More Fun in the New World

More Fun in the New World is the fourth studio album by American rock band X, released in September 1983 by Elektra Records. It was reissued with four bonus tracks by Rhino Records in 2002. It was the last X album produced by Ray Manzarek.

More Fun in the New World
Studio album by X
Released	September 1983
Recorded	1983
Studio	Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Punk rock
Length	41:11
Label	Elektra
Producer	Ray Manzarek
X chronology
Under the Big Black Sun (1982) More Fun in the New World (1983) Ain't Love Grand! (1985)

The single "The New World" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1986 movie Something Wild.

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Supersuckers covered "Devil Doll" and "Poor Girl" for the Free the West Memphis 3 project in 2000; Pearl Jam also covered "The New World" live several times, and "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" with Tim Robbins live during the 2004 Vote for Change tour.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A− [2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by John Doe and Exene Cervenka except as indicated.

Side A

1. "The New World" – 3:25
2. "We're Having Much More Fun" – 3:05
3. "True Love" – 2:15
4. "Poor Girl" – 2:50
5. "Make the Music Go Bang" – 3:00
6. "Breathless" (Otis Blackwell) – 2:15
7. "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" – 4:10

Side B

1. "Devil Doll" – 3:05
2. "Painting the Town Blue" – 3:20
3. "Hot House" – 2:55
4. "Drunk in My Past" – 2:51
5. "I See Red" – 3:00
6. "True Love Pt. #2" – 5:00

Bonus tracks (2002 reissue)

1. "Poor Girl (Demo/Remix)" – 2:58
2. "True Love Pt. #2 (Demo/Remix)" – 4:56
3. "Devil Doll (Demo/Remix)" – 3:12
4. "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts (Demo/Remix)" – 5:45

Personnel

X

• Billy Zoom – guitar
• D.J. Bonebrake – drums, percussion
• Exene Cervenka – vocals
• John X. Doe – vocals, bass

Charts

Sales chart performance for More Fun in the New World

Chart	Peak	Date	Duration
The Billboard 200[4]	86	October 28, 1983	23 weeks

References

1. Prato, Greg. "More Fun in the New World – X". AllMusic. Retrieved 2005-09-11.
2. Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1983). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: X: More Fun in the New World". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2012-04-12. Also posted at "X: More Fun in the New World > Consumer Guide Album". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2006-04-04.
3. Connelly, Christopher (October 27, 1983). "X More Fun in the New World > Album Review". Rolling Stone (407). Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2006-06-17.
4. "X". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.