2002 studio album by Papa Roach
Lovehatetragedy is the third overall and second major label studio album by the Americanrock bandPapa Roach . It was released on June 18, 2002.[ 14]
A re-recorded version of the song "M-80 (Explosive Energy Movement)" was featured in the gameAmplitude . The song "She Loves Me Not " was featured in the gameNHL 2003 .[ 15] The songs "She Loves Me Not" and "Walking Thru Barbed Wire" were recorded in 1999, with the former appearing on the band's 1999 demo and the latter on the...Let 'Em Know! EP.[ 16]
In comparison to their prior album,Infest , the band aimed to incorporate less rapping, and more singing inLovehatetragedy .Lovehatetragedy is Papa Roach's last album underDreamWorks Records , before signing toGeffen in 2003. Alongside withInfest , a debut vinyl edition of the album was released on September 8, 2017.[ 17]
Commercial performance [ edit ] The album debuted at number two on theBillboard 200[ 18] by selling approximatively 136,000 copies in its first week, behindEminem 'sThe Eminem Show .Lovehatetragedy was mostly well received by music critics, gaining an average score of 75 onMetacritic .[ 3]
Papa Roach toured on the second edition of theAnger Management Tour during the summer of 2002. They co-headlined with Eminem, who was also supported byLudacris ,Xzibit ,X-Ecutioners , Bionic Jive during the tour. It was the last edition of Anger Management that had rock music being prominently featured, with Papa Roach's set occurring between Eminem and Ludacris's while Bionic Jive opened the concerts during the first half of the tour.
It achieved agold certification in the U.S for exceeding 500,000 copies sold in the first two months.[ 19] Despite peaking at higher positions on most international charts, "Lovehatetragedy" failed to catch the success ofInfest both in lifetime sales and chartrun (15 weeks within the Billboard 200). It was also certified Gold in Canada, Switzerland and in the UK[ 20]
All lyrics are written byJacoby Shaddix , except where noted; all music is composed by Tobin Esperance, except where noted.
No. Title Lyrics Music Length 1. "M-80 (Explosive Energy Movement)" 2:27 2. "Life Is a Bullet" 4:05 3. "Time and Time Again " 2:59 4. "Walking Thru Barbed Wire" 3:05 5. "Decompression Period" 3:59 6. "Born with Nothing, Die with Everything" 3:50 7. "She Loves Me Not " 3:30 8. "Singular Indestructible Droid" 3:49 9. "Black Clouds" 4:02 10. "Code of Energy" 4:04 11. "Lovehatetragedy" 3:11 Total length: 39:01
Bonus tracks
UK edition
No. Title Writer(s) Length 12. "Gouge Away" (Pixies cover) Black Francis 2:07 13. "Never Said It" 3:05 14. "Between Angels and Insects " (live from Germany; video) Shaddix Esperance Buckner Horton 3:54 15. "Last Resort " (live from Germany; video) Shaddix Esperance Buckner Horton 3:20
Papa Roach Production
Brendan O'Brien – producer, mixingNick Didia – engineering Howard Karp – assistant engineering Adam Ayan – digital editing Jason Neto – design, Art direction Ron Handler – A&R Ken Schles – photography Danny Clinch – photography Year-end chart performance forLovehatetragedy Chart (2002) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 44] 63 Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[ 45] 127 Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[ 46] 40 Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[ 47] 19 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[ 48] 95 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 49] 53 UK Albums (OCC)[ 50] 184 USBillboard 200[ 51] 153
Certifications forLovehatetragedy Region Certification Certified units /salesCanada (Music Canada )[ 52] Gold 50,000^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[ 53] Gold 20,000^ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 54] Gold 100,000^ United States (RIAA )[ 55] Gold 500,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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