''Pacifier'' is the fifth studio album released by

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. At the time of the release they were performing under the name ''Pacifier'' due to potential controversy surrounding the similarity of the word Shihad to jihad. The name ''Pacifier'' was derived from the single of the same name from their previous album, ''

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''. Released in 2002, songs such as "Run" and "Bullitproof" went on to become hit singles. "Bullitproof" peaked at #27 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks, and #37 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks. However, it still failed to break the band into the United States. "Everything" was used in the closing credits of the 2002 film '' Swimfan''. The band, and lead singer Jon Toogood especially, have since expressed displeasure with the album, calling it "overproduced", and "bullshit – that would've been the wrong album to be big on." This album features

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selling album was produced by

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fame. One version of this album included the "Weapons of Mass Destruction" bonus disc and yet another version contained a bonus disc featuring live acoustic tracks from the "Helen Young Sessions".

Track listing

# "Comfort Me" - 3:18 # "Semi-Normal" - 2:55 # "Run" - 3:49 # "Everything" - 4:29 # "Stranger" - 3:30 # "Home" - 4:01 # "Nothing" - 3:31 # "Bullitproof" - 3:25 # "Walls" - 4:28 # "Just a Shadow" - 3:17 # "Trademark" - 3:21 # "Coming Down" - 4:15

Bonus discs

Weapons of Mass Destruction

# "Toxic Shock" – 3:14 # "Early Grave" – 2:52 # "Analizer" – 3:30 # "The Wrong Idea" – 3:40 # "Really Glad" – 2:40

Helen Young Sessions

# "Run" – 3:57 # "Weight of the World" – 4:13 # "Coming Down" – 4:02 # "Brightest Star" – 2:53 # "Walls" – 4:08 # "Home" – 3:42

Credits

* All songs by: Pacifier (except "Bullitproof" written by Pacifier and

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) * Produced by:

* Recorded and Mixed by: Ryan Williams, with Andy Wallace on "Comfort Me", "Everything", "Bullitproof" * Mastered by: Tom Baker

Certifications

References

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