Background Music (album)

{{Short description|2001 studio album by American Nightmare}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Background Music

| type = studio

| artist = American Nightmare

| cover = Give Up the Ghost - Background Music.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2001|06|12}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Hardcore punk

| length = {{Duration|m=23|s=33}}

| label = Equal Vision (EVR062)

| producer =

| prev_title = The Sun Isn't Getting Any Brighter

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = We're Down Til We're Underground

| next_year = 2003

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite web| last = Morris| first = Kurt| title = Background Music – Overview| work = Allmusic| publisher = Rovi Corporation| url = http://allmusic.com/album/background-music-r642918| accessdate = May 3, 2012}}

| rev2 = Punknews.org

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web| last = Paul| first = Aubin| title = Review: Background Music| work = Punknews.org| date = June 30, 2001| url = http://www.punknews.org/review/301| accessdate = May 3, 2012}}

}}

Background Music is the debut studio album by the American hardcore punk band American Nightmare. The album was originally released on June 12, 2001{{cite web|title=Background Music – Give Up the Ghost |work=Equal Vision Records |url=http://www.equalvision.com/releases/show/83 |accessdate=May 3, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116092615/http://www.equalvision.com/releases/show/83 |archivedate=January 16, 2012 }} through Equal Vision Records. Background Music was later reissued in 2003 under the name Give Up the Ghost after another band named American Nightmare filed a cease and desist order.{{cite web| last1 = D'Angelo| first1 = Joe| last2 = Downey| first2 = Ryan| last3 = Robinson| first3 = Iann| title = Metal File: Hard And Heavy News On Napalm Death, In Flames, Killing Joke, Living Sacrifice And More| work = MTV| publisher = Viacom| date = April 17, 2003| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471338/metal-file-hard-heavy-news-on-napalm-death-flames-killing-joke-living-sacrifice-more.jhtml| archive-url = https://archive.today/20120904011108/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471338/metal-file-hard-heavy-news-on-napalm-death-flames-killing-joke-living-sacrifice-more.jhtml| url-status = dead| archive-date = September 4, 2012| accessdate = May 3, 2012}} Background Music was also reissued in 2011 through Deathwish Inc. in celebration of the band's reunion shows.{{cite web| last = Battan| first = Carrie| title = Give Up the Ghost (American Nightmare) Reunite for New Year's Shows| work = Pitchfork Media| date = October 27, 2011| url = http://pitchfork.com/news/44434-give-up-the-ghost-american-nightmare-reunite-for-new-years-shows/| accessdate = May 3, 2012}}