Q2K

Q2K is the seventh studio album by heavy metal band Queensrÿche, released on 14 September 1999. It was the only Queensrÿche studio album to feature guitarist Kelly Gray as an official member, who, in the early 1980s, was in a band called Myth with vocalist Geoff Tate. "Breakdown" was released as the first single off Q2K. "The Right Side of My Mind" was released as the band's first music video since the album Promised Land and has had occasional airplay on VH1 Classic, which also premiered it in a special co-hosted by Geoff Tate.

Q2K
Studio album by Queensrÿche
Released	September 14, 1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	Hard rock alternative rock
Length	49:45
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Queensrÿche
Queensrÿche chronology
Hear in the Now Frontier (1997) Q2K (1999) Tribe (2003)
Singles from Q2K
"Breakdown" Released: 1999 "The Right Side of My Mind" Released: 1999
Audio sample
"Breakdown" file help

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	5/10^[2]
PopMatters	^[3]
Q	^[4]

On August 29, 2006, Rhino Entertainment released an expanded & remastered edition of Q2K which included four bonus tracks.^[5] In Canada, the album was released by Anthem Records.

Two songs "Discipline" and "Monologue" still remain unreleased after Q2K sessions.^[6][7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Queensrÿche

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Falling Down"	4:28
2.	"Sacred Ground"	4:12
3.	"One Life"	4:48
4.	"When the Rain Comes..."	5:05
5.	"How Could I?"	3:44
6.	"Beside You"	5:14
7.	"Liquid Sky"	4:53
8.	"Breakdown"	4:11
9.	"Burning Man"	3:42
10.	"Wot Kinda Man"	3:15
11.	"The Right Side of My Mind"	5:51

2006 CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Until There Was You"	4:06
13.	"Howl"	4:05
14.	"Sacred Ground" (live)	4:23
15.	"Breakdown" (radio edit)	3:11

Personnel

Queensrÿche

• Geoff Tate - vocals
• Michael Wilton - lead guitar
• Kelly Gray - rhythm guitar
• Eddie Jackson - bass
• Scott Rockenfield - drums

Technical personnel

• Queensrÿche - production, engineering
• Kelly Gray - mixing
• Jon Plum - mixing at London Bridge Studios, Seattle
• Eddy Schreyer - mastering

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[8]	67
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	21
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[10]	65
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	60
US Billboard 200^[12]	46

External links

• Q2K Album Page - Queensryche Official Website

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Q2K - Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
2. Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 356–357. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
3. Angotti, Chris. . PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2000-06-10. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
4. "Queensrÿche - Q2K". Q. No. 161. February 2000. p. 92.
5. "QUEENSRŸCHE: 'Q2K (Expanded & Remastered)' Listening Party". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 2006-08-30. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
6. http://www.anybodylistening.net/breakdownroom/index.php?topic=3594.msg72771#msg72771^{[permanent dead link]}
7. http://www.anybodylistening.net/breakdownroom/index.php?topic=3685.0^{[permanent dead link]}
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Queensrÿche – Q2K" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Queensrÿche – Q2K" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
10. クイーンズライク - クイーンズライクのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
11. "Swedishcharts.com – Queensrÿche – Q2K". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
12. "Queensryche Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2022.