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, released on May 16, 2000. MxPx gained critical recognition for this album and landed a slot supporting for

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'' tour. " Responsibility" proved to be a minor radio hit, peaking at No. 24 on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock chart. Bassist

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said on the ''It Came from Bremerton'' VHS tape that his songwriting on ''The Ever Passing Moment'' was inspired by

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screaming "1, 2, 3, go!".

Track listing

All songs written by

Personnel

- bass, vocals * Tom Wisniewski - guitar, backing vocals * Yuri Ruley - drums *

- introduction on "The Next Big Thing" * Stephen Egerton (Descendents) - guitar * Chip Butters - assistant engineer *

Jerry Finn Jermone Gregory Finn (March 31, 1969 – August 21, 2008), sometimes credited as "Huckle" Jerry Finn, was an American record producer and mix engineer. He worked with numerous punk rock and pop-punk artists such as Blink-182, AFI, Sum 41, Alka ...

- producer, engineer, mixing * Lior Goldenberg - engineer, assistant engineer * Sean O'Dwyer - engineer * Darrel Thorpe - assistant engineer

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ever Passing Moment, The MxPx albums 2000 albums A&M Records albums Albums produced by Jerry Finn