Dysfunction
Album by Staind
Released	April 13, 1999
Recorded	1998
Genre	Rock/Hard Rock
Length	56:14
Label	Flip/Elektra
Producer(s)	Terry Date
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (2.5/5) link
Staind chronology
Tormented (1996)	Dysfunction (1999)	Break the Cycle (2001)

Dysfunction is Staind's second recording, and their first release under the Flip/Elektra label. "Just Go", "Mudshovel" and "Home" were released as singles. The song "Mudshovel" can also be found on their previous album, Tormented, abeit in a slightly different form, although this version of the song goes under the title of "Mudshuvel". Image File history File links Cover of Dysfunction, by Staind. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Staind is a four-piece alternative metal group from Springfield, Massachusetts. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, a bass guitar, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as keyboards (organ, piano synthesizers) and horns (saxophone, trumpet, trombone) are common in some styles, however, horns have been omitted from newer subgenres... Hard rock is a form of rock and roll music which finds its closest roots in early 1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The latest version of Flip Records is a Californian record label, started by Jordan Schur in 1994. ... Elektra Records was a record label started in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickholt, who both invested $300. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Terry Date is an American record producer and engineer, specialising in the rock and metal genres. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Staind is a four-piece alternative metal group from Springfield, Massachusetts. ... Tormented is Stainds first recording, self-released in 1996. ... Break the Cycle is Stainds third album. ... Staind is a four-piece alternative metal group from Springfield, Massachusetts. ... The latest version of Flip Records is a Californian record label, started by Jordan Schur in 1994. ... Elektra Records was a record label started in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickholt, who both invested $300. ...

The album's artwork is also worthy of note as it reflects the album's title. All four band members are depicted with dysfunctional properties related to their position in the band; Aaron (vocalist) is shown without a mouth, Mike (guitarist) is shown with webbed hands, Johnny (bassist) is shown with only one arm and Jon (drums and percussion) is shown with no eyes. Finally the most obvious reference to the album's title is on the cover; the clown's reflection is incorrect.

Dysfunction contains a hidden track called "Excess Baggage", included after a long period of silence at the end of "Spleen".

Track listing

1. "Suffocate" - 3:16
2. "Just Go" - 4:50
3. "Me" - 4:36
4. "Raw" - 4:09
5. "Mudshovel" - 4:41
6. "Home" - 4:04
7. "A Flat" - 4:59
8. "Crawl" - 4:29
9. "Spleen" - 21:01
   • Contains the hidden track "Excess Baggage"

Charts

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