Hooray for Boobies

In March 1995, The Bloodhound Gang signed a record deal with Columbia Records and released their debut studio album, Use Your Fingers, that July, but were subsequently dropped by the label. After adjusting its lineup, the group began working on their second album, One Fierce Beer Coaster. Released on December 3, 1996, it eventually sold over 500,000 copies in the US. The album's first single, "Fire Water Burn", played a major role in the slow build of interest that ultimately led to the band's mainstream breakthrough. Geffen Records signed the band within two months as word-of-mouth praise for the album spread. ==Music==

Style {{Listen The album, reminiscent of the band's first album, features various skits in between songs. The first of these skits, entitled "Mama's Boy" is an impromptu phone conversation between Jimmy Pop and his mother. ==Release and promotion==

"Right Turn Clyde" features a chorus parodying Pink Floyd's hit single "Another Brick in the Wall Part II"; "All in all you're just another dick with no balls." Because of the issue, the album was delayed in the US. It was eventually resolved and the album was finally released in the US. In Europe, the album was initially released without the song or "Take the Long Way Home", thus containing only 45 CD tracks. Later pressings featured the complete track list. The two tracks were first released on a European CD single of "The Ballad of Chasey Lain" in 2000, prior to the reissue. The original version of "Take the Long Way Home", containing samples of someone saying "May I have your attention please? May I have your attention please?" before the verses and "That's enough. I said that's enough!" at the end of the song, can be heard on the 1999 acetate CD and a 2016 CD reissue of the album. Australian editions of the album only ever contained 45 tracks – the album was never reissued there with the complete track list, however in recent years, US imports with the complete track list have been available for sale in Australian shops. A "clean" version of the CD was released titled simply Hooray. It featured an alternative cover image of a cow's udder. The track "The Inevitable Return of the Great White Dope" appeared on the Scary Movie soundtrack. The track "Magna Cum Nada" appeared in the movie Loser. A double vinyl version of the album, with the American track listing, was released in 2000 and is currently out of print. A new single vinyl release, on blue vinyl and with the original European track list, was released on July 22, 2016. Neither vinyl release includes the hidden track. A third reissue was announced for February 28, 2020, as a double album, with "Take the Long Way Home" and "Right Turn Clyde", on transparent vinyl. In October 2024, a 25th-anniversary vinyl release was announced, featuring several remixes as bonus tracks. ==Reception==

Critical response Hooray for Boobies received generally positive reviews. Many reviewers complimented the album's duncical, but ultimately enjoyable, humor. AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "on one hand, it's easy to hate the Bloodhound Gang. [...] On the other hand, you almost have to admire the lengths that they go to be, well, defiantly stupid." Four weeks later, on April 15, the album peaked at number 14, 24 weeks later, the album slipped to number 199, and fell out of the chart a week later, having spent a total of 29 weeks there. On May 17, 2000, it was certified both gold and platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on the same day. ==Track listing==

Notes • The CD release shows 47 tracks; tracks 19-46 are blank, and track 47 is a hidden track of outtakes. • "Take the Long Way Home" and "Right Turn Clyde" do not appear on the European or Australian releases of the album. ==Personnel==

Band members • Jimmy Pop – Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Sampling, Production • Lüpüs Thünder – Guitar, Programming • Spanky G – Drums • Evil Jared – Bass • DJ Q-Ball – Vocals, co-lead vocals (track 5), turntables, Keyboards, Programming Other personnel • Rich Gavalis – engineer, editing, mixing, assist producer • Derron Nuhfer – saxophone on Track 12 • Tavis Werts – trumpet on Track 12 • Rich Balling – trombone on Track 12 • Darrin "Dangerous" Pfeiffer – Drums (Track 6) • Parry Gripp – Vocals (Track 1) • Chasey Lain – Vocals Production • Avery Lipman – executive producer • Monte Lipman – executive producer • Joseph M. Palmaccio – mastering ==Charts==

Weekly charts Year-end charts ==Certifications==