Wheatus (album)

Wheatus
Studio album by
Wheatus
ReleasedAugust 15, 2000
RecordedApril 1999 – April 2000
StudioBrendan B. Brown's mother's basement
Northport, New York
Genre
Length33:14
LabelColumbia
ProducerWheatus, Philip A. Jimenez
Wheatus chronology
Wheatus
(2000) 		Hand Over Your Loved Ones
(2003)
Singles from Wheatus
  1. "Teenage Dirtbag"
    Released: June 20, 2000
  2. "A Little Respect"
    Released: July 2, 2001
  3. "Wannabe Gangstar"/"Leroy"
    Released: January 22, 2002

Wheatus is the debut studio album by American rock band Wheatus, released by Columbia Records on August 15, 2000. Written mostly by guitarist and vocalist Brendan B. Brown, it was recorded in the basement of Brown's mother's house, and self-produced by the band with the help of multiple mixing engineers and George Marino as mastering engineer.

In July 2000, "Teenage Dirtbag" was released as the album's first single, and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay Chart and number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. "A Little Respect", an Erasure cover, was released as the second single in July 2001. "Wannabe Gangstar"/"Leroy", a double A-side single, was released in January 2002 as the final single.

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