Magic (Smash Mouth album)

Magic is the seventh studio album by American rock band Smash Mouth, released on September 4, 2012 through 429 Records. It is their first album in six years since the release of Summer Girl in 2006. It is also the first album without original guitarist and primary songwriter Greg Camp since his departure from the band.

Magic
Studio album by
Smash Mouth
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2012
GenreAlternative rock
Length33:24
Label429
Smash Mouth chronology
Summer Girl
(2006)		 Magic
(2012)
Singles from Magic
  1. "Magic"
    Released: 2012

The first single on the album, "Magic", peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[1]

Reception

AllMusic gave the album 3½ stars, saying it was "as effortlessly effervescent as anything else Smash Mouth has ever released, filled with grooving, organ-fueled beach party anthems".[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Perfect Planet"
2:36
2."Live to Love Another Day"
2:41
3."Magic" (featuring J. Dash)
2:59
4."Justin Bieber"
  • Harwell
  • Krompass
  • Peiken
2:33
5."Out of Love"
3:35
6."Flippin' Out" (featuring J. Dash)
  • J. Dash
  • Fromm
  • Harwell
  • Krompass
3:00
7."Future X Wife"
  • Fromm
  • Harwell
  • Krompass
  • Peiken
2:29
8."Better with Time"
  • Harwell
  • Krompass
  • Peiken
3:14
9."The Game"
  • Fromm
  • Harwell
  • Krompass
  • Peiken
2:36
10."She's Into Me"
3:20
11."Don't You (Forget About Me)"
4:21

Personnel
  • Steve Harwell – lead vocals
  • Mike Krompass – guitars, backing vocals
  • Paul De Lisle – bass, backing vocals
  • Randy Cooke – drums, percussion, drum programming
  • Michael Klooster – keyboards, programming, backing vocals

Additional vocalists

  • J. Dash – vocals on "Magic" and "Flippin' Out"
  • Stephen Vickers – backing vocals
  • Andrew Fromm – backing vocals
  • Jennifer Paige – backing vocals
  • Shawn Mayer – backing vocals
  • Storm Gardiner – backing vocals

Additional musicians

  • Juan Portela – keyboards
  • Greg Camp – guitars, background vocals on "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
  • Michael Urbano – drums on "Don't You (Forget About Me)"

Production

  • All tracks produced by Mike Komprass
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References
  1. "Smash Mouth Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Magic". AllMusic.
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