Songs from an American Movie Vol. Two: Good Time for a Bad Attitude is the fifth studio album by Everclear, released on November 21, 2000. They recorded Songs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile and Vol. Two in the same year and released them only a few months apart. Both albums are loose concept albums inspired by Art Alexakis' second divorce. The first one is more pop-based and melodic, the second angrier with a more punk/hard rock sound. It also focuses more on the destruction of relationships in its lyrical content.
The album debuted at number 66 on the Billboard charts, significantly below Vol. Ones top-ten debut. Furthermore, it does not have a certification from the RIAA, while Vol. One was certified Platinum. However, Vol. Two was certified Gold in Canada in February 2001. None of the singles received any significant airplay on radio or MTV.
"When It All Goes Wrong Again", "Out of My Depth", and "Rock Star" were released as singles from the album. "When It All Goes Wrong Again" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2001 film Antitrust starring Ryan Phillippe, while "Rock Star" was featured for the 2001 film of the same name starring Mark Wahlberg.
"Rock Star" was used in an episode of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide in 2006.
Track listing All songs written by Art Alexakis, Craig Montoya and Greg Eklund
Personnel Everclear Art Alexakis – guitar, vocals Craig Montoya – bass guitar Greg Eklund – drums
Production Stephen Marcussen – mastering Dan Marnien – engineer Frank Ockenfels – photography Lars Fox – producer, engineer, digital engineer, loops, computers Mauricio Iragorri – mixing Jeffery Fey – coordination, layout design, layout coordinator Sean Cox – guitar technician Darren Lewis – executive producer Perry Watts-Russell – executive producer Geoff Walcha – assistant engineer, vocal engineer, guitar engineer Scott Warner – lighting design Andy Banton – live sound James Beaton – keyboards Brett Snyder – drum technician Neal Avron – engineer, vocal recording, mixing Bradley Cook – engineer, drum recordings Kevin Dean – assistant engineer, drum engineering, bass engineer Mick Kent – engineer, live sound engineer, production coordination
Charts + Chart performance for Songs from an American Movie Vol. Two: Good Time for a Bad Attitude Chart (2000–2001) Peakposition Canadian Albums (Jam!) 45
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