Ritual de lo Habitual

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Ritual de lo Habitual is Jane's Addiction's second album, released on August 21, 1990 on Warner Brothers after taking their break in 1989.

Two versions of the disc packaging were created: one cover featured artwork by singer Perry Farrell, related to the song "Three Days" and including male and female nudity; the other cover has been called the "clean cover", and features only black text on a white background, listing the band name, album name, and the text of the First Amendment (the "freedom of speech" amendment of the U.S. Constitution). The "clean cover" was created so the CD could be distributed in stores such as Wal-Mart who would refuse to stock items with nudity on the front cover.

The opening track "Stop!" features an introduction in broken Spanish that is as follows: "Señores y señoras: nosotros tenemos más influencia con sus hijos que tú tiene, pero los queremos. Creado y regado de Los Angeles, Juana's Addicción!". This roughly translates to: "Ladies and gentlemen - we have more influence over your children than you do, but we love them. Born and bred in Los Angeles, Jane's Addiction!".

In 2003, the album was ranked number 453 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The single "Been Caught Stealing" was later featured in 2000's Gone in Sixty Seconds film and 2004's video game.

Track listing

"Stop!"
"No One's Leaving"
"Ain't No Right"
"Obvious"
"Been Caught Stealing"
"Three Days"
"Then She Did..."
"Of Course"
"Classic Girl"

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