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Purge (Bif Naked album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Purge

| type = Album

| artist = Bif Naked

| cover = Bif_Naked_-_Purge.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 4, 2001

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Indie rock

| length = 53:19

| label = Lava

| producer =

| prev_title = I Bificus

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = Superbeautifulmonster

| next_year = 2005

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r566040|tab=review|label="Bif Naked: Purge > Review" |first=Don |last=Kline |accessdate=28 February 2012}}

}}

Purge is the fourth album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bif Naked, released in 2001. The album featured the hit single "I Love Myself Today". In 2002, the song "Dawn" was featured in the film American Psycho 2. The songs "Regular Guy" and "Tango Shoes" were featured in Project Gotham Racing 2. Meanwhile, "Leader" also appeared in SSX Tricky, where Bif Naked provided the voice for the character Zoe Payne.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEeDhwcDxKo&t=419s|title=SSX Tricky DVD Content - Characters Voices - Part of Zoe Payne|website=Youtube|date=June 13, 2020|access-date=February 13, 2022}}

In 2021, "I Love Myself Today" was used as a lip sync number in a second season episode of Canada's Drag Race, in which Bif Naked appeared as a guest judge.{{Cite web|url=https://xtramagazine.com/culture/canadas-drag-race2-episode5-recap-212260|title='Canada’s Drag Race' Season 2 premiere recap: Hoes down|website=Xtra!|date=November 12, 2021|last=O'Keefe|first=Kevin|access-date=November 12, 2021}}

Track listing

  1. "Choking on the Truth" (Fury, Karroll, Naked) – 3:38
  2. "Tango Shoes" (Fury, Karroll, Naked) – 3:47
  3. "Dawn" (Karroll, Naked) – 3:34
  4. "I Love Myself Today" (Bazilian, Child, Naked) – 3:30
  5. "Stolen Sidewalk" (Karroll, Naked) – 4:33
  6. "October Song" (Fury, Karroll, Naked) – 3:27
  7. "Leader" (Fury, Naked) – 3:33
  8. "You Are the Master" (Karroll, Naked) – 4:00
  9. "Regular Guy" (Karroll, Naked) – 3:17
  10. "Hold On" (Karroll, Naked) – 3:26
  11. "Story of My Life" (Fury, Naked) – 3:40
  12. "Religion" (Karroll, Naked) – 12:54†
  13. "Untitled" (None) – 00:04‡

†Hidden Track "I Love Myself Today [Misera Remix]" (Bazilian, Child, Naked, Misera) – 6:28


‡Some pressings contain a thirteenth track that is nothing but 4 seconds of silence.

Personnel

  • Bif Naked – vocals, background vocals
  • Pete Amato – keyboards
  • Randy Cantor – Hammond organ
  • Desmond Child – background vocals
  • Jules Gondar – background vocals
  • Peter Karroll – bass guitar, guitar
  • Kenny Olson – guitar
  • Thommy Price – drums, background vocals
  • Kasim Sulton – bass, background vocals

Production

  • Producers: Desmond Child, Peter Karroll
  • Engineers: Rob Eaton, Jules Gondar, Craig Lozowick, Nathan Malki, Germán Ortiz
  • Mixing: Peter Karroll
  • Mastering: Andy VanDette

Charts

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Chart (2001)

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{{Album chart|BillboardCanada|8|artist=Bif Naked|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 4, 2019}}

= Year-end charts =

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scope="col"|Chart (2002)

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scope="row"|Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040902000408/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt2.html|archivedate=September 2, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt2.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=Bif Naked|title=Purge|award=Gold|relyear=2001|certyear=2003|access-date=6 October 2022}}

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References

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Category:Bif Naked albums

Category:2001 albums

Category:Albums produced by Desmond Child