Felons and Revolutionaries
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1999
Recorded1999
StudioGreene Street Recording (New York City)
Genre
Length47:41
Label
Producer
Dope chronology
Felons and Revolutionaries
(1999)
Life
(2001)
Singles from Felons and Revolutionaries
  1. "Debonaire/Sick"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Pig Society"
    Released: 1999
  3. "Everything Sucks"
    Released: 1999
  4. "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal4/10[3]
Metal Hammer7/10[4]
NME7/10[5]

Felons and Revolutionaries is the debut studio album by the American nu metal band Dope. The album was released in 1999 on Epic Records and has sold over 236,000 copies in the United States,[6] making it their best-selling album to date. It was re-released on June 17, 2000, with the single "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Dead or Alive cover) as a bonus track. "Pig Society", "Everything Sucks", "Sick", and "Debonaire" were also released as singles, but did not chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Edsel Dope, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pig Society" 3:14
2."Debonaire" 2:33
3."Everything Sucks" 3:01
4."Sick"
  • Edsel Dope
  • Simon Dope
3:11
5."Kimberly's Ghost" 3:18
6."Spine for You" 4:39
7."One Fix" 3:41
8."Fuck tha Police" (N.W.A cover)4:04
9."Intervention" 2:45
10."America the Pitiful" 2:42
11."Shit Life" 4:13
12."Wake Up" 3:20
13."I Am Nothing" 4:12
Total length:47:41
Later pressing bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" (Dead or Alive cover)
2:43

Appearances in other media

Personnel

Dope
Additional personnel
Production

Chart positions

Album
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Top Heatseekers 25
Single
Song Chart (2000) Peak
position
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 37

References

  1. ^ William Ruhlmann (September 14, 1999). "Felons and Revolutionaries – Dope | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Felons and Revolutionaries". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ^ Gabler, Pete (December 1999). "Under the Hammer". Metal Hammer. No. 69. UK: Future plc. p. 76.
  5. ^ "Felons And Revolutionaries". NME. September 12, 2005. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. (September 12, 2005)
  6. ^ Nielsen SoundScan sales figures