Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
Studio album by Limp Bizkit
Released October 17, 2000
Recorded 2000[1]
Studio Westlake Studios, Los Angeles
Genre
Length 75:00
Label Interscope, Flip
Producer DJ Lethal, Fred Durst, Josh Abraham, Scott Weiland, Swizz Beatz, Terry Date
Limp Bizkit chronology
Significant Other
(1999)		 Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
(2000)		 New Old Songs
(2001)
Singles from Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
  1. "Take a Look Around"
    Released: July 18, 2000
  2. "My Generation"
    Released: October 10, 2000
  3. "Rollin'"
    Released: October 10, 2000
  4. "My Way"
    Released: January 6, 2001
  5. "Boiler"
    Released: November 20, 2001

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water is the third studio album by Limp Bizkit, it was released on October 17, 2000, by Interscope Records and Flip Records. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 1.05 million copies in its first week, making it the fastest-selling rock album, breaking the record held for seven years, since Pearl Jam's album Vs. (1993).[2] The album became the eighteenth best-selling album of the 2000s in the United States.[3]

In 2010, according to the RIAA website, the album has sold over 8 million copies in the United States alone as of 2010 and has sold 20 million worldwide. Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was supported by five singles in total; "My Generation", "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)", "Take a Look Around", "My Way" and "Boiler". The album was listed in the book for 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[4]

Music and lyrics
"My Way"
Sample of Limp Bizkit's "My Way" from Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000)
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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.[5]

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"[5]), "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" is notorious for featuring the word "fuck" 46 times as pointed out by Durst himself in the lyrics "if I say fuck 2 more times thats 46 fucks in this fucked up rhyme". 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.[6] Reviewers have often interpreted Durst's lyrics in "Hot Dog" as an insult to Reznor.[7][8][9] "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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Robert Christgau[11]
Entertainment WeeklyC[12]
The Essential Rock Discography7/10[13]
Melody Maker[14]
NME6/10[15]
Q[16]
Rolling Stone[17]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[18]
Spin7/10[19]

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water received mixed to positive reviews from critics, as Metacritic gave it a 49 out of 100.[20] 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."[10] The Rolling Stone Album Guide awarded the album three out of five stars,[18] whereas the magazine itself gave the album a 3.5 out of 5.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Fred Durst, except where noted; all music composed by Wes Borland, John Otto, and Sam Rivers, except where noted.

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Intro"     1:18
2. "Hot Dog"     3:50
3. "My Generation"     3:41
4. "Full Nelson"     4:07
5. "My Way"     4:32
6. "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)"     3:33
7. "Livin' It Up"     4:24
8. "The One"     5:43
9. "Getcha Groove On" (featuring Xzibit)
DJ Lethal 4:29
10. "Take a Look Around"   Lalo Schifrin 5:21
11. "It'll Be OK"     5:06
12. "Boiler"     7:00
13. "Hold On" (featuring Scott Weiland)
  5:42
14. "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)" (featuring DMX and Method Man & Redman)
Swizz Beatz 6:22
15. "Outro"     9:47
Total length:
 1:15:08

Notes

Personnel

Limp Bizkit
Additional musicians
Production
  • Produced by Limp Bizkit and Terry Date, additional production by Scott Weiland and Josh Abraham (all tracks but 9 and 14); DJ Lethal and Fred Durst (track 9); Swizz Beatz (track 14)
  • Executive producer – Eve Butler
  • Assistant executive producer – Peter Katsis
  • Production coordination – Erin Haley
  • Editing: Domenic Barbers, DJ Premier, Carl Nappa
  • Editing assistant – Cailan Mccarthy
  • Engineers – Eric B., Joe Barresi, Barney Chase, Terry Date, Jesse Gorman, Kevin Guarnieri, Scott Olson, Ted Reiger, Dylan Vaughan, Darren Venbitti, Rakim
  • Assistant engineers – Barney Chase, Steve Conover, David Dominguez, Jaime Duncan, Fran Flannery, Kevin Guarnieri, Femio Hernández, Matt Kingdom, Carl Nappa, Pete Novak, Ted Reiger, Doug Trantow, Alex Morfas
  • Mastering – Vlado Mellior
  • Mixing – Karl Egsieker, Rich Keller, Brendan O'Brien, Michael Patterson, Steve Sisco, Andy Wallace, Josh Wilbur, Ryan Williams
  • Art coordinator – Liam Wars

Charts

Album

Charts (2000)[21] Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart 1
U.S. Billboard 200 1
U.S. Top Internet Albums 1
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1
UK Albums Chart 1
German Albums Chart 1
Finnish Albums Chart 2
Polish Albums Chart[22] 2

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2000 My Generation Mainstream Rock Tracks 33
U.S. Modern Rock Tracks 18
Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) Mainstream Rock Tracks 10
U.S. Modern Rock Tracks 4
Rhythmic Top 40 38
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 65
Take a Look Around Mainstream Rock Tracks 15
U.S. Modern Rock Tracks 8
2001 My Way Mainstream Rock Tracks 4
Modern Rock Tracks 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 75
Top 40 Mainstream 40
Boiler Mainstream Rock Tracks 30

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Argentina Gold 20,000+
Australia 4x Platinum 280,000+
Austria Platinum 20,000+
Brazil Gold 40,000+
Canada 6x Platinum 600,000+
Finland Platinum 52 202[23]
Germany Gold 150,000+
Mexico Platinum + Gold 225,000+
Netherlands Platinum 50,000+
Poland Gold[24] 50,000+[25]
United Kingdom 2x Platinum 600,000+
United States 6x Platinum 6,000,000+

References

  1. ↑ Hochman, Steve (March 19, 2000). "POP MUSIC; Pop eye, A Korn-Bizkit-Rage Tour Might Be Summer's Highlight". LA Times Archives. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  2. ↑ Seymour, Craig (October 26, 2000). High 'Rollin. Entertainment Weekly. Accessed May 21, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts". Billboard. December 31, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  4. ↑ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  5. 1 2 "Wild Wild Wes". Guitar World: 104. October 2000.
  6. ↑ Interview with Fred Durst by K-Rock New York. 2000.
  7. ↑ Hector Saldana (November 30, 2000). "Raw rules with Limp Bizkit" (fee required). San Antonio Express-News. pp. 4F. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  8. ↑ "This tour needs some new anger" (fee required). Telegram & Gazette. October 24, 2000. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  9. ↑ "CD Reviews New Releases" (fee required). The Hartford Courant. October 19, 2000.
  10. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water – Limp Bizkit". Allmusic. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Limp Bizkit".
  12. ↑ "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water - EW.com".
  13. ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (2006). "Limp Bizkit". The Essential Rock Discography (8th ed.). Open City Books. p. 638. ISBN 1-84195-860-3.
  14. ↑ October 24, 2000, p.58
  15. ↑ October 14, 2000, p.41
  16. ↑ 12/00, p.124
  17. ↑ Sheffield, Rob. "Recordings: Limp Bizkit, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  18. 1 2 Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). "Limp Bizkit". The new Rolling Stone album guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 487. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  19. ↑ "Robert Christgau: Limp Bizkit: Chocolate St*rfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water".
  20. ↑ "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  21. ↑ AllMusic ((( Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). AllMusic. Accessed May 21, 2008.
  22. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS – Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. October 30, 2000. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  23. ↑ "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Kulta- ja platinalevyt".
  24. ↑ Złote płyty CD przyznane w 2001 roku - Gold certifications in 2001. ZPAV. January 11, 2001. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  25. ↑ Zasady przyznawania złotych płyt - Regulation for Gold certifications in 2001. ZPAV. 2001. Retrieved August 29, 2015.

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