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Life in General is the third studio album by the American punk rock band MxPx, released on November 19, 1996. The album features the song "Chick Magnet", as well as artwork by the American artist Coop. Prior to the release of Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo (1998), the album had sold over 89,000 copies.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Herrera.

No.TitleLength
1."Middlename"2:55
2."My Mom Still Cleans My Room"2:50
3."Do Your Feet Hurt"3:10
4."Sometimes You Have to Ask Yourself"2:19
5."The Wonder Years"1:51
6."Move to Bremerton"3:35
7."New York to Nowhere"2:16
8."Andrea"1:46
9."Your Problem, My Emergency"3:16
10."Chick Magnet"3:12
11."Today Is in My Way"3:06
12."Sorry So Sorry"2:14
13."Doing Time"1:23
14."Correct Me If I'm Wrong"2:33
15."Cristalena"2:01
16."Destroyed by You"2:33
17."Southbound"2:34
Total length:43:46

Life in General 2.0

To celebrate the album's 20th anniversary in 2016, the band re-recorded the album and released it via e-mail to fans for just one day only. In August 2017, the band officially released it through various streaming services as Life In General 2.0.

Personnel

MxPx

  • Mike Herrera – bass guitar, vocals
  • Tom Wisniewski – guitar, background vocals
  • Yuri Ruley – drums

Production

Artwork

  • Coop – cover art, back art
  • Claire Bigbie – layout
  • Michele Herrera – photography
  • Brandon Ebel – photography

Charts

Album

Chart (1996)Peak position
Top Heatseekers22
Top Contemporary Christian16

Citations

Sources

  • Reece, Doug (May 23, 1998). "A&M Rounds Up Existing Fan Base For MxPx's 'Buffalo' Set". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 21. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ISSN .