First Ditch Effort

"Oxy Moronic" was released to radio on September 14, 2016.^[1] It was released on October 7.^[2]^[3]^[4] It is the band's first studio album since 2012's Self Entitled, marking the longest gap between two NOFX studio albums to date, and also marks the first time since 2003's The War on Errorism that Bill Stevenson did not produce a NOFX album; instead, the album was produced by Cameron Webb.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Six Years on Dope"	1:32
2.	"Happy Father's Day"	1:14
3.	"Sid and Nancy"	2:22
4.	"California Drought"	3:14
5.	"Oxy Moronic"	3:56
6.	"I Don't Like Me Anymore"	2:30
7.	"I'm a Transvest-lite"	2:16
8.	"Ditch Effort"	1:47
9.	"Dead Beat Mom"	2:18
10.	"Bye Bye Biopsy Girl"	2:00
11.	"It Ain't Lonely at the Bottom"	1:33
12.	"I'm So Sorry Tony"	3:18
13.	"Generation Z"	5:07
Total length:		33:07

Personnel

Fat Mike – lead vocals, bass. Keyboards, Piano
Eric Melvin – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, Lead Vocals on "Six years On Dope"
El Hefe – lead guitar, vocals, Trumpet
Erik Sandin – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Johnny OMM - Harmonic's
Karina Deniké - Backup Vocals on "Sid and Nancy" and "I'm So Sorry Tony"
Joey Balls - Piano on "Sid and Nancy" and "I Don't Like Me Anymore"
Matt Garney - Keyboards on "California Drought"
Fletcher Dragge - Backup vocals on "I'm a Transvest-Lite
Brian Baker - Lead Guitar on "Dead Beat Mom"
Luis and Toku - Guitar and Sax on "Bye Bye Biopsy Girl"
Joey Cape - Backup Vocals on "I'm So Sorry Tony"
Chris Shiflett - Lead Guitar on "Generation Z"
Darius Koski - Viola on "Generation Z"
Chris Mathewson - Keyboards on "Generation Z"
Darla Burkett - Backup Vocals on "Generation Z"
Fiona Sly - Backup Vocals on "Generation Z"
Sidra Hitching - Poet on "Generation Z"

Production

Cameron Webb and Fat Mike - producer

Engineers

Cameron Webb

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[5]	27
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[6]	28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[7]	116
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[8]	23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	33
US Billboard 200^[11]	54
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[12]	12

First Ditch Effort (Commentary Version)

On October 28, 2016, a commentary version of First Ditch Effort was released. It has Fat Mike giving facts, thoughts, and meanings about each track and the album itself.

References

↑ "FMQB Airplay Archive: SubModern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
↑ "NOFX Reveal 'First Ditch Effort' Album Details, 'Six Years on Dope' Video". Loudwire. July 19, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
↑ "NOFX announce new album, premiere first single—listen". Alternative Press. July 22, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
↑ "NOFX - First Ditch Effort - OUT Oct. 7th! New Song!". fatwreck.com. July 19, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
↑ "Australiancharts.com – NOFX – First Ditch Effort". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – NOFX – First Ditch Effort" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
↑ "Ultratop.be – NOFX – First Ditch Effort" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
↑ "NOFX – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for NOFX. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – NOFX – First Ditch Effort" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – NOFX – First Ditch Effort". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
↑ "NOFX – Chart history" Billboard 200 for NOFX. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
↑ "NOFX – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for NOFX. Retrieved October 18, 2016.

NOFX

Fat Mike El Hefe Eric Melvin Erik Sandin Scott Sellers Scott Aldahl Dave Allen Dave Casillas Steve Kidwiller

Studio albums	Liberal Animation S&M Airlines Ribbed White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean Punk in Drublic Heavy Petting Zoo So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes Pump Up the Valuum BYO Split Series Volume III The War on Errorism Wolves in Wolves' Clothing Coaster Self Entitled First Ditch Effort

Live albums	I Heard They Suck Live!! They've Actually Gotten Worse Live!

Compilation albums	Maximum Rocknroll 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us) The Longest EP

EPs	NOFX (1985) So What If We're on Mystic! The P.M.R.C. Can Suck on This The Longest Line HOFX Fuck the Kids Timmy the Turtle The Decline Surfer Regaining Unconsciousness 7" of the Month Club Never Trust a Hippy The Myspace Transmissions Cokie the Clown NOFX / The Spits NOFX (2011) Stoke Extinguisher

Singles	"Don't Call Me White" "Leave It Alone" "All of Me" "Bottles to the Ground" "Pods and Gods" "The Decline" Fat Club "13 Stitches" "Stoke Extinguisher"

Related articles	Discography Ten Years of Fuckin' Up NOFX: Backstage Passport Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Fat Wreck Chords Rock Against Bush

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