction magazine Planet Stories (1952). ^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
Yahoo! Music	(favorable) [6]

• CMJ (July 19, 1999, p. 3) – "...tighter than a barbed wire noose wrapped around your neck...[TONIGHT] relies on sci-fi imagery and memorable hooks that are sharp enough to catch more than a few big, heavy fish". ^[7]

Awards

The album won the Boston Music Awards for "Album of the Year" in 2000, while "When Worlds Collide" was nominated for "Single of the Year". ^[8]

Track listing

All lyrics by Spider One; all music by Powerman 5000, except "Good Times Roll" by The Cars.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"An Eye Is Upon You" (featuring Malachi Throne)	0:51
2.	"Supernova Goes Pop"	3:14
3.	"When Worlds Collide"	2:58
4.	"Nobody's Real"	2:54
5.	"System 11:11"	0:48
6.	"Tonight the Stars Revolt!"	2:42
7.	"Automatic"	3:22
8.	"The Son of X-51"	2:58
9.	"Operate, Annihilate"	3:48
10.	"Blast Off to Nowhere" (featuring Rob Zombie)	3:45
11.	"They Know Who You Are"	2:33
12.	"Good Times Roll" (featuring DJ Lethal)	2:33
13.	"Watch the Sky for Me" (featuring Ginger Fish and Malachi Throne)	5:22
Total length:		39:09

Notes

• The song "Watch the Sky for Me" ends at minute 3:50. After 30 seconds of silence (3:50–4:20), the hidden track "The World of the Dead" starts.

Personnel

• Spider One – vocals
• Adam 12 – guitar
• M.33 – guitar
• Dorian 27 – bass
• Al 3 – drums

Production

• Chapman Baehler – photography
• Tom Baker – mastering
• Joe Barresi – engineer
• Ginger Fish – piano
• Frank Gryner – mixing
• Scott Humphrey – programming, mixing
• Sylvia Massy – producer, engineer
• Marc LaCorte – programming
• DJ Lethal – turntables
• Spider One – art direction, design
• Nika – art direction, design
• Malachi Throne – narrator
• Ulrich Wild – producer, mixing
• Rob Zombie – vocals (track 10)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position US Billboard 200 [9] 29

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position US Billboard 200 [10] 187

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1999	"When Worlds Collide"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	16
		Modern Rock Tracks	18
2000	"Nobody's Real"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	18
		Modern Rock Tracks	23

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Lemeshow-Barooshian, Rae (January 8, 2019). "The Top 50 Nu-Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire . Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
2. "Planet Stories v05 05 - Tonight the Stars Revolt! - Gardner F. Fox".
3. AllMusic review
4. Robert Christgau review
5. Rolling Stone review
6. Yahoo! Music review
7. "Powerman 5000 - Tonight The Stars Revolt! CD Album MP3". Cduniverse.com. July 20, 1999. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
8. "POWERMAN 5000 FAN ALLIANCE NEWSLETTER". Archived from the original on December 10, 2000.
9. "Powerman 5000, TLP" . Billboard . Retrieved October 3, 2021.
10. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
11. "American album certifications – Powerman 5000 – Tonight the Stars Revolt!". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved November 6, 2023.