''Smack Smash'' is the fourth album from
German band,
Beatsteaks. It was released in March, 2004 on
Epitaph Records as was previous album, ''
Living Targets'', in 2002. It aided the band's breakthrough into the mainstream and was simultaneously released on
WEA. The first two singles, "Hand in Hand" and "I Don't Care as Long as You Sing" became major hits on German
MTV and the album nearly broke into the German top ten. The increased exposure allowed the band to play concerts in other
Europe
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an countries. It shipped 100,000 copies in Germany, going
gold
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only for the album to go platinum in 2008 for shipping 200,000 copies in total since its release.
Track listing
#"Big Attack" – 2:24
#"Vision" – 2:49
#"Ain't Complaining" – 2:48
#"Hello
Joe" – 3:29
#"Hand In Hand" – 2:41
#"Monster" – 2:02
#"Everything" – 3:09
#"I Don't Care As Long As You Sing" – 3:35
#"Atomic Love" – 2:33
#"Loyal To None" – 1:28
#"What's Coming Over You" – 3:15
#"My Revelation" – 1:45
Credits
*Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß – vocals, guitar
*Peter Baumann – guitar
*Bernd Kurtzke – guitar
*Torsten Scholz – bass
*Thomas Götz – drums
*Recorded in
Berlin, Germany
*Produced by
Moses Schneider
Moses Schneider (born 1966 as ''Andreas Schneider'') is a successful German rock music producer, known for his work with Tocotronic and Beatsteaks.
Biography
Moses Schneider first worked as an assistant engineer during the mid and late eighti ...
*Mixed by Peter Schmidt
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
Beatsteaks official websiteEpitaph Records album page
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2004 albums
Beatsteaks albums
Epitaph Records albums