Schmack!

Schmack! is the debut album by New Zealand punk band Steriogram, released on 29 February 2004 by Capitol Records. The album was re-released as a tour edition in 2005. The song "Walkie Talkie Man" featured on an Apple iPod ad and a number of films and video games, and its video clip was nominated for a Grammy and four MTV music awards.

Schmack!
Studio album by
Steriogram
Released29 February 2004
GenrePunk rock
Rapcore
Alternative rock
Length38:23
LabelCapitol Records
ProducerDavid Kahne
Steriogram chronology
Sing the Night Away
(2001)		 Schmack!
(2004)		 This Is Not the Target Market
(2007)
Singles from Schmack!
  1. "Walkie Talkie Man"
    Released: 29 February 2004
  2. "Go"
    Released: 29 October, 2004
  3. "White Trash"
    Released: 2001 on "Sing the Night Away" re-recorded and re-released on 23 June, 2006
  4. "Tsunami"
    Released: 4 July, 2006
  5. "Road Trip"
    Released: 4 July, 2006
  6. "On and On"
    Released: 4 July, 2006
  7. "Be Good to Me"
    Released: 9 August, 2006
Alternative Cover
2005 Special Tour Edition

To date more than 250,000 copies of the album have been sold.

One song, "White Trash", had previously been released as a single in 2000. In addition to "Walkie Talkie Man", four others were released as singles: "Roadtrip", "Go", "Tsunami" and "On and On". "Walkie Talkie Man" debuted at #19 on the UK Singles Chart and reached #14 on the New Zealand chart. "Go" peaked at #28 in the New Zealand RIANZ Chart.[1] The promo release of "Go" had an instrumental of "Go" on the b-side, and the UK release had "Free".

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Classic Rock[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Tyson Kennedy, except where noted.

2004 release
  1. "Roadtrip" - 2:59
  2. "Walkie Talkie Man" (Kennedy, Brad Carter, Tim Youngson) - 2:13
  3. "Schmack!" - 2:25
  4. "Was the Day" - 2:13
  5. "White Trash" - 3:44
  6. "In the City" - 2:41
  7. "Go" - 2:56
  8. "Fat and Proud" - 3:27
  9. "Tsunami" - 3:01
  10. "Wind It Up" - 3:14
  11. "Be Good to Me" - 2:59
  12. "On and On" - 3:59

Tour edition (2005) bonus tracks
  1. "Free"
  2. "White Trash (DLT Remix)"
  3. "Big Lady Lovin"
  4. "Back in Black"

Personnel
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References
  1. Australian-charts.com Retrieved May 2009
  2. Loftus, Johnny. "Steriogram Schmack! review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  3. Clerk, Carol (February 2005). "Steriogram 'Schmack'". Classic Rock. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 93.
  4. Kleinsak, Michelle (2004-05-21). "Schmack! Review". Entertainment Weekly. p. 77. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
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