''Because I'm Awesome'' is the second studio album by the American punk band

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. It was released on March 13, 2007 on

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. Tracks featured in TV shows include "Because I'm Awesome", featured on ''

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'' and "Watch Me Go (Kissed Me, Killed Me)", featured on ''

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''. The song "Because I'm Awesome" was also featured in a back-to-school commercial for

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as well as the 2008 film ''

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''. The band performed "Because I'm Awesome" on an episode of ''

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'' as well.

Reception

Rick Anderson on

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rated the album four stars out of five. Anderson described the album as "the same tight, gleefully snotty bubblegum punk as what you heard on Eat My Heart Out, except maybe just a bit bigger and just a bit sonically fuller this time around – par for the course when a band like this starts to mature and gets the budget of an established label behind it." Lana Cooper on website

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awarded the album eight out of ten, describing the band's sound as "the same as it ever was, with clever, catchy lyrics running around a track of straightforward, chugging pop-punk". In a positive review, Bill James on website Monsters and Critics said that "the album as a whole is more than can be described in any one track" and that it contained "fun, rollicking songs, often laced with a political barb and punk attitude to create a unique sound".

Track listing

Personnel

The following people worked on the album:Because I'm Awesome album sleeve ;The Dollyrots *Kelly Ogden – vocals, bass, spoons *Luis Cabezas – guitar, vocals, piano *Amy Wood – drums ;Other musicians *Melanie Cabezas – additional backing vocals *Chris Black – additional backing vocals *Jimmy Coup – additional backing vocals *Kenny Laguna – additional backing vocals ;Production *John Fields – producer, recording, mixing * Chris Testa – recording *Steven Miller – mixing *Jacques Wait – producer, recording, mixing, preproduction/demos *Kenny Laguna – additional production *Derek Bramble – recording *Luis Cabezas – additional production *Greg Calbi – mastering ;Cover *Steve Dixey – cover artwork *Robert Jones – bunny illustration *Carianne Laguna – layout/design *Jed Luczynski – back tray photo *Sonja Pacho – inside photo

References

External links

* * * {{Authority control 2007 albums Blackheart Records albums The Dollyrots albums Albums produced by John Fields (record producer)