Blender (Collective Soul album)
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Release
"Why, Pt. 2" is the first single from released on October 2000 to promote Blender. Written by singer/guitarist Ed Roland, the song did not chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, but did reach No. 2 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.<ref>[[[:Template:BillboardURLbyName]] Billboard Chart History]</ref> The "Pt. 2" in the title refers to an earlier track by the band, "Why", which was initially created during the band's Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid era, and was used as a b-side to the single "Breathe" in 1994.<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>
The second single, "Vent", was released in 2000. It was originally titled "Prick", but was changed to "Vent" due to concern from the band's record label, Atlantic Records. The song is supposedly about the band's tension with the label. The band left the label in 2001, and created their own independent label, El Music Group.Template:Citation needed
Track listing
All songs written by Ed Roland, except where noted. Template:Track listing Template:Track listing
Personnel
- Ross Childress – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Shane Evans – drums, percussion
- Ed Roland – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Dean Roland – rhythm guitar
- Will Turpin – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Jack Joseph-Puig – mix engineer
- Richard Ash – second mix engineer
- Anthony J. Resta;- synthesizers, programming, mellotron, drums on "Ten Years Later"
Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| Chart (2001) | |
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| Peak position | |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 34<ref>[1]
Collective Soul - Awards : AllMusic</ref> |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2000) | Position | |
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| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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162 |