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Hang-Ups
A telephone can be seen on the bottom left with the wire looking like a rope representing a noose.
Studio album by
Goldfinger
ReleasedSeptember 9, 1997
Recorded1997
Genre
Length71:28
LabelMojo
ProducerJay Rifkin and John Feldmann
Goldfinger chronology
Goldfinger
(1996) 		Hang-Ups
(1997) 		Stomping Ground
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rock Hard8.5/10[3]
Wall of Sound62/100[4]

Hang-Ups is the second studio album by American punk rock band Goldfinger, released by Mojo Records on September 9, 1997. Many of the album's tracks feature more of a ska sound than their debut. The album's first single "This Lonely Place" was not as successful as "Here in Your Bedroom", a single off their debut album, but it did gain them numerous talk show appearances and spins of the video, which parodies the 1979 film Alien.

Like their self-titled debut, the horns on the album are provided by several members of the Orange County ska scene, most notably Dan Regan and Scott Klopfenstein of Reel Big Fish on trombone and trumpet, respectively. The song "Carlita" features Angelo Moore of Fishbone on saxophone and vocals.

"Superman" was used in films Kingpin and Meet the Deedles.[5] Two years after its release, the song gained further recognition thanks to the Tony Hawk's video game franchise when it first appeared in the first installment of the series, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater[6] in addition to its 2012 and 2020 remakes. The song has become so strongly associated with the video game that it forms a core part of the recognisability of the series, with the 2020 documentary about the games, Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story, being named from the song.

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Feldmann, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Superman" 3:05
2."My Head"Feldmann, Charlie Paulson, Simon Williams3:03
3."If Only" 2:25
4."This Lonely Place" 3:19
5."20¢ Goodbye" 1:58
6."Question" 2:57
7."Disorder"Feldmann, Paulson3:13
8."Carlita"Feldmann, Paulson3:16
9."Too Late" 2:20
10."I Need to Know" 2:53
11."Authority" 2:41
12."S.M.P. (Skiers Must Perish)" 1:01
13."The Last Time" 2:46
14."Chris Cayton" (The song "Chris Cayton" ends at 3:08. After 2 minutes of silence, at 5:08 begins the hidden track "It Isn't Just Me" which ends at 8:12 followed right after by another hidden track "Chicken McNuggets", that ends at minute 9:10. After 26 minutes and 50 seconds of silence, at 36:00 begins the "untitled" hidden track.) 3:08
15."It Isn’t Just Me" (Hidden track) 3:04
16."Chicken McNuggets" (Hidden track) 0:58
17."Untitled" (Hidden track) 0:31
Total length:71:28

Personnel

Goldfinger
Additional musicians
Production

References

  1. ^ Chesler, Josh (September 29, 2015). "10 Best Skate Punk Albums of All Time". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Schleutermann, Marcus (September 24, 1997). "Goldfinger Hang-Ups". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  4. ^ Clay, Jennifer. "Review: Hang-Ups". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on April 15, 2001. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  5. ^ Kingpin Soundtrack, Amazon.com, 1999, retrieved 2007-10-21
  6. ^ "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater previews, preview", IGN, 1999, retrieved 2007-10-21
  7. ^ "Ep. 158: John Feldmann discusses Goldfinger's "Superman"". Spotify (Podcast). 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
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