Why Do They Rock So Hard?

All songs written and arranged by Reel Big Fish, except where noted. ; Notes : A cover of the A-ha song "Take On Me" (2:54) appears on some international releases in between "Somebody Hates Me" and "Brand New Song". : Titled "In the Pit" on subsequent albums. : On the clean version of this album, "Song #3" is stripped of its vocal track and called "Sleep All Day". : Hidden track; begins with 5:20 silence. On the Japanese release, a cover of the Duran Duran song "Hungry Like the Wolf" (3:39) appears in place of this track. ==Personnel==

Reel Big Fish • Aaron Barrett – guitar, lead vocals, synthesizer, celesta • Grant Barry – trombone • Andrew Gonzales – drums • Scott Klopfenstein – trumpet, vocals, keyboards, Celesta • Dan Regan – trombone, screams • Tavis Werts – trumpet, flügelhorn • Matt Wong – bass guitar, vocals Additional musicians • Coolie Ranx (Pilfers) – vocals on tracks 6 & 10 • Brandon Werts – percussion • Sam Avila – organ • John Avila – piano • True: 129 – scratching • Jay Gordon – backing vocals Production • Tim Palmer – mixing • Joe Zook – mixing • Jay Rifkin – executive producer • Steve Baughman – engineer • Jay Gordon – engineer • Steve Gamberoni – engineer • Jenny O. – art direction • Dave Holdredge – digital editing • David Holdrege – digital editing • John Avila – producer, mixing • Donnell Cameron – engineer, mixing • Kevin Dean – engineer • Lisa Johnson – photography ==Charts==