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Dysfunction (album)

Dysfunction is the second studio album by American rock band Staind, released on April 13, 1999, by Flip Records and Elektra Records. It is the band's first studio album released on a record label. Four singles were released for the album: "Just Go", "Mudshovel", "Suffocate", and "Home".

Dysfunction
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 13, 1999
RecordedDecember 1998
StudioStudio Litho (Seattle)
Genre
Length56:08
Label
Producer
Staind chronology
Tormented
(1996)
Dysfunction
(1999)
Break the Cycle
(2001)
Singles from Dysfunction
  1. "Just Go"
    Released: May 27, 1999
  2. "Mudshovel"
    Released: October 26, 1999
  3. "Home"
    Released: November 30, 1999
  4. "Suffocate"
    Released: 2000

Staind self-released Tormented in 1996. On October 23, 1997, the band met Limp Bizkit vocalist Fred Durst. Durst was initially appalled by Tormented's graphic artwork, and refused to sign Staind, but changed his mind after being impressed with the band's performance. Durst signed the band to Flip/Elektra and helped the band record Dysfunction. Staind promoted Dysfunction through touring and sampler cassettes.

Continuing the dark alternative metal and nu metal sound displayed on Tormented, Dysfunction features singing and some occasional screaming along with angry or depressing lyrics inspired by singer Aaron Lewis' life, with a noticeable increase of melodic sections. Although still similar to Tormented, Dysfunction is more melodic, has an absence of lo-fi production, and, despite having occasional screaming, features more clean singing than Tormented. Critics compared Dysfunction to various bands, including Korn, Coal Chamber, Spineshank, Nothingface, Deftones, Tool, and Alice in Chains.

Despite little success upon release, Dysfunction then grew into mainstream popularity at the end of 1999 and continued experiencing mainstream success in 2000. Eventually, the album had been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Songs like "Mudshovel" and "Home" experienced Billboard chart success and were played often on rock radio stations. Dysfunction experienced mainstream success again in 2001 during the release of Staind's next album Break the Cycle when Break the Cycle brought Staind to the band's popularity peak. As a result, Dysfunction peaked at number 1 on Billboard's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart.

Dysfunction received mostly mixed reviews; some critics praising the vocals and the guitar riffs, while some criticized the album for being repetitive in terms of song structure.

Background and recording edit

Staind self-released its debut album Tormented in 1996. On October 23, 1997, Staind met Limp Bizkit vocalist Fred Durst at the Webster Theater in Hartford, Connecticut. Staind showed Durst a copy of Tormented and Durst was appalled by the album cover, which depicts a bloody Barbie doll on a crucifix with nails hanging from a plastic frame, a buried person with a rosary protruding from the person's nose, and a knife impaling a Bible.[1] Durst assumed the band were Theistic Satanists.[1]

Despite initially trying to remove Staind from opening for Limp Bizkit due to the album cover of Tormented, Fred Durst was impressed with Staind's performance and changed his mind. After hearing their four-song demo, Durst signed Staind to Flip/Elektra to record the band's album Dysfunction. Durst and Staind then traveled to Jacksonville, Florida, to begin developing and recording new songs,[2] and after a meeting with Flip, Staind recorded a three-track sampler in Los Angeles, California. By February 1998, they acquired a record contract and, after performing on the summer Warped Tour, began recording Dysfunction in December 1998.[3] Dysfunction was recorded at Studio Litho and mixed at Studio X in Seattle, Washington.[4] Durst introduced Staind to Terry Date. Date said that after hearing the singing voice of Staind lead singer Aaron Lewis, he instantly thought Lewis's "voice was pretty undeniable."[2] While Durst did most of Dysfunction's preproduction work, "Date said his only challenge was to capture the explosive live feel of the band and help bring out both their melodic and hard sensibilities."[2] After working with Durst in Jacksonville, Staind moved back to their hometown Springfield, Massachusetts, to write songs like "Me", "Just Go", "Home", and some other songs from Dysfunction.[5]

Music and lyrics edit

"My life, up to a point was shit. But I've come a long way. I grew up in a trailer park in Vermont. That was the shit I got out of me in Tormented and Dysfunction, and tailing into Break the Cycle. But the title, Break the Cycle, says it all."

Lewis on his early life and the inspiration for Dysfunction's lyrics.[6]

Staind's vocalist, Aaron Lewis, has stated he feels that, "Dysfunction was a huge step away from Tormented."[7] Guitarist Mike Mushok expressed frustration in how label personnel were in no way intrusive on the production of Dysfunction, but after it sold over a million copies, the band would be relentlessly hassled during the production of future albums.[8] Considered nu metal[9][10] and alternative metal,[11] Dysfunction is known for featuring both singing and screaming.[11][12] The album is also known for featuring songs with slow parts that then turn into aggressive parts with screaming.[12] The album's lyrics are noted for being either angry or depressing.[11][12] Gil Kaufman of MTV wrote that the album "doesn't share the heavy hip-hop influence of the band's new pals. Staind's aggressive sound mixes the industrial crunch of Tool with the morose, heavy rock of Seattle grunge-rockers Alice in Chains."[2] CMJ New Music Report compared Dysfunction to Deftones' Adrenaline, Spineshank, Nothingface's Pacifier, Coal Chamber, and "Korn's non-hip-hop moments.[9] Lewis said of Dysfunction's lyrics: "All the lyrics are about me," Lewis said. "That's why it's called Dysfunction. It's just a list of all the fucked-up shit I've gone through in life."[2] Although Dysfunction features some screaming in some songs, the album features less screaming than Tormented, and is a lot more melodic than Tormented. Durst encouraged Lewis to use more melody in his voice after being impressed by Lewis' singing voice.[5] After describing Tormented as "one long rush of hardcore brat-rage, a 900mph scream of a man smashing his head against a wall in frustration", Tommy Udo wrote in his book Brave Nu World: "1999's Dysfunction is the sound of a band trying to get to grips wuth all the anger and shape something else that will reach beyond the hard core of devotees; not 'selling out' or 'going commercial', just making it bearable."[13]

Promotion and touring edit

Staind released three singles for the album: "Just Go/Suffocate", "Mudshovel", and "Home". Elektra Records promoted Staind in 1998. Dane Venable of Elektra said: "Before we started with radio, we tried to develop a fan presence through a street-awareness campaign." In 1998, Elektra began "with 20,000 Staind sampler cassettes, stickers, and a letter from Fred Durst endorsing the band, and that letter went out to the entire Limp Bizkit fan club list."[14] To promote Dysfunction, Staind joined the Family Values Tour in 1999[14] and also opened for Limp Bizkit.[2] The songs "Just Go", "Mudshovel", and "Home" received airplay on MTV and The Box. HBO's Reverb filmed Staind in 1999 for an episode that was scheduled to air in November 1999.[14] Staind joined Korn for Korn's Sick and Twisted Tour in 2000 and Staind also joined MTV's Return of the Rock tour.[15] Staind began to receive significantly more attention with the mainstream success of the song "Outside" in early 2001. An acoustic version of the song featuring Durst peaked at number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 10, 2001, remaining on the chart for 19 weeks.[16] In March, this version also peaked at number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and stayed on the chart for 26 weeks[17] and peaked at number 2 on the Alternative Songs chart and remained on the chart for 25 weeks.[18]

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [11]
Christgau's Consumer Guide [19]
NME     [20]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [21]

Critical reception edit

Dysfunction received mostly mixed reviews. CMJ New Music Report gave the album a positive review and wrote: "Generally, Lewis's plaintive, melodic and often beautiful crooning is pierced by spine-weakening guitar licks, making Staind a stand-out in the 'new metal' domain."[9] AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "Other listeners, however, will likely find Dysfunction a little tedious, since there isn't a wide variety of songs on the record, nor is there anything catchy. That, of course, is a signature trait of alt-metal and helps make the record a sign of the times -- but that doesn't mean it's an easy record to enjoy for anyone outside of the cognoscenti."[11] NME panned the album and wrote "It wouldn't be so bad if his voice didn't bring to mind Eddie Vedder being fisted in jail."[20] Attrition.org gave the album a positive review, writing: "Dysfunction is definitely an album I would suggest to anyone who really gets into music. I suggest sitting down and listening to Aaron's amazing vocals along with the guitars of Dysfunction from beginning to the end."[22] Orlando Weekly described the album as "an impressive start" and acclaimed the album but criticized the song "Crawl" for the song's "annoying guitar riff", calling "Crawl" "the only short stick on the disc."[23]

Commercial performance edit

Dysfunction achieved a limited amount of success at first, selling only 29,000 copies and debuting at number 173 on the Billboard 200.[24] The album then peaked at number 74 on the chart on November 6, 1999, and was on the chart for 56 weeks.[25] In July 1999, Elektra Records reported that Dysfunction had sold 75,000 copies.[2] Due to the album's rise in mainstream success, the album entered number 10 on and peaked at number 1 on the Heatseekers Albums chart on May 1, 1999, and October 9, 1999, respectively. Dysfunction stayed on the chart for 24 weeks.[26] Although Dysfunction failed to achieve immediate success, the album began to achieve success months after its release. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 5, 1999[27] with sales of over 500,000 copies reported in January 2000.[28] Dysfunction was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 14, 2000[27] with sales of 1,126,000 copies reported in June 2001.[29] Due to the mainstream success of Staind's third album Break the Cycle in 2001, Dysfunction peaked at number 1 on the Catalog Albums chart on May 5, 2001, being on the chart for 24 weeks.[30] Dysfunction was certified double platinum by the RIAA on February 26, 2004.[27] The singles for Dysfunction received a lot of radio play on rock radio. "Mudshovel" peaked at number 10 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and stayed there for 28 weeks whereas "Home" peaked at number 11 on the same chart and remained there for 26 weeks.[31] Dysfunction was ranked number 174 on Billboard's 2000 year-end chart for Billboard 200 albums.[32]

Track listing edit

All lyrics are written by Aaron Lewis; all music is composed by Staind.[4]

No.TitleLength
1."Suffocate"3:16
2."Just Go"4:50
3."Me"4:36
4."Raw"4:09
5."Mudshovel"4:42
6."Home"4:06
7."A Flat"4:59
8."Crawl"4:29
9."Spleen
  • "Excess Baggage"
21:01
Total length:56:08
  • "Spleen" ends at 4:38. Following 11:45 of silence is a hidden track titled "Excess Baggage".
  • On digital editions of the album, the hidden track “Excess Baggage” is separated from “Spleen” as its own track.
  • Limited Edition bonus track
    No.TitleLength
    8."Bring the Noise" (Public Enemy cover; featuring Fred Durst and DJ Lethal of Limp Bizkit)3:51
    Total length:59:59
    • On the limited edition of the album, “Crawl” is moved to track 9, and “Spleen” is moved to track 10.

    Personnel edit

    Adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

    Staind edit

    • Aaron Lewis – lead vocals, acoustic guitar on "Excess Baggage"
    • Mike Mushok – guitars, backing vocals
    • Johnny "Old School" April – bass, backing vocals
    • Jon Wysocki – drums, backing vocals

    Production edit

    • Jordan Schur – executive production
    • Staind – production
    • Fred Durst – co-production
    • Terry Date – production, engineering, mixing
    • Ulrich Wild – engineering
    • Tom Smurdon - assistant engineering
    • John Burton – assistant mixing
    • Roger Lian – mastering
    • Howie Weinberg – mastering

    Artwork edit

    • Mike Mushok - concept
    • Gregory Burke - art director, art design, concept
    • EXUM - photography
    • Jane Choi, Joe Macchio - special effects make-up

    Charts edit

    Certifications edit

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United States (RIAA)[34] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    Other appearances edit

    • A demo of the song "Spleen", recorded in October 1997, had earlier appeared on the compilation Up The Dosage by Wonderdrug Records.[35]
    • An original version of "Mudshovel" appears on Staind's debut album Tormented as "Mudshuvel". This version features a heavier sound with less melody and also features screaming, whereas the Dysfunction version has an absence of screaming.[36]

    References edit

    Citations edit

    1. ^ a b Brode, Rob (April 9, 2001). "Inside the "Outside" with Staind"s Aaron Lewis: Devil not included". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
    2. ^ a b c d e f g Kaufman, Gil (July 21, 1999). "Staind Get Helping Hand From Limp Bizkit Singer". MTV. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
    3. ^ "Staind Tour Dates". Eventful.com. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
    4. ^ a b c Dysfunction (booklet). Staind. Elektra. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
    5. ^ a b Kitts & Tolinski 2002, p. 14.
    6. ^ . Starland Ballroom. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
    7. ^ Florino, Rick (August 25, 2008). "Interview - Staind (Aaron Lewis)". ArtistDirect.com. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
    8. ^ Grierson, Tim (August 20, 2008). "Staind Interview". About.com. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
    9. ^ a b c "Staind - Dysfunction". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 57, no. 608. CMJ Network, Inc. March 8, 1999. p. 34. ISSN 0890-0795.
    10. ^ "Heavy Metal Classifications: A History of Nu Metal". Metal Descent.
    11. ^ a b c d e Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Dysfunction at AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
    12. ^ a b c "Music Review: Staind - Dysfunction". Attrition.org.
    13. ^ Udo 2002, pp. 89–90.
    14. ^ a b c Hay, Carla (October 23, 1999). "Flip's Staind Stands Tall as Proof of Rock's Resurgence". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 43. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 11, 103. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
    15. ^ Udo 2002, p. 83.
    16. ^ "Aaron Lewis Chart History (The Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
    17. ^ "Aaron Lewis Chart History (Mainstream Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
    18. ^ "Aaron Lewis Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
    19. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Staind". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
    20. ^ a b "Dysfunction". NME. September 12, 2005.
    21. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 775. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
    22. ^ "Music Review: Staind - Dysfunction". Attrition.org. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
    23. ^ "Review - Dysfunction". Orlando Weekly. August 18, 1999. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
    24. ^ "Staind's 'Cycle' Makes Mark At No. 1". Billboard. May 30, 2001. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
    25. ^ a b "Staind Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
    26. ^ a b "Staind Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
    27. ^ a b c "American album certifications – Staind – Dysfunction". Recording Industry Association of America.
    28. ^ McDonald, Sam (January 14, 2000). "Expect Rowdy Rock at Staind Show". Daily Press. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
    29. ^ "Staind 'Breaks' Double-Platinum Barrier". Billboard. June 21, 2001. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
    30. ^ a b "Staind Chart History (Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
    31. ^ "Staind Chart History (Mainstream Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
    32. ^ "Year-End Charts (Billboard 200 Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
    33. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
    34. ^ "American album certifications – Staind – Dysfunction". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
    35. ^ Booklet for Up the Dosage. Wonderdrug Records.
    36. ^ Tognazzini, Anthony. "Tormented – Staind". AllMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2021.

    Bibliography edit

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Dysfunction is the second studio album by American rock band Staind released on April 13 1999 by Flip Records and Elektra Records It is the band s first studio album released on a record label Four singles were released for the album Just Go Mudshovel Suffocate and Home DysfunctionStudio album by StaindReleasedApril 13 1999RecordedDecember 1998StudioStudio Litho Seattle GenreNu metalalternative metalLength56 08LabelFlipElektraProducerTerry DateStaindJordan Schur exec Fred Durst co producer Staind chronologyTormented 1996 Dysfunction 1999 Break the Cycle 2001 Singles from Dysfunction Just Go Released May 27 1999 Mudshovel Released October 26 1999 Home Released November 30 1999 Suffocate Released 2000Staind self released Tormented in 1996 On October 23 1997 the band met Limp Bizkit vocalist Fred Durst Durst was initially appalled by Tormented s graphic artwork and refused to sign Staind but changed his mind after being impressed with the band s performance Durst signed the band to Flip Elektra and helped the band record Dysfunction Staind promoted Dysfunction through touring and sampler cassettes Continuing the dark alternative metal and nu metal sound displayed on Tormented Dysfunction features singing and some occasional screaming along with angry or depressing lyrics inspired by singer Aaron Lewis life with a noticeable increase of melodic sections Although still similar to Tormented Dysfunction is more melodic has an absence of lo fi production and despite having occasional screaming features more clean singing than Tormented Critics compared Dysfunction to various bands including Korn Coal Chamber Spineshank Nothingface Deftones Tool and Alice in Chains Despite little success upon release Dysfunction then grew into mainstream popularity at the end of 1999 and continued experiencing mainstream success in 2000 Eventually the album had been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA Songs like Mudshovel and Home experienced Billboard chart success and were played often on rock radio stations Dysfunction experienced mainstream success again in 2001 during the release of Staind s next album Break the Cycle when Break the Cycle brought Staind to the band s popularity peak As a result Dysfunction peaked at number 1 on Billboard s Top Pop Catalog Albums chart Dysfunction received mostly mixed reviews some critics praising the vocals and the guitar riffs while some criticized the album for being repetitive in terms of song structure Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Music and lyrics 3 Promotion and touring 4 Reception 4 1 Critical reception 4 2 Commercial performance 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 6 1 Staind 6 2 Production 6 3 Artwork 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Certifications 9 Other appearances 10 References 10 1 Citations 10 2 BibliographyBackground and recording editStaind self released its debut album Tormented in 1996 On October 23 1997 Staind met Limp Bizkit vocalist Fred Durst at the Webster Theater in Hartford Connecticut Staind showed Durst a copy of Tormented and Durst was appalled by the album cover which depicts a bloody Barbie doll on a crucifix with nails hanging from a plastic frame a buried person with a rosary protruding from the person s nose and a knife impaling a Bible 1 Durst assumed the band were Theistic Satanists 1 Despite initially trying to remove Staind from opening for Limp Bizkit due to the album cover of Tormented Fred Durst was impressed with Staind s performance and changed his mind After hearing their four song demo Durst signed Staind to Flip Elektra to record the band s album Dysfunction Durst and Staind then traveled to Jacksonville Florida to begin developing and recording new songs 2 and after a meeting with Flip Staind recorded a three track sampler in Los Angeles California By February 1998 they acquired a record contract and after performing on the summer Warped Tour began recording Dysfunction in December 1998 3 Dysfunction was recorded at Studio Litho and mixed at Studio X in Seattle Washington 4 Durst introduced Staind to Terry Date Date said that after hearing the singing voice of Staind lead singer Aaron Lewis he instantly thought Lewis s voice was pretty undeniable 2 While Durst did most of Dysfunction s preproduction work Date said his only challenge was to capture the explosive live feel of the band and help bring out both their melodic and hard sensibilities 2 After working with Durst in Jacksonville Staind moved back to their hometown Springfield Massachusetts to write songs like Me Just Go Home and some other songs from Dysfunction 5 Music and lyrics edit My life up to a point was shit But I ve come a long way I grew up in a trailer park in Vermont That was the shit I got out of me in Tormented and Dysfunction and tailing into Break the Cycle But the title Break the Cycle says it all Lewis on his early life and the inspiration for Dysfunction s lyrics 6 Staind s vocalist Aaron Lewis has stated he feels that Dysfunction was a huge step away from Tormented 7 Guitarist Mike Mushok expressed frustration in how label personnel were in no way intrusive on the production of Dysfunction but after it sold over a million copies the band would be relentlessly hassled during the production of future albums 8 Considered nu metal 9 10 and alternative metal 11 Dysfunction is known for featuring both singing and screaming 11 12 The album is also known for featuring songs with slow parts that then turn into aggressive parts with screaming 12 The album s lyrics are noted for being either angry or depressing 11 12 Gil Kaufman of MTV wrote that the album doesn t share the heavy hip hop influence of the band s new pals Staind s aggressive sound mixes the industrial crunch of Tool with the morose heavy rock of Seattle grunge rockers Alice in Chains 2 CMJ New Music Report compared Dysfunction to Deftones Adrenaline Spineshank Nothingface s Pacifier Coal Chamber and Korn s non hip hop moments 9 Lewis said of Dysfunction s lyrics All the lyrics are about me Lewis said That s why it s called Dysfunction It s just a list of all the fucked up shit I ve gone through in life 2 Although Dysfunction features some screaming in some songs the album features less screaming than Tormented and is a lot more melodic than Tormented Durst encouraged Lewis to use more melody in his voice after being impressed by Lewis singing voice 5 After describing Tormented as one long rush of hardcore brat rage a 900mph scream of a man smashing his head against a wall in frustration Tommy Udo wrote in his book Brave Nu World 1999 s Dysfunction is the sound of a band trying to get to grips wuth all the anger and shape something else that will reach beyond the hard core of devotees not selling out or going commercial just making it bearable 13 Promotion and touring editStaind released three singles for the album Just Go Suffocate Mudshovel and Home Elektra Records promoted Staind in 1998 Dane Venable of Elektra said Before we started with radio we tried to develop a fan presence through a street awareness campaign In 1998 Elektra began with 20 000 Staind sampler cassettes stickers and a letter from Fred Durst endorsing the band and that letter went out to the entire Limp Bizkit fan club list 14 To promote Dysfunction Staind joined the Family Values Tour in 1999 14 and also opened for Limp Bizkit 2 The songs Just Go Mudshovel and Home received airplay on MTV and The Box HBO s Reverb filmed Staind in 1999 for an episode that was scheduled to air in November 1999 14 Staind joined Korn for Korn s Sick and Twisted Tour in 2000 and Staind also joined MTV s Return of the Rock tour 15 Staind began to receive significantly more attention with the mainstream success of the song Outside in early 2001 An acoustic version of the song featuring Durst peaked at number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 10 2001 remaining on the chart for 19 weeks 16 In March this version also peaked at number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and stayed on the chart for 26 weeks 17 and peaked at number 2 on the Alternative Songs chart and remained on the chart for 25 weeks 18 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 Christgau s Consumer Guide nbsp 19 NME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 20 The Rolling Stone Album Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 21 Critical reception edit Dysfunction received mostly mixed reviews CMJ New Music Report gave the album a positive review and wrote Generally Lewis s plaintive melodic and often beautiful crooning is pierced by spine weakening guitar licks making Staind a stand out in the new metal domain 9 AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote Other listeners however will likely find Dysfunction a little tedious since there isn t a wide variety of songs on the record nor is there anything catchy That of course is a signature trait of alt metal and helps make the record a sign of the times but that doesn t mean it s an easy record to enjoy for anyone outside of the cognoscenti 11 NME panned the album and wrote It wouldn t be so bad if his voice didn t bring to mind Eddie Vedder being fisted in jail 20 Attrition org gave the album a positive review writing Dysfunction is definitely an album I would suggest to anyone who really gets into music I suggest sitting down and listening to Aaron s amazing vocals along with the guitars of Dysfunction from beginning to the end 22 Orlando Weekly described the album as an impressive start and acclaimed the album but criticized the song Crawl for the song s annoying guitar riff calling Crawl the only short stick on the disc 23 Commercial performance edit Dysfunction achieved a limited amount of success at first selling only 29 000 copies and debuting at number 173 on the Billboard 200 24 The album then peaked at number 74 on the chart on November 6 1999 and was on the chart for 56 weeks 25 In July 1999 Elektra Records reported that Dysfunction had sold 75 000 copies 2 Due to the album s rise in mainstream success the album entered number 10 on and peaked at number 1 on the Heatseekers Albums chart on May 1 1999 and October 9 1999 respectively Dysfunction stayed on the chart for 24 weeks 26 Although Dysfunction failed to achieve immediate success the album began to achieve success months after its release The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA on November 5 1999 27 with sales of over 500 000 copies reported in January 2000 28 Dysfunction was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 14 2000 27 with sales of 1 126 000 copies reported in June 2001 29 Due to the mainstream success of Staind s third album Break the Cycle in 2001 Dysfunction peaked at number 1 on the Catalog Albums chart on May 5 2001 being on the chart for 24 weeks 30 Dysfunction was certified double platinum by the RIAA on February 26 2004 27 The singles for Dysfunction received a lot of radio play on rock radio Mudshovel peaked at number 10 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and stayed there for 28 weeks whereas Home peaked at number 11 on the same chart and remained there for 26 weeks 31 Dysfunction was ranked number 174 on Billboard s 2000 year end chart for Billboard 200 albums 32 Track listing editAll lyrics are written by Aaron Lewis all music is composed by Staind 4 No TitleLength1 Suffocate 3 162 Just Go 4 503 Me 4 364 Raw 4 095 Mudshovel 4 426 Home 4 067 A Flat 4 598 Crawl 4 299 Spleen Excess Baggage 21 01Total length 56 08 Spleen ends at 4 38 Following 11 45 of silence is a hidden track titled Excess Baggage On digital editions of the album the hidden track Excess Baggage is separated from Spleen as its own track Limited Edition bonus trackNo TitleLength8 Bring the Noise Public Enemy cover featuring Fred Durst and DJ Lethal of Limp Bizkit 3 51Total length 59 59 On the limited edition of the album Crawl is moved to track 9 and Spleen is moved to track 10 Personnel editAdapted from the album s liner notes 4 Staind edit Aaron Lewis lead vocals acoustic guitar on Excess Baggage Mike Mushok guitars backing vocals Johnny Old School April bass backing vocals Jon Wysocki drums backing vocalsProduction edit Jordan Schur executive production Staind production Fred Durst co production Terry Date production engineering mixing Ulrich Wild engineering Tom Smurdon assistant engineering John Burton assistant mixing Roger Lian mastering Howie Weinberg masteringArtwork edit Mike Mushok concept Gregory Burke art director art design concept EXUM photography Jane Choi Joe Macchio special effects make upCharts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Dysfunction Chart 1999 2001 PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 25 74US Heatseekers Albums 26 1US Top Pop Catalog Albums 30 1 Year end charts edit 2000 year end chart performance for Dysfunction Chart 2000 PositionUS Billboard 200 33 174Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 34 2 Platinum 2 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Other appearances editA demo of the song Spleen recorded in October 1997 had earlier appeared on the compilation Up The Dosage by Wonderdrug Records 35 An original version of Mudshovel appears on Staind s debut album Tormented as Mudshuvel This version features a heavier sound with less melody and also features screaming whereas the Dysfunction version has an absence of screaming 36 References editCitations edit a b Brode Rob April 9 2001 Inside the Outside with Staind s Aaron Lewis Devil not included The Michigan Daily Retrieved September 8 2015 a b c d e f g Kaufman Gil July 21 1999 Staind Get Helping Hand From Limp Bizkit Singer MTV Retrieved January 6 2021 Staind Tour Dates Eventful com Retrieved February 24 2010 a b c Dysfunction booklet Staind Elektra 1999 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 a b Kitts amp Tolinski 2002 p 14 Staind Starland Ballroom Archived from the original on October 2 2014 Retrieved January 26 2021 Florino Rick August 25 2008 Interview Staind Aaron Lewis ArtistDirect com Retrieved February 24 2010 Grierson Tim August 20 2008 Staind Interview About com Retrieved February 24 2010 a b c Staind Dysfunction CMJ New Music Report Vol 57 no 608 CMJ Network Inc March 8 1999 p 34 ISSN 0890 0795 Heavy Metal Classifications A History of Nu Metal Metal Descent a b c d e Erlewine Stephen Thomas Dysfunction at AllMusic Retrieved July 17 2011 a b c Music Review Staind Dysfunction Attrition org Udo 2002 pp 89 90 a b c Hay Carla October 23 1999 Flip s Staind Stands Tall as Proof of Rock s Resurgence Billboard Vol 111 no 43 Nielsen Business Media Inc pp 11 103 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved January 20 2021 Udo 2002 p 83 Aaron Lewis Chart History The Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved January 20 2021 Aaron Lewis Chart History Mainstream Rock Airplay Billboard Retrieved January 20 2021 Aaron Lewis Chart History Alternative 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