Billy Talent | ||||
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Released | September 16, 2003 | |||
Recorded | December 2002 The Factory, Vancouver [1] | |||
Genre | Punk rock, post-hardcore, pop punk, alternative rock, emo | |||
Length | 41:04 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Gavin "Golden" Brown | |||
Billy Talent chronology | ||||
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Singles from Billy Talent | ||||
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The Daily Princetonian | (favorable) [3] |
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Rock Hard | 9.5/10 [7] |
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Billy Talent is the debut studio album of Canadian rock band Billy Talent,released in 2003. The band's previous album Watoosh! (1999) was released under their old name Pezz.
Billy Talent debuted at number 6 on the Canadian Albums Chart,selling 7,700 copies in its first week. [9] The album was certified four-time platinum in Canada in January 2021. Between 1996 and 2016,Billy Talent was among the top 15 best-selling albums by Canadian bands in Canada and among the top 40 best-selling albums by Canadian artists overall in Canada. [10]
In 2005,Billy Talent was ranked number 453 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock &Metal Albums of All Time. [11]
In August 2013,Billy Talent announced a Canadian tour for fall of that year entitled "A Return to the Roots",in which they played their entire first self-titled album live to celebrate its 10th anniversary. [12] Soon after the tour,the band announced a 10th anniversary reissue of the album,released on November 26,2013,through Warner Bros. Records,that features a bonus disc of rare demos and live recordings of the album's track list. [13]
All tracks are written by Billy Talent
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "This Is How It Goes" | 3:27 |
2. | "Living in the Shadows" | 3:15 |
3. | "Try Honesty" | 4:13 |
4. | "Line & Sinker" | 3:37 |
5. | "Lies" | 2:58 |
6. | "The Ex" | 2:40 |
7. | "River Below" | 2:59 |
8. | "Standing in the Rain" | 3:20 |
9. | "Cut the Curtains" | 3:50 |
10. | "Prisoners of Today" | 3:53 |
11. | "Nothing to Lose" | 3:38 |
12. | "Voices of Violence" | 3:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "This Is How It Goes" (demo) | 3:08 |
2. | "Living in the Shadows" (demo) | 3:15 |
3. | "Try Honesty" (demo) | 4:05 |
4. | "Line & Sinker" (live at Nova Rock Festival) | 4:51 |
5. | "Lies" (live acoustic) | 3:05 |
6. | "The Ex" (demo) | 2:36 |
7. | "River Below" (live at the Orange Lounge) | 3:00 |
8. | "Standing in the Rain" (live at Metalworks) | 3:34 |
9. | "Cut the Curtains" (demo) | 3:38 |
10. | "Prisoners of Today" (demo) | 3:43 |
11. | "Nothing to Lose" (live at Phillipshalle) | 3:59 |
12. | "Voices of Violence" (live at Norwegian Wood Festival) | 3:20 |
Chart | Position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [14] | 38 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [15] | 6 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [16] | 97 |
UK Albums[ citation needed ] | 124 |
US Billboard 200 [17] | 194 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [18] | 11 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [19] | 4× Platinum | 400,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [20] 10th Anniversary Edition | Gold | 40,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [21] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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