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ANThology
ANThology cover
Studio album by Alien Ant Farm
Released	March 6 2001 (U.S.)
Recorded	August - November 2000
Genre	Alternative metal
Length	55:40
Label	Dreamworks (U.S.) LBJ-46
Producer	Jay Baumgardner
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Alien Ant Farm chronology
Greatest Hits (1999) ANThology (2001) truANT (2003)

ANThology is the first major label album by Alien Ant Farm. Their first single, "Smooth Criminal", was a cover of Michael Jackson's song "Smooth Criminal", which started to bring popularity to the band. The song "Wish" was featured on the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and "Courage" was featured on the video game "Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder". "Courage" was also featured in the game ATV Offroad Fury 2. The album has sold over 1,000,000 units in the US.

Track listing

1. "Courage" – 3:30
2. "Movies" – 3:15
3. "Flesh and Bone" – 4:28
4. "Whisper" – 3:25
5. "Summer" – 4:15
6. "Sticks and Stones" – 3:16
7. "Attitude" – 4:54
8. "Stranded" – 3:57
9. "Wish" – 3:21
10. "Calico" – 4:10
11. "Death Day" – 4:33
12. "Smooth Criminal" – 3:29
13. "Universe" – 9:07 (includes hidden track "Orange Appeal")

Personnel

• Terry Corso - Guitar
• Mike Cosgrove - Drums
• Dryden Mitchell - Vocals
• Tye Zamora - Bass
• Jay Baumgardner - Producer
• Ron Handler- A&R

Charts

Billboard 200 - #12

Singles

• Originally, the band made a small budget video for the song Movies (as they were still an unknown). This was their intended first single. According to the band, they had never intended for Smooth Criminal to be a single. A radio station played the song (without permission from the band) and they received positive feedback. Instead of taking action against the radio station, they decided to accommodate the listeners and they quickly released their Smooth Criminal video and took away their Movies video. When it was time for a second single, they shot the current Movies video.

•  • [ e] Alien Ant Farm
Dryden Mitchell | Joe Hill | Alex Barreto | Mike Cosgrove
Terry Corso | Tye Zamora
Discography
Greatest Hits (1999) | ANThology (2001) | truANT (2003) | 3rd Draft (unreleased) |Up in the Attic (2006)
Singles
"Smooth Criminal", "Movies", "Attitude", "These Days", "Glow", "S.S. Recognize", "Forgive and Forget"
Label(s)
Universal Records

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