How It Works was the fourth studio album from Australian punk-rock group Bodyjar. The album peaked number 19 on the ARIA Charts. The track "Not the Same" was featured in the 2001 skateboarding video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 as well as the 2002 motocross video game MX Superfly.[2] The album was released in the US through Nitro Records to coincide with the band's appearance on the 2001 Warped Tour.[3]
| How It Works | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 21 August 2000 | |||
| Recorded | Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne | |||
| Genre | Pop punk, punk rock | |||
| Length | 37:29 | |||
| Label | EMI Australia, Nitro | |||
| Producer | Kalju Tonuma, Andy Baldwin | |||
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| Singles from How It Works | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing edit
- "Not the Same"
- "Feed It"
- "Ordinary Lives"
- "Make It Up"
- "No Payback"
- "Calling Orson"
- "Fall to the Ground"
- "Good Enough"
- "Five Minutes Away (When Punx Attack Magicians)"
- "Another Day"
- "Clean Slate"
- "Running out of Time"
Charts edit
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 19 |
Release dates edit
| Date | Country | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2000 | Australia | EMI |
| March 2001 | Japan | JVC |
| 10 July 2001 | USA | Nitro |
| 13 August 2001 (Limited 2CD) | Australia | EMI |
| 1 August 2005 (Limited Double Album Pack) | Australia | EMI |
Notes edit
The Japanese issue comes with two bonus tracks -
1) "Self Inflicted" (previously released on Not the Same EP in Australia)
2) "Halfway Around the World" (previously released on Fall to the Ground EP in Australia)
The disc was re-issued in limited numbers in Australia as a 2-CD set which included the You Got Me A Girls Bike You Idiot! EP. This double CD Issue was first released with picture discs identical to the original releases (of How It Works and You Got Me A Girl's Bike You Idiot!), then subsequently with silver discs.
EMI also released the 2CD version of How It Works with Plastic Skies as a double album promotion in August 2005. Both albums were in their own jewel cases with full original artwork, and both were silver discs. They were packaged together in a card slipcase.
References edit
- ^ How It Works at AllMusic
- ^ Hanstock, Bill. "The 81 best songs from the original 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater' games, ranked". SB Nation. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ Paul, Aubin (5 June 2001). "Bodyjar Set For Nitro Release". Punknews.org. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Bodyjar – How It Works". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 February 2020.