''Punk Goes Acoustic'' is the third album in the '' Punk Goes...'' series and the first installment in the ''Punk Goes Acoustic'' series created by

Fearless Records Fearless Records is an American independent record label that was founded in 1994. Fearless is based in Culver City, California, and is best known for its early pop punk moments captured in the ''Fearless Flush Sampler'' and ''Punk Bites'' releas ...

. It contains a collection of both previously released and unreleased songs by various artists performing acoustically. It was packaged with a bonus CD showcasing acts on the Fearless and

Victory The term victory (from Latin ''victoria'') originally applied to warfare, and denotes success achieved in personal Duel, combat, after military operations in general or, by extension, in any competition. Success in a military campaign constitu ...

record labels. The album was released on October 21, 2003. This was the first ''Punk Goes...'' album to deviate from the theme of performing

cover song In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song released ...

s, though it was not the first to feature an original song, following

The Aquabats The Aquabats are an American rock band formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1994. Throughout many fluctuations in the group's line-up, singer the MC Bat Commander and bassist Crash McLarson have remained the band's two constant fixtures. ...

"Why Rock?" on ''

Punk Goes Metal ''Punk Goes Metal'' was the first compilation album to be released as part of the '' Punk Goes...'' series created by Fearless Records. It features covers of hard rock and heavy metal songs by punk rock bands and was released on August 1, 20 ...

''. As of 2019, there are a total of three albums in the franchise.

Track listing

Bonus CD

#"Onto Morning Stars" – Anatomy of a Ghost (Fearless Records) #"Still Standing" –

Rock Kills Kid Rock Kills Kid was an American art punk/alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California that consisted of Jeff Tucker (guitar and vocals), Shawn Dailey (bass), Sean Stopnik (guitar), Reed Calhoun (keyboards/vocals), and Mike Balboa (drums). ...

(Fearless Records) #"New Way to Dance" –

The Kinison The Kinison is a rock band formed in Oblong, Illinois, in 1999. The band is named after American comedian Sam Kinison. History In late January 2002, the band headed to California in search of a new bass player and drummer. Initially, they hired ...

(Fearless Records) #"Anything" –

Plain White T's Plain White T's are an American Rock music, rock band from Lombard, Illinois, formed in 1997 by high school friends Tom Higgenson, Dave Tirio, and Ken Fletcher, and joined a short time later by Steve Mast. The group had a mostly underground music, ...

(Fearless Records) #"Taking It All Back" –

Count the Stars Count the Stars was a four-piece pop punk band from Albany, New York that formed in 1995.Count the ...

(Victory Records) #"Shevanel Take 2" –

Between the Buried and Me Between the Buried and Me, often abbreviated as BTBAM, is an American progressive metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed in 2000, the band consists of Tommy Giles Rogers Jr. (lead vocals, keyboards), Paul Waggoner (lead guitar, backing ...

(Victory Records) #"I Loved the Way She Said L.A." –

Spitalfield Spitalfield was an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois signed to Victory Records. Formed in 1998, Spitalfield caught the attention of Victory Records with their 2002 release ''The Cloak And Dagger Club EP'' and a year later released their ...

(Victory Records) #"Giving Up" – Silverstein (Victory Records)

References

{{Authority control Covers albums Punk Goes series 2003 compilation albums