Felons and Revolutionaries
Felons and Revolutionaries is the debut studio album by the American band Dope. The album was released in 1999 on Epic Records and has sold over 236,000 copies in the United States[4], making it their best-selling album to date. It was re-released on June 17, 2000, with the single "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Dead or Alive cover) as a bonus track. "Pig Society", "Everything Sucks", "Sick", and "Debonaire" were also released as singles, but did not chart.
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| Released | September 14, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 at Greene Street Recording, NYC. | |||
| Genre | Nu metal, industrial metal | |||
| Length | 47:41 | |||
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| CMJ | (favorable) |
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Edsel Dope, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Pig Society" | 3:14 | |
| 2. | "Debonaire" | 2:33 | |
| 3. | "Everything Sucks" | 3:01 | |
| 4. | "Sick" | 3:11 | |
| 5. | "Kimberly's Ghost" | 3:18 | |
| 6. | "Spine for You" | 4:39 | |
| 7. | "One Fix" | 3:41 | |
| 8. | "Fuck tha Police" (N.W.A cover) | 4:04 | |
| 9. | "Intervention" | 2:45 | |
| 10. | "America the Pitiful" | 2:42 | |
| 11. | "Shit Life" | 4:13 | |
| 12. | "Wake Up" | 3:20 | |
| 13. | "I Am Nothing" | 4:12 | |
| Total length: | 47:41 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Dead or Alive cover) |
| 2:43 |
The track listing on the back cover of some pressings does not list the song "Fuck tha Police" as appearing on the record. This is most likely due to a typographical error, censorship, or the producers using too much of the space on the back of the album for the artwork. The original pressing for the album's Canadian release does list the song on the back cover. There are also reports that some versions of the album actually did not contain this song.
On the later pressing that included "You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record)", the song "Everything Sucks" is actually the Andy Wallace remix version.
Appearances in other media
- "Debonaire" is used during the SWAT assault scene in the movie The Fast and the Furious.
- "Debonaire" was used as the entrance theme of the wrestler Rhino in ECW. It was also used as the opening song for their video game Anarchy Rulz. Also used in the movie Run All Night starring Liam Neeson and Joel Kinnaman.
Personnel
- Edsel Dope – arranger, bass, guitars, programming, lead vocals, artwork, design, digital editing, engineer, layout, mixing, producer
- Simon Dope – keyboards, percussion, sampling
- Sloane Jentry – bass
- Tripp Eisen – lead guitar
- Acey Slade – bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, engineer
- Preston Nash – drums
- DJ Lethal – screaming hummingbird on track 12
- The N.Y.C. Dope Choir – backing vocals on track eight
- Jordan Schur – executive producer and A&R
- Chip Quigley – management and direction
- John Travis – producer, engineer, recorder, mixing
- Eric Too – assistant engineer
- Derek Carlson – assistant engineer
- Mr. Big Head – assistant engineer
- Jay Baumgardner – mixing
- Blumpy – mixing
- Will Gibson – A&R coordination for Flip
- Kaz Utsunomiya – A&R for Epic
- Larry Robinson – business affairs
- Joe Serling – legal representation
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Roger Lian – editing
- John Ditmar – booking
- Peter Ciccotto – design
- Marina Chavez – photography
- Chapman Baehler – photography
- Mear at Conart – artwork
Chart positions
- Album
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| Top Heatseekers | 25 |
- Single
| Song | Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" | Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 37 |