Weight (album)

Weight
Studio album by Rollins Band
Released April 12, 1994
Recorded 1993 & 1994
Genre Alternative metal, post-hardcore, funk metal
Length 53:26
Label Imago Records
Producer Theo Van Rock
Rollins Band chronology
The End of Silence
(1992)		 Weight
(1994)		 Come in and Burn
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
NME 4/9/94, p.41

Weight is the fourth full-length studio album by the Rollins Band, released on April 12, 1994 (see 1994 in music). It featured the band's biggest hits, "Liar" and "Disconnect", which gained rotation on MTV and gained popularity after being featured on Beavis and Butt-head. The song "Civilized" was also used as the closing theme for Dennis Miller Live from 1994–2002 on HBO.
"Wrong Man" (1994)
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Track listing

All songs are credited to the Rollins Band.

  1. "Disconnect" – 4:57
  2. "Fool" – 4:26
  3. "Icon" – 3:41
  4. "Civilized" – 3:54
  5. "Divine Object of Hatred" – 4:01
  6. "Liar" – 6:34
  7. "Step Back" – 3:58
  8. "Wrong Man" – 4:19
  9. "Volume 4" – 4:39
  10. "Tired" - 3:46
  11. "Alien Blueprint" – 3:45
  12. "Shine" – 5:26

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1994 Metal Hammer United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" 7 [2]
1994 Melody Maker United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" 34 [3]
1994 Sounds Germany "Albums of the Year" 47 [4]
1995 RAW United Kingdom "90 essential albums for the 90s" * [5]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Chart performance

Album
Chart Peak
Australian Album Chart 10 [6]
UK Albums Chart 22 [7]
New Zealand Chart 26 [8]
Swedish Album Chart 29 [9]
U.S. Billboard 200 33 [10]
Dutch Album Charts 35 [11]
Singles
Year Title Peak Chart positions
US
Main		 US
Mod		 UK [12] NLD [13]
1994 "Disconnect" — — 27 —
"Liar" 40 26 27 28
"—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart.

Personnel

Rollins Band
Additional musicians and production

References

  1. ↑ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "allmusic ((( Weight > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Metal Hammer - Albums of the Year". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  3. ↑ "Melody Maker - Albums of the Year". Melody Maker. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  4. ↑ "Sounds - Albums of the Year". Sounds. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  5. ↑ "Terrorizer - 90 essential albums for the 90s". RAW. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  6. ↑ "Rollins Band - Weight". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  7. ↑ Weight, UK charts page for Weight by Rollins Band
  8. ↑ "Rollins Band - Weight". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  9. ↑ "Rollins Band - Weight". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  10. ↑ "Weight charts [albums]". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  11. ↑ "Rollins Band - Weight". DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  12. ↑ "UK charts page for "Liar" by Rollins Band". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
  13. ↑ "Rollins Band - "Liar"". Steffen Hung, dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
Studio albums
Compilation/outtakes albums
Live albums
  • Do It
  • Turned On
  • Electro Convulsive Therapy
  • Insert Band Here
  • A Clockwork Orange Stage
  • The Only Way to Know for Sure
Singles
Related artists
Rollins Band
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  • Songs


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