Use Your Fingers

Use Your Fingers
Studio album by The Bloodhound Gang
Released	July 18, 1995
Genre	Alternative hip hop, Rapcore, Post punk, Alternative rock
Length	40:55
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	Jimmy Pop and Daddy Long Legs
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The Bloodhound Gang chronology
Dingleberry Haze (1994) Use Your Fingers (1995) One Fierce Beer Coaster (1996)

Use Your Fingers is the Bloodhound Gang's first album. It was released on July 18, 1995 by Cheese Factory Records.

Track listing

1. "Rip Taylor Is God" – 1:23 (featuring Rip Taylor)
2. "We Are the Knuckleheads" – 2:39
3. "Legend in My Spare Time" – 3:05
4. "B.H.G.P.S.A." – 0:22
5. "Mama Say" – 2:59
6. "Kids in America" – 4:23 (cover of Kim Wilde's 1981 hit)
7. "You're Pretty When I'm Drunk" – 3:56
8. "The Evils of Placenta Hustling" – 0:19
9. "One Way" – 3:05
10. "Shitty Record Offer" – 0:58
11. "Go Down" – 2:26
12. "Earlameyer the Butt Pirate" – 0:01
13. "No Rest for the Wicked" – 2:50
14. "She Ain't Got No Legs" – 2:28
15. "We Like Meat" – 0:04
16. "Coo Coo Ca Choo" – 2:36
17. "Rang Dang" – 3:02
18. "Nightmare at the Apollo" – 0:56
19. "K.I.D.S. Incorporated" – 2:20
20. Untitled Hidden Track – 0:47

Samples

• "Legend in My Spare Time" - "Do What You Want to Do" by T-Connection
• "Mama Say" - "Goodhumor Man" by Blue Mitchell and "Save a Prayer" by Duran Duran
• "One Way" - "Boogie Shoes" by KC & The Sunshine Band and "Theme from Sanford & Son" by Quincy Jones
• "Rang Dang" - "White Lines" by Grandmaster Flash and "Not to Touch the Earth" by the Doors
• "We Like Meat" - Quote taken from 1953 film Stalag 17

"She Ain't Got No Legs" originally contained a sample from The Cure, but frontman Robert Smith refused to grant permission.

"Coo Coo Ca Choo" originally contained a sample from "Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream, but guitarist Eric Clapton refused permission, so had to be replaced with a live guitar part (played by Lüpüs Thünder).

"One Way" contains a sample from "Theme From Sanford & Son," and initially, according to the band's website prior to 2004, resulted in a cease and desist from Quincy Jones (it was ultimately resolved - Jones received co-writing credit, and the song remains on the album).

The band has described the album as "the one that resulted in the most cease and desist orders in the band's history."

Trivia

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

• The song "You're Pretty When I'm Drunk" is made entirely by beatboxing.
• The first track is spoken by comedian Rip Taylor.
• Kids In America, on the album, is sung by someone completely unrelated to the band. This is Rob Vitale from the band Black Train Jack.^[1]
• The "Untitled Hidden Track" is actually listed after Track 19, "K.I.D.S. Incorporated" on the back cover, but does not contain a track number. It is listed as "(Previously Unreleased Bonus B-Side Independent European Import Bootleg Outtake)"
• The "obnoxious model-beating lead vocalist of a certain chart-topping heavy metal glam rock band" alluded to in "Shitty Record Offer" is a parody of Axl Rose.

Credits

Bloodhound Gang

• Jimmy Pop - Vocals
• Daddy Long Legs - Vocals, Bass
• Skip O' Pot2Mus - Drums, Backing Vocals
• M.S.G. - Turntables, Keyboard, Backing Vocals
• Lüpüs Thünder - Guitar, Backing Vocals

Additional Musicians

• Rip Taylor - Spoken word on "Rip Taylor Is God"
• Rob Vitale - Vocals on "Kids In America"
• Mike Guthier - Drums on "K.I.D.S. Incorporated"
• Jared Hennegan - Bass on "K.I.D.S. Incorporated"
• Kyle Seifert - Drums on "Kids In America"
• Joe Shepley - Trumpet on "She Ain't Got No Legs"
• Keith O'Quinn - Trombone on "She Ain't Got No Legs"
• Kenny Venezia - Tenor Sax on "She Ain't Got No Legs"
• J.J. Bottari - Engineer on "Mama Say"
• Richie Gagliadotto - Engineer on "Go Down" and "Shitty Record Offer"
• Rick Denzien - Engineer on "Rang Dang", "We Are The Knuckleheads" and "No Rest For The Wicked"
• Chris Interrante, - Assistant Engineer to Rick Denzien www.slot-1.com
• Jim Janik - Engineer on "She Ain't Got No Legs"
• Robert Friedrich, Troy Halderson - Assistant Enginners to Jim Janik

Personnel

• Tom Ruff - Mastered "Use Your Fingers"
• Aimée Macauley - Art Direction and Design
• Ari Marcopoulos - Photography
• Christopher Bisagni - Photograph of Nicole Brier
• Jed Corenthal, Gerard Babbits - Product Managers

References