''Look Forward to Failure'' is an EP released on November 10, 1998 by

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. This was the first album released to feature fan favorite "

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", a song that would later appear on '' Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits''. The band also intended on putting the song "That Special Girl" on ''Blue Skies, Broken Hearts'' as well but it didn't make the cut. The song features

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on backing vocals. The version of "My Hotel Year" that appears on this EP is the electric version and contains an extra verse at the end. The version that ended up on ''Blue Skies'' was acoustic and shortened.

Track listing

Band members

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* Patrick Riley –

* Michael Davenport – bass * Chris Knapp –

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Additional personnel

* Backup vocals were provided by

and Chad Price. * Tracks 2, 3, 4, and 6 were recorded and mixed at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, CO on September 14–18, 1998. They were produced and engineered by Bill Stevenson and Stephen Egerton and mixed by Jason Livermore. * Tracks 1 and 5 were recorded at Orange Whip Studios in Santa Barbara, CA. They were produced by

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and engineered by

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Look Forward To Failure The Ataris albums 1998 EPs Fat Wreck Chords EPs Albums produced by Bill Stevenson (musician)