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, released in November 2003. Every track on the album features guest performers, such as

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, The Trolls,

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, and

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Background

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'' era. Members of his original band

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for the song received significant airplay.. "Little Know It All" also appeared in the video game ''

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Track listing

# "Little Electric Chair" (featuring

) (Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton) – 4:40 # "Perverts in the Sun" (featuring The Trolls) (Pop, Whitey Kirst, Alex Kirst, Pete Marshall) – 3:18 # "Skull Ring" (featuring The Stooges) (Pop, Asheton, Asheton) – 3:51 # "Superbabe" (featuring The Trolls) (Pop, Kirst, Kirst, Marshall) – 4:09 # "Loser" (featuring The Stooges) (Pop, Asheton, Asheton) – 2:41 # "Private Hell" (featuring

) (Pop, Billie Joe Armstrong) – 2:50 # "Little Know It All" (featuring

) (Pop, Deryck Whibley, Greig Nori) – 3:33 # "Whatever" (featuring The Trolls) (Pop, Kirst, Kirst, Marshall) – 3:16 # "Dead Rock Star" (featuring The Stooges) (Pop, Asheton, Asheton) – 4:39 # " Rock Show" (featuring

) (Merrill Nisker) – 2:08 # "Here Comes the Summer" (featuring The Trolls) (Pop, Kirst, Kirst, Marshall) – 4:53 # "Motor Inn" (featuring Feedom with Peaches) (Pop, Nisker, Jason Beck, Dave Szigeti) – 4:11 # "Inferiority Complex" (featuring The Trolls) (Pop, Kirst, Kirst, Marshall) – 4:13 # "Supermarket" (featuring Green Day) (Pop, Armstrong) – 3:01 # "'Til Wrong Feels Right" (Pop) – 3:13 # "Blood on Your Cool" (featuring The Trolls) (Pop, Kirst, Kirst, Marshall) – 7:02 # "Nervous Exhaustion" (

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featuring The Trolls) (Pop, Kirst, Kirst, Marshall) ; B-sides and alternative versions * "Motor Inn" (

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's High Octane mix) – 6:12 * "Motor Inn" (Felix da Housecat's High Octane mix instrumental) – 6:12 * "Jose the Arab" (featuring The Trolls; released on ''Skull Ring'' EP) – 2:56 * "Ready to Run" (featuring The Trolls; released on ''Skull Ring'' EP) – 3:02

Personnel

*Iggy Pop – lead vocals, acoustic guitar on track 15 * Whitey Kirst – guitar on tracks 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17 *Pete Marshall – bass on tracks 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17 * Alex Kirst – drums, percussion on tracks 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17 *

Ron Asheton Ronald Franklin Asheton (July 17, 1948 – Wiktionary:circa, c. January 6, 2009) was an American musician, best known as the guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter for the rock band the Stooges. He formed the band along with Iggy Pop and his brot ...

– guitar, bass on tracks 1, 3, 5, 9 * Scott Asheton – drums, percussion on tracks 1, 3, 5, 9 *

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– guitar, backing vocals on tracks 6, 14 *

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– bass on tracks 6, 14 *

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– drums, percussion on tracks 6, 14 * Deryck Whibley – rhythm guitar, vocals on track 7 * Dave Baksh – lead guitar on track 7 * Jason McCaslin – bass on track 7 *

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– drums, percussion on track 7 *

– vocals, electronics, samples on tracks 10, 12 *Steve Keeping – additional drums on tracks 10, 12

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control Iggy Pop albums 2003 albums Virgin Records albums The Stooges