Welcome Interstate Managers
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Welcome Interstate Managers is an album
by Fountains of Wayne
. It was released on June 10, 2003. The album's title was taken from a hotel marquee sign. The album includes the hit song "Stacy's Mom
", which garnered significant airplay in 2003. "Mexican Wine" was the second single. The record label then promoted "Hey Julie", but the track did not match the chart success of "Stacy's Mom".
The ballad "All Kinds of Time", which describes a football
quarterback executing a textbook-perfect play in slow-motion, was used by the NFL
in a promotional video that first aired during the 2004 season. This song was also used in the Season 4 episode of Scrubs
, "My Ocardial Infarction," which first aired on January 18, 2005, and the Season 1 episode of One Tree Hill
, "Spirit in the Night". The song "All Kinds of Time" was also used in another episode of Scrubs, "My Half-Acre."
In December 2008, "Valley Winter Song" was used in an L.L.Bean commercial.
In 2009, Katy Perry
performed a cover of "Hackensack" on MTV Unplugged
.
In 2011, The Wonder Years
did a cover of "Hey Julie" for the charity compilation album Vs. The Earthquake for earthquake and tsunami in Japan
and Adam Schlesinger
.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne is an American power pop band that formed in New York City in 1996. The band consists of members Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter and Brian Young.-Early years:...
. It was released on June 10, 2003. The album's title was taken from a hotel marquee sign. The album includes the hit song "Stacy's Mom
Stacy's Mom
"Stacy's Mom" is a hit single by American band Fountains of Wayne, released in 2003 and taken from their album Welcome Interstate Managers....
", which garnered significant airplay in 2003. "Mexican Wine" was the second single. The record label then promoted "Hey Julie", but the track did not match the chart success of "Stacy's Mom".
The ballad "All Kinds of Time", which describes a football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
quarterback executing a textbook-perfect play in slow-motion, was used by the NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
in a promotional video that first aired during the 2004 season. This song was also used in the Season 4 episode of Scrubs
Scrubs (TV series)
Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
, "My Ocardial Infarction," which first aired on January 18, 2005, and the Season 1 episode of One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
, "Spirit in the Night". The song "All Kinds of Time" was also used in another episode of Scrubs, "My Half-Acre."
In December 2008, "Valley Winter Song" was used in an L.L.Bean commercial.
In 2009, Katy Perry
Katy Perry
Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...
performed a cover of "Hackensack" on MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged is a TV series showcasing many popular musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show has received the George Foster Peabody Award and 3 Primetime Emmy nominations among many accolades.-Unplugged:...
.
In 2011, The Wonder Years
The Wonder Years (band)
The Wonder Years is an American pop punk band from Lansdale, Pennsylvania that began in June 2005. Since then, they have released three full length albums, two EPs, and several splits/compilation contributions...
did a cover of "Hey Julie" for the charity compilation album Vs. The Earthquake for earthquake and tsunami in Japan
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
Track listing
All songs written by Chris CollingwoodChris Collingwood
Chris Collingwood, born in 1967 in USA, is a singer, songwriter, and founding member of the power pop band Fountains of Wayne. Collingwood's major influences are The Beatles, The Zombies, The Hollies, Aztec Camera, Squeeze, and Blue Öyster Cult....
and Adam Schlesinger
Adam Schlesinger
Adam Schlesinger is an American songwriter, composer and record producer. He has been nominated for Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Grammy , and Golden Globe Awards. He is also a winner of the ASCAP Pop Music Award....
.
- "Mexican Wine" – 3:23
- "Bright Future in Sales" – 3:06
- "Stacy's MomStacy's Mom"Stacy's Mom" is a hit single by American band Fountains of Wayne, released in 2003 and taken from their album Welcome Interstate Managers....
" – 3:18 - "Hackensack" – 3:00
- "No Better Place" – 4:06
- "Valley Winter Song" – 3:35
- "All Kinds of Time" – 4:22
- "Little Red Light" – 3:35
- "Hey Julie" – 2:37
- "Halley's Waitress" – 3:35
- "Hung Up on You" – 3:59
- "Fire Island" – 2:57
- "Peace and Love" – 3:26
- "Bought for a Song" – 4:02
- "Supercollider" – 5:05
- "Yours and Mine" – 1:04
- "Elevator Up" (Japan Bonus Track) – 4:02
- "Adam's Mom" (Japan Bonus Track) - 3:18
Personnel
- Chris CollingwoodChris CollingwoodChris Collingwood, born in 1967 in USA, is a singer, songwriter, and founding member of the power pop band Fountains of Wayne. Collingwood's major influences are The Beatles, The Zombies, The Hollies, Aztec Camera, Squeeze, and Blue Öyster Cult....
– lead vocals, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together... - Adam SchlesingerAdam SchlesingerAdam Schlesinger is an American songwriter, composer and record producer. He has been nominated for Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Grammy , and Golden Globe Awards. He is also a winner of the ASCAP Pop Music Award....
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, backing vocals - Jody PorterJody PorterJody Porter is an American musician. He is the guitarist of Grammy Award-nominated power pop band Fountains of Wayne. The band has released four major label albums, including Welcome Interstate Managers on Virgin Records in 2003, an RIAA-certified Gold LP. The album spawned the hugely popular U.S...
– lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, backing vocals - Brian Young – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....