Angst in My Pants is the eleventh studio album by American pop and rock band Sparks. The album was released in 1982 by Atlantic Records in both the US and UK, and this was the sixth overall label that the band was signed to in the US, and, for the first time since the mid-1970s, the band would be signed to the same label in both the US and UK for three consecutive studio albums.
Angst in My Pants marked the second studio album that keyboardist Ron Mael and lead vocalist Russell Mael worked with the backing band of guitarist Bob Haag, bassist Leslie Bohem, and drummer David Kendrick. James Goodwin augmented the line-up playing additional synthesizers, though these were mixed farther back, letting the rest of the band come to the fore. The resulting power pop[2] album was recorded at Musicland Studios in Munich, Germany produced by Mack in association with Giorgio Moroder Enterprises. The recording of the album was the second and last time that Sparks worked with Mack. It was the last album to feature Ron sporting his signature toothbrush mustache on the album cover.
In a 1990 interview with Trouser Press, the band discussed how the title track came about from being short one song after the rest of the album had been recorded. According to Russell Mael:
We had another song called "Angst in My Pants" with a totally different melody. It was going to be on the album, but we didn't like it that much. We needed one more song for the album. We're usually well prepared before we record, but somehow we were one song short. We'd finished recording all the other songs. One day in the hotel in Munich, Ron came up with that melody and stuck the old title onto the new song. Mack really liked the song and we recorded it.[3]
Releaseedit
Angst in My Pants was not a success in the UK but was as successful as their previous studio album, Whomp That Sucker (1981), in the U.S. where it peaked at No. 173 on the Billboard 200.[4]
The single "I Predict" became Sparks' first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at No. 60 in May 1982.[5] This was the first time since the release of "Wonder Girl" in 1971 that Sparks had enjoyed moderate success on the U.S. single charts. An extended remix of "I Predict" was released as a club promo while the 7" single was backed with the album track "Moustache". The music video for "I Predict" was directed by Douglas Brian Martin, with cinematography by Frederick Elmes.[6]
"Angst in My Pants" and "Eaten by the Monster of Love" were both used in the movie Valley Girl, a romantic comedy released in 1983. "Eaten by the Monster of Love" was also featured in the 2009 horror movie Cabin Fever 2 and the sixth season episode of Gilmore Girls, "The Real Paul Anka". "Angst in My Pants" was also featured in the season two episode of the Showtime series Yellowjackets, "Old Wounds".
The band performed "Mickey Mouse" and "I Predict" as musical guests on the May 15, 1982 episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by Danny DeVito. "Mickey Mouse" was prefaced by a monologue from Ron Mael, in a deadpan style, describing the characteristics of the common mouse and its various activities (including "scaring women" and "ingesting huge amounts of saccharine for laboratory experiments"), leading up to the introduction of the song title.
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Ron Mael and Russell Mael
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Angst in My Pants is the eleventh studio album by American pop and rock band Sparks The album was released in 1982 by Atlantic Records in both the US and UK and this was the sixth overall label that the band was signed to in the US and for the first time since the mid 1970s the band would be signed to the same label in both the US and UK for three consecutive studio albums Angst in My PantsStudio album by SparksReleasedMarch 29 1982 1982 03 29 StudioMusicland Munich Germany GenreRock 1 power pop 2 synth pop 1 Length35 31LabelAtlanticProducerMackSparks chronologyWhomp That Sucker 1981 Angst in My Pants 1982 In Outer Space 1983 Singles from Angst in My Pants I Predict Released April 1982 Angst in My Pants Released 1982 Germany Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 2 Contents 1 History 2 Release 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 References 6 External linksHistory editAngst in My Pants marked the second studio album that keyboardist Ron Mael and lead vocalist Russell Mael worked with the backing band of guitarist Bob Haag bassist Leslie Bohem and drummer David Kendrick James Goodwin augmented the line up playing additional synthesizers though these were mixed farther back letting the rest of the band come to the fore The resulting power pop 2 album was recorded at Musicland Studios in Munich Germany produced by Mack in association with Giorgio Moroder Enterprises The recording of the album was the second and last time that Sparks worked with Mack It was the last album to feature Ron sporting his signature toothbrush mustache on the album cover In a 1990 interview with Trouser Press the band discussed how the title track came about from being short one song after the rest of the album had been recorded According to Russell Mael We had another song called Angst in My Pants with a totally different melody It was going to be on the album but we didn t like it that much We needed one more song for the album We re usually well prepared before we record but somehow we were one song short We d finished recording all the other songs One day in the hotel in Munich Ron came up with that melody and stuck the old title onto the new song Mack really liked the song and we recorded it 3 Release editAngst in My Pants was not a success in the UK but was as successful as their previous studio album Whomp That Sucker 1981 in the U S where it peaked at No 173 on the Billboard 200 4 The single I Predict became Sparks first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at No 60 in May 1982 5 This was the first time since the release of Wonder Girl in 1971 that Sparks had enjoyed moderate success on the U S single charts An extended remix of I Predict was released as a club promo while the 7 single was backed with the album track Moustache The music video for I Predict was directed by Douglas Brian Martin with cinematography by Frederick Elmes 6 Angst in My Pants and Eaten by the Monster of Love were both used in the movie Valley Girl a romantic comedy released in 1983 Eaten by the Monster of Love was also featured in the 2009 horror movie Cabin Fever 2 and the sixth season episode of Gilmore Girls The Real Paul Anka Angst in My Pants was also featured in the season two episode of the Showtime series Yellowjackets Old Wounds The band performed Mickey Mouse and I Predict as musical guests on the May 15 1982 episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Danny DeVito Mickey Mouse was prefaced by a monologue from Ron Mael in a deadpan style describing the characteristics of the common mouse and its various activities including scaring women and ingesting huge amounts of saccharine for laboratory experiments leading up to the introduction of the song title Track listing editAll tracks are written by Ron Mael and Russell MaelSide oneNo TitleLength1 Angst in My Pants 3 252 I Predict 2 503 Sextown U S A 2 564 Sherlock Holmes 3 345 Nicotina 3 266 Mickey Mouse 3 16 Side twoNo TitleLength7 Moustache 3 288 Instant Weight Loss 3 279 Tarzan and Jane 3 1810 The Decline and Fall of Me 2 5311 Eaten by the Monster of Love 2 58Total length 35 31 Imperial Records Japan bonus tracks 2009 No TitleLength12 Angst in My Pants Radio Promo Ad 1 0313 Kidnap Unreleased Demo 3 1114 A Trying Day Unreleased Demo 3 2115 Dancing Is Dangerous I Ought to Know Unreleased Demo 3 27 Repertoire Records bonus tracks 2013 No TitleLength12 Modesty Plays Short Version 3 0713 I Predict Club Mix 6 1914 Modesty Plays Extended Version 5 16Personnel editCredits are adapted from the Angst in My Pants liner notes 7 Russell Mael vocals Ron Mael keyboards synthesizers cover concept Leslie Bohem bass guitar additional background vocals Bob Haag guitar additional background vocals David Kendrick drums James Goodwin synthesizers Mack production engineering synthesizer programmingReferences edit a b Sparks Record Collector Magazine recordcollectormag com Retrieved 28 April 2019 a b c AllMusic review Sparks 1975 1990 Trouser Press 2021 06 19 Retrieved 2021 10 08 Sparks in Billboard 200 billboard com Retrieved 11 July 2021 Allmusic Billboard Albums Sparks Billboard Retrieved 2008 12 04 allmusic I Predict Sparks c 2009 Macrovision Corporation All Rights Reserved Retrieved 2009 09 21 Angst in My Pants CD booklet Sparks Atlantic Records 1982 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link External links editAngst in My Pants at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angst in My Pants amp oldid 1220894481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
