A Man's Not a Camel
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2011}}
{{Infobox album
| name = A Man's Not a Camel
| type = studio
| artist = Frenzal Rhomb
| cover = A mans not a camel.jpg
| alt = a camel posed as the vitruvian man
| released = March 1999 (Aus)
8 June 1999 (US)
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop punk, punk rock, skate punk
| length = 46:44
| label = Shagpile Records (Aus)
Fat Wreck Chords (USA)
| producer = Eddie Ashworth
| prev_title = Meet the Family
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Shut Your Mouth
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{Singles
| name = A Man's Not a Camel
| type = studio
| single1 = We're Going Out Tonight
| single1date = 1999
| single2 = You Are Not My Friend
| single2date = 1999
| single3 = Never Had So Much Fun
| single3date = 1999
| single4 = I Miss My Lung
| single4date = 1999
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score ={{Rating|2|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r415690|pure_url=yes}} link]
}}
A Man's Not a Camel is Frenzal Rhomb's fourth studio album, released in March 1999. The singles "You are Not My Friend", "Never Had So Much Fun" and "We're Going Out Tonight" all received considerable play-time on radio and television music video programmes, boosting the band's reputation. In July 2011, the album was voted 92nd in Triple J's Hottest 100 Australian Albums of All Time.{{cite web|title=FRENZAL RHOMB, DICK NASTY, F.U.C.|url=http://themusic.com.au/reviews/reviews-live/2014/03/13/frenzal-rhomb-the-hi-fi-daniel-johnson/|publisher=themusic.com.au|accessdate=18 March 2014}}{{cite web|last=Mackey-Laws|first=Kyle|title=Loud and unstoppable|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/music/loud-and-unstoppable-20140213-32lv8.html|work=The Canberra Times|accessdate=18 March 2014}}{{cite web|work=Fade.To.Black|title=Frenzal Rhomb A Man's Not A Camel|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/6315/Frenzal-Rhomb-A-Mans-Not-A-Camel/|publisher=sputnikmusic.com|accessdate=18 March 2014}}{{cite web|title=A Man's Not a Camel Frenzal Rhomb View More by This Artist|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-mans-not-a-camel/id268098517|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306112424/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-mans-not-a-camel/id268098517|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2016|publisher=iTunes|access-date=18 March 2014}}
Track listing (original Australian version)
{{Track list
|title1 = Never Had So Much Fun
|length1 = 2:03
|title2 = You Are Not My Friend
|length2 = 3:29
|title3 = It's Up To You
|length3 = 1:47
|title4 = I Know Everything About Everything
|length4 = 2:19
|title5 = I Miss My Lung
|length5 = 3:25
|title6 = We're Going Out Tonight
|length6 = 2:17
|title7 = Let's Drink a Beer
|length7 = 3:14
|title8 = I Know Why Dinosaurs Became Extinct
|length8 = 0:26
|title9 = I Don't Need Your Loving
|length9 = 3:28
|title10 = Self Destructor
|length10 = 2:55
|title11 = Go Frenzal Go
|length11 = 2:45
|title12 = Do You Wanna Fight Me?
|length12 = 3:02
|title13 = Methadone
|length13 = 2:34
|title14 = Don't Talk to Me
|length14 = 2:38
|title15 = Summer's Here
|length15 = 10:22
|note15 = features a secret track "I Don't Wanna Go To Work Today" hidden after it
}}
Track listing (USA Fat Wreck Chords version)
{{Track list
|title1 = Never Had So Much Fun
|length1 = 2:00
|title2 = You Are Not My Friend
|length2 = 3:26
|title3 = It's Up To You
|length3 = 1:46
|title4 = I Know Everything About Everything
|length4 = 2:18
|title5 = I Miss My Lung
|length5 = 3:25
|title6 = We're Going Out Tonight
|length6 = 2:17
|title7 = Let's Drink a Beer
|length7 = 3:14
|title8 = I Know Why Dinosaurs Became Extinct…
|length8 = 0:26
|title9 = I Don't Need Your Loving
|length9 = 3:27
|title10 = Self Destructor
|length10 = 2:55
|title11 = I'm The Problem With Society
|length11 = 2:34
|title12 = Do You Wanna Fight Me?
|length12 = 3:00
|title13 = Methadone
|length13 = 2:34
|title14 = Writing's on the Wall
|length14 = 2:24
|title15 = Summer's Here (includes the track Go Frenzal Go as the hidden track on this version)
|length15 = 8:12
}}
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (1999)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Australia|11|artist=Frenzal Rhomb|album=A Man's Not a Camel|rowheader=true|access-date=26 November 2021}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|title= A Man's Not a Camel|artist=Frenzal Rhomb|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|region=Australia|award=Gold|access-date=27 December 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
External links
- [https://anchor.fm/talkingrecords/episodes/76-Frenzal-Rhomb-A-Mans-Not-A-Camel-with-Lindsay-McDougall-evedrs Talking Records podcast episode #76: Frenzal Rhomb - A Man's Not a Camel] - guitarist Lindsay McDougall is interviewed about the circumstances surrounding the album's recording and release
References
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