OK Go (album)

OK Go is the debut studio album by American rock band OK Go. It was released in September 2002. The cover was created by designer Stefan Sagmeister.

OK Go
Studio album by OK Go
Released	September 17, 2002
Recorded	June 2001 – January 2002
Genre	Alternative rock[1] pop rock[2] pop punk[3] power pop[4]
Length	40:43
Label	Capitol
Producer	Howard Willing David Trumfio
OK Go chronology
OK Go (Pink EP) (2001) OK Go (2002) Do What You Want (2005)
Singles from OK Go
"Get Over It" Released: 2002 (US), March 10, 2003 (UK) "Don't Ask Me" Released: June 16, 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
The Music Box	[6]
Pitchfork Media	2.6/10[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]

The album debuted at number 107 on Billboard 200, and number one on Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Damian Kulash Jr., except track 9 by Tim Nordwind; all music is composed by Damian Kulash Jr., except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Get Over It"		3:16
2.	"Don't Ask Me"		2:50
3.	"You're So Damn Hot"		2:36
4.	"What to Do"		3:58
5.	"1000 Miles per Hour"		3:32
6.	"Shortly Before the End" (Contains elements from "Jeeves" by Neal Hefti)	Kulash, Tim Nordwind, Neal Hefti	4:19
7.	"Return"	Kulash, Nordwind	3:49
8.	"There's a Fire"	Kulash, Andy Duncan	3:49
9.	"C-C-C-Cinnamon Lips"	Kulash, Nordwind	3:26
10.	"The Fix Is In"	Kulash, Duncan	3:53
11.	"Hello, My Treacherous Friends"		3:29
12.	"Bye Bye Baby"	Kulash, Nordwind	2:14
Total length:			40:43

Appearances in other media

"Get Over It" was featured on the soundtrack of the video games Triple Play Baseball 2002 and Madden NFL 2003. "Don't Ask Me" was featured on the soundtrack of the video game MVP Baseball 2003, trailers for Just Friends and Good Luck Chuck (and also "You're So Damn Hot"), and the movie Catch That Kid. "You're So Damn Hot" was used on an episode of The O.C.. It also appeared in a television commercial advertising campaign for Payless Shoes in 2006, and in ads for ABC's television show Castle.

Personnel

OK Go

• Damian Kulash Jr. – lead vocals, guitar, programming, percussion
• Tim Nordwind – bass, vocals, lead vocals on track 9
• Andy Duncan – guitar, keyboard, vocals
• Dan Konopka – drums

Production

• Andrew Slater – executive producer
• Howard Willing – producer, engineer
• Dave Trumfio – producer, engineer
• Ted Jensen – mixing, mastering engineer

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9]	1
UK Albums (OCC)[10]	94
US Billboard 200[11]	107

References

1. "OK Go AllMusic review".
2. "Bubble gum pop rock boys beat current whine, angst". Daily Collegian. September 20, 2002. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
3. "Bubble gum pop rock boys beat current whine, angst". Daily Collegian. September 20, 2002. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
4. "Bubble gum pop rock boys beat current whine, angst". Daily Collegian. September 20, 2002. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
5. Cater, Evan. "OK Go – OK Go". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.
6. Simon, T.J. (December 2002). "OK Go – OK Go". The Music Box. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
7. Stephens, Matt (March 9, 2003). "OK Go: Ok Go".
8. O'Donnell, Kevin (August 25, 2005). "OK Go: OK Go". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
9. "OK Go Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
10. "OK Go | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
11. "OK Go Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2012.

External links

• OK Go at MusicBrainz