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band

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. It was released on 9 October 2000 on Sucka-Punch Records, and recorded at DEP International Studios,

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(the studio owned by

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). Two singles were released from the album, "

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" and " Live Another Day" (which was a double A-side with a new version of "Kicking Pigeons" from their ''

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" is a cover of the famous

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song, to which the Marley family officially gave Spunge permission to change the lyrics. " Santeria" is a cover of the Sublime song.

Track listing

# " Live Another Day" – 4:04 # "Get Along" – 2:31 # "Break Up" – 3:44 # "

" – 4:25 # "All Gone Wrong" – 3:30 # "Dubstyle" – 4:18 # "Wake Up Call" – 2:58 # "Disco Kid" – 4:08 # "All She Ever Wants" – 5:26 # "

" – 3:04 # "Second Rate" – 3:12 # "Nothing to Hide" – 4:02 # "Go Away" – 3:18 # "Rockabilly" – 3:23 # " Santeria" – 3:47 # "Room for Abuse" – 5:07

References

2000 albums Spunge albums {{2000s-punk-album-stub