Nerf Herder is the eponymous debut album by Nerf Herder

Nerf Herder

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, released in November 1996.

The album was released in two different versions, both in 1996. The first version featured an orange golf shirt on the cover and was produced by My Records (owned by Joey Cape

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 from Lagwagon

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) as the label's debut album. The second version was produced by Arista Records

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 and had both a different shade of orange shirt and a different version of track 4 "Easy Mark", recorded with a completely alternate tempo and lyrics altered due to their similarity with the song "Don't Stop Believin'

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" by Journey

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.

Track listing

1. "Down On Haley" – 2:23
2. "Golfshirt" – 3:37
3. "Sorry" – 2:52
4. "Easy Mark" ( – 3:36 / Arista Records)
5. "Van Halen" – 3:38
6. "Diana" – 3:06
7. "Nosering Girl" – 4:03
8. "Annalee" – 2:02
9. "You're Gonna Be The One Who's Sorry" – 1:52
10. "I Only Eat Candy" – 3:16