Round Trip (The Knack album)

Round Trip
Studio album by
the Knack
ReleasedOctober 1981[1]
GenrePower pop, new wave
LabelCapitol
EMI
ProducerJack Douglas
The Knack chronology
...But the Little Girls Understand
(1980) 		Round Trip
(1981) 		Serious Fun
(1991)
Singles from Round Trip
  1. "Pay The Devil (Ooo, Baby, Ooo)"
    Released: 1981
  2. "Just Wait and See"
    Released: 1981 (single in Japan)
  3. "Boys Go Crazy"
    Released: 1981
  4. "Art War"
    Released: 1981
  5. "Africa"
    Released: 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Round Trip is the third studio album by power pop/new wave band the Knack, released by Capitol Records in 1981. It received generally unfavorable critical reviews, and peaked at No. 93 in the Billboard 200. It contained the single "Pay the Devil (Ooo, Baby, Ooo)" (which hit No. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100). "Boys Go Crazy" was issued as the single from the album in Australia. It was also issued as a follow-up single to "Pay the Devil" in the U.S. and was expected to be "chart bound" on the Hot 100, but it did not chart.[4] The band broke up a few months after its release, with their label dropping them due to failed expectations.[5] They remained disbanded until a 1986 reunion.[6]

  1. ^ Knack - "Round Trip" Story 1981 - Channel 7 News. YouTube on June 7, 2011.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
  4. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Magazine. December 12, 1981. p. 56. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference spaz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Serious Fun - Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved April 9, 2010.