Smack Smash
Encyclopedia
Smack Smash is the fourth album from German
band, Beatsteaks
. It was released in March, 2004 on Epitaph Records
as was previous album, Living Targets
, in 2002. It aided the band's breakthrough into the mainstream and was simultaneously released on WEA
. The first two singles, Hand In Hand and I Don't Care As Long As You Sing became major hits on German MTV
and the album nearly broke into the German top ten. The increased exposure allowed the band to play concerts in other Europe
an countries. It shipped 100,000 copies in Germany, going gold only for the album to go platinum in 2008 for shipping 200,000 copies in total since its release.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
band, Beatsteaks
Beatsteaks
Beatsteaks are a punk rock band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 1995.- History :Peter Baumann, Stefan Hircher, Alexander Rosswaag and Bernd Kurtzke founded the Beatsteaks in 1995. Shortly after Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß joined the band as a singer and additional guitarist...
. It was released in March, 2004 on Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
as was previous album, Living Targets
Living Targets
Living Targets is the third album from German punk rock band, Beatsteaks. It was released in August, 2002 on Epitaph Records as was previous album, Launched, in 2000. There was one line-up change from the previous album – Torsten Scholz took over bass duties from Alexander Roßwaag...
, in 2002. It aided the band's breakthrough into the mainstream and was simultaneously released on WEA
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
. The first two singles, Hand In Hand and I Don't Care As Long As You Sing became major hits on German MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
and the album nearly broke into the German top ten. The increased exposure allowed the band to play concerts in other Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an countries. It shipped 100,000 copies in Germany, going gold only for the album to go platinum in 2008 for shipping 200,000 copies in total since its release.
Track listing
- "Big Attack" – 2:24
- "Vision" – 2:49
- "Ain't Complaining" – 2:48
- "Hello Joe" – 3:29
- "Hand In Hand" – 2:41
- "Monster" – 2:02
- "Everything" – 3:09
- "I Don't Care As Long As You Sing" – 3:35
- "Atomic Love" – 2:33
- "Loyal To None" – 1:28
- "What's Coming Over You" – 3:15
- "My Revelation" – 1:45
Credits
- Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß – vocals, guitar
- Peter Baumann – guitar
- Bernd Kurtzke – guitar
- Torsten Scholz – bass
- Thomas Götz – drums
- Recorded in Berlin, Germany
- Produced by Moses Schneider
- Mixed by Peter Schmidt