"Bats!" is the debut

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–based

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band

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, released in 2003 by

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. It was produced by

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and recorded at his home in Los Angeles. The single was released on both

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and

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, the latter a

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limited to 1,000 copies. The

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is backmasked, playing from the inner edge to the outer.

Track listing

CD version

Vinyl version

Personnel

Band

Matt Caughthran Matt Caughthran (born February 13, 1979) is an American singer, best known as the frontman for Los Angeles–based punk band The Bronx and Mariachi El Bronx. In addition to The Bronx, Caughthran is involved in a side project, The Drips. Caughthr ...

– lead

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* Joby J. Ford –

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, backing vocals, graphic design * James Tweedy –

bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

, backing vocals * Jorma Vik –

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Production

– producer, recording * Don C. Tyler – mastering

References

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