Floored

Floored
Studio album by Sugar Ray
Released	June 24, 1997
Recorded	1996–1997
Genre	Nu metal alternative metal skate punk funk metal punk rock ska reggae rock reggae fusion
Length	43:05
Label	Atlantic, Lava
Producer	David Kahne
Sugar Ray chronology
Lemonade and Brownies (1995) Floored (1997) 14:59 (1999)
Singles from Floored
"Fly" Released: June 17, 1997 "RPM" Released: March 18, 1998

Floored is the second studio album by American rock band Sugar Ray, released on June 24, 1997. It includes the hit song "Fly", and another moderately successful single, "RPM". Two versions of "Fly" are found on the album, one of them featuring reggae artist Super Cat.

Music

Floored fuses metal, funk, reggae, punk rock and rap. Due to the massive amounts of strong language in the songs "Cash" and "American Pig", some copies contain the "Parental Advisory" label. It contains the early label that can be peeled off the case. It is their last album to do so and their last heavy album before they moved toward a more pop friendly approach.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Los Angeles Times	[2]
Rolling Stone	(average)[3]
The Village Voice	B–[4]

The album entered the top 20 on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 12.^[5] It has also been certified double-platinum by the RIAA.

Track listing

All tracks written by Sugar Ray, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"RPM"	3:21
2.	"Breathe"	3:24
3.	"Anyone"	3:29
4.	"Fly" (Featuring Super Cat)	4:52
5.	"Speed Home California"	2:42
6.	"High Anxiety"	3:31
7.	"Tap, Twist, Snap"	3:12
8.	"American Pig"	4:01
9.	"Stand and Deliver" (Adam Ant, Marco Pirroni)	2:58
10.	"Cash"	1:35
11.	"Invisible"	3:09
12.	"Right Direction"	2:53
13.	"Fly"	4:04
Total length:		43:05

Personnel

Sugar Ray Mark McGrath – Lead vocals, rhythm guitar Rodney Sheppard – Lead guitar, backing vocals Murphy Karges – Bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals Stan Frazier – Drums, percussion, guitar, programming, backing vocals Craig "DJ Homicide" Bullock – Turntables, samples, programming, keyboards, backing vocals Artwork Alison Dyer – Photography Donald May & Larry Freemantle – Art Direction Rob Eberhardt – Album Artwork for Chrome Renderings Richard Newton – Illustration Additional musicians David Kahne – Additional programming, keyboards

Production David Kahne – Producer, engineer, mixing Stephen Marcussen – Mastering Doug Trantow – Mixing assistant James Murray – Mixing assistant Mark Nixdorf – Mixing assistant Mike Rew – Mixing assistant John Ewing Jr. – Assistant Engineer John Travis – Tracking engineer Chip Quigley & Lee Heiman – Management

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Floored – Sugar Ray". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
2. Boehm, Mike (June 28, 1997). "Sugar Ray, 'Floored,' Lava/Atlantic.". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
3. "Rolling Stone review on Floored and Smash Mouth's Fush Yu Mang". Rolling Stone. December 16, 1997. Archived from the original on November 16, 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
4. Christgau, Robert (December 2, 1997). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
5. "Floored chart performance". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2011.