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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Welcome Interstate Managers
| name = Welcome Interstate Managers
| type = studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[Fountains of Wayne]]
| artist = [[Fountains of Wayne]]
| cover = FOW-Welcome Interstate Managers.jpg
| cover = FOW-Welcome Interstate Managers.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = June 10, 2003
| released = June 10, 2003
| recorded = 2002
| recorded = 2001–2002
| venue =
| venue =
| studio = *Stratosphere Sound, New York City, New York
| studio = *Stratosphere Sound, New York City, New York
*Q Division, Somerville, Massachusetts
*[[Q Division Studios|Q Division]], Somerville, Massachusetts
*The Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, New York
*The Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, New York
| genre = {{flatlist|
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Alternative rock]]
* [[Alternative rock]]
* [[power pop]]
* [[power pop]]
*[[geek rock]]
}}
}}
| length = 55:08
| length = 55:08
| label = {{flatlist|
| label = {{flatlist|
*[[S-Curve Records|S-Curve]]
*[[S-Curve Records|S-Curve]]
*[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]}}
*[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]}}
| producer = {{flatlist|
| producer = {{flatlist|
* [[Adam Schlesinger]]
* [[Adam Schlesinger]]
* [[Chris Collingwood]]
* [[Chris Collingwood]]
* Mike Denneen
* Mike Denneen
}}
}}
| prev_title = [[Utopia Parkway]]
| prev_title = [[Utopia Parkway]]
| prev_year = 1999
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = [[Out-of-State Plates]]
| next_title = [[Out-of-State Plates]]
| next_year = 2005
| next_year = 2005
| misc = {{Singles
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Welcome Interstate Managers
| name = Welcome Interstate Managers
| type = studio
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Stacy's Mom]]
| single1 = [[Stacy's Mom]]
| single1date = May 2003
| single1date = May 19, 2003
| single2 = Mexican Wine
| single2 = Mexican Wine
| single2date = 2004
| single2date = 2004
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}}
}}


'''''Welcome Interstate Managers''''' is the third studio album by the American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Fountains of Wayne]]. It was released by [[S-Curve Records]] on June 10, 2003. The album contains the [[power pop]] single "[[Stacy's Mom]]," which reached number 21 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming the band's highest-charting hit in the United States.
'''''Welcome Interstate Managers''''' is the third studio album by the American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Fountains of Wayne]]. It was released by [[S-Curve Records]] on June 10, 2003. The album contains the [[power pop]] single "[[Stacy's Mom]]," which reached number 21 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming the band's highest-charting hit in the United States.


==Background==
==Background==
Fountains of Wayne was at a low point following the under-performance of 1999's ''Utopia Parkway'', which led to them getting dropped by their then-label, [[Atlantic Records]]. The period when they were without a label was particularly hard on lead singer and co-songwriter [[Chris Collingwood]]. According to bassist and co-songwriter [[Adam Schlesinger]] in 2005, "I think Chris felt especially bummed during that whole period. He just sort of felt that we worked for a really long time and it didn’t really add up to anything. And it didn’t seem like the future had much in the way of promise. Chris wasn’t writing a lot. I don’t know if it was the whole thing of being in between labels but more just the whole thing of putting all that time into it and feeling it tapering off."<ref name=Luerssen>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/2005/07/fountains-of-wayner-bright-future-in-sales/|title=Fountains of Wayne: Bright Future in Sales|first=John D.|last=Luerssen|publisher=American Songwriter|date=2007-07-01|accessdate=2019-01-04}}</ref>
Fountains of Wayne was at a low point following the under-performance of 1999's ''[[Utopia Parkway]]'', which led to them getting dropped by their then-label, [[Atlantic Records]]. The period when they were without a label was particularly hard on lead singer and co-songwriter [[Chris Collingwood]]. According to bassist and co-songwriter [[Adam Schlesinger]] in 2005, "I think Chris felt especially bummed during that whole period. He just sort of felt that we worked for a really long time and it didn't really add up to anything. And it didn't seem like the future had much in the way of promise. Chris wasn't writing a lot. I don't know if it was the whole thing of being in between labels but more just the whole thing of putting all that time into it and feeling it tapering off."<ref name=Luerssen>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/2005/07/fountains-of-wayner-bright-future-in-sales/|title=Fountains of Wayne: Bright Future in Sales|first=John D.|last=Luerssen|publisher=American Songwriter|date=2007-07-01|accessdate=2019-01-04}}</ref>


Eventually Schlesinger convinced Collingwood to start writing and recording "because it was the only way that I could get Chris to want to be a part of it. I was just like, ‘Hey look, let’s just go in and do like we have always done when we were 18. If we have a song we like, we’ll just record it and eventually we’ll see if we have an album."<ref name=Luerssen /> By mid-2001, Fountains of Wayne had discussed plans for a new album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/fountains-of-wayne-1798208149|title=Fountains of Wayne|first=Stephen|last=Thompson|publisher=AV Club|date=2001-06-06|accessdate=2019-01-04}}</ref>
Eventually Schlesinger convinced Collingwood to start writing and recording "because it was the only way that I could get Chris to want to be a part of it. I was just like, 'Hey look, let's just go in and do like we have always done when we were 18. If we have a song we like, we'll just record it and eventually we'll see if we have an album'."<ref name=Luerssen /> By mid-2001, Fountains of Wayne had discussed plans for a new album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/fountains-of-wayne-1798208149|title=Fountains of Wayne|first=Stephen|last=Thompson|publisher=AV Club|date=2001-06-06|accessdate=2019-01-04}}</ref>


Meanwhile, the band got in touch with several prospective labels, but balked at their insistence that the band record demos for consideration to be signed. According to Schlesinger, "We talked to a bunch of record companies before we had anything recorded. And everybody was like, ‘Well we really like your band but we need to hear what you’re working on. Do you have any demos or anything?’ And we didn't want to make demos. We just found that kind of demeaning. But we were sort of at the point where we could have gone and made demos. And it was like, you know, for God's sake we’ve been doing this so long, we’re not going to make a demo tape. We’re just gonna go make a record and that's what we did."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popgurls.com/2003/09/25/popgurls-interview-adam-schlesinger-of-fountains-of-wayne/|title=PG Interview: Adam Schlesinger|author=Amy R.|publisher=PopGurls|date=2003-09-25|accessdate=2019-01-04}}</ref>
Meanwhile, the band got in touch with several prospective labels, but balked at their insistence that the band record demos for consideration to be signed. According to Schlesinger, "We talked to a bunch of record companies before we had anything recorded. And everybody was like, 'Well we really like your band but we need to hear what you're working on. Do you have any demos or anything?' And we didn't want to make demos. We just found that kind of demeaning. But we were sort of at the point where we could have gone and made demos. And it was like, you know, for God's sake we've been doing this so long, we're not going to make a demo tape. We're just gonna go make a record and that's what we did."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popgurls.com/2003/09/25/popgurls-interview-adam-schlesinger-of-fountains-of-wayne/|title=PG Interview: Adam Schlesinger|author=Amy R.|publisher=PopGurls|date=2003-09-25|accessdate=2019-01-04}}</ref>


==Recording==
==Recording==
Fountains of Wayne commenced recording their new album without any label support. According to drummer [[Brian Young (drummer)|Brian Young]], "Adam put up the money to do the recording, we converged in a studio in upstate New York, and we didn’t know what to expect. We all showed up with basically nothing. I had a stick bag, and the engineer mentioned to me, 'You know, it would’ve been a lot cooler if you showed up with nothing at all.' We were kind of going through the studio basement, looking for gear and taping stands together. It was funny."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/2007/04/brian-young/|title=Brian Young of Fountains of Wayne|first=Waleed|last=Rashidi|publisher=Modern Drummer|date=April 2007|accessdate=2019-01-04}}</ref>
Fountains of Wayne commenced recording their new album without any label support. According to drummer [[Brian Young (drummer)|Brian Young]], "Adam put up the money to do the recording, we converged in a studio in upstate New York, and we didn’t know what to expect. We all showed up with basically nothing. I had a stick bag, and the engineer mentioned to me, 'You know, it would’ve been a lot cooler if you showed up with nothing at all.' We were kind of going through the studio basement, looking for gear and taping stands together. It was funny."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/2007/04/brian-young/|title=Brian Young of Fountains of Wayne|first=Waleed|last=Rashidi|publisher=Modern Drummer|date=April 2007|accessdate=2019-01-04}}</ref>


Once the album was finished, Fountains of Wayne signed to S-Curve Records, whose executive vice president, Steve Yegelwel, had first signed the band when he was working as an A&R at Atlantic Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-07-14-0307140117-story.html|title=Mapping out a mainstream move|first=Sandra|last=Nygaard|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=2003-07-14|accessdate=2019-01-04}}</ref> Prior to the album's release, the band went on tour in November 2002 to road test the new material and build up fan anticipation for the new record.<ref name=Luerssen/>
Once the album was finished, Fountains of Wayne signed to [[S-Curve Records]], whose executive vice president, Steve Yegelwel, had first signed the band when he was working as an A&R at Atlantic Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-07-14-0307140117-story.html|title=Mapping out a mainstream move|first=Sandra|last=Nygaard|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=2003-07-14|accessdate=2019-01-04}}</ref> Prior to the album's release, the band went on tour in November 2002 to road test the new material and build up fan anticipation for the new record.<ref name=Luerssen/>


==Release and reception==
==Release and reception==
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| rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_1882.html |title=Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers |journal=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |issue=17 |date=June–July 2003 |accessdate=July 6, 2016 |last=Tannenbaum |first=Rob |page=138 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040820041220/http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_1882.html |archivedate=August 20, 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_1882.html |title=Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers |journal=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |issue=17 |date=June–July 2003 |accessdate=July 6, 2016 |last=Tannenbaum |first=Rob |page=138 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040820041220/http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_1882.html |archivedate=August 20, 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = A−<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2003/06/13/welcome-interstate-managers |title=Welcome Interstate Managers |journal=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 13, 2003 |accessdate=July 3, 2015 |last=Johnson |first=Beth |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225180002/http://www.ew.com/article/2003/06/13/welcome-interstate-managers |archivedate=February 25, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev3Score = A−<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2003/06/13/welcome-interstate-managers |title=Welcome Interstate Managers |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 13, 2003 |accessdate=July 3, 2015 |last=Johnson |first=Beth |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225180002/http://www.ew.com/article/2003/06/13/welcome-interstate-managers |archivedate=February 25, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev4 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers |journal=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |issue=116 |date=July 2003 |page=108}}</ref>
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers |journal=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |issue=116 |date=July 2003 |page=108}}</ref>
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| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=207 |date=October 2003 |page=104}}</ref>
| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=207 |date=October 2003 |page=104}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=2046627&cf=206 |title=Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers |journal=[[Rolling Stone]] |issue=924 |date=June 12, 2003 |accessdate=July 3, 2015 |last=Hoard |first=Christian |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031230115534/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=2046627&cf=206 |archivedate=December 30, 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=2046627&cf=206 |title=Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |issue=924 |date=June 12, 2003 |accessdate=July 3, 2015 |last=Hoard |first=Christian |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031230115534/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=2046627&cf=206 |archivedate=December 30, 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev8 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Fountains of Wayne |last=Pearlman |first=Nina |title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]] |year=2004 |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/307 307–08] }}</ref>
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Fountains of Wayne |last=Pearlman |first=Nina |title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]] |year=2004 |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/307 307–08] }}</ref>
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| rev10Score= A−<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv803-03.php |title=Consumer Guide: Shadows in the Cave |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=August 5, 2003 |accessdate=December 13, 2015 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
| rev10Score= A−<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv803-03.php |title=Consumer Guide: Shadows in the Cave |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=August 5, 2003 |accessdate=December 13, 2015 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
}}
}}
The album was met with commercial success and favorable reviews, citing the album's catchy song structures and well-crafted lyrics reflecting struggles of the middle class lifestyle in the American East Coast. The album is widely regarded as the band's best effort and a prime example of early 2000s power pop.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 1, 2021|title=On the Young Adult Sorrow and Undeniable Bops of Fountains of Wayne's "Welcome Interstate Managers"|url=https://floodmagazine.com/88914/fountains-of-wayne-welcome-interstate-managers-reissue/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=FLOOD|language=en}}</ref> Review aggregating website [[Metacritic]] reports a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 based on 24 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="MC" />
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"Stacy's Mom" was released to radio on May 20, 2003.<ref name=FMQB>{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771|title=FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock|publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated|accessdate=October 30, 2016}}</ref>


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The lead single "[[Stacy's Mom]]" was released on May 20, 2003 to popular and critical success.<ref name="FMQB">{{cite web|title=FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771|publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated|accessdate=October 30, 2016}}</ref>
The album was met with commercial success and favorable reviews. Review aggregating website [[Metacritic]] reports a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 based on 24 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="MC"/>

"Valley Winter Song" was used in a 2008 L.L. Bean Commercial.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Robertson |first1=Lindsay |title=The Fountains Of Wayne Sing An L.L. Bean Commercial |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1778016/the_fountains_of_wayne_sing_an/videogum |website=Stereogum}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Carradini |first1=Stephen |title="Valley Winter Song" gets tapped by L.L. Bean |url=https://independentclauses.com/valley-winter-song-gets-tapped-by-ll-bean/ |website=Independent Clauses}}</ref>

The album was first pressed to vinyl for Record Store Day Black Friday in a limited run in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pearis|first=Bill|date=October 7, 2020|title=Record Store Day announces 2020 RSD Black Friday titles|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/record-store-day-announces-2020-rsd-black-friday-titles/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=BrooklynVegan|language=en}}</ref>


==Covers==
==Covers==
In 2009, [[Katy Perry]] performed a cover of "Hackensack" on ''[[MTV Unplugged]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Peter Gerstenzang |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fountains-of-wayne-talk-dark-new-disc-20110617 |title=Fountains of Wayne Talk Dark New Disc &#124; Music News |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2011-06-17 |accessdate=2012-10-12}}</ref>
In 2009, [[Katy Perry]] performed a cover of "Hackensack" on ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'', which was later released digitally.<ref>{{cite web|author=Peter Gerstenzang |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fountains-of-wayne-talk-dark-new-disc-20110617 |title=Fountains of Wayne Talk Dark New Disc &#124; Music News |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2011-06-17 |accessdate=2012-10-12}}</ref>


In 2011, the band [[The Wonder Years (band)|The Wonder Years]] performed a cover of "Hey Julie" for the charity compilation album, ''Vs. the Earthquake''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.makeupforthesilence.com/post/3986501724/the-wonder-years-hey-julie-fountains-of-wayne |title=The Blog • The Wonder Years - Hey Julie (Fountains Of Wayne |publisher=Makeup For The Silence |date=2011-03-20 |accessdate=2012-10-12}}</ref>
In 2011, the band [[The Wonder Years (band)|The Wonder Years]] performed a cover of "Hey Julie" for the charity compilation album, ''Vs. the Earthquake''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.makeupforthesilence.com/post/3986501724/the-wonder-years-hey-julie-fountains-of-wayne |title=The Blog • The Wonder Years - Hey Julie (Fountains Of Wayne |publisher=Makeup For The Silence |date=2011-03-20 |accessdate=2012-10-12}}</ref>
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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
|headline = ''Welcome Interstate Managers'' track listing
| headline =
| all_writing = [[Chris Collingwood]] and [[Adam Schlesinger]]
| all_writing = [[Chris Collingwood]] and [[Adam Schlesinger]]
| title1 = Mexican Wine
| title1 = Mexican Wine
| length1 = 3:23
| length1 = 3:23
| title2 = Bright Future in Sales
| title2 = Bright Future in Sales
| length2 = 3:06
| length2 = 3:06
| title3 = [[Stacy's Mom]]
| title3 = [[Stacy's Mom]]
| length3 = 3:18
| length3 = 3:18
| title4 = Hackensack
| title4 = Hackensack
| length4 = 3:00
| length4 = 3:00
| title5 = No Better Place
| title5 = No Better Place
| length5 = 4:06
| length5 = 4:06
| title6 = Valley Winter Song
| title6 = Valley Winter Song
| length6 = 3:35
| length6 = 3:35
| title7 = All Kinds of Time
| title7 = All Kinds of Time
| length7 = 4:22
| length7 = 4:22
| title8 = Little Red Light
| title8 = Little Red Light
| length8 = 3:35
| length8 = 3:35
| title9 = Hey Julie
| title9 = Hey Julie
| length9 = 2:36
| length9 = 2:36
| title10 = Halley's Waitress
| title10 = Halley's Waitress
| length10 = 3:35
| length10 = 3:35
| title11 = Hung Up on You
| title11 = Hung Up on You
| length11 = 4:00
| length11 = 4:00
| title12 = Fire Island
| title12 = Fire Island
| length12 = 2:56
| length12 = 2:56
| title13 = Peace and Love
| title13 = Peace and Love
| length13 = 3:26
| length13 = 3:26
| title14 = Bought for a Song
| title14 = Bought for a Song
| length14 = 4:02
| length14 = 4:02
| title15 = Supercollider
| title15 = Supercollider
| length15 = 5:06
| length15 = 5:06
| title16 = Yours and Mine
| title16 = Yours and Mine
| length16 = 1:04
| length16 = 1:04
| title17 = Elevator Up
| title17 = Elevator Up
| note17 = Japan/[[iTunes]]/[[Spotify]] bonus track
| note17 = Japan/Digital/Vinyl Bonus Track
| length17 = 4:02
| length17 = 4:02
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
'''Fountains of Wayne'''
'''Fountains of Wayne'''
*[[Chris Collingwood]] – [[lead vocals]] and [[rhythm guitar]], [[Record producer|production]]
*[[Chris Collingwood]] – [[lead vocals]], rhythm guitar, [[Record producer|production]]
*[[Jody Porter]] – [[lead guitar]] and backing vocals
*[[Jody Porter]] – [[lead guitar]], backing vocals
*[[Adam Schlesinger]] – bass guitar, synthesizers and backing vocals, production, [[Audio engineering|engineering]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] on "Bright Future in Sales" and "No Better Place"
*[[Adam Schlesinger]] – bass, [[rhythm guitar]], synthesizers, backing vocals, production, [[Audio engineering|engineering]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] on "Bright Future in Sales" and "No Better Place"
*[[Brian Young (drummer)|Brian Young]] – drums
*[[Brian Young (drummer)|Brian Young]] – drums, percussion


'''Additional musicians'''
'''Additional musicians'''
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*Rudyard Lee Cullers – assistant engineering
*Rudyard Lee Cullers – assistant engineering
*Mike Denneen – production, engineering
*Mike Denneen – production, engineering
*Richard Furch – production, [[Audio engineering|engineering]]
*Richard Furch – [[Audio engineering|engineering]]
*John Holbrook – mixing on all tracks, except where noted
*John Holbrook – mixing on all tracks, except where noted
*[[Tom Lord-Alge]] – mixing on "Mexican Wine" and "Stacy's Mom"
*[[Tom Lord-Alge]] – mixing on "Mexican Wine" and "Stacy's Mom"
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*Frank Olinsky – [[art direction]] and design
*Frank Olinsky – [[art direction]] and design
*Rafi Sofer – assistant engineering
*Rafi Sofer – assistant engineering

== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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"Hey Julie" redirects here. For the Kyle song, see Hey Julie!
Welcome Interstate Managers
Studio album by
Fountains of Wayne
ReleasedJune 10, 2003
Recorded2001–2002
Studio
  • Stratosphere Sound, New York City, New York
  • Q Division, Somerville, Massachusetts
  • The Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, New York
Genre
Length55:08
Label
Producer
Fountains of Wayne chronology
Utopia Parkway
(1999) 		Welcome Interstate Managers
(2003) 		Out-of-State Plates
(2005)
Singles from Welcome Interstate Managers
  1. "Stacy's Mom"
    Released: May 19, 2003
  2. "Mexican Wine"
    Released: 2004
  3. "Hey Julie"
    Released: 2004

Welcome Interstate Managers is the third studio album by the American rock band Fountains of Wayne. It was released by S-Curve Records on June 10, 2003. The album contains the power pop single "Stacy's Mom," which reached number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's highest-charting hit in the United States.

Background

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Fountains of Wayne was at a low point following the under-performance of 1999's Utopia Parkway, which led to them getting dropped by their then-label, Atlantic Records. The period when they were without a label was particularly hard on lead singer and co-songwriter Chris Collingwood. According to bassist and co-songwriter Adam Schlesinger in 2005, "I think Chris felt especially bummed during that whole period. He just sort of felt that we worked for a really long time and it didn't really add up to anything. And it didn't seem like the future had much in the way of promise. Chris wasn't writing a lot. I don't know if it was the whole thing of being in between labels but more just the whole thing of putting all that time into it and feeling it tapering off."[1]

Eventually Schlesinger convinced Collingwood to start writing and recording "because it was the only way that I could get Chris to want to be a part of it. I was just like, 'Hey look, let's just go in and do like we have always done when we were 18. If we have a song we like, we'll just record it and eventually we'll see if we have an album'."[1] By mid-2001, Fountains of Wayne had discussed plans for a new album.[2]

Meanwhile, the band got in touch with several prospective labels, but balked at their insistence that the band record demos for consideration to be signed. According to Schlesinger, "We talked to a bunch of record companies before we had anything recorded. And everybody was like, 'Well we really like your band but we need to hear what you're working on. Do you have any demos or anything?' And we didn't want to make demos. We just found that kind of demeaning. But we were sort of at the point where we could have gone and made demos. And it was like, you know, for God's sake we've been doing this so long, we're not going to make a demo tape. We're just gonna go make a record and that's what we did."[3]

Recording

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Fountains of Wayne commenced recording their new album without any label support. According to drummer Brian Young, "Adam put up the money to do the recording, we converged in a studio in upstate New York, and we didn’t know what to expect. We all showed up with basically nothing. I had a stick bag, and the engineer mentioned to me, 'You know, it would’ve been a lot cooler if you showed up with nothing at all.' We were kind of going through the studio basement, looking for gear and taping stands together. It was funny."[4]

Once the album was finished, Fountains of Wayne signed to S-Curve Records, whose executive vice president, Steve Yegelwel, had first signed the band when he was working as an A&R at Atlantic Records.[5] Prior to the album's release, the band went on tour in November 2002 to road test the new material and build up fan anticipation for the new record.[1]

Release and reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Blender[8]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[9]
Mojo[10]
Pitchfork7.5/10[11]
Q[12]
Rolling Stone[13]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[14]
SpinA[15]
The Village VoiceA−[16]

The album was met with commercial success and favorable reviews, citing the album's catchy song structures and well-crafted lyrics reflecting struggles of the middle class lifestyle in the American East Coast. The album is widely regarded as the band's best effort and a prime example of early 2000s power pop.[17] Review aggregating website Metacritic reports a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 based on 24 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[6]

The lead single "Stacy's Mom" was released on May 20, 2003 to popular and critical success.[18]

"Valley Winter Song" was used in a 2008 L.L. Bean Commercial.[19][20]

The album was first pressed to vinyl for Record Store Day Black Friday in a limited run in 2020.[21]

Covers

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In 2009, Katy Perry performed a cover of "Hackensack" on MTV Unplugged, which was later released digitally.[22]

In 2011, the band The Wonder Years performed a cover of "Hey Julie" for the charity compilation album, Vs. the Earthquake.[23]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger

No.TitleLength
1."Mexican Wine"3:23
2."Bright Future in Sales"3:06
3."Stacy's Mom"3:18
4."Hackensack"3:00
5."No Better Place"4:06
6."Valley Winter Song"3:35
7."All Kinds of Time"4:22
8."Little Red Light"3:35
9."Hey Julie"2:36
10."Halley's Waitress"3:35
11."Hung Up on You"4:00
12."Fire Island"2:56
13."Peace and Love"3:26
14."Bought for a Song"4:02
15."Supercollider"5:06
16."Yours and Mine"1:04
17."Elevator Up" (Japan/Digital/Vinyl Bonus Track)4:02

Personnel

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Fountains of Wayne

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

  • Matt Beaudoin – assistant engineering
  • Collection of The New-York Historical Society – photography
  • Rudyard Lee Cullers – assistant engineering
  • Mike Denneen – production, engineering
  • Richard Furch – engineering
  • John Holbrook – mixing on all tracks, except where noted
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing on "Mexican Wine" and "Stacy's Mom"
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Frank Olinsky – art direction and design
  • Rafi Sofer – assistant engineering

Charts

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Chart performance for Welcome Interstate Managers
Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[24] 115
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[25] 1

References

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  1. ^ a b c Luerssen, John D. (July 1, 2007). "Fountains of Wayne: Bright Future in Sales". American Songwriter. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Thompson, Stephen (June 6, 2001). "Fountains of Wayne". AV Club. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Amy R. (September 25, 2003). "PG Interview: Adam Schlesinger". PopGurls. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Rashidi, Waleed (April 2007). "Brian Young of Fountains of Wayne". Modern Drummer. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  5. ^ Nygaard, Sandra (July 14, 2003). "Mapping out a mainstream move". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Reviews for Welcome Interstate Managers by Fountains of Wayne". Metacritic. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  7. ^ Vanderhoff, Mark. "Welcome Interstate Managers – Fountains of Wayne". AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  8. ^ Tannenbaum, Rob (June–July 2003). "Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers". Blender (17): 138. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  9. ^ Johnson, Beth (June 13, 2003). "Welcome Interstate Managers". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  10. ^ "Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers". Mojo (116): 108. July 2003.
  11. ^ Martelli, Mark (June 17, 2003). "Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  12. ^ "Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers". Q (207): 104. October 2003.
  13. ^ Hoard, Christian (June 12, 2003). "Fountains of Wayne: Welcome Interstate Managers". Rolling Stone. No. 924. Archived from the original on December 30, 2003. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  14. ^ Pearlman, Nina (2004). "Fountains of Wayne". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 307–08. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  15. ^ Greenwald, Andy (July 2003). "Fountains of Wayne, Welcome Interstate Managers (S-Curve/EMI)". Spin. 19 (7): 109. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  16. ^ Christgau, Robert (August 5, 2003). "Consumer Guide: Shadows in the Cave". The Village Voice. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  17. ^ "On the Young Adult Sorrow and Undeniable Bops of Fountains of Wayne's "Welcome Interstate Managers"". FLOOD. June 1, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  18. ^ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  19. ^ Robertson, Lindsay. "The Fountains Of Wayne Sing An L.L. Bean Commercial". Stereogum.
  20. ^ Carradini, Stephen. ""Valley Winter Song" gets tapped by L.L. Bean". Independent Clauses.
  21. ^ Pearis, Bill (October 7, 2020). "Record Store Day announces 2020 RSD Black Friday titles". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  22. ^ Peter Gerstenzang (June 17, 2011). "Fountains of Wayne Talk Dark New Disc | Music News". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  23. ^ "The Blog • The Wonder Years - Hey Julie (Fountains Of Wayne". Makeup For The Silence. March 20, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  24. ^ "Fountains of Wayne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  25. ^ "Fountains of Wayne Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
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