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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
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LAS Magazine6/10
Pitchfork5.9/10
PopMatters5/10
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Stylus MagazineB+
Under the Radar7/10
The Village VoiceA−

Out-of-State Plates is a double compilation album by the American rock band Fountains of Wayne. It was released on Virgin Records on June 28, 2005.

Details

The album, a two-disc compilation of non-album tracks and previously unreleased recordings spanning the group's entire career, contain two brand new songs, "Maureen" and "The Girl I Can't Forget", as well as the first official release of the group's 1999 version of Britney Spears's "...Baby One More Time". Also featured is a rare live version of the Electric Light Orchestra song, "Can't Get It Out of My Head". According to bassist and songwriter Adam Schlesinger, "The reason we really wanted to do this compilation record is that we do like a lot of these songs and we do want people to be able to hear them. But there are also a few things that are tossed off and goofy and this seems like the proper context to present them in." Lead singer and fellow songwriter Chris Collingwood added, "The album may not hold up thematically like some of our others, but I still really like it."

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger, except where noted.

Disc 1
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Number 45 Sunblock"Previously unreleased0:21
2."Maureen"Previously unreleased3:13
3."California Sex Lawyer"International Pop Overthrow Vol 3 compilation (2003)2:59
4."Janice's Party""Radiation Vibe" single (1996)2:45
5."Karpet King""Radiation Vibe" single4:05
6."Baby I've Changed""Hey Julie" (2004)2:06
7."I Know You Well""Denise" single (1999)3:25
8."You're Just Never Satisfied""Troubled Times" single (1999)3:07
9."I'll Do the Driving""Denise" single3:23
10."Nightlight""Red Dragon Tattoo" single (1999)3:02
11."I Want You Around""Survival Car" single (1997)2:39
12."Trains and Boats and Planes" (Burt Bacharach cover)"Stacy's Mom" single (2003)3:00
13."Places""Barbara H." single (1997)1:39
14."Can't Get It Out of My Head" (Live; ELO cover)"Sink to the Bottom" single (1997)3:53
Disc 2
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."City Folk Morning"Previously unreleased0:13
2."The Girl I Can't Forget"Previously unreleased3:24
3."...Baby One More Time" (Britney Spears cover)Previously unreleased3:20
4."Elevator Up""Stacy's Mom" single4:10
5."Comedienne""Survival Car" single3:39
6."Kid Gloves""Sink to the Bottom" single3:30
7."Today's Teardrops" (Roy Orbison cover)"Red Dragon Tattoo" single2:07
8."She's Got a Problem" (Live)"Barbara H." single3:09
9."These Days" (Nico cover)"Troubled Times" single2:34
10."I Want an Alien for Christmas"Non-album single (1997)2:19
11."The Man in the Santa Suit""I Want An Alien For Christmas" single2:40
12."Chanukah Under the Stars""I Want An Alien For Christmas" single0:15
13."Killermont Street" (Aztec Camera cover)"Hey Julie" single3:13
14."Half a Woman"Contribution to Launch magazine, Issue 122:49
15."Small Favors"Previously unreleased2:59
16."Imperia""Radiation Vibe" single1:57

Personnel

Fountains of Wayne

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak position
US Billboard 200168

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