Fuck the System
{{Short description|2003 album by The Exploited}}
{{for|the System of a Down song|Steal This Album!}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Fuck the System
| type = studio
| artist = The Exploited
| cover = Fuckthesystemtn.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2003|02|17}}
| recorded =
| studio = Chapel Studios (Lincolnshire, England)
| genre = {{hlist|Hardcore punk|crossover thrash}}
| length = {{Duration|m=34|s=13}}
| label = {{hlist|Dream Catcher|Spitfire}}
| producer = {{hlist|Russ Russell|Simon Efemey}}
| prev_title = Beat the Bastards
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc =
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |last=Bregman |first=Adam |title=Fuck the System - The Exploited {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fuck-the-system-mw0000023043 |access-date=20 March 2024 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
| rev2 = laut.de
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |last=Edele |first=Michael |title=Gegen die Regierung und sämtliche Ex-Freundinnen. |url=https://www.laut.de/The-Exploited/Alben/Fuck-The-System-4057 |access-date=20 March 2024 |website=laut.de |language=de}}
| rev3 = RockHard
| rev3score = 10/10{{Cite web |last=Schäfer |first=Wolfgang |title=Fuck The System |url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/the-exploited-fuck-the-system |access-date=20 March 2024 |website=Rock Hard |language=de-DE}}
}}
Fuck the System (known as F@#k the System in the clean version) is the eighth studio album by Scottish hardcore punk band The Exploited. It was released on 17 February 2003 through Dream Catcher Records in the UK and Spitfire Records in the US. Recording sessions took place at Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire, England.{{Cite web |last= |date=3 November 2002 |title=THE EXPLOITED Return To Action With 'Fuck The System' |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/the-exploited-return-to-action-with-fuck-the-system/ |access-date=21 March 2024 |website=Blabbermouth.net |language=en}} Production was handled by Russ Russell and Simon Efemey. It is the only album to feature guitarist Robbie Davidson and bassist Mikie Jacobs and, as of 2024, the band's most recent project to date.
In Europe, the album debuted at number 81 in Germany and number 123 in France. Fuck the System was reissued in 2014 via Nuclear Blast.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Wattie Buchan, except for track 7 written with John Duncan.
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Fuck the System
| writer1 =
| extra1 =
| length1 = 4:15
| title2 = Fucking Liar
| writer2 =
| extra2 =
| length2 = 2:34
| title3 = Holiday in the Sun
| writer3 =
| extra3 =
| length3 = 2:24
| title4 = You're a Fucking Bastard
| writer4 =
| extra4 =
| length4 = 2:38
| title5 = Lie to Me
| writer5 =
| extra5 =
| length5 = 2:16
| title6 = There Is No Point
| writer6 =
| extra6 =
| length6 = 2:05
| title7 = Never Sell Out
| writer7 =
| extra7 =
| length7 = 2:35
| title8 = Noize Annoys
| writer8 =
| extra8 =
| length8 = 2:06
| title9 = I Never Changed
| writer9 =
| extra9 =
| length9 = 1:58
| title10 = Why Are You Doing This to Me
| writer10 =
| extra10 =
| length10 = 2:25
| title11 = Chaos Is My Life
| writer11 =
| extra11 =
| length11 = 2:11
| title12 = Violent Society
| writer12 =
| extra12 =
| length12 = 2:14
| title13 = Was It Me
| writer13 =
| extra13 =
| length13 = 4:32
| total_length = 34:13
}}
Personnel
- Walter "Wattie" Buchan – vocals
- Robbie "Steed" Davidson – guitar
- Mikie Jacobs – bass
- Willie Buchan – drums
- "Risky Russ" Russell – producer
- Simon Efemey – producer
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|France|123|artist=The Exploited|album=Fuck The System|rowheader=true|access-date=21 March 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|81|id=25636|artist=The Exploited|album=Fuck The System|rowheader=true|access-date=21 March 2024}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|53304|The Exploited – Fuck The System}}
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