Starbomb (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Starbomb
| type = studio
| artist = Starbomb
| cover = Starbomb - Starbomb (Album).jpg
| alt =
| released = December 17, 2013
| recorded = April–November 2013 in
Los Angeles, United States
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Comedy hip hop
- synth-pop
- nerdcore{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/starbomb-mw0002611436|title=Starbomb - Starbomb|access-date=February 13, 2021|via=AllMusic}}
- novelty
}}
| length = {{Duration|m=26|s=58}}
| label = Self-released
| producer = Brian Wecht
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Player Select
| next_year = 2014
}}
Starbomb is the eponymous debut studio album by American comedy supergroup Starbomb, composed of Dan Avidan and Brian Wecht of American comedy rock duo Ninja Sex Party and Flash animator and Internet personality Arin Hanson.{{Cite web|url=http://www.duelinganalogs.com/video/luigis-ballad/|title=Luigi's Ballad|publisher=Dueling Analogs|first=Steve|last=Napierski|date=2013-12-19|accessdate=2014-03-15}} Starbomb brings together the mostly sexually provocative musical stylings of Ninja Sex Party and the video game-based humor of Hanson. The album was released on December 17, 2013. Starbomb later collaborated on a second album, Player Select, released on December 16, 2014.
Background
Shortly after Avidan joined Game Grumps in June 2013,{{cite web|last=Amini|first=Tina|title=Fans Are Upset Over YouTube Duo 'Game Grumps' Break-Up|url=http://kotaku.com/fans-are-upset-over-youtube-duo-game-grumps-break-up-585225892|publisher=Kotaku|accessdate=18 December 2013}} fan speculation and leaks hinted at Avidan working on a new music project with Wecht and Hanson. Fans also discovered earlier hints about the band before Dan joined, as well. Avidan stated during his guest appearance on the July 12, 2013 stream of Polaris video gaming show Friendzone! that he was thinking of names for a new music project he was starting with Wecht.{{cite web|title=NinjaSexParty Dan, Commander Holly, and Chad - FriendZone! - Polaris|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kvw6febMYQ|work=Polaris|publisher=YouTube, Google|accessdate=18 December 2013}}
Promotion
Starbomb was, eventually, unveiled on December 2, 2013, with a minute-long snippet of "I Choose You to Die" being released on Ninja Sex Party's official YouTube channel on the same day, with the announcement that their debut album would be released in two weeks on December 17, 2013.{{cite web|title=Egoraptor and NSP are STARBOMB!|url=https://showyou.com/v/y-DU-HvaBSVAU/egoraptor-and-nsp-are-starbomb?u=egoraptor|work=Arin Hanson|publisher=Show You|accessdate=18 December 2013}}{{cite web|last=Herd|first=James|title=Egoraptor and Ninja Sex Party announce their newest project: STARBOMB|url=http://pixcelation.com/2013/12/02/egoraptor-and-ninja-sex-party-announce-their-newest-project-starbomb/|work=Pixcelation Entertainment|publisher=WordPress|accessdate=18 December 2013}} The album was promoted further with an additional two more snippets, "Mega Marital Problems"{{cite web|title=Starbomb Is Coming NEXT WEEK!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBOsCcyjhcU|work=Ninja Sex Party|publisher=YouTube, Google|accessdate=18 December 2013}} and "Crasher-Vania,"{{cite web|title=STARBOMB Debut Album Pre-Order - GET HYPED!!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxCQlX2JLos|work=Game Grumps|publisher=YouTube, Google|accessdate=18 December 2013}} released on December 10, 2013; a fourth and final snippet from Starbomb, "Sonic's Best Pal," was released on the eve of the album's release on December 16, 2013.{{cite web|title=Starbomb drops TOMORROW!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kaCocF_nFU|work=Ninja Sex Party|publisher=YouTube, Google|accessdate=18 December 2013}} In further promotion of Starbomb, Starbomb T-shirts, official posters and stickers were made available to purchase on Rodeo Arcade, with versions of the album available to purchase with the merchandise as well when the album was released.{{cite web|title=Starbomb|url=http://www.rodeoarcade.com/collections/vendors?q=Starbomb|publisher=Rodeo Arcade|accessdate=18 December 2013}}
A music video for "Luigi's Ballad" was released on December 17, 2013 and was directed and animated by Hanson, with additional animation by Studio Yotta.{{cite web|last=Bonds|first=Ian|title=Starbomb is here, shove it in your eyes and earholes|date=17 December 2013 |url=http://www.destructoid.com/starbomb-is-here-shove-it-in-your-eyes-and-earholes-267648.phtml|publisher=Destructoid|accessdate=18 December 2013}} Another animated music video was later released for the song "Rap Battle: Ryu vs. Ken" which was animated by Spazkidin3D.{{Cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/ryu-and-ken-have-a-rap-battle-about-their-dicks-272132.phtml|title=Ryu and Ken have a rap battle about their dicks|publisher=Destructoid|first=Hamza|last=Aziz|date=2014-03-18|accessdate=2014-03-19}} On April 8, 2014 another animated music video, for "It's Dangerous to Go Alone," was released on Egoraptor's channel, directed by Joel C and animated by Studio Yotta. A lyric video for the song "Regretroid" was released on March 11, 2014, with typography by Octopimp, and a "rap-along" version of the song "I Choose You to Die" was released on March 25, 2014. This version featured famous YouTube personalities rapping along to different parts of the song. It included Rocco Botte, Ashly Burch, Keith Apicary, James Rolfe, Markiplier, Dude Huge, The Completionist, ProJared, Steve Kardynal, Chloe Dykstra, and Smooth McGroove.
Many people had shipping issues with the CD version of Starbomb, as such, a video was put up on Hanson's channel on May 20, 2014 as an apology, and to make up for it, a free Starbomb pin was going to be shipped to anyone who ordered the album before May 23, 2014. This gave people a chance to order the CD before the 23rd so they could get this limited edition pin. The pins were shipped on July 7, 2014.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 26:58
| all_writing = Arin Hanson, Dan Avidan, and Brian Wecht
| extra_column = Parody of
| title1 = Intro
| length1 = 1:23
| title2 = I Choose You to Die
| extra2 = Pokémon
| length2 = 1:59
| title3 = Luigi's Ballad
| extra3 = Super Mario
| length3 = 2:28
| title4 = It's Dangerous to Go Alone
| extra4 = The Legend of Zelda
| length4 = 2:41
| title5 = Mega Marital Problems
| extra5 = Mega Man
| length5 = 2:31
| title6 = Rap Battle: Ryu vs. Ken
| extra6 = Street Fighter
| length6 = 1:58
| title7 = Crasher-vania
| extra7 = Castlevania
| length7 = 2:46
| title8 = The Book of Nook
| extra8 = Animal Crossing
| length8 = 1:59
| title9 = Sonic's Best Pal
| extra9 = Sonic the Hedgehog
| length9 = 2:08
| title10 = Regretroid
| extra10 = Metroid
| length10 = 1:57
| title11 = Kirby's Adventures in Reamland
| extra11 = Kirby
| length11 = 2:01
| title12 = The Simple Plot of Final Fantasy 7
| extra12 = Final Fantasy VII
| length12 = 2:50
| title13 = Outro
| length13 = 0:40
}}
Personnel
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{{col-2}}
;Starbomb
- Dan Avidan – vocals, songwriting
- Arin Hanson – vocals, additional production, songwriting
- Brian Wecht – music, executive production
;Additional musicians
- Rachel Bloom – vocals (track 3)
- Emily Hughes – vocals (track 10)
{{col-2}}
;Additional personnel
- Dan Castellani – mixing
- David Dominguez – engineer
- Hans Dekline – mastering
{{col-end}}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"| Chart (2014) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|102|artist=Starbomb|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 30, 2019}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardDigital|17|artist=Starbomb|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 4, 2019}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|1|artist=Starbomb|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 4, 2019}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|12|artist=Starbomb|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 4, 2019}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardComedy|1|artist=Starbomb|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 4, 2019}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRap|6|artist=Starbomb|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 4, 2019}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top Comedy Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/comedy-albums | title=Comedy Albums | magazine=Billboard }}
| 3 |
Release history
References
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