Mad Season (Matchbox Twenty album)

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Mad Season
Mad Season Matchbox Twenty album.jpg
Studio album by
Matchbox Twenty
ReleasedMay 23, 2000
Recorded
Genre
Length50:30
LabelAtlantic
ProducerMatt Serletic
Matchbox Twenty chronology
Yourself or Someone Like You
(1996) 		Mad Season
(2000) 		More Than You Think You Are
(2002)
Singles from Mad Season
  1. "Bent"
    Released: July 4, 2000
  2. "If You're Gone"
    Released: October 3, 2000
  3. "Mad Season (Come Undone)"
    Released: April 16, 2001
  4. "Last Beautiful Girl"
    Released: November 12, 2001
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[4]
The Baltimore Sun3/4 stars[5]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[6]
Los Angeles Times2.5/4 stars[7]
NME3/10[8]
Q3/5 stars[9]
Rolling Stone2.5/5 stars[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 stars[11]
Sputnikmusic5/5[12]
The Village VoiceC+[13]

Mad Season, also known as Mad Season by Matchbox Twenty, is the second studio album from American rock band Matchbox Twenty, released in May 2000.

Recording and Release[]

The album was a significant departure from the band's debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You, as it moved from a straight rock sound to poppier sounds and experimental rock. Mad Season's sound is grander and more innovative than the band's previous album, as it includes orchestra and horn sections. While not as successful as its predecessor, the album entered and peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 365,000 and was certified 4× Platinum in the United States in October 2001.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Rob Thomas except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Angry" 3:44
2."Black & White People" 3:45
3."Crutch" 3:25
4."Last Beautiful Girl"Matt Serletic, Thomas4:03
5."If You're Gone" 4:34
6."Mad Season" 5:02
7."Rest Stop" 4:29
8."The Burn" 3:27
9."Bent" 4:16
10."Bed of Lies"Serletic, Thomas5:22
11."Leave" 4:33
12."Stop"Paul Doucette, Thomas3:49
13."You Won't Be Mine" 9:52
Total length:50:30
Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."You Won't Be Mine - Orchestral Reprise"Thomas2:04
15."You & I & I"Thomas3:29
16."Suffer Me"Thomas3:10
17."Never Going Back Again"Lindsey Buckingham3:47
Chinese Edition
No.TitleLength
14."Bent (Live from Seattle)" 
15."Back 2 Good (Live from Seattle)" (also on the "Back 2 Good" single) 
16."Don't Let Me Down (Live from Australia)" (also on the "Back 2 Good" single) 

Personnel[]

  • Rob Thomas – lead vocals, piano, rhythm guitar
  • Kyle Cook – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Adam Gaynor – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Brian Yale – bass guitar
  • Paul Doucette – drums, acoustic guitar on "Stop”

Additional musicians

  • Angie Aparo: Background vocals on "Stop”
  • Peter Stuart: Background vocals on "The Burn”
  • Sam Bacco: Percussion on "Last Beautiful Girl”
  • Tony Adams: Additional drums on "Stop”
  • Matt Serletic: Orchestra composer
  • Nashville String Machine: String arrangements on "Rest Stop”, "Leave”, "You Won't Be Mine” & "Bed of Lies”
  • Atlanta Brass Society: Horn arrangements on "If You're Gone" & "Black and White People”

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2000). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
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  5. ^ Considine, J. D. (May 23, 2000). "No growing pains for Matchbox Twenty; Review: Band's second CD proves to be better than its first". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  6. ^ Willman, Chris (May 26, 2000). "mad season". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
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