Welcome Interstate Managers | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by Fountains of Wayne | ||||
Released | June 10, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
Studio | Stratosphere Sound, New York City | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 55:08 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer |
|
|||
Fountains of Wayne chronology | ||||
|
||||
Singles from Welcome Interstate Managers | ||||
|
Professional ratings | |
---|---|
Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 86/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Blender | |
Entertainment Weekly | A− |
Mojo | |
Pitchfork Media | 7.5/10 |
Q | |
Rolling Stone | |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Spin | A |
The Village Voice | A− |
Welcome Interstate Managers is the third studio album by the American rock band Fountains of Wayne. It was released by S-Curve Records on June 10, 2003.
The album's title was taken from a hotel marquee sign.
"Stacy's Mom" was released to radio on May 20, 2003.
The album was met with commercial success and favorable reviews. Review aggregating website Metacritic reports a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 based on 24 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
In 2009, Katy Perry performed a cover of "Hackensack" on MTV Unplugged.
In 2011, the band The Wonder Years performed a cover of "Hey Julie" for the charity compilation album, Vs. The Earthquake.
All tracks written by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger.