An Education in Rebellion
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| Studio album by The Union Underground | ||||
| Released | July 18, 2000 | |||
| Studio | The Studio Underground in San Antonio, Texas; Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood, California; NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Nu metal | |||
| Length | 34:08 | |||
| Label | Columbia, Portrait | |||
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An Education in Rebellion is the debut studio album by American nu metal band The Union Underground. Released on July 18, 2000 through Columbia, the album sold nearly 400,000 copies and featured the singles "Turn Me On 'Mr. Deadman'", "Revolution Man", and "Killing the Fly". This would be the group's only major label effort and last studio album before disbanding.
After selling more than 5,000 copies of their self-recorded, self-produced 1997 EP, The Union Underground gained the attention of Columbia A&R executive John Weakland. They performed for three Columbia representatives before being signed to Columbia's Portrait imprint by John Kalodner who commented, "I'd bet my bottom dollar this band will be around 10 years from now." Its summer 2000 release, An Education in Rebellion, resided on the American music charts for four months.
The album's lead single, "Turn Me On 'Mr. Deadman'", proved key in its success and held on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for six months. The song jabs at the rock star image and found its title from a myth surrounding the Beatles song "Revolution 9". It would go on to become The Union Underground's best known song and received both significant radio play and MTV rotation thanks to its music video. Because of the single, An Education in Rebellion also made AN's Hottest Sales Nationwide chart. It was later featured on the 2001 compilations Corrosion and KROQ New Music. "Killing the Fly" peaked at #13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks while the final single, "Revolution Man," reached #26 and became an Active Rock top 30 hit. A live performance of "South Texas Deathride" was included on Ozzfest 2001: The Second Millennium.
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