Whatever and Ever Amen

Whatever and Ever Amen is the second album by Ben Folds Five, released in 1997. Three singles were released from the album, including the lead single, "Battle of Who Could Care Less", which received significant airplay on alternative radio and on MTV, and peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart and number 22 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, and the band's biggest hit, "Brick", which was a top-40 song in numerous countries.

Whatever and Ever Amen
Studio album by
Ben Folds Five
ReleasedMarch 18, 1997
RecordedSeptember–October 1996, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
GenreAlternative rock
Length49:20
Label
Producer
Ben Folds Five chronology
Ben Folds Five
(1995)		 Whatever and Ever Amen
(1997)		 Naked Baby Photos
(1998)
Singles from Whatever and Ever Amen
  1. "Battle of Who Could Care Less"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Kate"
    Released: 1997
  3. "One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces"
    Released: 1997
  4. "Brick"
    Released: November 21, 1997
  5. "Song for the Dumped"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Chicago Tribune
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Entertainment WeeklyA
Los Angeles Times
NME6/10
Pitchfork7.6/10
Q
Rolling Stone
Spin9/10

A remaster was made available on March 22, 2005. All of the extra tracks had been previously released (as b-sides, soundtrack contributions, etc.) except for a cover of the Buggles song "Video Killed the Radio Star", which is a staple of Ben Folds Five's live show.

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