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{{Infobox album
| name = Selfafornia
| type =
| artist = [[Self (band)|Self]]
| cover = Cover sf.gif
| released =
| recorded = 1999–2000
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Pop rock]]<ref name="IPR">{{cite web |author=Laurent|url=https://www.indiepoprock.fr/chroniques/albums/self/selfafornia/|title=Self - Selfafornia|website=Indiepoprock|language=fr|date=September 15, 2001|accessdate=November 26, 2024}}</ref>
| length = 29:
| label = [[Spongebath Records]]
| producer =
*[[Michael Simpson (producer)|Michael Simpson]]
*Todd Kinnon (uncredited)
| prev_title = [[Self Goes Shopping]]
| prev_year = 2000
| year =
| next_title = [[Porno, Mint & Grime]]
| next_year = 2005
}}
'''''Selfafornia''''' is the
==History==
During the creation of [[Self (band)|Self]]'s third and fourth albums, ''[[Breakfast with Girls]]'' (1998) and ''[[Gizmodgery]]'' (2000), lead member [[Matt Mahaffey]] wrote the song "Suzie Q Sailaway". He recorded the song with toy instruments for the latter album but was requested by [[DreamWorks Records]] to put the song on the former.<ref name="SU">{{cite web |last=Harkey|first=Scott|url=https://silentuproar.com/interviews/3/self/|title=Self / Interviews|website=Silent Uproar|language=en|date=September 11, 2000|accessdate=November 26, 2024}}</ref> Mahaffey subsequently re-recorded the song with a full band, stating that he didn't want any toy recordings outside of ''Gizmodgery''.<ref name="Pig">{{cite web |last=Duritz|first=Darius|url=http://www.pigpublications.com/Archives/selfpart3.htm|title=The PiG Interview with Matt Mahaffey|website=PiG Publications|language=en|date=March 10, 2000|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010516123408/http://www.pigpublications.com/Archives/selfpart3.htm|archive-date=May 16, 2001|accessdate=November 26, 2024}}</ref> This process delayed the release of ''Breakfast with Girls'', which, combined with the song's shift in style, led to a retroactive dissatisfaction with it.<ref name="SU"/>
In 1999, [[Michael Simpson (producer)|Michael Simpson]] of the [[Dust Brothers]] created a remix of the toy recording of "Suzie Q Sailaway". Mahaffey preferred this remix to the original version, stating a wish to use it on a future album.<ref name="Pig"/> ''Selfafornia'' was intermittently released in portions through [[Spongebath Records]] in mid-2001, with the final set of songs releasing on July 27, 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spongebathrec.com/self/news.html|title=Self - News|website=[[Spongebath Records]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010622152045/http://www.spongebathrec.com/self/news.html|archive-date=June 22, 2001|accessdate=November 24, 2024}}</ref> Available as a free [[internet]] download, it contains nine songs in [[MP3]] format, primarily from the writing sessions of ''Gizmodgery''. Laurent of ''Indiepoprock'' complimented the compilation's sound, describing it as encapsulating the band's bright and quirky instrumentation amidst a low budget.<ref name="IPR"/>
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
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| all_writing =
| total_length = 29:
| title1 = See If You Swim
| length1 = 3:20
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| title7 = Baby, Can You Dig Your Man?
| length7 = 4:04
| writer7 = Seth Timbs
| title8 = Puppy Love
| length8 = 3:47
| writer8 = {{hlist|Mahaffey|Timbs}}
| title9 = Suzie Q Sailaway
| length9 = 2:49
| note9 = Mike Simpson Toy Mix
}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051030033353/http://selfies.com/media/?selfafornia ''Selfafornia''] archived download at Selfies.com
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