Pop as a Weapon

Infobox Album | Name = Pop as a Weapon
Type = Album
Artist = Supernova


Released = January 23, 2001
Recorded = 1992-1994
Genre = Pop punk
Length = 30:59
Label = Sympathy for the Record Industry
Producer = Supernova
Virgile Gentile
Geoff Harrington
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fpfixqlaldke link] |

"Pop as a Weapon"(Often mis-credited as "More Songs About Hair") is a compilation album from Orange County pop punk band Supernova, released in 2001 by Sympathy for the Record Industry.

The album contains material recorded between 1992 and 1994 that was only previously available on vinyl.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Supernova.

#"Intro/Backyard Boat" - 4:28
#"Calling Hong Kong" - 2:27
#"Disco Fur" - 2:15
#"Costa Mesa Hates Me" - 2:39
#"Chewbacca" - 1:21
#"Choke the Fuzz" (live) - 2:05
#"Bad Haircut" - 3:24
#"Long Hair and Tattoos" - 3:07
#"Supersong" - 2:52
#"Our Way or Highway" - 0:59
#"Drool" - 1:15
#"Electric Man" - 3:37
#"Refuse Worker #2" - 1:02
#"Costa Mesa Hates Me Pt. 2" - 1:28

*Tracks 1-5, 7-11 were recorded at Pyramid Productions by Virgil Gentile, 1992-1994
*Track 6 was recorded live at Our House in Costa Mesa, 1993
*Tracks 12-13 were recorded at Saturation Studios by Geoff Harrington, 1993
*Tracks 8, 10, and 11 were originally on the "Long Hair & Tattoos" 7".
*Tracks 2 and 5 were originally on the "Calling Hong Kong" 7".
*Tracks 12, 13, and 6 were originally on the "Electric Man" 7".
*Tracks 4 and 14 were originally on the "Costa Mesa Hates Me" 7".

Personnel

*Art Mitchell - Vocals, bass guitar
*Hayden 'Hank' Thais - Guitar, vocals
*Dave Collins - Drums, vocals

Miscellanea

*The song "Chewbacca" was used in the 1994 independent film Clerks.
*The songs "Supersong", "Our Way or Highway", and "Drool" were rerecorded for Supernova's 1995 album Ages 3 & Up
*The Song "Costa Mesa Hates Me" was covered by The Vandals on their 2008 B-Sides release "BBC Sessions and Other Polished Turds"