Dreamcar (album)

Dreamcar
Studio album by Dreamcar
Released	May 12, 2017 [1]
Length	39:10
Label	Columbia PLOF, LLC
Producer	Tim Pagnotta
Dreamcar chronology
Dreamcar (2017) Dream (2024)
Singles from Dreamcar
"Kill for Candy" Released: March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02) "All of the Dead Girls" Released: August 10, 2017 (2017-08-10)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Consequence of Sound	B− [3]
Punknews.org	[4]
Pitchfork	(5.8/10) [5]
Rock Sound	[6]

Dreamcar is the eponymous debut album by American band Dreamcar. It was released on May 12, 2017 through PLOF, LLC, a branch of Columbia Records. The album produced two singles, "Kill for Candy" and "All of the Dead Girls". ^[7]

Singles

The album's lead single, "Kill for Candy", was released on March 2, 2017. ^[8] Along with the announcement of the album, promotional single "Born to Lie" was released on April 7 of the same year. ^[9] The second promotional single, "All of the Dead Girls", was released on April 14. ^[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Tony Kanal, Adrian Young, Tom Dumont, and Davey Havok. ^[11]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"After I Confessed"	3:30
2.	"Kill for Candy"	2:54
3.	"Born to Lie"	3:50
4.	"On the Charts"	2:48
5.	"All of the Dead Girls"	3:31
6.	"Ever Lonely"	3:31
7.	"The Assailant"	2:33
8.	"The Preferred"	3:39
9.	"Slip on the Moon"	4:00
10.	"Don't Let Me Love"	3:12
11.	"Do Nothing"	3:37
12.	"Show Me Mercy"	3:45
Total length:		39:10

Personnel

Credits taken from AllMusic. ^[12]

• Davey Havok – vocals
• Tom Dumont – guitar, keyboards, background vocals
• Tony Kanal – bass, keyboards, background vocals
• Adrian Young – drums, background vocals

Additional

• Scheila Gonzalez – saxophone
• Adam Hawkins – engineering
• Duane Diebolt – illustrations
• Tina Ibañez – art direction, design
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Peter Mack – engineering assistance
• Gabrial McNair – keyboards
• Tim Pagnotta – production
• Brian Phillips – engineering
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
• Mark Williams – A&R
• Steve Erle – photography
• Michael Freeman – mixing assistance

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [13]	115
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [14]	20
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [15]	12
US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard) [16]	13

References

1. "Dreamcar – Dreamcar". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved April 7, 2017.
2. "Reviews and Tracks for DREAMCAR by DREAMCAR". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved May 6, 2017.
3. Brennan, Collin (May 12, 2017). "DREAMCAR – DREAMCAR: AFI's Davey Havok teams up with No Doubt for a low-stakes love letter to the 1980s". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved June 6, 2017.
4. "Dreamcar - Dreamcar". Punknews.org. May 13, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
5. Camp, Zoe (May 25, 2017). "Dreamcar: Dreamcar Album Review". Pitchfork . Condé Nast . Retrieved June 6, 2017.
6. McLaughlin, David (May 4, 2017). "Dreamcar - 'Dreamcar'". Rock Sound . rocksound.tv. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
7. Masley, Ed (October 21, 2017). "The Killers were received like proper rock gods Saturday at Lost Lake Festival". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved March 22, 2021.
8. Epstein, David (March 2, 2017). "No Doubt's Tony Kanal on 'Rebirth' With New Supergroup Dreamcar". Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 2, 2017.
9. Kaye, Ben (April 7, 2017). "No Doubt/AFI supergroup Dreamcar share another track, "Born to Lie" – listen". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved April 7, 2017.
10. Kaye, Ben (April 14, 2017). "No Doubt/AFI supergroup Dreamcar drop new song "All of the Dead Girls" – listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
11. Dreamcar (Liner notes). Ivy. Columbia. 2017. 88985424732.
12. "Dreamcar – Dreamcar". AllMusic . Retrieved May 12, 2017.
13. "Dreamcar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
14. "Dreamcar Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
15. "Dreamcar Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
16. "Dreamcar Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2017.