''Truant'' (styled as ''truANT'') is the third studio album by American

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. It was released on August 19, 2003 by DreamWorks Records. The producers of the album were

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' guitarist and bassist

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and Dean DeLeo. "These Days" was released to radio on July 1, 2003. "Glow" was released to radio on September 9, 2003. The

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for track "These Days" was filmed on a roof top across the street from the Kodak Theatre in

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. The surprise video shoot was shot during the 2003

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while numerous hip hop artists and rappers were arriving on the red carpet before the awards show. The video catches the reaction from many artists, including Nelly, Snoop Dogg, and Lil' Kim. The album art is based on the classic Pee Chee brand school folder, featuring the faces of the band members.

Reception

''Truant'' was met with generally favourable reviews from

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. At

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, the album received an

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score of 63, based on ten reviews. "These Days" appeared on several ''Billboard'' component charts: number 17 on Active rock, number 29 on

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, number 38 on

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, and number 40 on

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Track listing

Personnel

** Dryden Mitchell- vocals, acoustic guitar, veracruz **

Terry Corso Alien Ant Farm is an American rock band that formed in Riverside, California in 1996. They have released five studio albums and sold over 5 million units worldwide. The band's cover of Michael Jackson's " Smooth Criminal" topped the ''Billboard ...

- lead guitar, backing vocals **Mike Cosgrove- drums ** Tye Zamora- bass, kalimba, backing vocals, piano *DeLeo Brothers (

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and

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) - Producers *

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- Mixing *Otmaro Ruíz- Piano *David Schiffman- Engineer * David Campbell- String Arrangements *John Wittenberg- Violin *Suzie Katayama- Cello, Leader, Contractor *

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- Trumpet, Engineer, Digital Editing *Norm Hughes- Violin *Eve Butler- Violin *Mark Robertson- Violin *Dan Smith- Cello *Tamara Linder- Art Direction, Design *Seth Waldman- Assistant *Steve Rosenblatt- Production Coordination *Jair Neciosup- Vocals (Background) *Reiss Chunyan- Triangle *Darius Campo- Violin *Lenny Castro- Percussion *Larry Corbett- Cello *Robert DeLeo- Organ, Vocals (Background) *Joel Derouin- Violin *Peter Kent- Violin * Bob Ludwig- Mastering

Charts

References

External links

''Truant''
at

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