The War on Errorism is the ninth studio album by the American punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band NOFX

NOFX

NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...

. It was released on May 6, 2003 through Fat Wreck Chords

Fat Wreck Chords

Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....

. It was the first NOFX album to be released through Fat Wreck Chords. The album takes aim at US president George W. Bush

George W. Bush

George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

, criticizing him and his policies. The album cover features a cartoon version of the president as a clown, while the back of the inlet / runout groove has a caption stating "Somewhere in Texas there is a village without its idiot". The song "Franco Un-American" was the first single, garnering some airplay on major radio stations in the United States.

The album was recorded in 2003 after they left 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...

 in 2001, following the release of 2000's Pump Up the Valuum

Pump Up the Valuum

-Personnel:* Fat Mike - vocals, bass* Eric Melvin - guitar, accordion* El Hefe - guitar* Erik Sandin - drums* Spike Slawson - additional vocals* Bill Hansson - accordion* Ryan Greene, Fat Mike - producers* Ryan Greene - mixing, recording...

.

"Mattersville" was originally released on Fat Music Volume 6: Uncontrollable Fatulence

Uncontrollable Fatulence

Fat Music Volume 6: Uncontrollable Fatulence was the sixth compilation album in the "Fat Music" series, released by the Fat Wreck Chords record label, in 2002...

. A few songs from The War on Errorism were included on the Regaining Unconsciousness

Regaining Unconsciousness

Regaining Unconsciousness is an EP by NOFX, released prior to the release of The War on Errorism. Regaining Unconsciousness was the name of a song that appeared on The War on Errorism, although that song did not appear on this EP....

EP, released earlier.

A music video was made for the song, 'Franco Un-American'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE1ZZ2m_iSE

The album reached the #1 position on the Billboard Independent Album chart.

The track, 'The Idiots Are Taking Over' was featured as the song on the DVD

DVD

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 menu of The Sasquatch Gang.

In an episode of One Tree Hill

One Tree Hill (TV series)

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, several lines from 'Re-Gaining Unconsciousness' are read aloud.

Track listing

All tracks written by Fat Mike.

1. "The Separation of Church and Skate" – 3:10
2. "The Irrationality of Rationality" – 2:32
3. "Franco Un-American" – 2:25
4. "Idiots Are Taking Over" – 3:23
5. "She's Nubs" – 2:05
6. "Mattersville" – 2:29
7. "Decom-posuer" – 2:54
8. "Medio-core" – 3:05
9. "Anarchy Camp" – 2:54
10. "American Errorist (I Hate Hate Haters)" – 1:52
11. "We Got Two Jealous Agains" – 2:04
12. "13 Stitches" – 1:55
13. "Re-gaining Unconsciousness" – 2:39
14. "Whoops, I OD'd" – 2:50

Personnel

• Fat Mike - vocals, bass, keyboards, ebow
• Eric Melvin
  Eric Melvin
  Eric Scott Melvin is an American musician and the rhythm guitarist in the California punk band NOFX. He has been in the band from its beginnings in the early 1980s to the present day. Eric has been known for his dreadlocks that vary in color each time NOFX performs...
  
   - guitar
• El Hefe - guitar, horns
• Erik Sandin
  Erik Sandin
  Erik Sandin , is an American musician and the drummer of the popular California punk band, NOFX. He was a founding member of the band when they formed in Hollywood, California, in 1983, but moved to Santa Barbara two years later, leaving the band.In just one year without Sandin, the band had...
  
   - drums, percussion

• Spike Slawson
  Spike Slawson
  Spike Slawson is an American punk rock musician, a member of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Swingin' Utters, Filthy Thievin' Bastards and Re-Volts.-Early life:...
  
   - additional vocals
• Karina Denike - additional vocals, vibraphone on "Mattersville"
• Sascha Lazor
  Sascha Lazor
  Sascha Lazor is the guitarist and banjo player for the third wave ska band Mad Caddies. He was born in Solvang, California and is signed to Fat Wreck Chords. Sascha spends much of his time in Kingston, Jamaica writing and recording popular Jamaican artists.....
  
   - additional guitars on "Anarchy Camp"
• Ronnie King
  Ronnie King
  Ronnie King is a musician, producer, and co-owner of Blue Label Records with Sean Couevas. He says of himself, "Sometimes I feel like this generation's Billy Preston."-Credits include:* 2Pac, keyboards on Still I Rise, Until the End of Time...
  
   - additional guitars on "Anarchy Camp"
• Jesse Sutherland (aka FM Static) from the Epoxies - additional keyboards on "Franco Un-American"
• Jason Freese
  Jason Freese
  Jason Freese is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and recording engineer. As a professional studio musician he has performed on over 50 albums by more than 35 different artists, including multiple albums by the Goo Goo Dolls, Green Day, Jewel, NOFX, and Zebrahead...
  
   - saxophone on "Anarchy Camp"
• Dude from The Caddies
  Mad Caddies
  The Mad Caddies are a third wave ska band from Solvang, California. The band formed in 1995 and has released five full-length albums, one live album, and two EPs...
  
   - trombone on "Mattersville"

• Recorded at Motor Studios, San Francisco, USA – except "13 Stitches" which "wasn't actually recorded anywhere", according to the liner notes.
• Produced by Ryan Greene and Fat Mike
• Engineered by Adam Krammer
• Mastered at Oasis by Eddy Schreyer

B-sides

• "Jaw, Knee, Music"
• "One Way Ticket to Fuckneckville" (Keyboards version)
• "Glass War"
• "Idiot Son of an Asshole"
• "13 Stitches" (acoustic)
• "Hardcore 84"

External links

• War on Errorism additional information
• NOFX official website
• Fat Wreck Chords website