Playmate of the Year
Studio album by
Zebrahead
ReleasedAugust 22, 2000 (2000-08-22)
RecordedJanuary – April 2000[1][2]
StudioThe Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California; Sparky Dark, Calabasas, California
Genre
Length50:21
LabelColumbia
ProducerHoward Benson
Zebrahead chronology
Waste of Mind
(1998)		 Playmate of the Year
(2000)		 MFZB
(2003)
Singles from Playmate of the Year
  1. "Deck the Halls (I Hate Christmas)"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Playmate of the Year"
    Released: 2000
  3. "Now or Never"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Ox-FanzineFavorable[5]
Rock Hard8.5/10[6]

Playmate of the Year is the third studio album released by American punk rock band Zebrahead, it is also their final album released via Columbia Records.

The woman modelling on the album cover is American model and actress Jodi Ann Paterson who was a Playboy Playmate in 1999 and named Playmate of the Year in 2000, of which the album refers to.

Singles

  • "Deck the Halls (I Hate Christmas)" - released as a festive single during the Christmas season of 1999 and received airplay from many radio stations in the U.S and Japan.
  • "Playmate of the Year" - the title track of the album was released as the lead single in the summer of 2000 and received radio airplay worldwide, a music video accompanied its release in censored and uncensored versions. The video is also available as one of the extras on the Playboy 2001 Video Playmate Calendar.

In the beginning of the video the band wakes up in their apartment from the doorbell of a crowd of women with which the musicians later have fun. At the end of the video Justin Mauriello wakes up again, realizing that it was just a dream, then he opens the door to the postman, that gives him the new issue of journal "Playboy".

  • "Now or Never" - released exclusively as a radio-only single in Japan in 2001.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I Am"3:01
2."Playmate of the Year"2:58
3."Now or Never"3:00
4."Wasted" (Hidden demo track "Place in France" plays at 3:29)3:54
5."I'm Money"3:53
6."Go"3:23
7."What's Goin' On?"4:01
8."Subtract You"2:59
9."The Hell That Is My Life" (Hidden demo track "Wookie" plays at 3:34)4:00
10."E Generation"2:44
11."Livin' Libido Loco"4:47
12."In My Room" (Tavis Werts of Reel Big Fish performing on didgeridoo plays at 3:35 and prank call plays at 8:41)11:35
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."All I Need"3:08
14."Deck the Halls (I Hate Christmas)"10:15
European bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Get Back"3:31

Notes

  • The actual song from the track "In My Room" is 3:32 long, before being followed by about a minute of Reel Big Fish band member Tavis Werts playing the digeridoo, followed by about five minutes of silence. At 8:41, a prank call to Sony BMG is played, the call is made by band member Justin Mauriello impersonating his mother, demanding to know when the band is going to "start seeing some money" from their record label.

Personnel

Zebrahead

Backing staff

Chart positions

Charts Peak
position
Top Heatseekers 4
US Charts 127
Japan Charts 20

References

  1. ↑ "Zebrahead News (All of '99)". Zebrahead.org. Archived from the original on 2002-02-08.
  2. ↑ "Zebrahead News". Zebrahead.org. Archived from the original on 2000-10-18.
  3. 1 2 3 "Zebrahead Playmate Of The Year". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Playmate of the Year Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  5. ↑ Salmutter, Elmar (March–May 2001). "Reviews: Zebrahead / Playmate of the Year". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  6. ↑ Rensen, Michael (January 17, 2001). "Zebrahead - Playmate of the Year". Rock Hard (in German). Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
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