Smash Mouth is the third studio album by American rock band of the same name. It was released on November 27, 2001, by Interscope Records. It is notable in that it was their first album with new drummer Michael Urbano and its release was delayed a few months due to the death of Steve Harwell's infant son, and the September 11 attacks. The album was eventually certified Gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 in the U.S.

Smash Mouth held a contest on their website in the fall of 2000 to name their third album. The result was a two-way tie with the winning suggestion being to self-title the album. It was released in the fall of 2001 along with the single "Pacific Coast Party".

Critical reception

Smash Mouth received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 67, based on 7 reviews. David Peisner of Maxim was dumbfounded by the band's ability to make their songs sound "more disposable than the one before it", criticizing the "bouncy melodies and cheery demeanor" for overshadowing the "inconsequential" lyrics.

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Personnel

Smash Mouth

  • Steve Harwell – lead vocals, piano
  • Paul De Lisle – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Greg Camp – guitars, backing vocals
  • Michael Urbano – drums, programming

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  • Michael Klooster – keyboard
  • Mark Cervantes – percussion
  • Sam Eigen – guitar

Additional personnel

  • Lewis Castle – trumpet
  • Mike Busbee – trombone
  • Rich Seinhauser – trombone
  • Eric Valentine – producer, engineer, mixer
  • David Campbell – string arrangements

Charts

Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

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Certifications

References

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  • Smash Mouth at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
  • The Official Smash Mouth site