Stomping Ground

For the cultural festival in Broome, see Stompen Ground. For WWE pay-per-view event, see WWE Stomping Grounds.

Stomping Ground the third studio album by American punk rock band Goldfinger, released on March 28, 2000. It was produced by Tim Palmer and John Feldmann and mixed by Tim Palmer. The song "The End of the Day" contains a brief sample from the Dead Kennedys song "Nazi Punks Fuck Off".

Stomping Ground
Studio album by Goldfinger
Released	March 28, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	Pop-punk ska punk
Length	42:09
Label	Mojo/Jive
Producer	John Feldmann Tim Palmer Jay Rifkin
Goldfinger chronology
Hang-Ups (1997) Stomping Ground (2000) Open Your Eyes (2002)
Singles from Stomping Ground
"99 Red Balloons" Released: 2000 "Counting The Days" Released: 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rock Hard	6.5/10[2]
Wall of Sound	65/100[3]

Release

Stomping Ground was released in March 2000. In May 2000, the band went on tour with Ignite.^[4] In March 2001, the band embarked on a tour of Europe.^[5] In July and August 2001, the band went a co-headlining tour of the US with Reel Big Fish dubbed The Crouching Fish, Hidden Finger Tour, with support from Zebrahead, Home Grown, Mest, the Movielife and Rx Bandits.^[6] A second leg of this trek occurred in September and October 2001, with support from Mest, the Movielife, and Sugarcult.^[7]

Track listing

All songs are written by John Feldmann, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm Down"	2:10
2.	"Pick a Fight"	3:25
3.	"Carry On" (Feldmann, Charlie Paulson, Chris Johnson)	3:21
4.	"The End of the Day"	3:03
5.	"Don't Say Goodbye"	2:31
6.	"Counting the Days"	3:29
7.	"Bro" (Feldmann, Paulson)	2:54
8.	"San Simeon"	3:22
9.	"You Think It's a Joke" (Feldmann, Tim Palmer)	3:12
10.	"Forgiveness"	3:24
11.	"Margaret Ann"	2:34
12.	"Get Away" (Feldmann, Paulson)	3:51
13.	"99 Red Balloons" (Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Carlo Karges, Kevin McAlea)	3:49
14.	"Donut Dan"	0:42

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
15.	"The Kids Are Alright" (The Who cover)
16.	"Man In A Suitcase" (The Police cover)
17.	"Nite Klub" (The Specials cover)
18.	"Rio" (Duran Duran cover)

Personnel

• John Feldmann – vocals, guitar
• Charlie Paulson – guitar
• Dangerous Darrin Pfeiffer – drums, vocals
• Kelly LeMieux – bass, vocals