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II is the second studio album by the American rock band The Presidents of the United States of America. It was released via Columbia Records on November 5, 1996, coinciding with the United States presidential election.

II
Studio album by
The Presidents of the United States of America
ReleasedNovember 5, 1996
RecordedStudio Litho, Seattle, Washington, August 1996
Genre
  • Alternative rock
  • grunge
  • punk rock
  • pop punk
Length39:47
LabelColumbia
ProducerChris Ballew, Dave Dederer, Jason Finn, Craig Montgomery
The Presidents of the United States of America chronology
The Presidents of the United States of America
(1995)		 II
(1996)		 Rarities
(1997)
Singles from II
  1. "Mach 5"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Supersonics (Reworked Version of Supermodel)"
    Released: 1996
  3. "Volcano"
    Released: 1997
  4. "Tiki God"
    Released: 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. Club(Unfavorable)[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Background


The album included a few songs that originally appeared on Froggystyle, a self-released cassette that was recorded before their debut album, The Presidents of the United States of America. These songs, which were re-recorded for this album, were "L.I.P", then known as "Little Indian Princess", "Lunatic to Love" and "Puffy Little Shoes". Also, "Twig" was re-recorded, as it was previously recorded as a B-side to a "Lump" single, where it was known as "Twig in the Wind". That version was later released on Rarities as "Twig (Semi Acoustic Version)".


Track listing


All songs by The Presidents of the United States of America.

  1. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Part 1" – 1:39
  2. "Lunatic to Love" – 2:57
  3. "Volcano" – 2:58
  4. "Mach 5" – 3:15
  5. "Twig" – 2:37
  6. "Bug City" – 3:05
  7. "Bath of Fire" – 2:57
  8. "Tiki God" – 2:58
  9. "L.I.P." – 3:20
  10. "Froggie" – 3:10
  11. "Toob Amplifier" – 1:22
  12. "Supermodel" – 2:49
  13. "Puffy Little Shoes" – 4:59
  14. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Part 2" – 3:03
  15. "Basketball Dream" – 0:55 (hidden track)

"Basketball Dream" features a boy, Tony Ballew (a relative of Chris Ballew), describing a dream he had about Magic Johnson - for this reason, the track is often mislabeled "Magic Johnson Dream". Chris Ballew can be heard faintly whispering the lyrics underneath the boy. The recording of Tony's voice, with a different musical backing, previously appeared on Feel Good, an album by Ballew's pre-PUSA band Egg, in 1987.


Personnel


The Presidents of the United States of America
Additional personnel

Charts



Weekly charts


Chart (1996-1997) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 3
Canada Albums (The Record)[8] 5
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 30
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 43
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 20
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 35
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 50
US Billboard 200) 31

Year-end charts


Chart (1996) Position
Australia (ARIA) 37

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[16] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "II - The Presidents of the United States of America". AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
  2. Thompson, Stephen (March 29, 2002). "The Presidents Of The United States Of America: II". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
  3. Kot, Greg (November 8, 1996). "Presidents of the United States of America II (Columbia)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  4. Browne, David (November 8, 1996). "No. 1 with a Ballot (Page 2)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  5. Scribner, Sara (December 8, 1996). "Presidents of the United States of America, 'II'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  6. Cohen, Jason (November 28, 1996). "Presidents of the United States of America: II : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
  7. "Australiancharts.com – The Presidents of the United States of America – II". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  8. "HITS OF THE WORLD". Billboard. March 9, 1996. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  9. "The Presidents of the United States of America: II" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  10. "Lescharts.com – The Presidents of the United States of America – II". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  11. "Charts.nz – The Presidents of the United States of America – II". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  12. "Norwegiancharts.com – The Presidents of the United States of America – II". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  13. "Swedishcharts.com – The Presidents of the United States of America – II". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – The Presidents of the United States of America – II". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  15. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  16. "Canadian album certifications – The Presidents of the United States of America – II". Music Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  17. "American album certifications – The Presidents of the United States of America – Presidents II". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 11, 2022.

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II è il secondo album rock degli Presidents of the United States of America, uscito nel 1996.


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