''Wet from Birth'' is the fourth studio album by the American band
The Faint
The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Graham Ulicny, Dapose and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes (band), Brig ...
, released on September 14, 2004.
The U.S. release uses
HDCD
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encoding, but the package is not labeled as HDCD.
Track listing
In popular culture
*The instrumental bridge from "How Could I Forget?" is used during a chase scene in the
pilot episode
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of the short-lived
NBC
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drama, ''
The Black Donnellys
''The Black Donnellys'' is an American drama television series that debuted on NBC on February 26, 2007, and last aired on May 14, 2007. ''The Black Donnellys'' was created by Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco and starred Jonathan Tucker, Oliv ...
''.
*The song "I Disappear" is featured in the video games ''
SSX On Tour
''SSX on Tour'' is a 2005 sports video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports BIG label for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PlayStation Portable. It is the fourth title in the '' SSX'' series.
T ...
'' and ''
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
''Tony Hawk's American Wasteland'' is a 2005 skateboarding video game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision. It is the seventh entry in the '' Tony Hawk's'' series and was released initially for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox i ...
''.
*The song "Birth" is featured in the part of
Steve Berra
Steve Berra (born May 10, 1973) is an American professional skateboarder and director, and is also the cofounder/co-owner of the skateboarding website The Berrics.
Early life
Berra grew up in both Nebraska and Missouri and he explained in 2007 ...
, in the skateboarding video Skate More, by
DVS.
*The violin solo at the beginning of "Desperate Guys" is the introduction to
Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (; ; 27 October 178227 May 1840) was an Italian violinist and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique. His 24 Caprices ...
's
Caprice No. 5.
*Desperate Guys was also featured in the 2012
Rock & Republic commercial.
*The song "Dropkick the Punks" appears in
EA's 2007 racing game ''
Need for Speed: ProStreet''.
*The song "Symptom Finger" appears in
Billabong
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's 'Still Filthy' film.
References
External links
The Faint official websiteSaddle Creek Records
2004 albums
The Faint albums
Saddle Creek Records albums
Albums produced by Mike Mogis
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