Attack of the Killer B-Sides

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Attack of the Killer B-Sides
ADTR BSIDES.jpg
Original EP artwork by Mike C. Harcdore
EP by
ReleasedMay 25, 2010
Recorded2007–09
StudioThe Wade Studio, Ocala, Florida
Genre Pop punk [1]
Length14:13
Label Victory
Producer Andrew Wade
A Day to Remember chronology
Homesick
(2009)
Attack of the Killer B-Sides
(2010)
What Separates Me from You
(2010)

Attack of the Killer B-Sides is the third EP by American rock band A Day to Remember. It was released on May 25, 2010, through Victory. [nb 1] [3] First vinyl releases of the EP were on clear white smoke (200 copies), toxic green (1300 copies), and pink vinyl (500 copies), the latter being a Hot Topic exclusive release. [4] Pre-orders were taken a couple of weeks before on May 17. [5]

Contents

Content

The EP features 4 songs, all recorded at The Wade Studios by Andrew Wade in Ocala, Florida [6] and were previously released in some form by the band, though not on an album:

Reissues

The EP, along with For Those Who Have Heart and Homesick, had a reissue on vinyl, [10] in 2011. [11] [12] Another vinyl reissue was released, on August 13, 2013, in 3 different colors. [nb 2] [16]

Reception

Thrash Hits reviewer Tom Doyle said that the first track, "Right Where You Want Me to Be", started "things off in pleasant enough fashion" with "its bouncing, super-infectious chorus". [1] Doyle called the band's cover of Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" "a pretty sedate plod through a song which wasn’t really that good to begin with", and that their cover of The Fray's "Over My Head (Cable Car)" suited better to the band's style. [1]

Track list

All songs written by A Day to Remember, unless noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Right Where You Want Me to Be"3:42
2."Since U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson cover)3:18
Side two
No.TitleLength
3."Another Song About the Weekend" (acoustic)3:42
4."Over My Head (Cable Car)" (The Fray cover)3:31

Personnel

Personnel per Attack of the Killer B-Sides sleeve. [6]

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References

Footnotes
  1. U.S. Victory VR570-1 [2]
  2. Clear Red with Black Smoke (215 copies): VR570-7V-CSREBK; [13] Orange Cream (Solid Orange) (654 copies): VR570-7V-SLORVN; [14] Black (1,400 copies): VR570-7V-SLBKVN [15]
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