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Background Music is the debut studio album by the American hardcore punk band American Nightmare. The album was originally released on June 12, 2001 through Equal Vision Records. Background Music was later reissued in 2003 under the name Give Up the Ghost after another band named American Nightmare filed a cease and desist order. Background Music was also reissued in 2011 through Deathwish Inc. in celebration of the band's reunion shows.