Utopia Parkway

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Utopia Parkway
Studio album by Fountains of Wayne
Released	April 6, 1999
Recorded	Stratosphere Sound
Genre	Rock
Length	45:35
Label	Atlantic Records 83177-2
Producer	Adam Schlesinger, Chris Collingwood
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork Media (5.1/10) link
Fountains of Wayne chronology
Fountains of Wayne (1996) Utopia Parkway (1999) Welcome Interstate Managers (2003)

Utopia Parkway is an album by Fountains of Wayne. It was released in 1999 through Atlantic Records. It was preceded by Fountains of Wayne in 1996 and is followed by Welcome Interstate Managers, released in 2003. Like its predecessor, it focuses on showcasing upbeat, fun-to-create power pop music. Utopia Parkway was named an "Album Of The Week" by People Magazine in 1999 upon its release, and got very good reviews in major media outlets.

Utopia Parkway contains two fan favorite songs from the Fountains' live performances: "Red Dragon Tattoo," about a boy who gets a tattoo to impress a girl, and "Denise," a faux-grunge power-pop confection where the songwriters show their intentionally bad and comic writing with "She works at Liberty Travel//She's got a heart made of gravel." "Troubled Times," originally written by Chris Collingwood when he and Adam Schlesinger were in a previous incarnation of Fountains of Wayne called Pinnwheel, is also a fan favorite. The rest of the album, excepting "Utopia Parkway," was less popular than the seven or eight concert-ready pop songs from their debut.

Following this album, Fountains of Wayne was dropped by their label, Atlantic Records, after sales failed to meet expectations.^{[citation needed]}

Utopia Parkway is also the name of a major street that connects the neighborhoods of Utopia, Beechhurst and several other neighborhoods in the Queens borough of New York City. The street sign on the cover of the Fountains of Wayne album is from this street.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Utopia Parkway"
2. "Red Dragon Tattoo"
3. "Denise"
4. "Hat and Feet"
5. "The Valley of Malls"
6. "Troubled Times"
7. "Go, Hippie"
8. "A Fine Day For a Parade"
9. "Amity Gardens"
10. "Laser Show"
11. "Lost in Space"
12. "Prom Theme"
13. "It Must Be Summer"
14. "The Senator's Daughter"
15. "I Know You Well" (Japan Bonus Track)

v • d • e Fountains of Wayne Adam Schlesinger | Chris Collingwood | Brian Young | Jody Porter Albums Fountains of Wayne (1996) | Utopia Parkway (1999) | Welcome Interstate Managers (2003) | Traffic and Weather (2007) Compilation Out-of-State Plates (2005) Singles "Radiation Vibe" | "Sink to the Bottom" | "Survival Car" | "Barbara H." | "I Want an Alien For Christmas" | "Leave the Biker" | "Denise" | "Red Dragon Tattoo" | "Troubled Times" | "Stacy's Mom" | "Mexican Wine" | "Hey Julie" | "Maureen" | "Someone to Love" | "'92 Subaru"