Secret Weapon (album)

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Secret Weapon
Studio album by MxPx
Released	July 16, 2007 July 17, 2007
Recorded	February-March 2007
Genre	Pop punk, punk rock
Length	49:54
Label	Tooth & Nail
Producer	Aaron Sprinkle
Professional reviews
AbsolutePunk.net (85%) link All Music Guide Review
MxPx chronology
Let's Rock (2006) Secret Weapon (2007)

Secret Weapon is pop punk band MxPx's eighth full-length studio album, which was released on July 17, 2007. It is the band's first release on their original label Tooth & Nail Records since 1996's Life in General. The album debuted at #76 on the Billboard 200; it also became #1 on the Christian Billboard.

Secret Weapon is available in 3 different versions:

• The standard version with 16 tracks
• A double 12" vinyl version with special artwork
• A special edition with a "Making of..." DVD, new artwork, and 3 extra tracks

Contents 1 Prerelease 2 Track listing 2.1 Special edition tracks 2.2 Vinyl edition tracks 3 Personnel

[edit] Prerelease

The album received much online publicity before its release, much due to MxPx's return to Tooth and Nail Records. A new song was released each Sunday night for several weeks before the release, in the order of: "Secret Weapon", "Shut It Down", "Drowning", "You're on Fire", then "Contention". On Sunday, July 8, 2007, the song "Angels" was accidentally leaked on the band's PureVolume page under the incorrect label of "Contention". The mistake was soon corrected, but fans were in turn given an extra taste of the new record. The whole CD was available to listen to on the band's Myspace on July 1 before it was released.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Secret Weapon" - featuring Brian Baker/Bad Religion - 2:06
2. "Shut It Down" - featuring Tim Pagnotta/Sugarcult - 2:59
3. "Here's to the Life" - 2:57
4. "Top of the Charts" - 2:33
5. "Punk Rawk Celebrity" - 2:42
6. "Contention" - 1:16
7. "Angels" - 3:15
8. "Drowning" - 3:50
9. "Chop Shop" - 2:14
10. "You're on Fire" - 3:18
11. "Bass So Low" - 3:37
12. "Sad Sad Song" - 2:44
13. "Never Better Than Now" - 2:47
14. "Biting the Bullet (Is Bad for Business)" - 3:18
15. "Not Nothing" - 3:06
16. "Tightly Wound" - featuring Benji Madden/Good Charlotte (with hidden track "All About Nothing") - 6:29

[edit] Special edition tracks

In addition to the 16 tracks included on all versions of the album, the special edition comes with 3 additional tracks:

17. "The Hoo-Ha Jangle" - 3:29
18. "Madcap Scheme" - 2:10
19. "Throw Your Body in the Air" (with hidden track "All About Nothing") - 6:38

[edit] Vinyl edition tracks

The vinyl edition comes with 3 additional tracks and a hidden track

17. "The Hoo-Ha Jangle" - 3:29
18. "Madcap Scheme" - 2:10
19. "Throw Your Body in the Air" (with hidden track "All About Nothing") - 6:38

[edit] Personnel

• Mike Herrera – Vocals, Bass
• Tom Wisniewski – Guitars, Vocals
• Yuri Ruley – Drums

v • d • e MxPx Mike Herrera • Tom Wisniewski • Yuri Ruley Andy Husted Studio albums Pokinatcha (1994) • Teenage Politics (1995) • Life in General (1996) • Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo (1998) • The Ever Passing Moment (2000) • Before Everything & After (2003) • Panic (2005) • Secret Weapon (2007) EPs On the Cover (1995) • Move to Bremerton (1996) • The Broken Bones (2000) • The Renaissance (2001) • The AC/EP (2004) Other releases Let It Happen (1998) • At the Show (1999) • Ten Years and Running (2002) • Let's Rock (2006) • The Ultimate Collection (2008) Video It Came From Bremerton (VHS, 2000) • B-Movie (DVD, 2004) Singles "Chick Magnet" • "Responsibility" • "Heard That Sound" Related articles Neil Hundt • Tooth & Nail Records • Bremerton, Washington Related bands Arthur • The Cootees • Tumbledown