Mmhmm

Mmhmm is the fourth full-length album by pop punk band Relient K, released in November 2004.

Mmhmm
Studio album by Relient K
Released	November 2, 2004
Recorded	Dark Horse Studios
Genre	Pop punk, Christian rock, alternative rock
Length	50:22
Label	Gotee, Capitol, Mono Vs Stereo
Producer	Mark Lee Townsend, Matt Thiessen
Relient K chronology
Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand (2003) Mmhmm (2004) Apathetic EP (2005)
Alternative cover
Cover to the Japanese pressing of the album.

Release

The album was the band's first on Capitol; and was Brian Pittman's last album with the band. In addition to being released on Capitol and Gotee, Mmhmm was re-released on vinyl on Mono Vs Stereo. The re-release includes a song originally from Apathetic EP, called "Apathetic Way to Be". The singles "Be My Escape" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been", both found on Mmhmm, boosted Relient K's mainstream popularity. Although the song "High of 75" was never released to mainstream markets, it spent fifteen consecutive weeks in the CCM top ten.

In May and June 2005, the group supported Good Charlotte and Simple Plan on their co-headlining US tour.[1] Between mid June and mid August, the group went on the 2005 edition of Warped Tour.[2] "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" was released to radio on August 23.[3] Between February and April 2006, the group went on The Matt Hoopes Birthday Tour, with support from The Rocket Summer and Maxeen.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	(90%)[5]
AllMusic	[6]
Cross Rhythms	[7]
IGN	7.8/10[8]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[9]
Melodic	[10]
PopMatters	[11]
Punknews.org	[12]
Stylus Magazine	C+[13]
Yahoo! Music	Favorable[14]

Mmhmm earned the group a Canadian Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year in 2006. In 2005, Mmhmm was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units in the United States. It has sold over 800,000 copies in the United States.[15][16] In 2006, the album won a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards. It was also nominated for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year. The songs "Be My Escape" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" received nominations as well.[17]

Tenth anniversary

Mmhmm10 is a reissue for the tenth anniversary of the album's release. The reissue is available as a deluxe edition CD and as a digital download.[18] A vinyl edition of the original album was also reissued,[19] which included a copy of the deluxe CD. The band toured around the United States for the anniversary.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matt Thiessen.

Album release

No.	Title	Length
0.	"MMHMM" (pregap track)	-0:17
1.	"The One I'm Waiting For"	3:02
2.	"Be My Escape"	4:00
3.	"High of 75"	2:27
4.	"I So Hate Consequences"	4:01
5.	"The Only Thing Worse Than Beating a Dead Horse Is Betting on One"	1:13
6.	"My Girl's Ex-Boyfriend"	2:28
7.	"More Than Useless"	3:50
8.	"Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet?"	4:11
9.	"Let It All Out"	4:21
10.	"Who I Am Hates Who I've Been"	3:52
11.	"Maintain Consciousness"	2:52
12.	"This Week the Trend"	2:59
13.	"Life After Death & Taxes (Failure II)"	4:23
14.	"When I Go Down"	6:42
Total length:		50:21

10th anniversary edition

All tracks are written by Matt Thiessen, except for "Manic Monday", written by Prince.

Mmhmm10

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The One I'm Waiting For"	3:02
2.	"Be My Escape"	4:00
3.	"High of 75"	2:27
4.	"I So Hate Consequences"	4:01
5.	"The Only Thing Worse than Beating a Dead Horse Is Betting On One"	1:13
6.	"My Girl's Ex-Boyfriend"	2:28
7.	"More than Useless"	3:50
8.	"Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet?"	4:11
9.	"Let It All Out"	4:21
10.	"Apathetic Way To Be"	3:21
11.	"Who I Am Hates Who I've Been"	3:52
12.	"Maintain Consciousness"	2:52
13.	"This Week the Trend"	2:59
14.	"Life After Death & Taxes (Failure II)"	4:23
15.	"When I Go Down"	6:42
16.	"Mmhmm"	0:17
17.	"The Truth"	3:17
18.	"Be My Escape" (acoustic)	4:03
19.	"I So Hate Consequences" (acoustic)	4:40
20.	"Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet?" (acoustic)	2:44
21.	"Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" (acoustic)	3:21
22.	"The Thief"	2:22
23.	"Manic Monday" (The Bangles cover)	2:46
Total length:		74:26

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[20]	15
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[21]	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot Digital Songs	Top 40 Mainstream	Billboard Pop 100	Hot Digital Tracks	Pop 100 Airplay	Hot Christian Songs
2005	"Be My Escape"	82	31	39	48	43	49	16
2005	"Who I Am Hates Who I've Been"	58	39	22	35	37	32	32

Christian radio-only singles:

• "High of 75"
• "I So Hate Consequences"
• "Life After Death and Taxes (Failure II)"

Personnel

Relient K

• Matt Thiessen – lead vocals, guitar, piano, producer
• Matt Hoopes – guitar, backing vocals
• Brian Pittman – bass
• Dave Douglas – drums, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• David Henry – cello
• Chris Carmichael – violin, viola
• David Bunton – additional vocals on "I So Hate Consequences", "Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet", and "Life After Death and Taxes (Failure II)"
• Kevin Kiehn – additional vocals on "I So Hate Consequences"
• John Davis – additional vocals on "Let It All Out" and "When I Go Down"
• John Warne – additional vocals on "More than Useless" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been"
• Anthony Lucido – additional bass
• Rob Roy Fingerhead – banjo, additional guitar, additional percussion
• Mark Lee Townsend - producer
• Joe Marlett - engineer

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