Welcome Interstate Managers

Welcome Interstate Managers
Studio album by Fountains of Wayne
Released June 10, 2003
Recorded 2003
Studio Stratosphere Sound, New York City
Genre
Length 55:08
Label
Producer
Fountains of Wayne chronology
Utopia Parkway
(1999)		 Welcome Interstate Managers
(2003)		 Out-of-State Plates
(2005)
Singles from Welcome Interstate Managers
  1. "Stacy's Mom"
    Released: September 29, 2003
  2. "Mexican Wine"
    Released: 2003
  3. "Hey Julie"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
Mojo[5]
Pitchfork Media7.5/10[6]
Q[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
SpinA[10]
The Village VoiceA−[11]

Welcome Interstate Managers is the third studio album by the American rock band Fountains of Wayne. It was released by S-Curve Records on June 10, 2003.

Cover

The album's title was taken from a hotel marquee sign.

Release and reception

"Stacy's Mom" was released to radio on May 20, 2003.[12]

The album was met with commercial success and favorable reviews. Review aggregating website Metacritic reports a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 based on 24 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

Covers

In 2009, Katy Perry performed a cover of "Hackensack" on MTV Unplugged.[13]

In 2011, the band The Wonder Years performed a cover of "Hey Julie" for the charity compilation album, Vs. The Earthquake. [14]

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger.

No.TitleLength
1."Mexican Wine"  3:23
2."Bright Future in Sales"  3:06
3."Stacy's Mom"  3:18
4."Hackensack"  3:00
5."No Better Place"  4:06
6."Valley Winter Song"  3:35
7."All Kinds of Time"  4:22
8."Little Red Light"  3:35
9."Hey Julie"  2:37
10."Halley's Waitress"  3:35
11."Hung Up on You"  3:59
12."Fire Island"  2:57
13."Peace and Love"  3:26
14."Bought for a Song"  4:02
15."Supercollider"  5:05
16."Yours and Mine"  1:04
17."Elevator Up" (Japan/iTunes bonus track)4:02
18."Adam's Mom" (Japan bonus track)3:18

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 "Reviews for Welcome Interstate Managers by Fountains of Wayne". Metacritic. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ Vanderhoff, Mark. "Welcome Interstate Managers – Fountains of Wayne". AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ Tannenbaum, Rob (June–July 2003). "Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers". Blender (17): 138. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Beth (June 13, 2003). "Welcome Interstate Managers". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers". Mojo (116): 108. July 2003.
  6. ↑ Martelli, Mark (June 17, 2003). "Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers". Q (207): 104. October 2003.
  8. ↑ Hoard, Christian (June 12, 2003). "Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers". Rolling Stone (924). Archived from the original on December 30, 2003. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  9. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 307–08. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
  10. ↑ Greenwald, Andy (July 2003). "Fountains of Wayne, Welcome Interstate Managers (S-Curve/EMI)". Spin. 19 (7): 109. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  11. ↑ Christgau, Robert (August 5, 2003). "Consumer Guide: Shadows in the Cave". The Village Voice. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  12. ↑ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  13. ↑ Peter Gerstenzang (2011-06-17). "Fountains of Wayne Talk Dark New Disc | Music News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  14. ↑ "The Blog • The Wonder Years - Hey Julie (Fountains Of Wayne". Makeup For The Silence. 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
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