More Fun in the New World

More Fun in the New World
Studio album by X
Released	September 1983
Recorded	1983, Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Punk rock
Length	41:11
Label	Elektra
Producer	Ray Manzarek
X chronology
Under the Big Black Sun (1982) More Fun in the New World (1983) Ain't Love Grand! (1985)

More Fun in the New World is the fourth album by the band X. It was reissued with four bonus tracks by Rhino Records in 2002. It was the last X album produced by Ray Manzarek.

The single "The New World" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1986 movie Something Wild.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A− [2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by John Doe and Exene Cervenka except as indicated.

Side A

1. "The New World" – 3:25
2. "We're Having Much More Fun" – 3:05
3. "True Love" – 2:15
4. "Poor Girl" – 2:50
5. "Make the Music Go Bang" – 3:00
6. "Breathless" (Otis Blackwell) – 2:15
7. "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" – 4:10

Side B

1. "Devil Doll" – 3:05
2. "Painting the Town Blue" – 3:20
3. "Hot House" – 2:55
4. "Drunk in My Past" – 2:51
5. "I See Red" – 3:00
6. "True Love, Pt. #2" – 5:00

Bonus tracks (2002 reissue)

1. "Poor Girl" (Demo/Remix) – 2:58
2. "True Love, Pt. #2" (Demo/Remix) – 4:56
3. "Devil Doll" (Demo/Remix) – 3:12
4. "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" (Demo/Remix) – 5:45

Personnel

• Billy Zoom – guitar
• D. J. Bonebrake – drums, percussion
• Exene Cervenka – vocals
• John X. Doe – vocals, bass

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1983	Billboard Pop Albums	86
	The Billboard 200	86

Songs covered

• Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Supersuckers covered "Devil Doll" and "Poor Girl" for the Free the West Memphis 3 project in 2000.
• Pearl Jam also covered "The New World" live several times, and "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" with Tim Robbins live during Vote For Change 2004 tour.

References

1. Prato, Greg. "More Fun in the New World – X". Allmusic. Retrieved 2005-09-11.
2. Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1983). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: X: More Fun in the New World". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2012-04-12. Also posted at "X: More Fun in the New World > Consumer Guide Album". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2006-04-04.
3. Connelly, Christopher (October 27, 1983). "X More Fun in the New World > Album Review". Rolling Stone (407). Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2006-06-17.