''Tweekend'' is the second studio album by American

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duo

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, released on July 31, 2001, by Outpost Recordings and

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. The album title is derived from the demise of the West Coast

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scene in the late 1990s and 2000s. The album features the single " Name of the Game", which has been featured in many films, television series and commercials. The other two singles from the album were "Murder" and "Wild, Sweet and Cool".

Commercial performance

''Tweekend'' debuted at #32 on the

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in the United States, Crystal Method's highest position on that chart in their history. It also debuted at #6 on the

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, selling 9,603 copies in its first week.

Track listing

#Track 11 Contains a

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with a remix of "Name of the Game", after one minute of silence from ''Tough Guy''.

Personnel

*Track 2 and 5: guitars by

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. *Track 4: vocals by

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, guitars by

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. *Track 5: scratching by

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. *Track 5 and 7: vocals by Ryan "Ryu" Maginn. *Track 8: vocals by Julie Gallios. Note: Alternate versions of this album have "Murder" and "Over the Line" switched around. The album was packaged with a bonus disc for the Australian/New Zealand Tour With the track listing #Busy Child (

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mix) #Name of the Game (Hybrid Blackout in LA mix) #Name of the Game (

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's Deep Dub mix) #You Know It's Hard (

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mix) #You Know It's Hard (

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Dub mix) #You Know It's Hard (Koma and Bones mix)

Cover art

The cover is a direct homage to the album art of the ''

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'' album ''

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In popular culture

*"Name of the Game" was featured in various media, including feature films, television shows, video games, and commercials. *"Roll It Up" has been used in

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and

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ads, an episode of '' Dark Angel'',

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and the 2005 remake of '' The Longest Yard''. It was also one of the main themes of the original Xbox game ''

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'', in the intro of the Jacksonville Chicago matchup on the NFL on CBS week 17 January 6, 2002. *"The Winner" was featured in the video games ''

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'' and ''

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'', the series finale episode of ''Dark Angel'' "Freak Nation", and as the theme song for the former

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roller coaster

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. *"Wild, Sweet Cool" was used in various promo spots for the 2002 winter Olympics. *Selected tracks from this album were used in the ''

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'' episode '' Columbo Likes The Nightlife'' (2003).

Notes

{{Authority control 2001 albums The Crystal Method albums Geffen Records albums