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Extreme Behavior
2005 studio album by Hinder

Extreme Behavior is the debut studio album by American rock band Hinder. It was released in 2005 by Universal Records garnering mixed to negative reviews, before going 3× platinum by the RIAA in January 2008. All songs were co-written by Brian Howes, except for "Shoulda", which was co-written with Brian Howes and Social Code. The song "Running in the Rain" did not make the cut for the album, but has been played at concerts on their North American tour.

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Release

The first single (and the song that brought attention to the band) was "Get Stoned". The album also contains Hinder's breakthrough single, "Lips of an Angel" which soared to #1 on the pop charts in 2006. The album's third single was "How Long", which was played on rock stations throughout the US. "Better Than Me" is the fourth single on Extreme Behavior. As of July 11, 2007, the album has sold 2,789,275 copies in the US. Despite not being released as a single, the song "By the Way" also had received airplay from several radio stations.2

Cover

The cover art is nearly identical to the cover art of the book How to Tell a Naked Man What to Do: Sex Advice from a Woman Who Knows by Candida Royalle; the only difference is on the book, the model is wearing black lingerie. One of the cover pictures has been altered and the pictures in front of the model have been altered to include the members of Hinder. The alternative album cover has been used in conservative markets the Middle East. The woman on the front of the original cover is not actress Katherine Heigl, despite common assertion.3

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4
Digital Spy5
Entertainment WeeklyB6
Metal Hammer
Rocklouder7
TuneLab Music8

Critical reviews of the album were mixed to negative. Extreme Behavior was, according to AllMusic, one of the worst albums of 2005; it was rated two out of five stars. In its review of the album, reviewer Johnny Loftus said that "Hinder are so egregiously dull they appeal not to fans of music, but fans of high fives."9

Track listing

All music and lyrics written by Hinder and Brian Howes, apart from lyrics on tracks 1, 2 and 3 by Hinder, Howes and Joey Moi.

No.TitleLength
1."Get Stoned"3:38
2."How Long"3:24
3."By the Way"3:51
4."Nothin' Good About Goodbye"3:52
5."Bliss (I Don't Wanna Know)"3:50
6."Better Than Me"3:43
7."Room 21"3:43
8."Lips of an Angel"4:21
9."Homecoming Queen"4:38
10."Shoulda"3:17
UK edition
No.TitleLength
11."Lips of an Angel" (acoustic version)4:20
12."Room 21" (acoustic version; incorrect listed as "piano version")3:31
Wal-Mart deluxe edition (2006)
No.TitleLength
11."Get Stoned" (live; censored)6:25
12."Room 21" (live; censored)5:35
13."Bed of Roses" (Bon Jovi cover)5:58
14."Take Me Home Tonight" (Eddie Money cover)3:37
Deluxe edition (2007)
No.TitleLength
11."Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf cover)4:02
12."Get Stoned" (piano version)3:34
Deluxe version bonus DVD (2007)
No.TitleLength
1."Better Than Me" (music video) 
2."Lips of an Angel" 
3."Get Stoned" 
4."Born to Be Wild" 
5."You Can't Make This Shit Up" (live concert from Alliant Energy Center) 

Personnel

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006–2007)Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)101
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)119
UK Albums (OCC)12168
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)139
US Billboard 200146
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)152

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)Position
US Billboard 2001636
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)177
Chart (2007)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)1824
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)1942
US Billboard 2002023
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)215

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009)Position
US Billboard 20022174

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)23Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)24Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)25Platinum15,000^
United States (RIAA)263× Platinum3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "American album certifications – Hinder – Extreme Behavior". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2021. https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Hinder&ti=Extreme+Behavior&format=Album&type=#search_section ↩

  2. Mediabase 24/7 - 7 Day Charts http://www.mmr247.com/mmrweb/AllAccess/Charts.asp?format=h1r&cutoff=0&showtopn=2000&showyear=y&dpt=n ↩

  3. Apodaca, Terry (July 31, 2008). "Is Hinder a Hack? Hinder – Extreme Behavior Cover Girl". Terryapodaca.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved July 7, 2011. https://archive.today/20120918150308/http://www.terryapodaca.com/2008/07/31/is-hinder-a-hack-hider-extreme-behavior-cover-girl/ ↩

  4. Loftus, Johnny. Extreme Behavior at AllMusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r795114 ↩

  5. "Digital Spy review". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on May 1, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20070501220944/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a44831/hinder-extreme-behaviour.html ↩

  6. Collis, Clark (October 6, 2006). "Extreme Behavior review". Entertainment Weekly (901–902). Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607093542/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1543092,00.html ↩

  7. Fayyaz, Zahid. "Hinder - Extreme Behavior". Rocklouder.co.uk. Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20080229040411/http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/2022.html ↩

  8. "Review: Hinder – 'Extreme Behavior'". Tunelab Music. April 27, 2006. Archived from the original on May 6, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20070506202356/http://www.tunelabmusic.com/reviews/reviewid38.php ↩

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