The Gift of Game

The Gift of Game
Studio album by
Crazy Town
ReleasedNovember 9, 1999 (1999-11-09) (US)
Recorded1999
StudioWestlake (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length45:17
LabelColumbia
ProducerJosh Abraham
Crazy Town chronology
The Gift of Game
(1999) 		Darkhorse
(2002)
Singles from The Gift of Game
  1. "Toxic"
    Released: September 9, 1999
  2. "Darkside"
    Released: June 10, 2000
  3. "Butterfly"
    Released: February 20, 2001 (physical release)[5]
  4. "Revolving Door"
    Released: August 14, 2001

The Gift of Game is the debut studio album by American band Crazy Town. It was released on November 9, 1999, in the U.S. by Columbia Records.[6] The album yielded the band its biggest hit with "Butterfly" which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100[7] on March 24, 2001.

Worldwide the album sold more than 2.5 million units,[8] with more than 1.6 million in the US alone.[9]

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