The Papercut Chronicles

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The Papercut Chronicles
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Studio album by
Gym Class Heroes
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2005
RecordedWatchman Studios, Lockport, New York
Genre
Length57:37
LabelFueled by Ramen
ProducerDoug White
Gym Class Heroes chronology
...For the Kids
(2001) 		The Papercut Chronicles
(2005) 		As Cruel as School Children
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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8.5/10 stars link

The Papercut Chronicles is the second studio album by Gym Class Heroes released in 2005 by Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance. A sequel, The Papercut Chronicles II, was released in 2011. The album has sold over 32,000 copies in US.

Track listing[]

  1. "Za Intro" – 1:40
  2. "Papercuts" – 3:26
  3. "Petrified Life and the Twice Told Joke (Decrepit Bricks)" – 4:53
  4. "Make Out Club" – 4:43
  5. "Taxi Driver" – 1:59
  6. "So Long Friend" – 1:14
  7. "Everyday's Forecast" – 4:21
  8. "Pillmatic" – 3:11
  9. "Simple Livin'" – 3:06
  10. "Cupid's Chokehold" (featuring Patrick Stump) – 4:03
  11. "Faces in the Hall" – 4:13
  12. "Graduation Day" – 1:44
  13. "Apollo 3-1-5" – 2:29
  14. "wejusfreestylin'pt2" – 1:12
  15. "To Bob Ross with Love" – 2:38
  16. "Papercuts (The Reason for the Lesions Remix by Mr. Dibbs)" – 3:46
  17. "Kid Nothing vs. the Echo Factor" – 4:01
  18. "Band Aids" – 4:58
  • The song "Band Aids" ends at minute 1:52. After 2 minutes and 10 seconds of silence (1:52 - 4:02), begins an untitled hidden track: it's a computer generated voice that talks.

Japanese bonus track[]

  1. "Boomerang Theory" (Bonus Track)

Bonus Remix CD[]

  1. "Chicago" (Remix)
  2. "Heart Transplant" (Remix)
  3. "Attention" (Remix)
  4. "Gotta Get Out of Here" (Remix)

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from album’s liner notes.[1]

Gym Class Heroes

Additional personnel

  • Doug White - producer, engineer
  • Milo Bonacci - guitars
  • Sie One - production (tracks 1, 8, 12, and 18)
  • Gary Ventura - photography
  • Evan Leake - CD layout/design
  • Patrick Stump - guest vocals (track 10)
  • Adam English - piano (track 10)
  • Rand Bellavia - additional backing vocals (track 10)
  • Matt Green - mixing and additional engineering (track 10)
  • Mr. Dibbs - remixing (track 16)
  • Chris Alsip - guest vocals (track 16)

Additional notes[]

  • "Kid Nothing vs. the Echo Factor" is a commentary on mainstream rap music from Travis' point of view as a rapper himself.
  • The lyrics in the outro of "Kid Nothing vs. the Echo Factor" are derived from the first line of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb".
  • "Cupid's Chokehold" samples extensively from Supertramp's song "Breakfast in America".
  • "Taxi Driver" is an homage to other contemporary bands in the indie rock and punk genres.
  • The Papercut Chronicles version of the "Cupid's Chokehold" music video was directed by Andrew Paul Bowser who would later co-direct the "New Friend Request" video with Joseph M. Petrick for their album As Cruel as School Children.
  • "Make Out Club" includes a reference to the song "Girl or Dog?" by Travis's old side project Bernie Allen.
  • "To Bob Ross With Love" is an updated version of "Happy Little Trees" which appears on the album ...For the Kids.

References[]

  1. ^ The Papercut Chronicles (booklet). Fueled by Ramen. 2005.
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