Why Do They Rock So Hard?

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Why Do They Rock So Hard?
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 1998
Studio Sunset Sound Recorders and Music Grinder Studios - Hollywood, CA.
Genre Ska punk
Length73:52
Label
Producer
Reel Big Fish chronology
Turn the Radio Off
(1996)
Why Do They Rock So Hard?
(1998)
Cheer Up!
(2002)
Singles from Why Do They Rock So Hard?
  1. "Take On Me"
    Released: 1998
  2. "The Set Up (You Need This)"
    Released: 1998
  3. "Somebody Hates Me"
    Released: 1998
  4. "The Kids Don't Like It"
    Released: 1999
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Why Do They Rock So Hard? is the third full-length studio album by the ska punk band Reel Big Fish.

Contents

This is the only Reel Big Fish studio album where the band line-up has not changed from the previous album.

Aaron Barrett has said in two interviews that this was his favorite album until the release of Our Live Album Is Better than Your Live Album . The album was mixed at Scream Studios by Tim Palmer.

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Reel Big Fish, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Somebody Hates Me" 3:28
2."Brand New Song" (see notes 2a ) 3:04
3."She's Famous Now" 3:05
4."You Don't Know" 3:26
5."The Set Up (You Need This)" 4:22
6."Thank You for Not Moshing" (see notes 6a ) 2:41
7."I'm Cool" 3:20
8."I Want Your Girlfriend to Be My Girlfriend Too" 2:53
9."Everything Is Cool" 3:07
10."Song #3" (see notes 10a )Reel Big Fish, Coolie Ranx 3:28
11."Scott's a Dork" 3:04
12."Big Star" 3:34
13."The Kids Don't Like It" 3:20
14."Down in Flames" 4:49
15."We Care" 3:55
16."Victory Over Peter Bones"Reel Big Fish, John Avila 5:25
17."The Legend of Alan Guile Versus Peter Bones" (see notes 17a ) 16:51
Notes
^(2a) A cover of the A-ha song "Take On Me" (2:54) appears on some international releases in between "Somebody Hates Me" and "Brand New Song".
^(6a) Titled "In the Pit" on subsequent albums.
^(10a) On the clean version of this album, "Song #3" is stripped of its vocal track and called "Sleep All Day".
^(17a) Hidden track; begins with 5:20 silence. On the Japanese release, a cover of the Duran Duran song "Hungry Like the Wolf" (3:39) appears in place of this track.

Personnel

Reel Big Fish

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Why Do They Rock So Hard?
Chart (1999)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 54
US Billboard 200 [4] 67

References

  1. Greene, Jo-Ann. "Reel Big Fish - Why Do They Rock So Hard? Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  2. Punktastic review
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 232.
  4. "Reel Big Fish Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2022.