| I Am The Movie | ||||
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| Released | June 24, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | February 2002 – January 2003 | |||
| Studio | Black Lodge Studios in Eudora, Kansas | |||
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| Length | 43:03 | |||
| Label | Epitaph | |||
| Producer | Ed Rose | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| IGN |    [2] |
| musicOMH | Favorable[3] |
| Punknews.org | (2002)[4] (2003)[5] |
I Am the Movie is the debut studio album by American rock band Motion City Soundtrack, released on June 24, 2003, through Epitaph Records. The band had recorded several EPs prior to recording a full-length album, and their first attempts at doing so were unsuccessful.
The album was originally recorded in 10 days at Black Lodge Studios in Eudora, Kansas, with producer Ed Rose in February 2002. The band found the sessions stressful considering the lack of time. Starting in mid-2002 at their concerts and online they distributed the album in the form of a CD which was hand-packaged inside of a floppy disk. The group attracted attention from several labels by the end of the year and signed with independent label Epitaph in January 2003. They returned to Black Lodge for additional recording and remixing, with new bassist Matthew Taylor dubbing over the original bassist's parts, who had since left the band.
Epitaph's version of the album—which included four new songs—was released on June 24, 2003, to critical acclaim. In the U.S., the album peaked at number 42 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart. It was supported by the singles "My Favorite Accident" and "The Future Freaks Me Out".