Extreme Behavior

Extreme Behavior is the debut studio album by American rock band Hinder. It was released in 2005 by Universal Records to generally negative reviews, before going platinum in September 2006. All songs were co-written by Brian Howes, except for "Shoulda", which was co-written with Brian Howes and Social Code. The song "Running in the Rain" did not make the cut for the album, but has been played at concerts on their North American tour.

Extreme Behavior
Studio album by Hinder
Released	September 27, 2005
Recorded	2005
Studio	Armoury Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia
Genre	Hard rock, post-grunge
Length	38:17
Label	Universal
Producer	Brian Howes
Hinder chronology
Far from Close (2003) Extreme Behavior (2005) Take It to the Limit (2008)
Singles from Extreme Behavior
"Get Stoned" Released: July 26, 2005 "Lips of an Angel" Released: July 24, 2006 "How Long" Released: September 2006 "Better Than Me" Released: February 6, 2007 "Homecoming Queen" Released: July 2007 "Born to Be Wild" Released: August 2007 "Shoulda" Released: October 2, 2007 "By the Way" Released: January 2008

Release

The first single (and the song that brought attention to the band) was "Get Stoned". The album also contains Hinder's breakthrough single, "Lips of an Angel" which soared to #1 on the pop charts in 2006. The album's third single was "How Long", which was played on rock stations throughout the US. "Better Than Me" is the fourth single on Extreme Behavior. As of July 11, 2007, the album has sold 2,789,275 copies in the US. Despite not being released as a single, the song "By the Way" also had received airplay from several radio stations.[1]

Cover

The cover art is nearly identical to the cover art of the book How to Tell a Naked Man What to Do: Sex Advice from a Woman Who Knows by Candida Royalle; the only difference is on the book, the model is wearing black lingerie. One of the cover pictures has been altered and the pictures in front of the model have been altered to include the members of Hinder. The alternative album cover has been used in conservative markets like the Philippines and the Middle East. The woman on the front of the original cover is not actress Katherine Heigl, despite common assertion.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Digital Spy	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B[5]
Metal Hammer
Rocklouder	[6]
TuneLab Music	[7]

Critical reviews of the album were mixed to negative. Extreme Behavior was, according to AllMusic, one of the worst albums of 2005; it was rated two out of five stars. In its review of the album, AllMusic said that "Hinder are so egregiously dull they appeal not to fans of music, but fans of high fives."[3]

Track listing

All music and lyrics written by Hinder and Brian Howes, apart from lyrics on tracks 1, 2 and 3 by Hinder, Howes and Joey Moi.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Get Stoned"	3:38
2.	"How Long"	3:24
3.	"By the Way"	3:51
4.	"Nothin' Good About Goodbye"	3:52
5.	"Bliss (I Don't Wanna Know)"	3:50
6.	"Better Than Me"	3:43
7.	"Room 21"	3:43
8.	"Lips of an Angel"	4:21
9.	"Homecoming Queen"	4:38
10.	"Shoulda"	3:17

UK edition

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Lips of an Angel" (acoustic version)	4:20
12.	"Room 21" (acoustic version; incorrect listed as "piano version")	3:31

Wal-Mart deluxe edition (2006)

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Get Stoned" (live; censored)	6:25
12.	"Room 21" (live; censored)	5:35
13.	"Bed of Roses" (Bon Jovi cover)	5:58
14.	"Take Me Home Tonight" (Eddie Money cover)	3:37

Deluxe edition (2007)

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Get Stoned" (piano version)	3:34
12.	"Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf cover)	4:02

Deluxe version bonus DVD (2007)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Better Than Me" (music video)
2.	"Lips of an Angel"
3.	"Get Stoned"
4.	"Born to Be Wild"
5.	"You Can't Make This Shit Up" (live concert from Alliant Energy Center)

Personnel

• Austin Winkler – lead vocals
• Joe "Blower" Garvey – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Mark King – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Mike Rodden – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Cody Hanson – drums (live)
• Robin Diaz – drums

Production

• Brian Howes – producer
• Mike Fraser – engineer

Charts

Album

Chart (2006–2007)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9]	9
UK Albums (OCC)[10]	168
US Billboard 200[11]	6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[12]	2

Singles

Year	Title	Australia	New Zealand	US Hot 100	US Mainstream Rock	US Modern Rock	Pop 100	UK Singles Chart
2005	"Get Stoned"	—	—	104	4	37	—	138
2006	"Lips of an Angel"	1	1	3	3	8	1	—
	"How Long"	—	—	—	6	—	—	—
2007	"Better Than Me"	11	16	31	16	37	23	—
	"Homecoming Queen"	—	—	—	16	—	—	—

References

1. Mediabase 24/7 - 7 Day Charts
2. Apodaca, Terry (July 31, 2008). "Is Hinder a Hack? Hinder – Extreme Behavior Cover Girl". Terryapodaca.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
3. Loftus, Johnny. Extreme Behavior at AllMusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
4. "Digital Spy review". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on May 1, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
5. Collis, Clark (October 6, 2006). "Extreme Behavior review". Entertainment Weekly (901–902). Retrieved July 7, 2011.
6. Fayyaz, Zahid. "Hinder - Extreme Behavior". Rocklouder.co.uk. Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
7. "Review: Hinder – 'Extreme Behavior'". Tunelab Music. April 27, 2006. Archived from the original on May 6, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
8. "Australiancharts.com – Hinder – Extreme Behaviour". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
9. "Charts.nz – Hinder – Extreme Behaviour". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
10. "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): H & Claire – Hysterix". Zobbel. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
11. "Hinder Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
12. "Hinder Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2019.