''Internet Dating Superstuds'' is the ninth studio album by the southern

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punk rock band

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. An independent

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was filmed for the song "43210-1." Much of the album is characterized by the pop-punk music and humorous lyrics for which the band is known. Its title, artwork and bonus features satirize several aspects of

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culture. The song lyrics printed in the album's liner notes are all partially obscured by depictions of

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similar to those encountered while web surfing. As a promotion for the album, the band members held an online contest in which four fans each won a "date" with one of the band members. These "dates" were videotaped and including in the enhanced

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portion of the CD. Other bonus content in this portion of the album includes a photo gallery and unobscured lyrics.

Release

It was released in 2002 by

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. It was the band's first album after their permanent move to Kung Fu, after having fulfilled their contract with Nitro Records in 2000. The Kung Fu label had been started in 1996 by Vandals members

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and

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and had already released a Vandals Christmas album and several re-releases of the band's older material. In November and December, the group headlined the Kung Fu Records 2002 tour in the US and UK with support from

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and

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. At the end of the year, the group embarked on an Australian leg with

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. This was followed by a European leg with Tsunami Bomb and Audio Karate in January and February 2003. Drummer Josh Freese did not appear on these dates as he was recording with

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Track listing

Personnel

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- vocals *

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, backing vocals *

- bass, backing vocals,

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on "My Brother is Gay" *

Josh Freese Joshua Ryan Freese (born December 25, 1972) is an American session drummer. He is the son of tuba soloist Stan Freese and the older brother of musician Jason Freese. He is a member of the Vandals (since 1989) and Devo (since 1996), having forme ...

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Album information

*Record label:

*Recorded at Rumbo Studios in

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and Pulse! Recording in

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in Spring of 2002. *Produced by

, co-produced by Ryan Williams *Engineered by Ryan Williams with assistance by Jeremy Blair at Rumbo Studios and Jonas Grabarnick at Pulse! Recording *Mixed by Paul Q. Kolderie at Q Division in Boston, Massachusetts *Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering in

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*Art direction by Mickey Stern *Band photos by Lisa Johnson *Additional layout by Ryan James

References

{{Authority control 2002 albums Kung Fu Records albums The Vandals albums