Tweekend

Tweekend
File:TheCrystalMethod-Tweekend.jpg
Studio album by The Crystal Method
Released	July 31, 2001
Recorded	1999-2000
Genre	Big beat, electronica, trip hop, electronic rock
Length	68:53
Label	Outpost/Geffen
Producer	The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method chronology
Vegas (1997)Vegas1997 Tweekend (2001) Community Service (2002)Community Service2002

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(62/100)
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Alternative Press
The Austin Chronicle
Billboard	(favorable)
Blender
Entertainment Weekly	B−
Neumu.net
PopMatters
Q
Rolling Stone
Spin	(5/10)

Tweekend is the second album by American duo The Crystal Method, released in 2001. The album featured the hit lead single "Name of the Game", which has been featured in many films, television shows and commercials. The other two singles from the album were "Murder" (a.k.a. "You Know It's Hard") and "Wild, Sweet and Cool". The album title is derived from the massive demise of the West Coast rave scene in the late 1990s and 2000s.

Track listing

1. "PHD" – 6:27
2. "Wild, Sweet and Cool" – 3:54
3. "Roll It Up" – 6:02
4. "Murder (You Know It's Hard)" – 4:43
5. "Name of the Game" – 4:19
6. "The Winner" – 5:11
7. "Ready For Action" – 5:01
8. "Ten Miles Back" – 7:00
9. "Over the Line" – 6:54
10. "Blowout" – 7:57
11. "Tough Guy" – 11:32
    • Contains a hidden track with a remix of "Name of the Game", after one minute of silence from Tough Guy.

Personnel

• Track 2 guitars by Tom Morello.
• Track 4 vocals by Scott Weiland, guitars by Doug Grean.
• Track 5 guitars by Tom Morello, scratching by DJ Swamp, vocals by Ryan "Ryu" Maginn.
• Track 7 vocals by Ryan "Ryu" Maginn.
• Track 8 vocals by Julie Gallios.

Note: Alternate versions of this album have "Murder" and "Over the Line" switched around.

The album was packaged with a bonus disc for the Australian/New Zealand Tour With the tracklisting

1. Busy Child (Überzone Mix)
2. Name of the Game (Hybrid Blackout in LA Mix)
3. Name of the Game (Eric Kupper's Deep Dub Mix)
4. You Know It's Hard (John Creamer & Stephane K Mix)
5. You Know It's Hard (Dub Pistols Dub Mix)
6. You Know It's Hard (Koma and Bones Mix)

Cover art

The cover is a direct homage to the album art of the Supertramp album Crisis? What Crisis?

Cultural references

"Name of the Game" was revived for a Hummer H3 television advertisement in 2006, was featured in episodes of Dark Angel and NCIS, in the film "Fast & Furious 6", and in the original Splinter Cell video game.

"Roll It Up" has been used in Nissan and Adidas ads, an episode of Dark Angel, Zoolander and the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard

"The Winner" was featured in the video games FreQuency and NBA Live 2002, the series finale episode of Dark Angel "Freak Nation", and as the theme song for the Cedar Point roller coaster Wicked Twister.

" Wild, Sweet Cool" was used in various promo spots for the 2002 winter Olympics.

External links

• Tweekend at Metacritic