Purge (Bif Naked album)

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Purge
Studio album by
Bif Naked
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2001
GenreIndie rock
Length53:19
LabelLava
Producer
Bif Naked chronology
I Bificus
(1998)		 Purge
(2001)		 Superbeautifulmonster
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Purge is the fourth album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bif Naked, released in 2001. The album featured the hit single "I Love Myself Today". In 2002, the song "Dawn" was featured in the film American Psycho 2. The songs "Regular Guy" and "Tango Shoes" were featured in Project Gotham Racing 2. Meanwhile, "Leader" also appeared in SSX Tricky, where Bif Naked provided the voice for the character Zoe Payne.[2]

In 2021, "I Love Myself Today" was used as a lip sync number in a second season episode of Canada's Drag Race, in which Bif Naked appeared as a guest judge.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Choking on the Truth" (Fury, Karroll, Naked) – 3:38
  2. "Tango Shoes" (Fury, Karroll, Naked) – 3:47
  3. "Dawn" (Karroll, Naked) – 3:34
  4. "I Love Myself Today" (Bazilian, Child, Naked) – 3:30
  5. "Stolen Sidewalk" (Karroll, Naked) – 4:33
  6. "October Song" (Fury, Karroll, Naked) – 3:27
  7. "Leader" (Fury, Naked) – 3:33
  8. "You Are the Master" (Karroll, Naked) – 4:00
  9. "Regular Guy" (Karroll, Naked) – 3:17
  10. "Hold On" (Karroll, Naked) – 3:26
  11. "Story of My Life" (Fury, Naked) – 3:40
  12. "Religion" (Karroll, Naked) – 12:54†
  13. "Untitled" (None) – 00:04‡

†Hidden Track "I Love Myself Today [Misera Remix]" (Bazilian, Child, Naked, Misera) – 6:28
‡Some pressings contain a thirteenth track that is nothing but 4 seconds of silence.

Personnel

  • Bif Naked – vocals, background vocals
  • Pete Amato – keyboards
  • Randy Cantor – Hammond organ
  • Desmond Child – background vocals
  • Jules Gondar – background vocals
  • Peter Karroll – bass guitar, guitar
  • Kenny Olson – guitar
  • Thommy Price – drums, background vocals
  • Kasim Sulton – bass, background vocals

Production

  • Producers: Desmond Child, Peter Karroll
  • Engineers: Rob Eaton, Jules Gondar, Craig Lozowick, Nathan Malki, Germán Ortiz
  • Mixing: Peter Karroll
  • Mastering: Andy VanDette

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4]8

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] 123

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[6] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Kline, Don. "Bif Naked: Purge > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  2. "SSX Tricky DVD Content - Characters Voices - Part of Zoe Payne". Youtube. June 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  3. O'Keefe, Kevin (November 12, 2021). "'Canada's Drag Race' Season 2 premiere recap: Hoes down". Xtra!. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  4. "Bif Naked Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  5. "Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 2, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  6. "Canadian album certifications – Bif Naked – Purge". Music Canada. Retrieved October 6, 2022.