Committed to a Bright Future

Committed to a Bright Future is the fifth studio album by American metal band Dog Fashion Disco, released in 2003. Music videos were made for the songs "The Acid Memoirs",^[1]"Grease"^[2] and "Love Song for a Witch".^[3]

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Exclaim!	(favorable)[4]
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Committed to a Bright Future
Studio album by Dog Fashion Disco
Released	May 6, 2003
Length	52:45
Label	Spitfire Records
Producer	Dog Fashion Disco, Drew Mazurek
Dog Fashion Disco chronology
Mutilated Genitals EP (2001) Committed to a Bright Future (2003) Day of the Dead EP (2004)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
0.	"Grease" (hidden in pregap; Frankie Valli cover)	2:47
1.	"Love Song for a Witch"	4:11
2.	"Rapist Eyes"	5:04
3.	"Dr. Piranha"	2:51
4.	"Fetus on the Beat"	3:32
5.	"Worm in a Dog's Heart"	3:46
6.	"Plastic Surgeons"	3:19
7.	"Pogo the Clown"	2:26
8.	"Castaway"	4:20
9.	"Nude in the Wilderness"	3:31
10.	"The Acid Memoirs"	3:13
11.	"Déjà Vu"	4:01
12.	"Magical Band of Fools"	3:29
Total length:		52:45

Hidden track on some versions

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Scores for Porn"	3:37

European release

The European release of Committed contained the bonus track "China White". It is a re-recorded version of a song that originally appeared on Erotic Massage, but with a different outro. This version also contains "Grease" as track fifteen, instead of in the hidden time.

No.	Title	Length
14.	"China White"	2:32

^[7]

All songs written by Dog Fashion Disco except "Grease", written by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees.

• The song "Déjà Vu" is a version of song "En La Noche" from Experiments In Alchemy, but with alternate lyrics.
• The track "Acid Memoirs" heavily references Timothy Leary, mentioning him by name and including the lyrics "Tuning in and dropping out"
• "Pogo the Clown" (which originally appeared on Experiments in Alchemy) is about the infamous serial killer clown, John Wayne Gacy.

Personnel

• Todd Smith – vocals
• Greg Combs – guitar
• Stephen Mears – bass
• Mike "Ollie" Oliver – drums (although he did not drum on the album)
• John Ensminger – drums
• Jeff Siegel – keyboards
• Matt Rippetoe – saxophones, clarinet and flute (+ woodwind arrangements)

Additional personnel

• Matt Rippetoe – Horns
• Drew Mazurek – Producer, Engineer, Mixer
• Joe Lambert – Mastering
• Jeff Cohen – Legal Representation
• Paul Campanella – Art Design & Layout
• Angela Boatwright – Photography
• Paul Cicoria – Title Design
• Derek Brewer – Manager

Both Greg Combs and John Ensminger played on the album, but quit the band before it was released.