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Mmhmm

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For the song, see Mmhmm (song).
This article is about the Relient K album. For articles with similar names, see Mmmh.

Mmhmm is the fourth full-length studio album by American rock band Relient K, released on November 2, 2004, by Gotee and Capitol Records. This album includes their breakthrough singles "Be My Escape" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" and also earned the group a Canadian Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year in 2006. It was certified Gold in 2005 by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units in the United States and has sold over 800,000 copies in the US. It won the 2006 Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards.

Mmhmm
Studio album by
Relient K
ReleasedNovember 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)
StudioDark Horse Recording (Franklin, Tennessee)
GenrePop-punk, Christian rock, alternative rock
Length50:22
LabelGotee, Capitol
ProducerMark Lee Townsend, Matt Thiessen
Relient K chronology
Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand
(2003) 		Mmhmm
(2004) 		Apathetic EP
(2005)
Singles from Mmhmm
  1. "Be My Escape"
    Released: November 2, 2004
  2. "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been"
    Released: June 27, 2005
  3. "High of 75"
    Released: 2006

Release edit

The album was the band's first on Capitol Records; and bassist Brian Pittman's last album with the band. In addition to being released on Capitol and Gotee, Mmhmm was re-released on vinyl on Mono Vs Stereo. The re-release includes a song originally from Apathetic EP, called "Apathetic Way to Be". The singles "Be My Escape" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been", both found on Mmhmm, boosted Relient K's mainstream popularity. Although the song "High of 75" was never released to mainstream markets, it spent fifteen consecutive weeks in the CCM top ten.[citation needed]

In February 2005, Relient K toured the Southern US states with Mae and Name Taken.[1] They appeared at The Bamboozle festival in April 2005.[2] In May and June 2005, the group supported Good Charlotte and Simple Plan on their co-headlining US tour.[3] Between mid June and mid August, the group went on the 2005 edition of Warped Tour.[4] "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" was released to radio on August 23.[5] In October and November 2005, they embarked on a headlining US tour, with support from MxPx, Rufio and Over It.[6] Between February and April 2006, the group went on The Matt Hoopes Birthday Tour, with support from the Rocket Summer and Maxeen.[7] Following this, they appeared at The Bamboozle festival.[8]

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(90%)[9]
AllMusic     [10]
Cross Rhythms          [11]
IGN7.8/10[12]
Jesus Freak Hideout     [13]
Melodic      [14]
PopMatters          [15]
Punknews.org     [16]
Stylus MagazineC+[17]
Yahoo! MusicFavorable[18]

Mmhmm received generally positive reviews and earned the group a Canadian Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year in 2006. In 2005, Mmhmm was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units in the United States. It has sold over 800,000 copies in the United States.[19][20] In 2006, the album won a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards. It was also nominated for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year. The songs "Be My Escape" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" received nominations as well.[21]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Matt Thiessen

Album release
No.TitleLength
0."MMHMM" (pregap track)-0:17
1."The One I'm Waiting For"3:02
2."Be My Escape"4:00
3."High of 75"2:27
4."I So Hate Consequences"4:01
5."The Only Thing Worse Than Beating a Dead Horse Is Betting on One"1:13
6."My Girl's Ex-Boyfriend"2:28
7."More Than Useless"3:50
8."Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet?"4:11
9."Let It All Out"4:21
10."Who I Am Hates Who I've Been"3:52
11."Maintain Consciousness"2:52
12."This Week the Trend"2:59
13."Life After Death & Taxes (Failure II)"4:23
14."When I Go Down"6:42
Total length:50:21

Personnel edit

Relient K

Additional personnel

  • Rob Roy Fingerhead – banjo, extra guitars, percussion
  • Tony Lucido – bass
  • David Henry – cello
  • Chris Carmichael – viola, violin
  • David Bunton – additional vocals (4, 8, 13)
  • Kevin Kiehn – additional vocals (4)
  • John Warne – additional vocals (7, 10)
  • John Davis – additional vocals (9, 14)

Production edit

  • Joey Elwood – executive producer
  • Toby McKeehan – executive producer
  • Mark Lee Townsend – producer, additional engineer
  • Matt Thiessen – producer
  • Joe Marlett – engineer
  • Michael Modesto – second engineer
  • Dave Salley – second engineer
  • J.R. McNeely – mixing (0, 1, 4, 5, 7-14)
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing (2, 3, 6)
  • Matt "Mat5t" Weeks – mix assistant (0, 1, 4, 5, 7-14)
  • Jim DeMain – mastering at Yes Master (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
  • Grant Harrison – A&R
  • Eddy Boer – creative direction
  • Greg Leppert – creative direction, design, illustration
  • Alabaster Arts – management

Charts edit

Singles
Year Single Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 Mainstream Billboard Pop 100 Hot Christian Songs
2005 "Be My Escape" 82 39 48 16
2005 "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" 58 22 35 32

Christian radio-only singles:

  • "High of 75"
  • "I So Hate Consequences"
  • "Life After Death and Taxes (Failure II)"

Tenth anniversary edit

On December 9, 2014, the album was reissued for the tenth anniversary of the album's release. The reissue, Mmhmm10 was available as a deluxe edition CD and a digital download,[25] while a vinyl edition of the original album, that also included a copy of the deluxe CD, was also released.[26] The band toured around the United States for the anniversary.

All tracks are written by Matt Thiessen, except for "Manic Monday", written by Prince

Mmhmm10
No.TitleLength
1."The One I'm Waiting For"3:02
2."Be My Escape"4:00
3."High of 75"2:27
4."I So Hate Consequences"4:01
5."The Only Thing Worse than Beating a Dead Horse Is Betting On One"1:13
6."My Girl's Ex-Boyfriend"2:28
7."More than Useless"3:50
8."Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet?"4:11
9."Let It All Out"4:21
10."Apathetic Way To Be"3:21
11."Who I Am Hates Who I've Been"3:52
12."Maintain Consciousness"2:52
13."This Week the Trend"2:59
14."Life After Death & Taxes (Failure II)"4:23
15."When I Go Down"6:42
16."Mmhmm"0:17
17."The Truth"3:17
18."Be My Escape" (acoustic)4:03
19."I So Hate Consequences" (acoustic)4:40
20."Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet?" (acoustic)2:44
21."Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" (acoustic)3:21
22."The Thief"2:22
23."Manic Monday" (The Bangles cover)2:46
Total length:74:26

References edit

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  2. ^ Shultz, Brian (February 14, 2005). "Bamboozle lineup". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Montgomery, James (February 28, 2005). "Good Charlotte, Simple Plan Launching Joint Tour In May". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Kaufman, Gil (March 3, 2005). "Warped Tour Lineup, Itinerary Officially Announced". MTV. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
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  6. ^ Paul, Aubin (September 23, 2005). "Relient K touring with MxPx, Rufio, Over It". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "Relient K/The Rocket Summer/Maxeen tour this Feb/March". Alternative Press. December 21, 2005. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  8. ^ Paul, Aubin (January 23, 2006). "Bamboozle 2006 lineup". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
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  12. ^ "Relient K - Mmhmm Review". IGN. January 25, 2005. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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  17. ^ "Relient K - Mmhmm - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  18. ^ O'Connor, Rob (April 1, 2005). "Mmhmm". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on September 10, 2006. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  19. ^ Pahldad, Roxane (November 4, 2014). "Relient K performs 'thank you to fans' set at House of Blues". DePaulaOnline.com. DePaula Online. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
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  23. ^ "Relient K Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
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  26. ^ Read, Trevor (July 30, 2014). "Modern Vinyl – Relient K confirm 'Mmhmm' reissue". Modern Vinyl. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
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