{{short description|2000 studio album by Goldfinger}} {{About||the cultural festival in Broome|Stompen Ground|WWE pay-per-view event|WWE Stomping Grounds}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Stomping Ground | type = [[Album]] | artist = [[Goldfinger (band)|Goldfinger]] | cover = Goldfinger - Stomping Ground.jpg | alt = | released = March 28, 2000 | recorded = 1999–2000 | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|[[Pop-punk]]|[[ska punk]]}} | length = 42:09 | label = [[Mojo Records|Mojo]]/[[Jive Records|Jive]] | producer = * [[John Feldmann]] * [[Tim Palmer (record producer)|Tim Palmer]] * [[Jay Rifkin]] | prev_title = [[Hang-Ups]] | prev_year = 1997 | next_title = [[Open Your Eyes (Goldfinger album)|Open Your Eyes]] | next_year = 2002 | misc = {{Singles | name = Stomping Ground | type = Album | single1 = [[99 Red Balloons#Goldfinger version|99 Red Balloons]] | single1date = 2000 | single2 = Counting The Days | single2date = 2000 }} }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r468961/review|pure_url=yes}}|title=Stomping Ground - Goldfinger|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]'' | rev6score = 6.5/10<ref name=RHreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/goldfinger-stomping-ground_191937.html|title=Goldfinger Stomping Ground|work=[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]|date=May 17, 2000|accessdate=August 27, 2022|language=DE}}</ref> | rev9 = [[Wall of Sound (website)|Wall of Sound]] | rev9score = 65/100<ref name=WOSreview>{{cite web|url=http://wallofsound.go.com/archive/reviews/stories/goldfinger_stompinggroundIndex.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010512091213/http://wallofsound.go.com/archive/reviews/stories/goldfinger_stompinggroundIndex.html|title=Review: Stomping Ground|publisher=[[Wall of Sound (website)|Wall of Sound]]|author=Durchholz, Daniel|archivedate=May 12, 2001|accessdate=October 30, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} '''''Stomping Ground''''' is the third studio album by American [[punk rock]] band [[Goldfinger (band)|Goldfinger]], released on March 28, 2000. It was produced by [[Tim Palmer (record producer)|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]]".
==Release== ''Stomping Ground'' was released in March 2000. In May 2000, the band went on tour with [[Ignite (band)|Ignite]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/510/new-album-from-ignite-may-30th|title=New Album From Ignite May 30th|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=May 18, 2000|accessdate=February 7, 2021}}</ref> In March 2001, the band embarked on a tour of Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/1017/more-goldfinger-euro-dates|title=More Goldfinger Euro Dates|publisher=Punknews.org|author=White, Adam|date=January 16, 2001|accessdate=February 8, 2021}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/1458/crouching-fish-hidden-finger-tour|title=Crouching Fish, Hidden Finger Tour|publisher=Punknews.org|author=White, Adam|date=May 14, 2001|accessdate=February 12, 2017}}</ref> A second leg of this trek occurred in September and October 2001, with support from Mest, the Movielife, and [[Sugarcult]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reel-big-fish.com/news2.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020207171137/http://reel-big-fish.com/news2.html|title=News|publisher=Reel Big Fish|archivedate=February 7, 2002|accessdate=August 7, 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = [[John Feldmann]], except where noted. | title1 = I'm Down | length1 = 2:10 | title2 = Pick a Fight | length2 = 3:25 | title3 = Carry On | note3 = | length3 = 3:21 | writer3 = {{hlist|Feldmann|Charlie Paulson|Chris Johnson}} | title4 = The End of the Day | length4 = 3:03 | title5 = Don't Say Goodbye | length5 = 2:31 | title6 = Counting the Days | length6 = 3:29 | title7 = Bro | note7 = | length7 = 2:54 | writer7 = {{hlist|Feldmann|Paulson}} | title8 = San Simeon | length8 = 3:22 | title9 = You Think It's a Joke | note9 = | length9 = 3:12 | writer9 = {{hlist|Feldmann|Tim Palmer}} | title10 = Forgiveness | length10 = 3:24 | title11 = Margaret Ann | length11 = 2:34 | title12 = Get Away | note12 = | length12 = 3:51 | writer12 = {{hlist|Feldmann|Paulson}} | title13 = [[99 Luftballons|99 Red Balloons]] | note13 = | length13 = 3:49 | writer13 = {{hlist|[[Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen]]|[[Carlo Karges]]|[[Kevin McAlea]]}} | title14 = Donut Dan | length14 = 0:42 }} {{Track listing | headline = Japanese bonus tracks | title15 = [[The Kids Are Alright (song)|The Kids Are Alright]] | note15 = [[The Who]] cover | writer15 = [[Pete Townshend]] | title16 = Man In A Suitcase | note16 = [[The Police]] cover | writer16 = [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] | title17 = Nite Klub | note17 = [[The Specials]] cover | writer17 = {{hlist|[[Jerry Dammers]]|[[The Specials]]}} | title18 = [[Rio (song)|Rio]] | note18 = [[Duran Duran]] cover | writer18 = {{hlist|[[Simon Le Bon]]|[[John Taylor (bass guitarist)|John Taylor]]|[[Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)|Roger Taylor]]|[[Andy Taylor (guitarist)|Andy Taylor]]|[[Nick Rhodes]]}} }}
==Personnel== *[[John Feldmann]] – vocals, guitar *Charlie Paulson – guitar *[[Darrin Pfeiffer|Dangerous Darrin Pfeiffer]] – drums, vocals *[[Kelly LeMieux]] – bass, vocals
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2000) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{Album chart|Billboard200|109|artist=Goldfinger|rowheader=true|access-date=January 8, 2026}} |}
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