The Fundamental Elements of Southtown

The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
Studio album by P.O.D.
Released	August 24, 1999
Recorded	February — April 1999 at The Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California; Sparky Dark, Calabasas, California; Mates, North Hollywood, California
Genre	Nu metal Rap metal
Length	57:43
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer	Howard Benson
Professional reviews
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P.O.D. chronology
The Warriors EP (1999) The Fundamental Elements of Southtown (1999) Satellite (2001)
Alternate cover
Censored cover.
Singles from The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
"Southtown" Released: January 7, 2000 "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)" Released: February 25, 2000

The Fundamental Elements of Southtown is the third studio album, and the major label debut album of Metal band P.O.D. released on August 24, 1999. It marks their Atlantic Records debut, and went on to become the band's first platinum album, peaking at No. 51 on the Billboard Top 200 chart in April 2000.

"Southtown" and "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)" became the album's singles. Both of which had music videos which enjoyed notable airplay upon release. The album also includes a U2 cover of "Bullet the Blue Sky."

Track list

1. "Greetings" – 1:29
2. "Hollywood" (featuring Lisa Papineau) – 5:22
3. "Southtown" – 4:08
4. "Checkin' Levels" – 1:06
5. "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)" – 3:24
6. "Lie Down" – 5:09
7. "Set Your Eyes to Zion" – 4:06
8. "Lo Siento" – 0:33
9. "Bullet the Blue Sky" (U2 cover - featuring Lisa Papineau) – 5:18
10. "Psalm 150" – 0:55
11. "Image" – 3:32
12. "Shouts" – 0:55
13. "Tribal" – 4:26
14. "Freestyle" – 3:57
15. "Follow Me" – 3:43
16. "Outkast" – 9:33
    • "Outkast" lasts 4:16, Hidden Track "Tambura" begins at 6:22

Awards

2000 San Diego Music Awards

• Album of the Year
• Song of the Year - "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)"

2001 GMA Dove Awards

• Short Form Music Video of the Year - "Rock the Party (Off the Hook)"

Personnel

• Sonny Sandoval – Vocals
• Marcos Curiel – Guitar
• Traa Daniels – Bass
• Wuv Bernardo – Drums

Other personnel

• DJ Circa – turntables
• Santos – percussion
• Howard Benson – keyboards, production
• Robert Green Brooks- Engineer, mixing

Notes

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (April 2009)

• An earlier version of "Southtown" appears on the band's previous Tooth & Nail Records release The Warriors EP.
• The song of "Follow Me" appears as an instrumental version titled "Sabbath" on The Warriors EP.
• On some versions, "School Of Hard Knocks" is listed as a bonus track. On other versions, "Whatever It Takes" is a bonus track.
• The album also features the instrumental bonus track, "Tambura".
• There was an alternate censored cover distributed in the Christian market.
• At almost and hour, this is P.O.D.'s longest studio album (Not counting Greatest Hits: The Atlantic Years which is a compilation CD)

Limited Edition Bonus EP

The Limited Edition Bonus EP was released by P.O.D. as a free CD given away with the purchase of their first mainstream album, The Fundamental Elements of Southtown, in 1999. It contained a new version of the song "Draw the Line" (from the album Snuff the Punk) and the demo version of "Lie Down" (on The Fundamental Elements of Southtown). It also has the new track "It's About Time", the instrumental demo "Estrella", the intro "Warriors Come Out to Play...", and a track with "Messages for Your Answering Machine". Because of its limited release, it is now considered a collector's item.

Track listing

1. "Warriors Come Out to Play..." - 0:40
2. "Draw the Line" (Fundamental Version) - 3:16
3. "It's About Time" (Demo) - 4:13
4. "Lie Down" (Demo) - 4:23
5. "Estrella" (Demo) - 4:33
6. "Messages for your Answering Machine" - 1:42

References

External links

• Official website