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Below the Belt (Danko Jones album)

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Below the Belt
Studio album by
Danko Jones
ReleasedMay 11, 2010 (2010-05-11)
Recorded2009
Studio
  • Rogue Music Lab, Toronto
  • Phase One, Toronto
GenreHard rock
Length40:04
50:28 (iTunes)
Label
ProducerMatt DeMatteo
Danko Jones chronology
This Is Danko Jones
(2009) 		Below the Belt
(2010) 		Rock and Roll Is Black and Blue
(2012)
Singles from Below the Belt
  1. "Full of Regret"
    Released: March 4, 2010 (iTunes)[1]
  2. "Had Enough"
    Released: October 25, 2010
  3. "I Think Bad Thoughts"
    Released: March, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Spin[3]

Below the Belt is the fifth studio album by Canadian hard rock band Danko Jones. It was released on May 11, 2010 in Canada and May 18 in the US.[4][5] Produced by Matt DeMatteo, it is the band's last album to feature drummer Dan Cornelius, who left the band the following year. The album was recorded at Rogue Music Lab in Toronto, with additional vocals recorded at Phase One and mixing at Record High Studios in Montreal.

Below the Belt debuted at #71 on the Canadian Albums Chart and charted in the top 40 of multiple European countries' album charts.[6] It spawned the singles "Full of Regret", "Had Enough" and "I Think Bad Thoughts", each with an accompanying video directed by the Diamond Brothers that make up the short film The Ballad of Danko Jones, featuring Elijah Wood, Lemmy Kilmister, Selma Blair, Mike Watt, Ralph Macchio and Jena Malone.[7][8][9]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Danko Jones.

No.TitleLength
1."I Think Bad Thoughts"3:31
2."Active Volcanoes"3:35
3."Tonight Is Fine"4:20
4."Magic Snake"3:19
5."Had Enough"3:42
6."(I Can't Handle) Moderation"3:03
7."Full of Regret"3:57
8."The Sore Loser"2:59
9."Like Dynamite"3:14
10."Apology Accepted"3:29
11."I Wanna Break Up with You"4:55
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Guest List Blues"3:20
13."Rock n Roll Proletariat"3:37
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."The Kids Don't Want to Rock"3:27

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes:[10]

  • Danko Jones – vocals, guitar
  • John Calabrese – bass
  • Dan Cornelius – drums
  • Matt DeMatteo – producer, mixer
  • James Paul – assistant engineer
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Corey Shields – live sound engineer
  • Dean Karr – photographer
  • Kristian Ekeblom – photographer
  • Riley Steele – cover model
  • Henke Walse – artwork

Charts

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Chart performance for Below the Belt
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 43
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 96
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 39

Certifications

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Certifications for Below the Belt
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[18] Gold 20,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "iTunes - Music - Full of Regret - Single by Danko Jones". iTunes. March 4, 2010. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Spin review
  4. ^ "Discography | Danko Jones - Official Website". Danko Jones. May 12, 2010. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  5. ^ "Below The Belt, Pre-order". Danko Jones. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  6. ^ "ALBUMS : Top 100".
  7. ^ Blabbermouth (May 12, 2010). "DANKO JONES: 'Full Of Regret' Video Released". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  8. ^ Blabbermouth (October 8, 2010). "DANKO JONES: 'Had Enough' Video Released". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  9. ^ Blabbermouth (March 15, 2011). "DANKO JONES: 'I Think Bad Thoughts' Video Released". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  10. ^ Danko Jones - Below The Belt, 2010, retrieved July 2, 2025
  11. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Danko Jones – Below the Belt" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Danko Jones – Below the Belt" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  13. ^ "Danko Jones: Below the Belt" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Danko Jones – Below the Belt" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  15. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Danko Jones – Below the Belt". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Danko Jones – Below the Belt". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Danko Jones – Below the Belt". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  18. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Danko Jones" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved March 1, 2025.


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