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<h2 id="release">Release</h2> <p>It was released in 2002 by <a href="/facts/Kung_Fu_Records/k4Q4Trg1">Kung Fu Records</a>. It was the band's first album after their permanent move to Kung Fu, after having fulfilled their contract with Nitro Records in 2000. The Kung Fu label had been started in 1996 by Vandals members <a href="/facts/Joe_Escalante/bwcfaxKF">Joe Escalante</a> and <a href="/facts/Warren_Fitzgerald/3prkf6vb">Warren Fitzgerald</a> and had already released a Vandals Christmas album and several re-releases of the band's older material. </p><p>In November and December, the group headlined the Kung Fu Records 2002 tour in the US and UK with support from <a href="/facts/Tsunami_Bomb/H5GsMTKr">Tsunami Bomb</a> and <a href="/facts/Audio_Karate/HEkxxwaR">Audio Karate</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> At the end of the year, the group embarked on an Australian leg with <a href="/facts/The_Ataris/rFyCd45f">The Ataris</a>. This was followed by a European leg with Tsunami Bomb and Audio Karate in January and February 2003.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> Drummer Josh Freese did not appear on these dates as he was recording with <a href="/facts/A_Perfect_Circle/JoWMvXgB">A Perfect Circle</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="track-listing">Track listing</h2> <p>All tracks are written by <a href="/facts/Warren_Fitzgerald/3prkf6vb">Warren Fitzgerald</a>, except where noted.</p><table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">1.</th><td>"43210-1"</td><td> </td><td>2:41</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2.</th><td>"Appreciate My Honesty"</td><td> </td><td>2:33</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">3.</th><td>"I'm Becoming You"</td><td> </td><td>2:40</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">4.</th><td>"Disproportioned Head"</td><td> </td><td>2:06</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">5.</th><td>"Soccer Mom"</td><td><a href="/facts/Josh_Freese/x0GIfIaY">Josh Freese</a></td><td>2:56</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">6.</th><td>"We'll All Get Laid"</td><td> </td><td>2:25</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">7.</th><td>"Little Weirdo"</td><td> </td><td>3:04</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">8.</th><td>"I Can't Wait"</td><td> </td><td>2:42</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">9.</th><td>"Where's Your Dignity?"</td><td> </td><td>3:09</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">10.</th><td>"My Brain Tells My Body"</td><td> </td><td>2:59</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">11.</th><td>"When I Say You I Mean Me"</td><td><a href="/facts/Dave_Quackenbush/lT1QUyD4">Dave Quackenbush</a></td><td>2:18</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">12.</th><td>"The Unseen Tears of the Albacore"</td><td><a href="/facts/Joe_Escalante/bwcfaxKF">Joe Escalante</a>, Fitzgerald</td><td>3:09</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">13.</th><td>"My Brother is Gay"</td><td>Quackenbush, Fitzgerald</td><td>2:31</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">14.</th><td>"Lord of the Dance"</td><td> </td><td>3:08</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3" scope="row">Total length:</th><td>38:22</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="personnel">Personnel</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Dave_Quackenbush/lT1QUyD4">Dave Quackenbush</a> - vocals</li> <li><a href="/facts/Warren_Fitzgerald/3prkf6vb">Warren Fitzgerald</a> - <a href="/facts/Guitar/QIJdTYa6">guitar</a>, backing vocals</li> <li><a href="/facts/Joe_Escalante/bwcfaxKF">Joe Escalante</a> - <a href="/facts/Bass_guitar/lbeoAatH">bass</a>, backing vocals, <a href="/facts/Trumpet/QzvHkd6V">trumpet</a> on "My Brother is Gay"</li> <li><a href="/facts/Josh_Freese/x0GIfIaY">Josh Freese</a> - <a href="/facts/Drum_kit/XsmopoW9">drums</a></li></ul> <h2 id="album-information">Album information</h2> <ul><li>Record label: <a href="/facts/Kung_Fu_Records/k4Q4Trg1">Kung Fu Records</a></li> <li>Recorded at Rumbo Studios in <a href="/facts/Canoga_Park%2c_California/lYpouEWA">Canoga Park, California</a> and Pulse! Recording in <a href="/facts/Hollywood%2c_California/hF4zF5n6">Hollywood, California</a> in Spring of 2002.</li> <li>Produced by <a href="/facts/Warren_Fitzgerald/3prkf6vb">Warren Fitzgerald</a>, co-produced by Ryan Williams</li> <li>Engineered by Ryan Williams with assistance by Jeremy Blair at Rumbo Studios and Jonas Grabarnick at Pulse! Recording</li> <li>Mixed by Paul Q. Kolderie at Q Division in <a href="/facts/Boston%2c_Massachusetts/exjfn6xf">Boston, Massachusetts</a></li> <li>Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering in <a href="/facts/Studio_City%2c_California/0gBsMJJE">Studio City, California</a></li> <li>All songs copyright 2002 by Puppety Frenchman Music, SEAC</li> <li>Cover art by <a href="/facts/Parker_Jacobs/r1o1QdMo">Parker Jacobs</a> at <a href="/facts/Paul_Frank_Industries/Hb10xouo">Paul Frank Industries</a></li> <li>Art direction by Mickey Stern</li> <li>Band photos by Lisa Johnson</li> <li>Additional layout by Ryan James</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>White, Adam (October 16, 2002). "Vandals, Tsunami Bomb, Audio Karate US / UK tour". Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Retrieved February 17, 2018. <a href="https://www.punknews.org/article/4468/vandals-tsunami-bomb-audio-karate-us-uk-tour" target="_blank">https://www.punknews.org/article/4468/vandals-tsunami-bomb-audio-karate-us-uk-tour</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Heisel, Scott (December 18, 2002). "Kung Fu invades the planet". Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Retrieved February 17, 2018. <a href="https://www.punknews.org/article/4909/kung-fu-invades-the-planet" target="_blank">https://www.punknews.org/article/4909/kung-fu-invades-the-planet</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>White, Adam (February 9, 2003). "Josh Freese On Newstands And In The Studio". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 4, 2021. <a href="https://www.punknews.org/article/5277/josh-freese-on-newstands-and-in-the-studio" target="_blank">https://www.punknews.org/article/5277/josh-freese-on-newstands-and-in-the-studio</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>