The Papercut Chronicles
# The Papercut Chronicles

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The Papercut Chronicles is the second studio album by Gym Class Heroes released in 2005 by Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance. A sequel, The Papercut Chronicles II, was released in 2011. The album has sold over 32,000 copies in US.

## Track listing

### Standard Edition

* "Za Intro" – 1:40
* "Papercuts" – 3:26
* "Petrified Life and the Twice Told Joke (Decrepit Bricks)" – 4:53
* "Make Out Club" – 4:43
* "Taxi Driver" – 1:59
* "So Long Friend" – 1:14
* "Everyday's Forecast" – 4:21
* "Pillmatic" – 3:11
* "Simple Livin'" – 3:06
* "Cupid's Chokehold" (featuring Patrick Stump) – 4:03
* "Faces in the Hall" – 4:13
* "Graduation Day" – 1:44
* "Apollo 3-1-5" – 2:29
* "wejusfreestylin'pt2" – 1:12
* "To Bob Ross with Love" – 2:38
* "Papercuts (The Reason for the Lesions Remix by Mr. Dibbs)" – 3:46
* "Kid Nothing vs. the Echo Factor" – 4:01
* "Band Aids" – 4:58
* The song "Band Aids" ends at minute 1:52. After 2 minutes and 10 seconds of silence (1:52 - 4:02), begins an untitled hidden track: it's a computer generated voice that talks.

### Japanese Bonus Track

* "Boomerang Theory" (Bonus Track)

### Bonus Remix CD

* "Chicago" (Remix)
* "Heart Transplant" (Remix)
* "Attention" (Remix)
* "Gotta Get Out of Here" (Remix)

## Personnel

Credits adapted from album’s liner notes.

Gym Class Heroes

* Travis McCoy - vocals
* Matt McGinley - drums
* Ryan Geise - bass
* Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo - guitar

Additional personnel

* Doug White - producer, engineer
* Milo Bonacci - guitars
* Sie One - production (tracks 1, 8, 12, and 18)
* Gary Ventura - photography
* Evan Leake - CD layout/design
* Patrick Stump - guest vocals (track 10)
* Adam English - piano (track 10)
* Rand Bellavia - additional backing vocals (track 10)
* Matt Green - mixing and additional engineering (track 10)
* Mr. Dibbs - remixing (track 16)
* Chris Alsip - guest vocals (track 16)

## Additional notes

* "Kid Nothing vs. the Echo Factor" is a commentary on mainstream rap music from Travis' point of view as a rapper himself.
* The lyrics in the outro of "Kid Nothing vs. the Echo Factor" are derived from the first line of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb".
* "Cupid's Chokehold" samples extensively from Supertramp's song "Breakfast in America".
* "Taxi Driver" is an homage to other contemporary bands in the indie rock and punk genres.
* The Papercut Chronicles version of the "Cupid's Chokehold" music video was directed by Andrew Paul Bowser who would later co-direct the "New Friend Request" video with Joseph M. Petrick for their album As Cruel as School Children.
* "Make Out Club" includes a reference to the song "Girl or Dog?" by Travis's old side project Bernie Allen.
* "To Bob Ross With Love" is an updated version of "Happy Little Trees" which appears on the album ...For the Kids.
