''Pacifier'' (re-released as ''The Pacifier Album'') is the fifth studio album released by New Zealand rock band

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. At the time of the release, they were performing under the name Pacifier due to controversy surrounding the similarity of the word Shihad to

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. The name ''Pacifier'' was derived from the single of the same name from their previous album, ''

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''. Released on 19 August 2002, songs such as "Run" and "Bullitproof" went on to become hit singles. "Bullitproof" peaked at number 27 on the US ''Billboard''

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and number 37 on the ''Billboard''

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. However, it still failed to break the band into the United States. "Everything" was used in the closing credits of the 2002 film ''

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''. The band, and lead singer

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especially, have since expressed displeasure with the album, calling it "overproduced" and "bullshit – that would've been the wrong album to be big on." In 2023, bassist

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said, "I love those songs. I love them being part of our history...It's OK to fall in and out of love with your own stuff, you know?" This album features

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and

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) and

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and

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) on the track "Coming Down". The album was produced by

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, of

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fame. One version of this album included the "Weapons of Mass Destruction" bonus disc and yet another version contained a bonus disc featuring live acoustic tracks from the "Helen Young Sessions".

''The Pacifier Album'' re-release

In 2023, the album was re-released on vinyl. For this edition the band name is restored to Shihad and the album is retitled ''The Pacifier Album''.

Track listing

Bonus discs

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Helen Young Sessions

Credits

* All songs by: Pacifier (except "Bullitproof" written by Pacifier and

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) * Produced by:

* Recorded and Mixed by: Ryan Williams, with Andy Wallace on "Comfort Me", "Everything", "Bullitproof" * Mastered by: Tom Baker

Certifications

References

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