Felons and Revolutionaries

Felons and Revolutionaries is the debut studio album by the American nu metal band Dope. The album was released in 1999 on Epic Records and has sold over 236,000 copies in the United States,[5] making it their best-selling album to date. It was re-released on June 17, 2000, with the single "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Dead or Alive cover) as a bonus track. "Pig Society", "Everything Sucks", "Sick", and "Debonaire" were also released as singles, but did not chart.

Felons and Revolutionaries
Studio album by
Dope
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1999
Recorded1999 at Greene Street Recording (New York City)
Genre
Length47:41
Label
Producer
Dope chronology
Felons and Revolutionaries
(1999)		 Life
(2001)
Singles from Felons and Revolutionaries
  1. "Debonaire/Sick"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Pig Society"
    Released: 1999
  3. "Everything Sucks"
    Released: 1999
  4. "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
CDNow
CMJ(favorable)
NME[3]
Sputnikmusic[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Edsel Dope, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pig Society" 3:14
2."Debonaire" 2:33
3."Everything Sucks" 3:01
4."Sick"
  • Edsel Dope
  • Simon Dope
3:11
5."Kimberly's Ghost" 3:18
6."Spine for You" 4:39
7."One Fix" 3:41
8."Fuck tha Police" (N.W.A cover)
4:04
9."Intervention" 2:45
10."America the Pitiful" 2:42
11."Shit Life" 4:13
12."Wake Up" 3:20
13."I Am Nothing" 4:12
Total length:47:41
Later pressing bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Dead or Alive cover)
2:43

The track listing on the back cover of some pressings does not list the song "Fuck tha Police" as appearing on the record. This is most likely due to a typographical error, censorship, or the producers using too much of the space on the back of the album for the artwork. The original pressing for the album's Canadian release does list the song on the back cover. There are also reports that some versions of the album actually did not contain this song.

On the later pressing that included "You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record)", the song "Everything Sucks" is actually the Andy Wallace remix version.

Appearances in other media
  • "Debonaire" is used during the SWAT assault scene in the movie The Fast and the Furious.
  • "Debonaire" was used as the entrance theme of the wrestler Rhino in ECW. It was also used as the opening song for their video game Anarchy Rulz. Also used in the movie Run All Night starring Liam Neeson and Joel Kinnaman.

Personnel
Dope
Additional personnel
  • DJ Lethal – screaming hummingbird on track 12
  • The N.Y.C. Dope Choir – backing vocals on track eight
Production
  • Jordan Schur – executive production and A&R
  • Edsel Dope – production, arrangements, artwork, design, digital editing, engineering, layout, mixing
  • Chip Quigley – management and direction
  • John Travis – production, engineering, recording, mixing
  • Acey Slade – engineering
  • Eric Too – assistant engineering
  • Derek Carlson – assistant engineering
  • Mr. Big Head – assistant engineering
  • Jay Baumgardner – mixing
  • Blumpy – mixing
  • Will Gibson – A&R coordination for Flip
  • Kaz Utsunomiya – A&R for Epic
  • Larry Robinson – business affairs
  • Joe Serling – legal representation
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Roger Lian – editing
  • John Ditmar – booking
  • Peter Ciccotto – design
  • Marina Chavez – photography
  • Chapman Baehler – photography
  • Mear at Conart – artwork

Chart positions
Album
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Top Heatseekers 25
Single
Song Chart (2000) Peak
position
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 37

References
  1. William Ruhlmann (September 14, 1999). "Felons and Revolutionaries – Dope | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  2. "Felons and Revolutionaries". AllMusic.
  3. "Felons And Revolutionaries". NME. September 12, 2005. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. (September 12, 2005)
  4. "Dope - Felons and Revolutionaries (Album review ) | Sputnikmusic".
  5. Nielsen SoundScan sales figures
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