''Busted Stuff'' is the fifth studio album by

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, released on July 16, 2002 by

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. Produced by Stephen Harris, it was the band's second album not to feature longtime producer

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. Nine of the album's eleven tracks are re-recorded versions of songs that first appeared on an album the band had abandoned in 2000, a project that had come to be known as ''

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''; "

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"—the first single from ''Busted Stuff''—and "You Never Know" were not from ''The Lillywhite Sessions''.

Recording

Work on the album began in January 2002 at

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. The band had been road testing much of the material from the abandoned Steve Lillywhite sessions and felt that these songs deserved a spot on their followup to ''

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''. Matthews reworked many of the lyrics while the rest of the band continued to evolve the arrangements. Through the recording process, two new songs were created: "

" and "You Never Know". ''Busted Stuff'' is the first album the band recorded without any special guests.

Commercial performance

''Busted Stuff'' debut at No. 1 on the U.S. ''

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'', selling 621,700 copies in its first week. The album also debuted at No. 1 on the

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, selling 21,700 copies in the country in its first week.

Track listing

;Deleted tracks These songs were recorded during the ''Busted Stuff'' sessions but weren't included on the final cut of the album: * "JTR" – previously recorded during the

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* "Sweet Up and Down" – previously recorded during the Lillywhite sessions * "Monkey Man" – previously recorded during the Lillywhite sessions * "Counting the Stars" – an early version of a song that merged with another piece of music to become "You Never Know" ;Bonus DVD ''Busted Stuff'' came with a bonus DVD, titled ''Some Other Stuff'', featuring two live performances from

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from July 11, 2001—"When the World Ends" and "Bartender"—as well as 5.1 audio of the studio version of "Bartender."

Personnel

Dave Matthews Band *

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– drums * Stefan Lessard – bass guitar,

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, piano,

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* Dave Matthews – acoustic and electric guitars, lead vocals *

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Production personnel * Stephen Harris – producer *

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– mixing * John Nelson – engineering * Leff Lefferts, Enrique Müller – second engineers * Jared Miller – assistant second engineer *

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– mastering * Jonathan Adler – assistant editor * Henry Luniewski – drum technician * Robert Montgomery – guitar technician * Erik Porter – bass & violin technician * David Saull – horn technician Artwork * David J. Matthews – art direction, design * Thane Kerner – art direction, design, digital collage portrait *

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– art direction, design, photography * Catherine Dee – art direction, design * Gary Ashley, Hannah Connors – photography assistance

Chart performance

''Busted Stuff'' debuted at No. 1 on the

with 622,000 copies sold in its first week. The album was certified 2x

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Recording

Commercial performance

Track listing

Personnel

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References