Q2K | ||||
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Released | September 14, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
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Length | 49:45 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Queensrÿche | |||
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Singles from Q2K | ||||
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Audio sample | ||||
"Breakdown" | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[2] |
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Q2K is the seventh studio album by Americanheavy metal bandQueensrÿche, released on September 14, 1999. It was the only Queensrÿche studio album to feature guitaristKelly Gray as an official member, who, in the early 1980s, was in a band called Myth with vocalistGeoff Tate. "Breakdown" was released as the first single offQ2K. "The Right Side of My Mind" was released as the band's first music video since the albumPromised Land and has had occasional airplay onVH1 Classic, which also premiered it in a special co-hosted by Geoff Tate.
On August 29, 2006,Rhino Entertainment released an expanded & remastered edition ofQ2K which included four bonus tracks.[5] In Canada, the album was released byAnthem Records.
Two songs "Discipline" and "Monologue" still remain unreleased after Q2K sessions.[6][7]
All tracks are written by Queensrÿche
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Falling Down" | 4:28 |
2. | "Sacred Ground" | 4:12 |
3. | "One Life" | 4:48 |
4. | "When the Rain Comes..." | 5:05 |
5. | "How Could I?" | 3:44 |
6. | "Beside You" | 5:14 |
7. | "Liquid Sky" | 4:53 |
8. | "Breakdown" | 4:11 |
9. | "Burning Man" | 3:42 |
10. | "Wot Kinda Man" | 3:15 |
11. | "The Right Side of My Mind" | 5:51 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Until There Was You" | 4:06 |
13. | "Howl" | 4:05 |
14. | "Sacred Ground" (live) | 4:23 |
15. | "Breakdown" (radio edit) | 3:11 |
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] | 67 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 21 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] | 65 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 60 |
USBillboard 200[12] | 46 |