Waste of Mind

Waste of Mind is the second studio album and major label debut by American punk rock band Zebrahead. The song "Check" was featured on the soundtrack of the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3.

Waste of Mind
Studio album by Zebrahead
Released	October 13, 1998 (1998-10-13)
Recorded	Early 1998[1]
Studio	The Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California; Sparky Dark, Calabasas, California; Image Recording Studio, Hollywood, California
Genre	Rap rock[2]
Length	48:08
Label	Columbia
Producer	Howard Benson
Zebrahead chronology
Zebrahead (1998) Waste of Mind (1998) Playmate of the Year (2000)
Singles from Waste of Mind
"Get Back" Released: 1998 "The Real Me" Released: 1999 "Feel This Way" Released: 1999 "Someday" Released: 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Rock Hard	8.5/10[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Check"	2:26
2.	"Get Back"	3:32
3.	"The Real Me"	3:57
4.	"Someday"	3:02
5.	"Waste of Mind"	3:32
6.	"Feel This Way"	3:44
7.	"Walk Away"	3:22
8.	"Big Shot"	3:00
9.	"Swing"	2:50
10.	"Jag Off"	3:25
11.	"Time"	3:10
12.	"Move On"	4:08
13.	"Fly Daze"	4:34
14.	"Bootylicious Vinyl"	3:26

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
15.	"Hate"	1:58
16.	"Song 10"	2:11

Singles

• "Get Back" – released as the lead single from the album in late 1998, it sold over 150,000 copies alone in the United States and is currently the band's highest charting song yet, peaking at number 32 on the US Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts. The single was also released overseas in Australia, Japan and Canada, a music video accompanied its release.
• "The Real Me" – released as the second single in the US and Japan in early 1999, the majority of radio airplay of the song was received in California, US.
• "Feel This Way" – released as the third single from the album in the summer of 1999, exclusively in Japan.
• "Someday" – the third US and fourth and final single overall, received little airplay from radio stations, seeing as only a few copies were sent out during the late summer/early fall of 1999.

Personnel

• Ali Tabatabaee – lead vocals
• Justin Mauriello – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Greg Bergdorf – lead guitar
• Ben Osmundson – bass guitar
• Ed Udhus – drums
• Howard Benson – producer, keyboards

Charts

Charts	Peak position
US Top Heatseekers	34

References

1. "Zebrahead Biography (Official)". Zebrahead. Archived from the original on March 4, 2000.
2. Taylor, Jason. "Waste of Mind – AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
3. "Waste of Mind Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
4. Schnadelbach, Buffo (December 21, 1998). "Zebrahead – Waste of Mind". Rock Hard (in German). Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

External links

• Zebrahead band website