Darkhorse

Darkhorse is the second studio album by American rap rock band Crazy Town, released on November 12, 2002.[6] The album peaked at No. 120 on the Billboard 200 and No. 164 in the UK. It sold less than 13,000 units in its first week.[7]

This article is about the Crazy Town album. For other uses, see Dark Horse.
Darkhorse
Studio album by
Crazy Town
ReleasedNovember 12, 2002
Genre
Length47:50
LabelColumbia
ProducerHoward Benson, Crazy Town
Crazy Town chronology
The Gift of Game
(1999)		 Darkhorse
(2002)		 The Brimstone Sluggers
(2015)
Singles from Darkhorse
  1. "Drowning"
    Released: November 16, 2002
  2. "Hurt You So Bad"
    Released: March 19, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic(no rating)[1]
Counterculture.co.uk[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[3]
Melodic[4]
PopMatters(unfavorable)[5]

Crazy Town stated they were not personally disappointed that the album did not sell as well as their last, The Gift of Game, considering they were moving the band in a new direction, away from the pop success they achieved with their number 1 song "Butterfly".[7] Crazy Town broke up several months after the album's release, citing amongst other things including pressure from their record company for a "Butterfly" follow-up.[8]

The second and final single, "Hurt You So Bad", features Rivers Cuomo from Weezer on the track's guitar solo.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Crazy Town

No.TitleLength
1."Decorated"3:07
2."Hurt You So Bad" (featuring Rivers Cuomo)3:46
3."Drowning"3:19
4."Change"3:44
5."Candy Coated"4:22
6."Waste of My Time"2:56
7."Sorry"4:15
8."Battle Cry"2:49
9."Take It to the Bridge"3:18
10."Skulls and Stars"4:25
11."Beautiful"3:18
23."You're the One"3:56
32."Them Days"3:11

(Tracks 12 to 22 and 24 to 31 are blank)

Personnel

Crazy Town

  • Bret Mazur – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Shifty Shellshock – lead vocals
  • Kraig Tyler – guitar, backing vocals
  • Anthony Valli – guitar
  • Doug Miller – bass
  • Kyle Hollinger – drums

Additional musicians

Production

  • Howard Benson – producer, keyboards
  • Mike Plotnikoff – recording, digital editing, engineer
  • Eric Miller – engineer
  • Keith Armstrong – assistant engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound in New York

Charts
Chart performance for Darkhorse
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 90
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 139
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 52
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 90
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 164
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[15] 17
US Billboard 200[16] 120

References
  1. "Crazy Town : Darkhorse". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021.
  2. Shaeffer, Rowan. "Crazy Town : Darkhorse". Counterculture.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016.
  3. Brunner, Rob (November 15, 2002). "darkhorse (2002)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
  4. Wippsson, Johan. "Crazy Town - Darkhorse". Melodic. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012.
  5. Tranter, Nikki (July 28, 2003). "Darkhorse". PopMatters. Archived from the original on January 3, 2006.
  6. Wiederhorn, Jon (September 23, 2002). "Crazy Town Take On All Comers With Darkhorse". MTV. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021.
  7. DAngelo, Joe (November 21, 2002). "Crazy Town Hope To Put An End To 'Butterfly Boys' Taunts". MTV. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021.
  8. Kaufman, Gil (July 2, 2007). "Where Ya Been?: City High Drop Out, Crazy Town Stop The Insanity". MTV. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021.
  9. DAngelo, Joe (July 9, 2002). "Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Records With Crazy Town". MTV. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021.
  10. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 69.
  11. "Lescharts.com – Crazy Town – Darkhorse". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Crazy Town – Darkhorse" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  13. "Swisscharts.com – Crazy Town – Darkhorse". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  14. "Chart Log UK: (1994–2010) Chris C. – CZR". Zobbel.de. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  15. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. December 1, 2002. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  16. "Crazy Town Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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