Up To No Good

This song is about survival at any means necessary.
We understand what it means to hit rock bottom. Rancid




Growing up in a crew theres always a dubious personality. The natures of those who play the game of survival are not for us to judge but only to observe. There is an honor among thieves, whether you agree with it or not, it exists and thrives in this day and age. To our friends on the inside a message: We will celebrate your return and up to your release we will hold you in high regard. Love always. Lars Frederiksen




There was a very live, spontaneous feeling when we tracked this song and the drums were recorded in the first take. Tim had showed us an idea he had on his acoustic, then we sat around for a minute with Mr. Brett and went over ideas and parts on acoustics. Then Brett said great, lets record it!..so my very first time playing this song on drums was what you hear on the record. Branden Steineckert




Up to No Good is a four on the floor Rancid type ska song. Similar to Time Bomb we thought a Hammond B-3 would be a good addition. Vic Rugerio from The Slackers and Roger from The Aggrolties, two of our favorite B-3 players, were unavailable. Chris from Hellcat suggested Booker T, who happened to be in town mixing his new album for our sister label Anti. Since we were labelmates, Booker said hed love to do it. Aint that something Rancid is labelmates with Booker T, I like the way that sounds. Booker T. & The MGs with Booker T on B-3, Steve Cropper on guitar, Donald Duck Dunn on bass and Al Jackson Jr on drums in our opinion are one of the greatest bands of all time.
Tim Armstrong




One of the best parts besides watching Booker play was watching all the star-struck studio engineers. These guys are all old hands whove seen everything, but Booker was that impressive. We are very lucky to have him on our record. Matt Freeman

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No one is safe here we're all in danger
through the corridor i see a stranger
robbin and ransackin i see him walkin
lock your doors now i hear him knockin

Up To No Good like a spark on a wire or
a splinter in wood best intentions get
misunderstood but that motherfucker is
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Quick like a snake he's good at stealing
he'll even steal the plaster off the
ceiling cloaked in darkness
i see him standin making moves in the
night he's a ghost man

Up To No Good Up To No Good like a spark on a wire or
a splinter in wood best intentions get
misunderstood but that motherfucker is
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Criminals i understand them watch your
back cause we'll come at random born to
lose and you end up in the system
he's our friend now we're gonna miss him

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a splinter in wood best intentions get
misunderstood but that motherfucker is
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