As Cruel as School Children

As Cruel as School Children
Studio album by Gym Class Heroes
Released	July 25, 2006 (2006-07-25)
Genre	Alternative rock alternative hip hop rap rock
Length	49:19
Label	Fueled by Ramen, Atlantic
Producer	S*A*M and Sluggo Patrick Stump (co.) Doug White
Gym Class Heroes chronology
The Papercut Chronicles (2005) As Cruel as School Children (2006) The Quilt (2008)
Singles from As Cruel as School Children
"The Queen and I" Released: August 28, 2006 "New Friend Request" Released: October 28, 2006 "Cupid's Chokehold" Released: November 7, 2006 "Shoot Down the Stars" Released: May 11, 2007 "Clothes Off!!" Released: July 27, 2007

As Cruel as School Children is the third studio album by American rap rock band Gym Class Heroes, released by Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic Records on July 25, 2006. It was produced by Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump.

A second version of the album, released on November 4, 2006 additionally contains the single "Cupid's Chokehold" (a different recording of the song was featured on their previous album The Papercut Chronicles). Both versions of these albums have the Parental Advisory sticker on them. As Cruel as School Children shows a significant departure from the style of their previous work such as the use of a drum machine, acoustic guitar, synthesizers and the band dabbling in many genres such as electronica, funk and soul.

The album received generally favorable reviews, and it has since been certified gold by the RIAA.^[1] The title of the album is a lyric from "Scandalous Scholastics", one of the album's tracks. The band later re-released this album, with the inclusion of a new remix of "Cupid's Chokehold".^[2]