The Guest (album)

The Guest
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2002
Recorded1999–2001
StudioSunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, California, mastered at Gateway Mastering[1]
Genre
Length42:56
57:23 (reissue)
LabelEpic
ProducerMitchell Froom, Tchad Blake
Phantom Planet chronology
Phantom Planet Is Missing
(1998)
The Guest
(2002)
Phantom Planet
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork7.3/10[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

The Guest (originally titled Phantom Planet Was Here) is the second studio album by American rock band Phantom Planet, released on February 26, 2002[5] by Epic Records. It was reissued in November 2003 with four additional bonus tracks, music videos, photos, and lyrics scanned from the notebook in which the album was originally written.

The album produced the band's breakthrough hit, "California", which became the theme song to the Fox TV series, The O.C., in August 2003. Its music video aired on MTV2 in mid-2002.

The track "Lonely Day" is also featured on the Smallville and Laguna Beach soundtracks.

The figure seen running across the photo on the album cover is Australian musician Ben Lee.[6]

  1. ^ Vanderhoff, Mark. "The Guest - Phantom Planet". AllMusic. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ^ Rolling Stone review
  5. ^ Vanderhoff, Mark. "The Guest - Phantom Planet | Release Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  6. ^ Ben Lee "Rage" special guest interview 19/11/2016