| Yourself or Someone Like You | |||||
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| Studio album by Matchbox Twenty | |||||
| Released | October 1, 1996 | ||||
| Recorded | Atlanta, Georgia, 1995-1996 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock Post-grunge | ||||
| Length | 46:43 | ||||
| Label | Atlantic | ||||
| Producer | Matt Serletic | ||||
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Yourself or Someone Like You, is the highly successful debut album by Matchbox Twenty released in 1996, contained five U. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Matchbox Twenty (or MB20, MBT, M20, originally spelled Matchbox 20) is a Grammy-nominated Rock band formed in Orlando Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of Grunge music. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Matt Serletic is a Record producer who has worked with several popular bands and artists for Atlantic Records, including Collective Soul, Matchbox allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Matchbox Twenty (or MB20, MBT, M20, originally spelled Matchbox 20) is a Grammy-nominated Rock band formed in Orlando Mad Season is the title of Matchbox Twenty 's second Album, released in May 2000 (see 2000 in music) Long day may refer to Long Day, a song by Matchbox 20 Joshua See also The Longest Day Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) " Push " is a song by the group Matchbox Twenty. It was their breakthrough single Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) " Real World " is the fourth single off Matchbox Twenty 's debut album Yourself or Someone Like You. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) " Back 2 Good " is a song by Matchbox Twenty, released as the fifth single from their multi-platinum debut album Yourself or Someone Like You Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Yourself or Someone Like You, is the highly successful debut Album by Matchbox Twenty released in 1996 contained five U Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Matchbox Twenty (or MB20, MBT, M20, originally spelled Matchbox 20) is a Grammy-nominated Rock band formed in Orlando S. hit singles, and sold more than twelve million copies in the U. S. alone. It also went multi-platinum in Canada and Australia. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The band's rock-based sound appealed to many listeners, despite a depressing theme with songs on topics such as loneliness, psychological abuse, humiliation, anger, and drunkenness. Loneliness is an Emotional state in which a Person experiences a powerful feeling of Emptiness and isolation. Psychological abuse or emotional abuse is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behavior that is psychologically harmful Humiliation (also called stultification) is the abasement of pride mortification Anger is an emotional state that may range from minor irritation to intense rage Drunkenness or inebriation is the state of being intoxicated by consumption of Alcoholic beverages to a degree that mental and physical faculties are noticeably
In May 2005, New York resident Frank Torres sued Matchbox Twenty, claiming that the band had never sought his consent to use his photo on the album's cover. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Consent as a term of jurisprudence is a possible defence (an Excuse or justification against civil or criminal liability In the litigation, Torres claimed the photo was taken as he was walking down the street after being asked to pose. In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy He also claimed the photo had caused him mental anguish. Torres justified the delay in suing Matchbox Twenty by claiming he had only seen the album photo within the last two years. [1]
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| Charts (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Top Canadian Albums | 11 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 50 |
| German Albums Chart | 21 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 3 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 46 |
| UK Albums Chart | 50 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 5 |
| Charts (1998) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 1 |
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Modern Rock | U.S. Main- stream Rock | U.S. Adult Top 40 | U.S. Top 40 Main- stream | U.S. Pop 100 | UK | AUS | Album |
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| 1996 | "Long Day" | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 83 | Yourself or Someone Like You |
| 1997 | "Push" | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 38 | 8 | Yourself or Someone Like You |
| 1998 | "3 A.M." | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 64 | 31 | Yourself or Someone Like You |
| 1998 | "Real World" | 38 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 4 | — | 119 | 40 | Yourself or Someone Like You |
| 1998 | "Back 2 Good" | 24 | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | Yourself or Someone Like You |
| 1998 | "Girl Like That" [2] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yourself or Someone Like You |
| Preceded by Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk by Jeff Buckley | Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album May 24 - June 6, 1998 July 26 - August 15, 1998 September 13 - September 19, 1998 | Succeeded by You Am I's #4 Record by You Am I |