''Teen Punks in Heat'' is the eleventh studio

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by the American

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band

Screeching Weasel Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band consisting of Ben Weasel (vocals), Mike Kennerty (guitar), Mike Hunchback (guitar), Zach "Poutine" Brandner (bass) and Pierre Marche (drums) founded in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Pierson (music ...

. It was released in September 2000 through

Panic Button Records Panic Button Records was a record label which was formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1997. It was co-owned by Ben Weasel and John Jughead, both members of punk rock band Screeching Weasel. In 1998 the label was purchased by Lookout! Records when Screec ...

. Though receiving mixed reviews from national critics, it was championed upon its release by many critics in the band's

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hometown.Shortly after the release of the album, the band played two sold-out shows at Chicago's

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, their first live performances in seven years. Rumors of a full tour to promote the album swirled, but the band announced their break-up before any plans were confirmed. The album features a cover of Italian

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band The Manges' "I Will Always Do."

Track listing

All songs written by

Ben Weasel Benjamin Foster (born April 8, 1968), also known as Ben Weasel, is an American musician best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the punk rock band Screeching Weasel. Early life Foster was born in 1968, and was raised in Prospect Heigh ...

, except where noted. #"Bottom of the 9th" - 0:54 #"Gotta Girlfriend" - 1:33 #"Too Worked Up" - 1:54 #"I'll Stop the Rain" - 2:45 #"I Love You" - 1:10 #"Molecule" - 1:28 #"21 Months" - 1:38 #"The First Day of Autumn" - 1:38 #"Erection" - 1:54 #"I Will Always Do" ( The Manges) - 3:09 #"You're the Enemy" - 0:47 #"I Wanna Fuck" - 1:02 #"Cat-Like" - 0:44 #"Pauline" - 0:58 #"Things Seem All Fucked Up Today" - 1:20 #"Message in a Beer Bottle" - 1:30 #"You're Sorry Now" - 1:26 #"Don't Want It" - 3:10 #"Six Percent" - 2:10 #"The Edge of the World" - 5:06

Personnel

- lead vocals *

Phillip Hill Phillip Hill is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist and co-founder of the Nashville punk rock band Teen Idols with bassist Matt Benson. Early life and education Hill was born in Nashville, Tennessee to mothe ...

- lead guitar, backing vocals * Jughead - rhythm guitar *

Mass Giorgini Massimiliano Adelmo Giorgini (born 1968) is an American bassist and record producer who rose to fame when several of the bands he produced experienced huge gains in popularity during the pop-punk boom of the mid-'90s. Among these bands was Giorg ...

- bass, backing vocals * Dan Lumley - drums

References

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