The Bathroom Wall is the first album

Album

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 by Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon

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. It was released on August 27, 2002. Most notable for the song "Idiot Boyfriend", which includes a music video and its own website, www.whattheshit.com. Actress and singer/songwriter Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

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 appears in the music video as the girlfriend, but is not credited.

Track listing

Songs (all tracks written by Fallon and Gerard Bradford)

1. "Idiot Boyfriend" – 3:54
2. "(I Can't Play) Basketball" – 2:46
3. "Drinking in the Woods" – 2:53
4. "Road Rage" – 2:45
5. "Snowball" – 2:05

Stand up

Stand-up comedy

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 (all tracks written by Fallon)

6. "Hope Everyone Enjoyed Homecoming This Year" – 0:22
7. "Troll Doll Celebrities" – 4:11
8. "Dorms, Shower Baskets, and the Walk of Shame" - 1:44
9. "Roommates" – 1:37
10. "Hotplates, Four Digit Numbers and the Little Fridge" – 1:52
11. "Chris Rock
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     Was My R.A." – 1:40
12. "Gotta Get a Fake I.D." – 0:58
13. "Troll Doll Jingles" – 7:20
14. "Hammertime" – 2:36

Personnel

• Jimmy Fallon - guitar
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  , harmonica
  Harmonica
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  , vocals
  Singing
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  , background vocals
• Gerard Bradford - guitar
  Guitar
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  , background vocals
• Mark Ronson
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   - bass
  Bass guitar
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  , keyboards
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  , background vocals
• Justin Stanley
  Justin Stanley
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   - drums
  Drum kit
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  , keyboards
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  , background vocals
• Peter Iselin - keyboard
  Keyboard instrument
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   on "Drinking In The Woods"
• Nadia Dajani - background vocals on "(I Can't Play) Basketball"

Production

• Producer: The Soundhustlers
• Engineers: Ben Arons, Dan Milazzo, and Kevin Scott
• Assistant engineers: Aaron Kaplan, Doug Sanderson, Antony Zeller
• Mixing: Mark Ronson, Justin Stanley, Marie C, and Gabe Chiesa
• Mastering: Brian Gardner
• Set Design: Michael DeNaire
• Design: Kyledidthis
• Photography: Mick Rock

Reception

Reviews

Allmusic described it as Fallon's "mix tape of high school fights, bad athletic performances, and collegiate experimentation combined with a dose of rock & roll mayhem"; two of the songs ("Idiot Boyfriend" and "Road Rage") were AMG "Track Picks", as were two of the stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy

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 routines ("Troll Doll Jingles" and "Hammertime").

The Rolling Stone

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liked the "fifteen minutes' worth of songs" and called "Idiot Boyfriend" the "second-best Prince

Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...

 parody

Parody

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 ever, after Beck

Beck

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's 'Debra

Debra (song)

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'"; the rest of the album was said to be "padded out with lame stand-up on college life (the fridges are small!), celebrity impressions and troll doll

Troll doll

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s."

Awards

The Bathroom Wall was nominated for a Grammy in 2003 as the Best Spoken Comedy Album.