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As Cruel as School Children is the third studio album by American rap rock band Gym Class Heroes, released by Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic Records on July 25, 2006. It was produced by Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump.

As Cruel as School Children
Studio album by Gym Class Heroes
Released	July 25, 2006 (2006-07-25)
Genre	Alternative rock alternative hip hop rap rock
Length	49:19
Label	Fueled by Ramen, Atlantic
Producer	Patrick Stump
Gym Class Heroes chronology
The Papercut Chronicles (2005) As Cruel as School Children (2006) The Quilt (2008)
Singles from As Cruel as School Children
"The Queen and I" Released: August 28, 2006 "New Friend Request" Released: October 28, 2006 "Cupid's Chokehold" Released: November 7, 2006 "Shoot Down the Stars" Released: May 11, 2007 "Clothes Off!!" Released: July 27, 2007

A second version of the album, released on November 4, 2006 additionally contains the single "Cupid's Chokehold" (a different recording of the song was featured on their previous album The Papercut Chronicles). Both versions of these albums have the Parental Advisory sticker on them. As Cruel as School Children shows a significant departure from the style of their previous work such as the use of drum machine, acoustic guitar, synthesizers and the band dabbling in many genres such as electronica, funk and soul.

The album received generally positive reviews, and it has since been certified gold by the RIAA.[1] The title of the album is a lyric from "Scandalous Scholastics", one of the album's tracks. The band later re-released this album, with the inclusion of a new remix of "Cupid's Chokehold".

Appearances and influences

A number of notable musicians appear on this album. "Clothes Off!" features Fall Out Boy vocalist Patrick Stump, who was also the album's producer. The hook for the song is from Jermaine Stewart's 1986 song "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off". "Biter's Block" features Speech of Arrested Development. The chorus for "Cupid's Chokehold" comes from the single "Breakfast in America" by Supertramp and is sung by Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy.

A number of tracks have been used in other media. Track 3, "New Friend Request" and track 8, "It's OK, but Just this Once!" were used in the film Snakes On A Plane. Travis McCoy also guest stars on the films theme tune, "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)", whilst the song "It's OK, But Just This Once" was briefly featured on HBO's hit series Entourage in episode 319 - "The Prince's Bride". The chorus of "Shoot Down The Stars" is briefly heard in Never Back Down.

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	79%[2]
AllMusic	[3]
Alternative Press	(positive)[4]
Drowned in Sound	6/10[5]
Entertainment.ie	[6]
God Is in the TV	3.5/5[7]
RapReviews	[8]
Spin	(favorable)[9]
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5[10]

As Cruel as School Children debuted at number 35 on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming the group's first album to reach the chart.[11] On August 9, 2007, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.[12]

Since its release, As Cruel as School Children has received generally positive reviews. Alternative Press called the album "nothing short of a classic", also heavily praising the use of live instrumentation. In a less enthusiastic review, Victoria Durham of Drowned in Sound stated that the band needed to "get rid of the filler" in order to be more successful. Though, she also noted the group's potential, referring to their creative rhyming as what could set them up to be "the OutKast of the rock world".

Track listing

Standard Edition

All songs written by Gym Class Heroes, Sam Hollander and Dave Katz, except Clothes Off, written by Gym Class Heroes, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz, Preston Glass and Narada Walden and Cupid's Chokehold/Breakfast In America, written by Travis McCoy, Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies.

1. 1st Period: "The Queen and I" – 3:15
2. 2nd Period: "Shoot Down the Stars" – 3:38
3. 3rd Period: "New Friend Request" – 4:14
4. 4th Period: "Clothes Off!!" (featuring Patrick Stump) – 3:55
5. Lunch: "Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 1" – 1:52
6. 6th Period: "Viva la White Girl" – 3:53
7. 7th Period: "7 Weeks" (featuring William Beckett) – 3:51
8. 8th Period: "It's Ok, but Just This Once!" – 3:10
9. Study Hall: "Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 2" – 1:01
10. 10th Period: "Biters Block" – 3:48
11. Yearbook Club: "Boys in Bands" (interlude) – 0:59
12. 12th Period: "Scandalous Scholastics" – 4:17
13. 13th Period: "On My Own Time (Write On!)" – 4:42
14. Intramurals: "Cupid's Chokehold/Breakfast In America" (featuring Patrick Stump) – 3:58
15. Detention: "Sloppy Love Jingle, Pt. 3" – 2:15

Limited Edition Bonus Disc

1. "Clothes Off!!" (Stress remix) (featuring Ghostface Killah, Tyga and Patrick Stump) – 4:32
2. "Viva la White Girl" (remix) (featuring Lil Wayne) – 4:46
3. "The Machine and I" (featuring Keith Buckley) – 4:22
4. "New Friend Request" (SK1 Ferrer remix) (featuring Papoose) – 4:15

Personnel

• Travis McCoy (Schleprok) – vocals
• Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo – guitar
• Matt McGinley – drums
• Eric Roberts – bass guitar

Charts

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[21]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[22]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date
United States	July 25, 2006
United Kingdom	May 7, 2007

References

На других языках

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- [en] As Cruel as School Children

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[es] As Cruel as School Children

As Cruel as School Children es el tercer álbum de estudio de la banda estadounidense Gym Class Heroes, lanzado el 25 de julio de 2006 por Fueled by Ramen. Una segunda versión del álbum fue lanzado el 4 de noviembre de 2006 que contiene el sencillo "Cupid's Chokehold" (una grabación de la canción fue incluida en su álbum anterior The Papercut Chronicles). Ambas versiones del álbum tienen el sticker Parental Advisory. El álbum muestra un giro radical en cuanto al sonido en compararción con sus trabajos anteriores, utilizando instrumentos como la guitarra acústica o sintetizadores además de incursionar en ritmos como la Electrónica, Ska y Funk. El álbum fue certificado con el Disco de Oro por la RIAA.[1] Para julio de 2007 el álbum ya había vendido 471,000 copias en los Estados Unidos.

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