late May, the band performed at the HFStival. In June and July, the band again supported Eve 6, this time as part of the Civic Tour. "Flavor of the Weak" was released as a single in Europe on August 24, 2001; the European version included "Blue Day", a demo of "Vertigo", and an acoustic version of "Flavor of the Weak", while the Australian version featured the "Vertigo" demo, alongside "Scar", and the music video for "Flavor of the Weak". The song's music video is a homage to the film Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986); the idea for it originated from a party while on tour. In September and October, the band embarked on the Launch Vibreaker Tour in the US. They played a one-off show in the UK in November with the 45s. "Another Perfect Day" was released as a single in 2001, with the bonus tracks "Still Sideways", "Wall of Sound", and the demo "Black Satellite". The song's music video featured Patton Oswalt dressed as a hot dog mascot. The live album Rock n' Roll Noodle Shop: Live from Tokyo, recorded in Japan, was released in May 2002. In 2016, the band released an acoustic version of the album, dubbed American Hi-Fi Acoustic. Reception American Hi-Fi was met with mainly positive reviews from music critics. AllMusic reviewer Mario Mesquita Borges said American Hi-Fi brought "fresh new strains to the genre on their eponymous debut," sustaining a "high quality standard throughout the whole record." Ox-Fanzine Elmar Salmutter called the album "a really nice affair", providing "enough guitar broadsides not to drift into the insignificant mainstream". Buffo Schnadelbach of Rock Hard said that in spite of the band's tendencies "poppy vibes and sentimental melodies," their debut "sounds guitar-heavy and powerful enough to fall under the heading of rock." Melodic reviewer Johan Wippsson called the record "modern rock at its best," with "great melodies and ... great production" from Rock. The staff at Chart Attack wrote that the album "blasts out 13 tracks of shimmering rock 'n' roll bliss that's miles high with distorted hooks". Though they considered it a "bit bubble-gummy at times," it had "such infectious pop sensibilities that it's hard to resist having another listen." Rolling Stone writer Barry Walters wrote that despite the band's "absurd lack of originality ... American Hi-Fi outshine most recent radio-friendly pop-punk, with instantly welcoming songwriting and ferocious instrumental skills". Nathan T. Birk from