''Blender'' is the fifth

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by the American

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released in 2000. This was their final album for

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and also their least successful with the label.

Release

"Why, Pt. 2" is the first single from released on October 2000 to promote ''Blender''. Written by singer/guitarist Ed Roland, the song did not chart on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, but did reach No. 2 on the

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chart. The "Pt. 2" in the title refers to an earlier track by the band, "Why", which was initially created during the band's ''

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'' era, and was used as a b-side to the single "Breathe" in 1994. The second single, "Vent", was released in 2000. It was originally titled "Prick", but was changed to "Vent" due to concern from the band's

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. The song is supposedly about the band's tension with the label. The band left the label in 2001, and created their own

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, El Music Group.

Track listing

All songs written by Ed Roland, except where noted.

Personnel

* Ross Childress – lead guitar, backing vocals * Shane Evans – drums, percussion * Ed Roland – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards * Dean Roland – rhythm guitar * Will Turpin – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals * Jack Joseph-Puig – mix engineer * Richard Ash – second mix engineer * Anthony J. Resta;- synthesizers, programming, mellotron, drums on "Ten Years Later"

Charts

Year-end charts

References

2000 albums Albums produced by Ed Roland Atlantic Records albums Collective Soul albums {{2000-rock-album-stub