Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
Studio album by Limp Bizkit
Released	October 17, 2000
Recorded	2000[1]
Studio	Westlake Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Nu metal rap metal
Length	75:00
Label	Interscope, Flip
Producer	DJ Lethal, Fred Durst, Josh Abraham, Scott Weiland, Swizz Beatz, Terry Date
Limp Bizkit chronology
Significant Other (1999) Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000) New Old Songs (2001)
Singles from Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
"Take a Look Around" Released: July 18, 2000 "My Generation" Released: October 10, 2000 "Rollin'" Released: October 10, 2000 "My Way" Released: January 6, 2001 "Boiler" Released: November 20, 2001

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water is the third studio album by Limp Bizkit, it was released on October 17, 2000, by Interscope Records and Flip Records. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 1.05 million copies in its first week, making it the fastest-selling rock album, breaking the record held for seven years, since Pearl Jam's album Vs. (1993).^[2] The album became the eighteenth best-selling album of the 2000s in the United States.^[3]

In 2010, according to the RIAA website, the album has sold over 8 million copies in the United States alone as of 2010 and has sold 20 million worldwide. Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was supported by five singles in total; "My Generation", "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)", "Take a Look Around", "My Way" and "Boiler". The album was listed in the book for 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[4]

Music and lyrics

	"My Way" Sample of Limp Bizkit's "My Way" from Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000)
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The first part of the title is a scatological reference to the appearance of the human anus (Chocolate Starfish). However, Hot Dog Flavored Water is an inside joke started by Wes Borland at a truck stop while the band was on tour, where Borland saw bottles of Crystal Geyser flavored water, and made a joke about having meat or hot dog flavors.^[5]

Durst himself refers to the album name in three songs. First, "Livin' It Up", where he declares that "The chocolate starfish is my man Fred Durst" (Wes Borland has stated in an interview when questioned on the naming of the album that "Fred calls himself Chocolate Starfish, because people call him an asshole all the time"^[5]), "Hot Dog", where he tells his detractors to "Kiss my starfish, my chocolate starfish," and "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)" where he mentions "Chocolate Starfish" in the introduction.

The song "Hot Dog" is notorious for featuring the word "fuck" 46 times as pointed out by Durst himself in the lyrics "if I say fuck 2 more times thats 46 fucks in this fucked up rhyme". The chorus parodies the Nine Inch Nails songs "Closer", "The Perfect Drug" and "Burn". Durst said he was a big fan of Nine Inch Nails, who inspired his music, although Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor had made negative remarks about Durst during that period.^[6] Reviewers have often interpreted Durst's lyrics in "Hot Dog" as an insult to Reznor.^[7][8][9] "Livin' It Up" samples "Life in the Fast Lane" by the American rock band The Eagles. The lyrics of My Generation reference "My Generation" by The Who and "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[10]
Robert Christgau	[11]
Entertainment Weekly	C[12]
The Essential Rock Discography	7/10[13]
Melody Maker	[14]
NME	6/10[15]
Q	[16]
Rolling Stone	[17]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[18]
Spin	7/10[19]

Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water received mixed to positive reviews from critics, as Metacritic gave it a 49 out of 100.^[20] AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "Durst's self-pitying and the monotonous music give away that the band bashed Chocolate Starfish out very quickly – it's the sound of a band determined to deliver a sequel in a finite amount of time."^[10] The Rolling Stone Album Guide awarded the album three out of five stars,^[18] whereas the magazine itself gave the album a 3.5 out of 5.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Fred Durst, except where noted; all music composed by Wes Borland, John Otto, and Sam Rivers, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Intro"			1:18
2.	"Hot Dog"			3:50
3.	"My Generation"			3:41
4.	"Full Nelson"			4:07
5.	"My Way"			4:32
6.	"Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)"			3:33
7.	"Livin' It Up"			4:24
8.	"The One"			5:43
9.	"Getcha Groove On" (featuring Xzibit)	Durst Xzibit	DJ Lethal	4:29
10.	"Take a Look Around"		Lalo Schifrin	5:21
11.	"It'll Be OK"			5:06
12.	"Boiler"			7:00
13.	"Hold On" (featuring Scott Weiland)	Durst Scott Weiland		5:42
14.	"Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)" (featuring DMX and Method Man & Redman)	DMX Durst, Method Man Redman	Swizz Beatz	6:22
15.	"Outro"			9:47
Total length:				1:15:08

Initial release bonus disc
No.	Title	Length
16.	"Snake in Your Face"	4:08
17.	"Back o'da Bus"	1:18

US limited edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
16.	"It's Like That Y'All" (featuring Run-DMC)	4:31

Japanese limited edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crushed"	3:24
2.	"Faith"	2:26
3.	"Counterfeit"	5:06

Special UK Edition Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crushed"	3:24
2.	"Faith"	2:26
3.	"Counterfeit (Lethal Dose Mix)"
4.	"Faith (CD Rom Video)"
5.	"Nookie (CD Rom Video)"
6.	"Re-Arranged (CD Rom Video)"
7.	"N2Gether Now (CD Rom Video)"

Notes

• Trent Reznor receives music credits for "Hot Dog" for samples only.
• Eric Barrier and William Griffin receive music credits for "My Way" for samples only.
• Glenn Frey, Don Henley, and Joe Walsh receive music credits for "Livin' It Up" for samples only.
• Track 15 features voice overs by Ben Stiller, Mark Wahlberg, Rob Dyrdek and Stephan Jenkins.

Personnel

Limp Bizkit Fred Durst – vocals, art direction, liner notes, photography Wes Borland – guitar, cover art Sam Rivers – bass DJ Lethal – turntables, samples, keyboards, programming, sound development John Otto – drums Additional musicians Scott Borland – keyboards on tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12 & 13 Scott Weiland – vocals on "Hold On" DMX, Redman, Method Man – vocals on "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)" Xzibit – vocals on "Getcha Groove On" Stephan Jenkins, Ben Stiller, Mark Wahlberg, Rob (The Man Child) Dyrdek – vocals on "Outro" Rich Keller – bass guitar on "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)"

Production Produced by Limp Bizkit and Terry Date, additional production by Scott Weiland and Josh Abraham (all tracks but 9 and 14); DJ Lethal and Fred Durst (track 9); Swizz Beatz (track 14) Executive producer – Eve Butler Assistant executive producer – Peter Katsis Production coordination – Erin Haley Editing: Domenic Barbers, DJ Premier, Carl Nappa Editing assistant – Cailan Mccarthy Engineers – Eric B., Joe Barresi, Barney Chase, Terry Date, Jesse Gorman, Kevin Guarnieri, Scott Olson, Ted Reiger, Dylan Vaughan, Darren Venbitti, Rakim Assistant engineers – Barney Chase, Steve Conover, David Dominguez, Jaime Duncan, Fran Flannery, Kevin Guarnieri, Femio Hernández, Matt Kingdom, Carl Nappa, Pete Novak, Ted Reiger, Doug Trantow, Alex Morfas Mastering – Vlado Mellior Mixing – Karl Egsieker, Rich Keller, Brendan O'Brien, Michael Patterson, Steve Sisco, Andy Wallace, Josh Wilbur, Ryan Williams Art coordinator – Liam Wars

Charts

Album Charts (2000)[21] Peak position Canadian Albums Chart 1 U.S. Billboard 200 1 U.S. Top Internet Albums 1 Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1 UK Albums Chart 1 German Albums Chart 1 Finnish Albums Chart 2 Polish Albums Chart[22] 2

Singles Year Single Chart Position 2000 My Generation Mainstream Rock Tracks 33 U.S. Modern Rock Tracks 18 Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) Mainstream Rock Tracks 10 U.S. Modern Rock Tracks 4 Rhythmic Top 40 38 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 65 Take a Look Around Mainstream Rock Tracks 15 U.S. Modern Rock Tracks 8 2001 My Way Mainstream Rock Tracks 4 Modern Rock Tracks 3 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 75 Top 40 Mainstream 40 Boiler Mainstream Rock Tracks 30

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales
Argentina	Gold	20,000+
Australia	4x Platinum	280,000+
Austria	Platinum	20,000+
Brazil	Gold	40,000+
Canada	6x Platinum	600,000+
Finland	Platinum	52 202[23]
Germany	Gold	150,000+
Mexico	Platinum + Gold	225,000+
Netherlands	Platinum	50,000+
Poland	Gold[24]	50,000+[25]
United Kingdom	2x Platinum	600,000+
United States	6x Platinum	6,000,000+

References

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5. "Wild Wild Wes". Guitar World: 104. October 2000.
6. Interview with Fred Durst by K-Rock New York. 2000.
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13. Strong, Martin Charles (2006). "Limp Bizkit". The Essential Rock Discography (8th ed.). Open City Books. p. 638. ISBN 1-84195-860-3.
14. October 24, 2000, p.58
15. October 14, 2000, p.41
16. 12/00, p.124
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21. AllMusic ((( Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). AllMusic. Accessed May 21, 2008.
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