Built to Last (Sick of It All album)

Built to Last is the fourth studio album by American band Sick of It All, released in 1997.^[7][8] Equal Vision Records held the exclusive rights to release it on vinyl.

Built to Last
Studio album by Sick of It All
Released	February 11, 1997[1]
Recorded	1996 at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California, Entourage Studios, Los Angeles, California and Normandy Sound, Warren, Rhode Island
Length	39:15
Label	East West Records[2] Equal Vision Records[3]
Producer	GGGarth Sick of It All
Sick of It All chronology
Scratch the Surface (1995) Built to Last (1997) Call to Arms (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
Metal Hammer	[6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[2]

The album peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.^[9]

Production

Built to Last was the result of a year's work for Sick of It All, with pre-production beginning in late 1995/early 1996. The recording took place at Normandy Sound, in Warren, Rhode Island (where their first three albums had been recorded), and in two studios in California.^{[citation needed]}

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "the music and attitude are entirely predictable, but the 'hey-hey-heys' are rather charming."^[10] Entertainment Weekly wrote that the band manages "to overcome the genre’s bark-and-lunge cliches simply because they’re so archetypal; these guys can actually make you feel the fury behind a song called 'Us Vs. Them'."^[11]

Track listing

• All tracks written by Sick of It All

1. "Good Lookin' Out" – 1:53
2. "Built to Last" – 2:01
3. "Closer" – 2:56
4. "One Step Ahead" – 2:07
5. "Us vs. Them" – 3:04
6. "Laughingstock" – 2:42
7. "Don't Follow" – 2:02
8. "Nice" – 2:41
9. "Busted" – 1:37
10. "Burn 'Em Down" – 2:55
11. "End the Era" – 3:05
12. "Chip Away" – 2:02
13. "Too Late" – 2:00
14. "Jungle" – 8:10

"Jungle" ends at 2:54, with silence from 2:55 to 5:53; at 5:54, a voice says "Oh c'mon, hurry up, ya old hag." There is silence again from 5:58 to 6:59. A hidden song, sung in English and Spanish, starts at 7:00 (unofficially titled "Culo Cagado").

Credits

• Lou Koller – vocals
• Pete Koller – guitar
• Craig Setari – bass guitar
• Armand Majidi – drums
• George Correia – percussion
• Produced by GGGarth and Sick of It All
• Engineered by GGGarth and Greg Fidelman