Schmack!
Schmack! is the debut studio album by New Zealand rock band Steriogram, released on 29 February 2004 by Capitol Records. The album was recorded In Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California. The album was re-released as a tour edition in 2005. The song "Walkie Talkie Man" featured on an Apple iPod ad and a number of films and video games, and its video clip was nominated for a Grammy and four MTV music awards.
To date more than 250,000 copies of the album have been sold.
One song, "White Trash", had previously been released as a single in 2000. In addition to "Walkie Talkie Man", four others were released as singles: "Roadtrip", "Go", "Tsunami" and "On and On". "Walkie Talkie Man" debuted at #19 on the UK Singles Chart and reached #14 on the New Zealand chart. "Go" peaked at #28 in the New Zealand RIANZ Chart. The promo release of "Go" had an instrumental of "Go" on the b-side, and the UK release had "Free".
Track listing
All songs written by Tyson Kennedy, Tim Youngson, Bradley Carter, Jacob Adams, Jared Wrenell)2004 release
- "Roadtrip" - 2:59
- "Walkie Talkie Man" - 2:13
- "Schmack!" - 2:25
- "Was the Day" - 2:13
- "White Trash" - 3:44
- "In the City" - 2:41
- "Go" - 2:56
- "Fat and Proud" - 3:27
- "Tsunami" - 3:01
- "Wind It Up" - 3:14
- "Be Good to Me" - 2:59
- "On and On" - 3:59
Tour edition (2005) bonus tracks
- "Free"
- "White Trash "
- "Big Lady Lovin"
- "Back in Black"
Personnel
- Tyson Kennedy - lead vocals
- Brad Carter - co-lead vocals, lead guitar
- Tim Youngson - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Jake Adams - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Jared Wrennall - drums, backing vocals