Yourself or Someone Like You

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Yourself or Someone Like You
File:Matchbox Twenty - Yourself or Someone Like You.jpg
Studio album by Matchbox 20
Released October 1, 1996
Recorded June 1996,
Atlanta, Georgia
Genre Alternative rock, post-grunge
Length 46:43
Label Atlantic
Producer Matt Serletic
Matchbox 20 chronology
Yourself or Someone Like You
(1996)		 Mad Season
(2000)Mad Season2000
Singles from Yourself or Someone Like You
  1. "Long Day"
    Released: October 8, 1996
  2. "Push"
    Released: May 27, 1997
  3. "3 A.M."
    Released: November 23, 1997
  4. "Real World"
    Released: June 23, 1998
  5. "Girl Like That"
    Released: September 22, 1998
  6. "Back 2 Good"
    Released: October 6, 1998 (US), 1999 (WW)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
AbsolutePunk 9.2/10 stars[2]

Yourself or Someone Like You is the debut album by American rock band Matchbox Twenty, released in 1996. The album features a sound similar to traditional rock sound and post-grunge.[3] The album features themes of adolescence, loneliness, psychological abuse, humiliation, depression, anger, and alcoholism, the album sold several million copies in the U.S and was certified Diamond. It was also certified multi-platinum in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. To date, the album has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide.[4]

Controversy

In 2005, almost a decade after the album's release, the band was sued by the subject of the cover, Frank Torres. Torres claimed the band never asked for his permission to use his image on the album's cover. In the litigation, Torres claimed the photo was taken as he was walking down the street after being asked to pose. He also claimed the photo had caused him mental anguish. Torres justified the delay in suing Matchbox Twenty by claiming he had only seen the album photo within the last two years.[5]

Track listing

  • All tracks were written by Rob Thomas unless otherwise stated.
  1. "Real World" – 3:50
  2. "Long Day" – 3:45
  3. "3 A.M." (Thomas, John Leslie Goff, John Joseph Stanley, Brian Yale) – 3:46
  4. "Push" (Thomas, Matt Serletic) – 3:59
  5. "Girl Like That" – 3:45
  6. "Back 2 Good" (Thomas, Serletic) – 5:40
  7. "Damn" – 3:20
  8. "Argue" – 2:58
  9. "Kody" – 4:03
  10. "Busted" – 4:15
  11. "Shame" – 3:35
  12. "Hang" – 3:47
Australian limited edition bonus CD
  1. "Girl Like That" (MTV's Live from the 10 Spot)
  2. "Kody" (MTV's Live from the 10 Spot)
  3. "Damn" (MTV's Live from the 10 Spot)
  4. "Mercy, Mercy Me" (MTV's Live from the 10 Spot)
  5. "Push" (acoustic)
  6. "3 am" (acoustic)

Personnel

Additional musicians

Production

The album was reportedly recorded in just an hour and a half[6]

  • Matt Serletic – producer
  • Jeff Tomei – engineer
  • Travis McGehee - engineer/mixing engineer
  • John Neilson – assistant engineer
  • Greg Archilla – mixing engineer
  • Matt Serletic – mixing engineer
  • Malcolm Springer – assistant mixing engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering engineer
  • Don C. Tyler – digital editing
  • Tony Adams – drum tech
  • Craig Poole – guitar tech
  • Jan Smith – vocal coach

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Charts (1997-98) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1
Canadian Albums Chart 11
Dutch Albums Chart 50
German Albums Chart 21
New Zealand Albums Chart 3
Swiss Albums Chart 46
UK Albums Chart 50
US Billboard 200 5

End-of-decade charts

Chart (1990–1999) Position
U.S. Billboard 200[7] 28

Certifications

Country Providers Certification Sales or
Shipments
Australia ARIA 10× Platinum[8] 700,000[9]
Canada CRIA 8× Platinum[10] 800,000[9]
New Zealand RIANZ 5× Platinum[11] 75,000[9]
United Kingdom BPI Silver[12] 60,000[9]
United States RIAA 12× Platinum (Diamond)[13] 12,000,000[13]

Singles

Year Song U.S.
Hot 100		 U.S.
Modern Rock		 U.S.
Main-
stream Rock		 U.S.
Adult Top 40		 U.S.
Top 40 Main-
stream		 U.S.
Pop 100		 UK AUS CAN CAN
Alt.
1996 "Long Day" — — 8 — — — — 83 43 18
1997 "Push" 5* 1 4 6 3 — 38 8 6 4
"3 A.M." 3* 3 2 1 2 — 64 31 1 1
1998 "Real World" 38 13 17 3 4 — 119 40 5 8
"Back 2 Good" 24 — — 4 8 — — — 11 —
"Girl Like That" — — — — — — — — — —

See also

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ [1]
  3. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/matchbox-twenty-mn0000383889
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  6. ↑ http://mtmatchbox.tripod.com/mtmatchboxmtlastellastributetomatchboxtwenty/id7.html
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  12. ↑ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
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Preceded by Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
May 24 – June 6, 1998
July 26 – August 15, 1998
September 13–19, 1998		 Succeeded by
You Am I's #4 Record by You Am I
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