''Lovehatetragedy'' is the third overall and second major label studio album by the American
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band
Papa Roach. It was released on June 18, 2002.
Background
A re-recorded version of the song "M-80 (Explosive Energy Movement)" was featured in the game ''
Amplitude
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''. The song "
She Loves Me Not" was featured in the game
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. The songs "She Loves Me Not" and "Walking Thru Barbed Wire" were recorded in 1999, with the former appearing on the band's 1999 demo and the latter on the ''...Let 'Em Know!'' EP.
In comparison to their prior album, ''Infest'', the band aimed to incorporate less rapping, and more singing in ''Lovehatetragedy''. ''Lovehatetragedy'' is Papa Roach's last album under
DreamWorks Records, before signing to
Geffen in 2003. Alongside with ''Infest'', a debut vinyl edition of the album was released on September 8, 2017.
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number two on the
''Billboard'' 200 by selling approximatively 136,000 copies in its first week, behind Eminem's ''
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''. ''Lovehatetragedy'' was mostly well received by music critics, gaining an average score of 75 on
Metacritic
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.
It achieved a
gold certification in the U.S for exceeding 500,000 copies sold in the first two months. As of 2009, sales stood around 700,000 copies. Despite peaking at higher positions on most international charts, "Lovehatetragedy" failed to catch the success of ''
Infest'' both in lifetime sales and chartrun (15 weeks within the Billboard 200). It was also certified Gold in Canada and in the UK
and has sold over 3,000,000 copies worldwide.
Track listing
Bonus tracks
UK edition
Personnel
;Papa Roach
* Jacoby Shaddix – lead vocals
* Jerry Horton – guitar, backing vocals
* Tobin Esperance – bass, backing vocals
* Dave Buckner – drums
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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Papa Roach albums
DreamWorks Records albums
2002 albums