Truant (album)
Truant is Alien Ant Farm's third album. It was released on August 8, 2003 by DreamWorks Records. The producers of the album were Stone Temple Pilots' guitarist and bassist Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo. "These Days" was released to radio on July 1, 2003. "Glow" was released to radio on September 9, 2003.
The music video for track "These Days" was filmed on a roof top across the street from the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles. The surprise video shoot was shot during the 2003 BET Awards while numerous hip hop artists and rappers were arriving on the red carpet before the awards show. The video catches the reaction from many artists, including Nelly, Snoop Dogg, and Lil' Kim.
The album art is based on the classic Pee Chee brand school folder, featuring the faces of the band members.Track listing
Personnel
- Alien Ant Farm
- *Dryden Mitchell- vocals, acoustic guitar, veracruz
- *Terry Corso- lead guitar, backing vocals
- *Mike Cosgrove- drums
- *Tye Zamora- bass, kalimba, backing vocals, piano
- DeLeo Brothers - Producers
- Brendan O'Brien- Mixing
- Otmaro Ruíz- Piano
- David Schiffman- Engineer
- David Campbell- String Arrangements
- John Wittenberg- Violin
- Suzie Katayama- Cello, Leader, Contractor
- Andrew Scheps- Trumpet, Engineer, Digital Editing
- Norm Hughes- Violin
- Eve Butler- Violin
- Ron Handler- A&R
- Mark Robertson- Violin
- Dan Smith- Cello
- Tamara Linder- Art Direction, Design
- Jennifer Wicks- A&R Administration
- Seth Waldman- Assistant
- Steve Rosenblatt- Production Coordination
- Jair Neciosup- Vocals
- Reiss Chunyan- Triangle
- Darius Campo- Violin
- Lenny Castro- Percussion
- Larry Corbett- Cello
- Robert DeLeo- Organ, Vocals
- Joel Derouin- Violin
- Peter Kent- Violin
- Bob Ludwig- Mastering
Charts
Appearances in media
The track, "These Days", is featured on Madden NFL 2004.
