Maybe I'll Catch Fire

Maybe I'll Catch Fire is the second studio album by the American punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released on March 14, 2000 on Asian Man Records. Produced by Matt Allison, it was the band's final studio album with founding drummer Glenn Porter and their last album with Asian Man Records.

Maybe I'll Catch Fire
Studio album by Alkaline Trio
Released	March 14, 2000
Recorded	October 1999 at Atlas Studios, Chicago
Genre	Punk rock[1] pop-punk[2]
Length	35:15
Label	Asian Man
Producer	Matt Allison, Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio chronology
Goddamnit (1998) Maybe I'll Catch Fire (2000) Alkaline Trio (2000)

After recording the album, Porter was replaced by former Smoking Popes drummer Mike Felumlee, who made his stage debut in December 1999. The band promoted the album with an appearance on the 2000 Plea for Peace Tour in June and July of that year.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Kerrang!	[4]
Ox-Fanzine	Favorable[5]
Pitchfork Media	3.2/10[6]

By August 2008, the album sold 85,000 copies.^[7]

Mike DaRonco of Allmusic liked the album, but less than the band's previous effort, 1998's Goddamnit, saying that "Lyrically, Maybe I'll Catch Fire follows in the footsteps of Goddamnit, while staying true to the elaborate but emotional tone of aggressive pop-punk. Not as essential as the Trio's previous efforts, but it would be difficult for any band to follow up an album like Goddamnit".^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Keep 'Em Coming"	4:10
2.	"Madam Me"	2:59
3.	"You've Got So Far to Go"	3:14
4.	"Fuck You Aurora"	4:49
5.	"Sleepyhead"	3:56
6.	"Maybe I'll Catch Fire"	3:07
7.	"Tuck Me In"	2:39
8.	"She Took Him to the Lake"	2:40
9.	"5-3-10-4"	2:56
10.	"Radio"	4:41
Total length:		35:16

All tracks are written by Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, and Glenn Porter

Personnel

Alkaline Trio

• Matt Skiba – guitar, vocals
• Dan Andriano – bass, vocals
• Glenn Porter – drums

Artwork

• Craig Ackerman – Layout Design
• Brian Case – Layout Design
• Heather Han – Photography

Production

• Matt Allison – Producer, engineer
• John Golden – Mastering

References

1. "Alkaline Trio: Maybe I'll Catch Fire: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000.
2. DaRonco, Mike. "Maybe I'll Catch Fire Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
3. "News". Alkaline Trio. Archived from the original on May 10, 2000. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
4. Travers, Paul (April 1, 2000). "Underground". Kerrang!. No. 795. EMAP. p. 45.
5. Hiller, Joachim (June–August 2000). "Reviews: Alkaline Trio / Maybe I'll Catch Fire CD". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved May 26, 2019.
6. "Alkaline Trio: Maybe I'll Catch Fire: Pitchfork Review". 16 August 2000. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 2 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
7. Caulfield, Keith (August 1, 2008). "Ask Billboard: Robin Sparkles, Garbage, Alkaline Trio, Bayside". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2018.

External links

• Maybe I'll Catch Fire at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)