''The Datsuns'' is the debut album of the

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. It was released in 2002 and had three songs which had previously appeared on 7" singles: "Sittin' Pretty", "Fink For The Man" and "Lady". A

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was produced for "In Love", which consists of a black and white concert footage of the song's performance. On the 2003 revival of ''

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'', hosted by

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, drummer Lars Ulrich praised The Datsuns before playing "In Love".

Track listing

#"Sittin' Pretty" 3:02 #"MF From Hell" 3:34 #"Lady" 2:56 #"Harmonic Generator" 3:04 #"What Would I Know" 5:35 #"At Your Touch" 3:30 #"Fink For The Man" 4:34 #"In Love" 2:55 #"You Build Me Up (To Bring Me Down)" 3:58 #"Freeze Sucker" 6:01

Charts

References

2002 debut albums The Datsuns albums V2 Records albums {{2000s-punk-rock-album-stub