Wide Awake Bored
{{Infobox album
| name = Wide Awake Bored
| type = Album
| artist = Treble Charger
| cover = Tc wideawakebored.png
| alt =
| released = July 25, 2000 (CAN)
April 24, 2001 (U.S.)
| recorded = 1999
| venue =
| studio = Sound City, Van Nuys
Grandmaster, Hollywood
King Sound & Pictures Studios, Los Angeles
| genre = Pop punk, alternative rock
| length = 40:39
| label = Nettwerk
| producer = Matt Hyde
| prev_title = Maybe It's Me
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Detox
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = American release cover
| type = studio
| cover = TrebleChargerAmericanPsycho(AR).JPG
| border =
| alt =
| caption =
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}}
Wide Awake Bored is the fourth album by Canadian band Treble Charger. The album was released in 2000 in Canada and in 2001 in the United States. The album featured the singles "American Psycho", "Brand New Low" and "Business", all which had music videos and received notable radio airplay.
Track listing
All songs written by Treble Charger.
{{Track listing
| title1= Brand New Low
| length1= 3:53
| title2= American Psycho
| length2= 3:24
| title3= Business
| length3= 3:26
| title4= Cheat Away
| length4= 3:47
| title5= Funny
| length5= 4:13
| title6= Favourite Worst Enemy
| length6= 4:04
| title7= More's the Pity
| length7= 3:55
| title8= I Don't Know
| length8= 3:54
| title9= Wear Me Down
| length9= 3:04
| title10= Another Dollar
| length10= 3:01
| title11= Just What They Told Me
| length11= 3:54
}}
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r527900|pure_url=yes}}
| rev2 = Artist Direct
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} {{Cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,1125146,00.html|title=Artist}}
}}
This album was the first Treble Charger album to have success in the United States. The album was nominated for "Rock Album of the Year" at the 2001 Juno Awards. Also, their hit single "American Psycho" was nominated in the "Best Single" category. This album was Treble Charger's most successful album to date, reaching platinum status in Canada.{{cite web |url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0701_g.php |title=Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - July 2001 |accessdate=2013-11-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706174619/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0701_g.php |archivedate=2011-07-06 }}
Trivia
- "Brand New Low" and "American Psycho" were included in the NHL 2002 by EA Sports, plus "Wear Me Down" and "Business" were featured in EA's Triple Play 2002.
Credits
- Treble Charger - Photography
- Greig Nori - Guitar, Vocals
- Bill Priddle - Guitar, Vocals
- Rosie Martin - Bass guitar, Backing Vocals
- Trevor McGregor - drums
- Matt Hyde - Producer, Engineer
- Dan Druff - Assistant Producer, Guitar Technician
- Jeff Skelton - Assistant Engineer
- Andrew Alekel - Assistant Engineer
- Mike Terry - Assistant Engineer
- Tom Lord-Alge - Mixing
- David Bendeth - Mixing, A&R
- Jack Joseph Puig - Mixing
- Randy Staub - Mixing
- Don Heffington - Percussion
- John Rummen - Cover Art
Year-end charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| Chart (2000)
!Position |
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| scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184459/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_2.html|archivedate=September 6, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_2.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 29, 2022}}
|130 |
References
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{{Treble Charger}}
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Category:Treble Charger albums
Category:Albums recorded at Sound City Studios
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