''Morningwood'' is the first studio album by the

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. It was released on Capitol Records in 2006. The album peaked at #102 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and #1 on the Heatseekers album chart. Several tracks were used on the soundtracks of video games: "Nü Rock" on ''

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''; "Jetsetter" on '' Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix''; and "Babysitter" on '' The Sopranos: Road to Respect''. "Nth Degree" was used in the CW television show ''

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'' (season 3, episode 14), as was and "Body 21" (season 3, episode 5). "New York Girls" was used in the 2008 film adaptation of HBO's ''Sex and the City''.

Critical reception

The album received mixed responses from critics reflected on

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by its normalized score of 55 out of 100 based on 12 reviews. Jonathan Ringen of ''

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'' called it "a catchier-than-

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mix of power-pop hooks and effects-heavy

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after a heavy night". For

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, Johnny Loftus referred to the songs as "sexy catch phrases around rhythms that have been heard before".

Track listing

All songs written by

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except as noted. #"Nü Rock" (Claret,

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) – 2:30 #"Televisor" – 3:37 #" Nth Degree" (Yanowitz) – 3:55 #"Jetsetter" – 3:54 #"Take Off Your Clothes" – 3:17 #"Body 21" – 3:37 #"Easy" (Yanowitz, Claret,

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, Japa Keenon) – 3:10 #"Babysitter" – 3:31 #"New York Girls" (Yanowitz) – 2:56 #"Everybody Rules" (Yanowitz, Claret, Ellis) – 3:08 #"Ride the Lights" – 4:06 #" Knock on Wood" (

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, Steve Cropper) (Japan only bonus track) – 3:53

Personnel

- vocals * Peter "Pedro" Yanowitz - bass guitar, backing vocalist * Japa Keenon - drums *

- guitar

References

{{Authority control 2006 debut albums Morningwood albums Albums produced by Gil Norton