# Stomping Ground > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stomping_Ground > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stomping_Ground.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomping_Ground > Source revision: 1342542236 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2000 studio album by Goldfinger For the cultural festival in Broome, see [Stompen Ground](/source/Stompen_Ground). For WWE pay-per-view event, see [WWE Stomping Grounds](/source/WWE_Stomping_Grounds). 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] ***Stomping Ground*** is the third studio album by American [punk rock](/source/Punk_rock) band [Goldfinger](/source/Goldfinger_(band)), released on March 28, 2000. It was produced by [Tim Palmer](/source/Tim_Palmer_(record_producer)) and [John Feldmann](/source/John_Feldmann) and mixed by Tim Palmer. The song "The End of the Day" contains a brief sample from the [Dead Kennedys](/source/Dead_Kennedys) song "[Nazi Punks Fuck Off](/source/Nazi_Punks_Fuck_Off)". ## Release *Stomping Ground* was released in March 2000. In May 2000, the band went on tour with [Ignite](/source/Ignite_(band)).[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](/source/Reel_Big_Fish) dubbed The Crouching Fish, Hidden Finger Tour, with support from [Zebrahead](/source/Zebrahead), [Home Grown](/source/Home_Grown), [Mest](/source/Mest), [the Movielife](/source/The_Movielife) and [Rx Bandits](/source/Rx_Bandits).[6] A second leg of this trek occurred in September and October 2001, with support from Mest, the Movielife, and [Sugarcult](/source/Sugarcult).[7] ## Track listing All tracks are written by [John Feldmann](/source/John_Feldmann), except where noted. No. Title Writer(s) 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 Writer(s) Length 15. "The Kids Are Alright" (The Who cover) Pete Townshend 16. "Man In A Suitcase" (The Police cover) Sting 17. "Nite Klub" (The Specials cover) Jerry Dammers The Specials 18. "Rio" (Duran Duran cover) Simon Le Bon John Taylor Roger Taylor Andy Taylor Nick Rhodes ## Personnel - [John Feldmann](/source/John_Feldmann) – vocals, guitar - Charlie Paulson – guitar - [Dangerous Darrin Pfeiffer](/source/Darrin_Pfeiffer) – drums, vocals - [Kelly LeMieux](/source/Kelly_LeMieux) – bass, vocals ## Charts Chart (2000) Peak position US Billboard 200[8] 109 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Stomping Ground - Goldfinger"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r468961/review). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-RHreview_2-0)** ["Goldfinger Stomping Ground"](https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/goldfinger-stomping-ground_191937.html). *[Rock Hard](/source/Rock_Hard_(magazine))* (in German). May 17, 2000. Retrieved August 27, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-WOSreview_3-0)** Durchholz, Daniel. ["Review: Stomping Ground"](https://web.archive.org/web/20010512091213/http://wallofsound.go.com/archive/reviews/stories/goldfinger_stompinggroundIndex.html). [Wall of Sound](/source/Wall_of_Sound_(website)). Archived from [the original](http://wallofsound.go.com/archive/reviews/stories/goldfinger_stompinggroundIndex.html) on May 12, 2001. Retrieved October 30, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Paul, Aubin (May 18, 2000). ["New Album From Ignite May 30th"](https://www.punknews.org/article/510/new-album-from-ignite-may-30th). Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** White, Adam (January 16, 2001). ["More Goldfinger Euro Dates"](https://www.punknews.org/article/1017/more-goldfinger-euro-dates). Punknews.org. Retrieved February 8, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** White, Adam (May 14, 2001). ["Crouching Fish, Hidden Finger Tour"](https://www.punknews.org/article/1458/crouching-fish-hidden-finger-tour). Punknews.org. Retrieved February 12, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["News"](https://web.archive.org/web/20020207171137/http://reel-big-fish.com/news2.html). Reel Big Fish. Archived from [the original](http://reel-big-fish.com/news2.html) on February 7, 2002. Retrieved August 7, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_Goldfinger_8-0)** "[Goldfinger Chart History (*Billboard* 200)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Goldfinger/chart-history/TLP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved January 8, 2026. v t e Goldfinger John Feldmann Philip Sneed Mike Herrera Charlie Paulson Nick Gross Kelly LeMieux Darrin Pfeiffer Simon Williams Brian Arthur Studio albums Goldfinger Hang-Ups Stomping Ground Open Your Eyes Disconnection Notice Hello Destiny... The Knife Never Look Back Nine Lives Singles "Here in Your Bedroom" "More Today Than Yesterday" "99 Red Balloons" Related articles Discography Category Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Stomping Ground](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomping_Ground) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomping_Ground?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.