Don't Tread on Me (album)

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Don't Tread on Me
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Studio album by
311
ReleasedAugust 16, 2005
RecordedFebruary – May 2005
Studio The Hive (North Hollywood, California)
Length37:27
Label Volcano Entertainment
Producer Ron Saint Germain,
311
311 chronology
Greatest Hits '93–'03
(2004)		Don't Tread on Me
(2005)		 Uplifter
(2009)
Singles from Don't Tread on Me
  1. "Don't Tread on Me"
    Released: July 25, 2005
  2. "Speak Easy"
    Released: November 22, 2005
  3. "Frolic Room"
    Released: June 13, 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 51/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly C [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Don't Tread on Me is the eighth studio album by 311, which was released on August 16, 2005. The first single, "Don't Tread on Me", was released to radio on July 26, 2005. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and #1 on the R&R Panel Alternative chart. The second single, "Speak Easy", was released on November 22, 2005 and a third "Frolic Room", was released on June 13, 2006. Don't Tread on Me debuted and peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200, selling 91,000 copies in its first week of release. [7]

Contents

Background

This is the third 311 album recorded in 311's recording studio The Hive in North Hollywood, California.

Reception

"Don't Tread On Me" was met with largely mixed reviews from critics alike, receiving a score of 51/100 on Metacritic, indicating 'Mixed or average reviews'. [1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Nick Hexum and SA Martinez, except "Getting Through to Her" and "It's Getting OK Now," written by SA Martinez.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Don't Tread on Me"
  • Hexum
  • Aaron "P-Nut" Wills
3:07
2."Thank Your Lucky Stars"
  • Hexum
  • Chad Sexton
3:24
3."Frolic Room"Hexum3:34
4."Speak Easy"Sexton3:26
5."Solar Flare"Hexum3:11
6."Waiting"Hexum3:17
7."Long for the Flowers"Hexum2:49
8."Getting Through to Her"
  • Martinez
  • Giff Tripp
3:24
9."Whiskey & Wine"
  • Hexum
  • Martinez
2:59
10."It's Getting OK Now"Tim Mahoney3:04
11."There's Always an Excuse"
  • Hexum
  • Wills
5:07
Total length:37:27
iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Little Brother" (later included on the Archive compilation)
3:27
Total length:40:54

Outtakes

Released on Archive compilation
Unreleased

Personnel

Credits adapted from album’s liner notes. [9]

311
Additional Musicians
Production

Chart performance

Album

YearChartPeak
position
2005US Billboard 200 5 [7]

Singles

YearSingleChartPeak
position
2005"Don't Tread on Me"U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 2
2005"Don't Tread on Me"U.S. Billboard Pop 100 93
2006"Speak Easy"U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks22

References

  1. 1 2 Metacritic score
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Kot, Greg (October 2005). "311: Don't Tread on Me". Blender . p. 145. Archived from the original on November 23, 2005. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "311". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE Inc. p.  163. ISBN   978-0-19-531373-4.
  5. ↑ "Entertainment Weekly review". Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on July 12, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2012.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. 1 2 Whitmire, Margo. "Duff Is 'Most Wanted' on Billboard Album Chart". billboard.com. August 24, 2005.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "BMI | Songview Search".
  9. ↑ Don't Tread on Me (booklet). Volcano Entertainment. 2005.
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