''3OH!3 '' is the debut studio album by American

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3OH!3 3OH!3 (pronounced "three oh three") is an American music duo from Boulder, Colorado, consisting of American vocalists Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte. They are best known for their single "Don't Trust Me", which was the lead single from their ...

. It was released independently on July 2, 2007. The duo re-released the album via

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which "Holler Til You Pass Out", "Chokechain", and "Dance with Me" were excluded from the release of the album.

Background and release

On August 18, 2006, the duo released the album's lead single, "Holler Til You Pass Out" along with its music video, directed by Isaac Ravishankara. "Electroshock" was released as the second single on July 2, 2007, the same day as the album's release. The music video for the song was released and was also directed by Isaac Ravishankara. The album includes the music video for "Holler Til You Pass Out" and a video performance when the group travelled to California at The Beauty Bar, The Echo and Cinespace, and at their home state Colorado at the Gothic Theatre. The album artwork was done by Nick Motte and photography by Shannon Axelson. The tracks "Holler Til You Pass Out" and "Chokechain" were later remixed and re-recorded for the band's second studio album, ''

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Composition

During the creation of their self-titled album,

Nathaniel Motte Nathaniel Warren Seth Motte (born January 13, 1984) is an American recording artist, record producer, songwriter, and film composer from Boulder, Colorado. He is a member of the electropop duo 3OH!3 with Sean Foreman. He has also written and p ...

was the beatmaker, while Sean Foreman primarily focused on vocals and lyrics. "Holler Til You Pass Out" and "Chokechain" were described as

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tracks, while "I'm Not Coming to Your Party" and "Neatfreak 47" drew comparison to

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. They recorded the album in their basement and was recorded through their "in-our-shower mixtape thing."

Track listing

Release history

References

{{Authority control 3OH!3 albums 2007 debut albums Self-released albums