CIV was an American punk rock band from

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. The band is named after its vocalist, Anthony Civarelli. Three of the band's members (Civarelli, Siegler and Smilios) were members of

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. Siegler also played in other hardcore bands, including

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and

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. After the break-up of Gorilla Biscuits, Civarelli opened a tattoo studio on

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. After the band

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had signed to a major label, Schreifels re-united a late version of his former band, wrote a record and produced it, resulting in '' Set Your Goals''. Smilios was replaced by Cache Tolman prior to the recording of their second full-length album, ''

Thirteen Day Getaway ''Thirteen Day Getaway'' is the second and final studio album by the punk rock band CIV. It was released on April 7, 1998, on Atlantic Records. The album is dedicated to Raybeez. Critical reception ''The Plain Dealer'' wrote that "Civ's clean ...

''. Shortly after releasing ''Thirteen Day Getaway'', CIV disbanded in 2000. They have since reunited for a series of one-off shows, including New York's Black N Blue Bowl in 2008 and Belgium's

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in 2011. CIV had yet another reunion on September 7, 2012 at the Webster Hall in

Legacy

CIV is known for the single "Can't Wait One Minute More", which was released as a

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which was featured on ''

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'' and used in a

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automobile commercial during the middle of 2005. Lou Koller from hardcore band

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provided additional vocal tracks for the song. Songs "All Twisted", "Haven't Been Myself in a While", and "Something Special" were also featured on the TV Show ''

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''. Their early track " Et Tu Brute?" is featured on the soundtrack to the film ''

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''. Their track " So Far, So Good...So What", was featured on the soundtrack album to the cartoon series ''

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'' which is based on the video game series of the same name by

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, and it was also played during the end credits of the episode "Brain Bots". "It's Not Your Fault" and "Living Life" can be found in ''

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''. The

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-area pop punk/hardcore band Set Your Goals is named after CIV's first album of the same name.

Members

* Anthony "CIV" Civarelli - Vocals * Charlie Garriga - Guitar/Backing Vocals * Arthur Smilios - Bass/Backing Vocals * Sammy Siegler - Drums

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