Weight is the fourth full-length studio album by the Rollins Band, released on April 12, 1994. It featured the band's biggest hits, "Liar" and "Disconnect". The band recorded the album during a snowy December 1993 in Echo Creek Ranch, in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

Weight
Studio album by Rollins Band
Released	April 12, 1994
Recorded	1993–1994
Genre	Alternative metal[1]
Length	53:26
Label	Imago Records
Producer	Theo Van Rock
Rollins Band chronology
The End of Silence (1992) Weight (1994) Come In and Burn (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
NME	4/9/94, p.41

Appearances in other media

The video for the single "Liar" gained further popularity after appearing on a 1994 Beavis and Butt-Head episode titled "Liar! Liar!".[3] Another video from the album, "Disconnect", appeared twice on the series, first in the 1995 episode "Top o' the Mountain", then as part of the episode "Shortcuts" in March 1997 (coincidentally the same month the band's follow-up Come In and Burn was released). The song "Civilized" was also used as the closing theme for Dennis Miller Live from 1994–2002 on HBO.

Reception and legacy

The album received positive reviews from critics, and had sold 423,000 units in the United States as of 1996, making it their most commercially successful release.[4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave it a four-star rating, and labelled it "their most impressive album to date". In 2016, Metal Hammer included it on their "10 essential alt-metal albums" list.[1]

Track listing

All songs are credited to the Rollins Band.

1. "Disconnect" – 4:57
2. "Fool" – 4:26
3. "Icon" – 3:41
4. "Civilized" – 3:54
5. "Divine" – 4:01
6. "Liar" – 6:34
7. "Step Back" – 3:58
8. "Wrong Man" – 4:19
9. "Volume 4" – 4:39
10. "Tired" – 3:46
11. "Alien Blueprint" – 3:45
12. "Shine" – 5:26

Accolades

Personnel

Rollins Band Sim Cain – drums Melvin Gibbs – bass Chris Haskett – guitar Henry Rollins – vocals

Additional musicians and production David Bianco – mixing John Jackson – mixing Peter Rave – recording Theo Van Rock – production Brant Scott – recording Rob Sieffert – recording Howie Weinberg – mastering

Chart performance

Album Chart (1994) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 10 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 35 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 53 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 26 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 29 UK Albums (OCC)[14] 22 US Billboard 200[15] 33

Singles Year Title Peak chart positions US Main US Mod AUS [16] NLD [17] UK [18] 1994 "Disconnect" — — — — 27 "Liar" 40 26 65 28 27 "—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart.

References

1. Hill, Stephen (December 15, 2016). "10 essential alt-metal albums". Metal Hammer. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
2. Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Rollins Band - Weight". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
3. Beavis & Butthead - Liar by Rollins Band, retrieved September 18, 2022 - on YouTube
4. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (June 22, 1996). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
5. "Metal Hammer - Albums of the Year". Metal Hammer. Retrieved April 16, 2008.
6. "Melody Maker - Albums of the Year". Melody Maker. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
7. "Sounds - Albums of the Year". Sounds. Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
8. "RAW's 90 Essential Albums For The 90s". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
9. "Australiancharts.com – Rollins Band – Weight". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Rollins Band – Weight" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Rollins Band – Weight" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
12. "Charts.nz – Rollins Band – Weight". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
13. "Swedishcharts.com – Rollins Band – Weight". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
15. "Weight charts [albums]". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
16. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 238.
17. "Rollins Band - "Liar"". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
18. "UK charts page for "Liar" by Rollins Band". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

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