''Waste of Mind'' is the second studio album and major label debut by American
punk rock band
Zebrahead
Zebrahead is an American rap-punk band from La Habra, California. Formed in 1996, the band has released thirteen studio albums to date.
History
1996–2001: Formation and early years
Zebrahead was formed in La Habra, California in summer ...
. The song "Check" was featured on the soundtrack of the video game ''
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Track listing
Singles
* "
Get Back" – released as the
lead single
A lead single (also known as a debut single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date.
Release s ...
from the album in late 1998, it sold over 150,000 copies alone in the
United States
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and is currently the band's highest charting song yet, peaking at number 32 on the
US Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts. The single was also released overseas in Australia, Japan and Canada, a music video accompanied its release.
* "The Real Me" – released as the second single in the US and Japan in early 1999, the majority of radio airplay of the song was received in California, US.
* "Feel This Way" – released as the third single from the album in the summer of 1999, exclusively in Japan.
* "Someday" – the third US and fourth and final single overall, received little airplay from radio stations, seeing as only a few copies were sent out during the late summer/early fall of 1999.
Personnel
*
Ali Tabatabaee
Ali Tabatabaee () is an Iranian-American musician who is one of two main vocalists in the American band Zebrahead.
Background
Before joining Zebrahead, Tabatabaee was a pre-med student at UC Irvine majoring in Biology and minoring in Theater. ...
– lead vocals
*
Justin Mauriello
Justin Mauriello (born 1975) is the lead singer and guitarist for the alternative rock band Darling Thieves, and former guitarist and founding member of punk rock band Zebrahead.
Musical career
Zebrahead (1996–2004)
Mauriello was a foundi ...
– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
* Greg Bergdorf – lead guitar
* Ben Osmundson – bass guitar
* Ed Udhus – drums
*
Howard Benson
Howard Benson is an American music producer and multi-instrumentalist. He was nominated for the Producer of the Year Grammy Award in 2007 and 2008.
Early life and education
Benson was born and raised in a middle-class family in greater Philadel ...
– producer, keyboards
Charts
References
External links
Zebrahead band website
Zebrahead albums
1998 albums
Columbia Records albums
Albums produced by Howard Benson
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