Fush Yu Mang

Fush Yu Mang
Studio album by
Smash Mouth
ReleasedJuly 8, 1997
Recorded1996–97
StudioH.O.S. Recording, Redwood City, California, U.S.
Genre
Length37:02
LabelInterscope Records
ProducerEric Valentine
Smash Mouth chronology
Fush Yu Mang
(1997) 		Astro Lounge
(1999)
Singles from Fush Yu Mang
  1. "Walkin' on the Sun"
    Released: June 30, 1997[1]
  2. "The Fonz"
    Released: September 24, 1997
  3. "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
    Released: January 12, 1998[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Music Week[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
USA Today[6]
The Village VoiceA−[7]

Fush Yu Mang is the debut studio album by American rock band Smash Mouth, released on July 8, 1997 by Interscope Records.[3] It includes their first major hit, "Walkin' on the Sun". The title of the album was taken from a line ("fuck you, man!") slurred by Al Pacino in Scarface.[8] The cover of the album features the band flying through space in guitarist Greg Camp's 1962 Ford Falcon Squire wagon,[9] with a band member's outstretched arm giving the finger. The title is written in a stylized, pseudo-Asian font. The album also features a cover version of War's "Why Can't We Be Friends?". The initial release was given a Parental Advisory label, while later releases were not. Fush Yu Mang has been certified double-platinum by the RIAA in the U.S. for sales in excess of 2 million.

An acoustic re-recording of Fush Yu Mang was planned in 2017 through PledgeMusic for the album's 20th anniversary, and was released on June 29, 2018.[10]

  1. ^ Reece, Doug (August 30, 1997). "Interscope Is 'Walkin' ' High with Smash Mouth". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 35. p. 9.
  2. ^ "Upcoming New Releases". Hits. Vol. 11, no. 575. January 9, 1998. p. 34.
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fush Yu Mang – Smash Mouth". AllMusic. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. October 25, 1997. p. 25. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "Smash Mouth". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 748–49. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ^ Gundersen, Edna (September 3, 1997). "Smash Mouth, Fush Yu Mang". USA Today. McLean.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (April 21, 1998). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  8. ^ "Yes, Smash Mouth Has Seen the 'All-Star' Memes". NPR. July 1, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2023. LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO: (Laughter) All right. And I just have one last question, which is "Fush Yu Mang." What does that mean? MICHAEL KLOOSTER: Did you ever see "Scarface?" GARCIA-NAVARRO: Did I ever see "Scarface?" I'm from Miami. KLOOSTER: It's basically the way Al Pacino's character says [expletive] you, man. GARCIA-NAVARRO: (Laughter). GREG CAMP: Fush yu, mang.
  9. ^ "Metroactive Music – Beat Street". metroactive.com. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  10. ^ "Fush Yu Mang (Acoustic) by Smash Mouth on Apple Music". iTunes. July 8, 1997.