...And a Happy New Year

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...And a Happy New Year
And A Happy New Year.jpg
EP by
The Maine
ReleasedDecember 9, 2008 (2008-12-09)
Genre
Length14:25
Label Fearless
Producer Matt Grabe
The Maine chronology
Can't Stop Won't Stop
(2008)		...And a Happy New Year
(2008)		 Black & White
(2010)

...And a Happy New Year is a Christmas and third EP by American rock band The Maine. The EP was released on December 9, 2008 via Fearless Records. [1] It was made available for streaming on their PureVolume page on December 7. [2]

Contents

Background and release

The EP was free for those that pre-ordered the deluxe edition of the band's debut album, Can't Stop Won't Stop . In addition, "Santa Stole My Girlfriend" was made available for streaming on the group's PureVolume account, while "Ho Ho Hopefully" was made available for streaming through the band's MySpace profile. [3]

Reception

Eric Schneider of AllMusic stated, "In addition to a synth-heavy cover of Wham!'s lovelorn 'Last Christmas', the Phoenix-based lads unwrap the shimmering 'Ho Ho Hopefully', and take up issues with Saint Nick on 'Santa Stole My Girlfriend'." [4]

Commercial performance

...And a Happy New Year debuted at number 195 on the US Billboard 200. [5] The EP also reached number 20 on the US Billboard Digital Albums chart. [6] The EP peaked at number 10 on the US Independent Albums chart. [7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by John O'Callaghan; all music is composed by The Maine.

No.TitleLength
1."Ho Ho Hopefully" (feat. Sherri DuPree)3:39
2."Santa Stole My Girlfriend"3:01
3."Mr. Winter"3:20
4."Last Christmas" (Wham! cover)4:25
Total length:14:25

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for ...And a Happy New Year
Chart (2008–09)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 195
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [7] 10

References

  1. ↑ "The Maine video for "Everything I Ask For" posted". Alternative Press . November 20, 2008. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Maine post ...And A Happy New Year EP stream". Alternative Press . December 7, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Maine set to release holiday EP, post new tracks". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. December 4, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ Eric Schneider. "...And a Happy New Year Review by Eric Schneider". AllMusic . Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "The Maine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Maine Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard . Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "The Maine Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2013.


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