''Mouth Moods'' is the third

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album by American musician and comedian

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released in 2017. Like his previous mashup albums ''

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'' and ''

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'', its source material is primarily

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hits from the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Samples from

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's " All Star" return, after being absent outside of

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in ''Mouth Silence''. A fourth installment to the ''Mouth'' series, ''

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'', was released in 2020.

Reception

''Mouth Moods'' was praised for being "just as compelling" as its predecessors, as well as for its usage of various songs in pop culture history, as well as its "enhanced orchestral scope" over the previous two albums. The album includes the innuendo-filled track "Bustin", based on the

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song "

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", which became a viral hit. The publication ''

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'' stated that it was " solutely brilliant how an entirely new track can be created from the original elements while still containing its fun vibe." As of December 7, 2022, the album has over 1.62 million listens on

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, with the aforementioned "Bustin" having over 15.5 million views on

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Track listing

References

External links

* * Mouth Moods on Internet Archive {{Authority control Mashup albums Smash Mouth 2017 mixtape albums 2017 remix albums Barenaked Ladies Neil Cicierega remix albums