Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (stylised as Chocolate St★rfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water) is the third studio album by American band Limp Bizkit, released on October 17, 2000 by Flip and Interscope Records.
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Released | October 17, 2000[1] | |||
Recorded | February–May 2000 | |||
Studio | Westlake Studios, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 74:55 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | Terry Date | |||
Limp Bizkit chronology | ||||
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Singles from Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water | ||||
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Commercial performance
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water debuted at number one on the Billboard 200,[2] selling 1,054,511 copies in its first week of being released,[3][4] with 400,000 of those copies being sold in the album's first day of release[5]—the largest first-week sales debut for a rock album in the United States ever since Nielsen Soundscan began tracking album sales in 1991.[6] In its second week of being released, the album sold 392,000 copies,[7] and remained at number 1 on the Billboard 200.[8] The album also went to number 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart,[9] selling 98,707 copies in its first week in the country.[10] Two months after its release date, the album was certified 4x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and almost seven months after its release date, it was certified 5x platinum by the RIAA. In April 2002, the album was certified 6x platinum by the RIAA.[11] It also was certified 6x platinum by Music Canada in October 2001.[12]
Music and lyrics
The first part of the title is a scatological reference to the appearance of the human anus (Chocolate Starfish). However, Hot Dog Flavored Water is an inside joke started by Wes Borland at a truck stop while the band was on tour, where Borland saw bottles of Crystal Geyser flavored water, and made a joke about having meat or hot dog flavors.[13]
Durst himself refers to the album name in three songs. First, "Livin' It Up", where he declares that "The chocolate starfish is my man Fred Durst" (Wes Borland has stated in an interview when questioned on the naming of the album that "Fred calls himself Chocolate Starfish, because people call him an asshole all the time"[13]), "Hot Dog", where he tells his detractors to "Kiss my starfish, my chocolate starfish," and "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" where he mentions "Chocolate Starfish" in the introduction.
The song "Hot Dog" features the word "fuck" 46 times as pointed out by Durst himself in the lyrics "if I say fuck 2 more times that's 46 fucks in this fucked up rhyme" which is also the most profanity contained on any Limp Bizkit song. The chorus parodies the Nine Inch Nails songs "Closer", "The Perfect Drug" and "Burn". Durst said he was a big fan of Nine Inch Nails, who inspired his music, although Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor had made negative remarks about Durst during that period.[14] Reviewers have often interpreted Durst's lyrics in "Hot Dog" as an insult to Reznor.[15][16][17] "Livin' It Up" samples "Life in the Fast Lane" by the American rock band The Eagles. The lyrics of My Generation reference "My Generation" by The Who and "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses.
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 49/100[18] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [19] |
Entertainment Weekly | C[20] |
The Essential Rock Discography | 7/10[21] |
Melody Maker | [22] |
NME | 6/10[23] |
Q | [24] |
Robert Christgau | [25] |
Rolling Stone | [26] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [27] |
Spin | 7/10[28] |
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water received mixed reviews from critics, as Metacritic gave it a 49 out of 100.[29] AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "Durst's self-pitying and the monotonous music give away that the band bashed Chocolate Starfish out very quickly – it's the sound of a band determined to deliver a sequel in a finite amount of time."[19] The Rolling Stone Album Guide awarded the album three out of five stars,[27] whereas the magazine itself gave the album a 3.5 out of 5. Even so, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was listed in the book for 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, but later removed in recent editions of the book.[30]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Fred Durst, except where noted; all music is composed by Wes Borland, John Otto, and Sam Rivers, except where noted.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 1:18 | ||
2. | "Hot Dog" | 3:51 | ||
3. | "My Generation" | 3:43 | ||
4. | "Full Nelson" | 4:08 | ||
5. | "My Way" | 4:32 | ||
6. | "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" | 3:34 | ||
7. | "Livin' It Up" | 4:24 | ||
8. | "The One" | 5:44 | ||
9. | "Getcha Groove On" (featuring Xzibit) |
| DJ Lethal | 4:29 |
10. | "Take a Look Around" | Lalo Schifrin | 5:22 | |
11. | "It'll Be OK" | 5:07 | ||
12. | "Boiler (song ends at 5:36, hidden track begins at 5:45 if not on Repeat Track)" | 5:36/1:15 | ||
13. | "Hold On" (featuring Scott Weiland) |
| 5:48 | |
14. | "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)" (featuring DMX and Method Man & Redman) |
| Swizz Beatz | 6:22 |
15. | "Outro" ("Outro" ends at 4:50. Instead of silence, Ben Stiller's laughs can be heard, and then, at minute 7:40, a hidden track begins: it's a phone call.) | 4:50/1:57 | ||
Total length: | 74:55 |
No. | Title | Length |
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16. | "Snake in Your Face" | 4:08 |
17. | "Back o'da Bus" | 1:18 |
No. | Title | Length |
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16. | "It's Like That Y'All" (featuring Run-DMC) | 4:31 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Crushed" | 3:24 |
2. | "Faith" | 2:26 |
3. | "Counterfeit" | 5:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Crushed" | 3:24 |
2. | "Faith" | 2:26 |
3. | "Counterfeit" (Lethal Dose Mix) | |
4. | "Faith" (CD-ROM video) | |
5. | "Nookie" (CD-ROM video) | |
6. | "Re-Arranged" (CD-ROM video) | |
7. | "N2Gether Now" (CD-ROM video) |
Notes
- Trent Reznor receives music credits for "Hot Dog" for samples only.
- Eric Barrier and William Griffin receive music credits for "My Way" for samples only.
- Glenn Frey, Don Henley, and Joe Walsh receive music credits for "Livin' It Up" for samples only.
- Track 15 features voice overs by Ben Stiller, Mark Wahlberg, Rob Dyrdek and Stephan Jenkins.
Personnel
Adapted from the album's liner notes.[31]
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end chart
Singles
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[79] | Gold | 30,000^ |
Australia (ARIA)[80] | 5× Platinum | 350,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[81] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[82] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[83] | Gold | 100,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[84] | 6× Platinum | 600,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[85] | Gold | 25,000^ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[86] | Platinum | 52,202[86] |
France (SNEP)[87] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[88] | Gold | 150,000^ |
Hungary (MAHASZ)[89] | Gold | |
Japan (RIAJ)[90] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[91] | Platinum+Gold | 225,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[92] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
Poland (ZPAV)[93] | Gold | 50,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[94] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[95] | Gold | 40,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[96] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[97] | 3× Platinum | 900,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[11] | 6× Platinum | 6,000,000^ |
Uruguay (CUD)[98] | Gold | 3,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[99] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
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