Rated R (also called R or Rated X on vinyl) is the second studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age, released on June 6, 2000 on Interscope Records. Rated R was a critical and commercial success and became the band's breakthrough album. It peaked at number 16 on the Top Heat seekers and reached high positions on charts worldwide. The album has been certified gold in the United Kingdom. Three singles were released from it: "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret", "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" and "Monsters in the Parasol", with the first helping Queens of the Stone Age reach mainstream popularity. Rated R is the band's first album to feature bass guitarist Nick Oliveri and vocalist Mark Lanegan.
Tracklist
Side A
- Feel Good Hit Of The Summer
- The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret
- Leg Of Lamb
- Auto Pilot
- Better Living Through Chemistry
- Monsters In The Parasol
- Quick And To The Pointless
Side B
- In The Fade
- Tension Head
- Lightning Song
- I Think I Lost My Headache
- Ode To Clarissa *Intl vinyl bonus track