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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