Use Your Fingers

Infobox Album |
Name = Use Your Fingers
Type = studio
Artist = The Bloodhound Gang


Released = July 18, 1995
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative rock, post-punk, alternative hip hop, rapcore
Length = 40:55
Label = Columbia Records
Producer = Jimmy Pop and Daddy Long Legs
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:60qog4hntv4z link]
Last album = "Dingleberry Haze" (1994)
This album = "Use Your Fingers" (1995)
Next album = "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

# "Rip Taylor Is God" – 1:23 (featuring Rip Taylor)
# "We Are the Knuckleheads" – 2:39
# "Legend in My Spare Time" – 3:05
# "B.H.G.P.S.A." – 0:22
# "Mama Say" – 2:59
# "Kids in America" – 4:23 (cover of Kim Wilde's 1981 hit)
# "You're Pretty When I'm Drunk" – 3:56
# "The Evils of Placenta Hustling" – 0:19
# "One Way" – 3:05
# "Shitty Record Offer" – 0:58
# "Go Down" – 2:26
# "Earlameyer the Butt Pirate" – 0:09
# "No Rest for the Wicked" – 2:50
# "She Ain't Got No Legs" – 2:28
# "We Like Meat" – 0:04
# "Coo Coo Ca Choo" – 2:36
# "Rang Dang" – 3:02
# "Nightmare at the Apollo" – 0:56
# "K.I.D.S. Incorporated" – 2:20
# Untitled Hidden Track – 0:47

amples

*"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

"She Ain't Got No Legs" originally contained a sample from The Cure, but frontman Robert Smith refused to grant permission, so the sample was replaced with live horn instrumentation.

"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

*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.Fact|date=June 2007

Credits

Bloodhound Gang

* Jimmy Pop - Vocals
* Daddy Long Legs - Vocals, Bass
* Skip O' Pot2Mus - Drums, Backing Vocals
* M.S.G. - Turntables, 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 Engineers 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