Same as It Ever Was

Same As It Ever Was is the second album by American hip hop group House of Pain. It was released in 1994 and peaked at number 12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Billboard 200.[1] To record the album, the group had to work around Everlast's house arrest for a gun charge.[2] The clean version of the second song from the album, "I'm a Swing It", was featured in the 2001 skateboarding video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.

Same As It Ever Was
Studio album by House of Pain
Released	June 28, 1994
Recorded	September 1992-August 1993
Genre	Hardcore hip hop
Length	49:22
Label	Tommy Boy Warner Bros.
Producer	DJ Muggs (also exec.) DJ Lethal Diamond D The Baker Boyz
House of Pain chronology
House of Pain (1992) Same As It Ever Was (1994) Truth Crushed to Earth Shall Rise Again (1996)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	A−[4]

Same As It Ever Was did not sell as well as their previous album had and reached gold status by Recording Industry Association of America.[5] From the critics, it received mixed reviews. Ted Watts of the Michigan Daily described it as "pretty good", and noted some innovation, but questioned Everlast's authenticity.[6] On the other side of the spectrum, Robert Christgau gave the album an A- and described it as "the hardest hip hop of the year."

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Back from the Dead"	DJ Muggs Baka Boyz	3:32
2.	"I'm a Swing It"	DJ Lethal	3:43
3.	"All That"	DJ Lethal	1:26
4.	"On Point"	DJ Lethal	3:46
5.	"Runnin' up on Ya"	DJ Muggs	3:17
6.	"Over There Shit"	DJ Muggs	3:33
7.	"Word Is Bond" (featuring Diamond D)	Diamond D	4:02
8.	"Keep It Comin'"	DJ Muggs	3:43
9.	"Interlude"	DJ Lethal	0:46
10.	"Same as It Ever Was"	DJ Muggs	3:27
11.	"It Ain't a Crime"	DJ Muggs DJ Lethal	3:27
12.	"Where I'm From"	DJ Lethal	4:01
13.	"Still Got a Lotta Love"	DJ Lethal	2:53
14.	"Who's the Man?"	DJ Lethal	4:03
15.	"On Point" (Lethal Dose Remix)	DJ Lethal	3:33
Total length:			49:22

Personnel

• Eric Francis Schrody – vocals (tracks 1–2, 4–8, 10–15), mixing (tracks 12, 14)
• Daniel O’Connor – vocals (tracks 2, 4, 10, 14–15), art direction
• Leor Dimant – vocals (tracks 4, 15), production (tracks 2–4, 9, 11–15), mixing (tracks 3, 9, 12, 14, 15)
• Lawrence Muggerud – executive production, production (tracks 1, 5–6, 8, 10-11), mixing (tracks 1–2, 4–6, 8, 10-11, 13, 15)
• Joseph Kirkland – vocals, production and mixing (track 7)
• Nick Vidal – production (track 1)
• Eric Vidal – production (track 1)
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Jason Roberts – engineering
• Erwin Gorostiza – art direction
• Butch Belair – photography
• Ron Jaramillo – design
• Kenton Parker – logo design

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200[7]	12
U.S. Billboard Top Current Albums[8]	12
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[9]	12
U.S. Billboard Top Album Sales[10]	12
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales[11]	12

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12]	Gold	500,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "House of Pain - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
2. Love, Andrew (August 8, 1994). "Latest release is full-blown Pain". Ocala Star-Banner. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
3. Henderson, Alex. "Same as It Ever Was – House of Pain". AllMusic.
4. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: House of Pain". Robert Christgau.
5. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
6. Watts, Ted (8 September 1994). "Ted Watts review". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
7. . Billboard https://www.billboard.com/music/house-of-pain/chart-history/TLP. Retrieved 2019-10-07. Missing or empty |title= (help)
8. . Billboard https://www.billboard.com/music/house-of-pain/chart-history/TCL. Retrieved 2019-10-07. Missing or empty |title= (help)
9. . Billboard https://www.billboard.com/music/house-of-pain/chart-history/BLP. Retrieved 2019-10-07. Missing or empty |title= (help)
10. . Billboard https://www.billboard.com/music/house-of-pain/chart-history/TSL. Retrieved 2019-10-07. Missing or empty |title= (help)
11. . Billboard https://www.billboard.com/music/house-of-pain/chart-history/BLS. Retrieved 2019-10-07. Missing or empty |title= (help)
12. "American album certifications – House of Pain – Same as It Ever Was". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.