''The Routine '' is the debut

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by the American

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band

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. Produced by

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, it was released on June 3, 2003, through

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. The single "Not Today", was a hit on American rock radio, peaking at No. 40 on the Billboard

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chart. It is the band's last release before Hotwire disbanded.

Track listing

Personnel

;Hotwire *Rus Martin –

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*Gabe Garcia –

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*Chris Strauser –

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*Brian Borg –

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;Management *Stephen Hutton & Chris Allen – Management for Uppercut Management, Mosaic Media Group *Doug LeDuc & Davud Weise – Business Management for Gleiberman, Weise, & Associates *Brian Schall – Legal for Barnes, Morris, Klein, Mark, Yorn & Levine *

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– A&R *Sandi Schaffer – US Booking Agent for Evolution Talent *Steve Strange – International Booking Agent for Helter Skelter ;Artwork *Frank Harkins – Art Direction *Singer Design Co. – Album Design *Marina Chavez – Photography ;Production *

– Producer, mixing *Critter –

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* Dan Druff – Editing, guitar technician *Paul Forgues – Editing, engineer *

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– Mastering *Pete Martine & Victor McCoyz – Assistant engineers *Edmond Monsef – Editing *John Nicholsen – Drum Technician *Mike Terry – Editing, engineer

Trivia

*The song "Not Today" appeared in the

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. *The song "Invisible" appeared in the EA

Need for Speed: Underground.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Routine, The 2003 albums Hotwire (band) albums RCA Records albums Albums recorded at Sound City Studios