So Much for the Afterglow

So Much for the Afterglow
Studio album by Everclear
Released	October 7, 1997
Recorded	November 1996 – March 1997
Genre	Alternative rock, power pop, post-grunge
Length	49:11
Label	Capitol
Producer	Art Alexakis, Neal Avron
Everclear chronology
White Trash Hell (1997) So Much for the Afterglow (1997) Songs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile (2000)
Singles from So Much for the Afterglow
"Everything to Everyone" Released: September 9, 1997 (airplay) "I Will Buy You a New Life" Released: September 27, 1997 "Father of Mine" Released: November 17, 1998 "So Much for the Afterglow" Released: 1998 "One Hit Wonder" Released: 1999

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
Pitchfork Media	8.2/10[5]
Q	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]
Spin	8/10[9]
The Village Voice	B+[10]

So Much for the Afterglow is the third studio album by Everclear, released on October 7, 1997. It contained the singles "Everything to Everyone", "I Will Buy You a New Life", "Father of Mine", "So Much For the Afterglow", and "One Hit Wonder". This album strays noticeably from the band's past work, which is much less clean and polished. While those past attempts were clear examples of post-grunge, many listeners have been more inclined to categorize So Much For The Afterglow as power pop. A number of the songs from this album, especially "Everything to Everyone", "I Will Buy You A New Life" and "Father of Mine," received heavy rotation on MTV's Total Request Live and launched Everclear into mainstream popularity briefly in the late-90's. So Much for the Afterglow provided Everclear with their only Grammy nomination to date, a Best Rock Instrumental nod in 1998 for "El Distorto de Melodica."

So Much for the Afterglow remains Everclear's best selling album.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Art Alexakis; all music composed by Alexakis, Craig Montoya and Greg Eklund.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"So Much for the Afterglow"	3:53
2.	"Everything to Everyone"	3:20
3.	"Ataraxia (Media Intro)" (Actually an excerpt from "The Relaxed Wife.")	0:34
4.	"Normal Like You"	3:13
5.	"I Will Buy You a New Life"	3:58
6.	"Father of Mine"	3:52
7.	"One Hit Wonder"	3:28
8.	"El Distorto de Melodica (Instrumental)"	3:07
9.	"Amphetamine"	3:36
10.	"White Men in Black Suits"	3:32
11.	"Sunflowers"	3:48
12.	"Why I Don't Believe in God"	4:17
13.	"Like a California King / Hating You for Christmas"	8:08

Australian edition
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Like a California King"	3:37
14.	"Local God / Hating You for Christmas"	8:30

Japanese edition
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Like a California King"	3:35
14.	"Southern Girls"	2:51
15.	"Speed Racer / Hating You for Christmas"	7:01

Personnel

Band

• Art Alexakis - Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Piano, Guitar (Steel), Keyboards, Vocals, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Cover Art Concept, Cover Design, Toy Piano
• Greg Eklund - Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Assistant Producer, Slide Whistle
• Craig Montoya - Mandolin, Guitar (Bass), Keyboards, Sound Effects, Vocals, Assistant Producer

Additional musicians

• Paul Cantelon - Violin
• Derron Nuhfer - Saxophone
• Buddy Schaub - Trombone
• Gerri Sutyak - Cello
• Rami Jaffee - Vox Organ, Vox Organ

Production

• Neal Avron - Trumpet, Producer, Engineer, Vocal Arrangement, Horn Arrangements, Mixing
• Tom Banghart - Assistant Engineer
• Mike Baumgartner - Assistant Engineer
• Steven Birch - Coordination, Art Direction, Design, Cover Art Concept, Cover Design
• Ian Blanch - Mixing Assistant
• Nick Brophy - Assistant Engineer
• Lars Fox - Sampling, Loops, Assistant Producer
• Dave Friedlander - Assistant Engineer
• Krista Gaylor - Photography
• Bill Jackson - Assistant Engineer
• Bob Ludwig - Mastering
• Frank Ockenfels - Photography, Cover Art
• Ronnie Rivera - Assistant Engineer
• Jim Rondinelli - Engineer, String Arrangements, Assistant Producer
• Kenneth A. Van Druten - Assistant Engineer
• Andy Wallace - Mixing
• Perry Watts-Russell - Executive Producer
• Joe Zook - Editing, Editing Assistant, Transfer Assistant

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1997	The Billboard 200	33

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1997	"Everything to Everyone"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	15
1997	"Everything to Everyone"	Modern Rock Tracks	1
1998	"Father of Mine"	Adult Top 40	23
1998	"Father of Mine"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	29
1998	"Father of Mine"	Modern Rock Tracks	4
1998	"Father of Mine"	The Billboard Hot 100	70
1998	"Father of Mine"	Top 40 Mainstream	24
1998	"I Will Buy You a New Life"	Adult Top 40	20
1998	"I Will Buy You a New Life"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	20
1998	"I Will Buy You a New Life"	Modern Rock Tracks	3
1998	"I Will Buy You a New Life"	Top 40 Mainstream	31
1999	"One Hit Wonder"	Modern Rock Tracks	12

References

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6. "Everclear: So Much for the Afterglow". Q (172): 124. January 2001.
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