Fush Yu Mang is the debut studio album by American rock band Smash Mouth, released on July 8, 1997 by Interscope Records. It includes their first major hit, "Walkin' on the Sun". The title of the album was taken from a line ("fuck you, man!") slurred by Al Pacino in Scarface. The cover of the album features the band flying through space in guitarist Greg Camp's 1962 Ford Falcon Squire wagon, with a band member's outstretched arm giving the finger. The title is written in a stylized, pseudo-Asian font. The album also features a cover version of War's "Why Can't We Be Friends?". The initial release was given a Parental Advisory label, while later releases were not. Fush Yu Mang has been certified double-platinum by the RIAA in the U.S. for sales in excess of 2 million.

An acoustic re-recording of Fush Yu Mang was planned in 2017 through PledgeMusic for the album's 20th anniversary, and was released on June 29, 2018.

Musical style

Fush Yu Mang lead single "Walkin' on the Sun" has a 1960s psychedelic soul and music style compared to songs by 1960s music groups like the Zombies and the Yardbirds. It was the last song to be added onto the album. The rest of Fush Yu Mang has been described as pop-punk, ska punk, and surf punk, with influences from punk rock, ska, reggae, and speed metal. The album shares traits with bands like No Doubt and Goldfinger.

Track listing

20th Anniversary bonus tracks

Personnel

All credits for Fush Yu Mang are adapted from the album's liner notes.

Smash Mouth

• Steve Harwell – lead vocals

• Greg Camp – guitar, backing vocals; co-lead vocals on "Padrino"

• Paul De Lisle – bass, backing vocals

• Kevin Coleman – drums

Additional musicians

• John Gove – trombone

• John Gibson – trumpet

• Les Harris – saxophone

• Michael Klooser – keyboards (track 3)

• J. Grady – additional singing and yelling

• Mark Harwell – additional singing and yelling

• Anzimee Camp – additional singing and yelling

• Kelly Young – additional singing and yelling

• Boston Johnny – additional singing and yelling

• Jason Slater – additional singing and yelling

• Sam Burbank – additional singing and yelling

• Dan Plock – additional singing and yelling

Production personnel

• Eric Valentine – production, engineering, mixing, keys, percussion, groovy noises (except 14 & 15)

• Jai Winding – production (14 & 15)

• Smash Mouth – production (14 & 15)

• Mark Endert – engineering (14 & 15)

• Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering

• Dino Passanisi – cover art concept & logo design

• Liam Ward – design

• Trisha Leeper – cover photo

• Jay Blakesberg – band photo

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

• at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

• The official Smash Mouth site

• Unfinished review of from Rolling Stone