A Promise to Burn

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A Promise to Burn
A Promise to Burn (album cover).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)
Recorded2009
Length51:27/58:41 (with bonus tracks)
Label Silent Majority, Warner
Framing Hanley chronology
The Moment
(2007)
A Promise to Burn
(2010)
The Sum of Who We Are
(2014)
Singles from A Promise to Burn
  1. "You Stupid Girl"
    Released: April 6, 2010
  2. "Back to Go Again (UK Single)"
    Released: April 12, 2010
  3. "WarZone"
    Released: February 21, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AbsolutePunk.net (71%) [3]
idobi Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Rock Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

A Promise to Burn is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Framing Hanley, released on May 25, 2010. The album also contains a DVD showing the behind the scenes making of the record. The album debuted at #57 on the Billboard 200 chart. [6] [ dead link ]

Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 1:07
  2. "The Promise" – 3:46
  3. "Wake Up" – 3:58
  4. "Bittersweet Sundown" – 3:31
  5. "WarZone" – 3:47
  6. "You Stupid Girl" – 3:34
  7. "Weight of the World" – 3:34
  8. "Fool with Dreams" – 4:01
  9. "Back to Go Again" – 3:19
  10. "Livin' So Divine" – 3:37
  11. "You" – 3:26
  12. "Photographs and Gasoline" – 5:43
  13. "The Burn" – 5:04

iTunes deluxe edition [7]

  1. "Can Always Quit Tomorrow" – 3:32
  2. "Pretty Faces" – 3:42

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