Mit Gas was released in the United States on May 6, 2003, and in the United Kingdom six days later,
Reviews of Mit Gas have been positive. Writing for AllRovi, Daphne Carr awarded the album a rating of four stars out of five, adding that it "expand[s] the borders of guitar rock with intelligence and humor".
Spin magazine awarded the album a "B−" rating, describing it as "heavy on nuts and bolts, light on bolts from the blue". Tom Mallon of CMJ New Music Monthly felt that the album presented a more cohesive group than was present on Tomahawk, allowing the band to "[step] out of the shadows" of their previous careers.
Track listing
Personnel
- Mike Patton – vocals, keyboards, design
- Duane Denison – guitar
- Kevin Rutmanis – bass
- John Stanier – drums
- Joe Barresi – engineer, producer
- John Golden – mastering
- Martin Kvamme – design
Chart performance
In the United States, Mit Gas reached a peak position of 137 in the Billboard 200 albums chart, spending two weeks in the chart. The album also attained a peak of 7 on the Independent Albums chart, also published by Billboard, spending five weeks on that chart. The album also charted in Norway, making it to number 17 during a three-week stay on the VG-lista chart;
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| VG-lista
| 17
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| Billboard 200
| 137
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