Studio Album · No. 9
Mercury Comet Songwriting Credits by Smash Mouth
Produced by Paul De Lisle, Deegan Mack Adams · Engineered by Robert Orton
Self-released
Surf PunkSka Punk
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 12 of 12 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 12 / 12 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 12 tracks with documented writers, by whether Smash Mouth carries a lyricist or composer credit.
12 trackswritten by Smash Mouth
0 tracksoutside writers
Smash Mouth's roles on this album
Share of the 12 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
12
Tracks
5
Lyricists
2
Producers
2026
Released
Data Insight
Ten of the twelve tracks are Paul De Lisle's, which makes the bass player the third different principal writer the band has had. He is also the only person left from the 1994 lineup.
Mercury Comet came out in August 2026, self-released, the band's first album in fourteen years of new material. Paul De Lisle produced it and wrote most of it.
Track Listing & Credits 12 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 8 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions Mercury Comet
Who wrote Mercury Comet?
Paul De Lisle on ten of the twelve tracks, with Michael Klooster and Randy Cooke on one each.
Who sings on it?
Zach Goode, who joined in 2022.
How did it sell?
The discography publishes no sales figure for this album.
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
No single from the album entered the Billboard Hot 100.
Who engineered it?
Robert Orton mixed it.
What does it sound like?
Surf punk and ska punk, closer to the first album than anything in between.
How long is the album?
35:36 across twelve tracks.