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Duality is the second studio album by American band Set It Off. The album was released on October 14,2014 through record labels Equal Vision Records and Rude Records. [1]
The song "Wolf In Sheep's Clothing" has been certified Platinum by the RIAA,indicating equivalent sales of 1,000,000 copies in the United States,on June 14,2024. [4]
The band started recording the album with producer John Feldmann. [5] Due to personal reasons that were completely out of their and Feldmann's hands,they had to switch producers and engineers. They were now working with Brandon Paddock,Tommy English and Matt Appleton. [6] All the tracks were written by Cody Carson and Dan Clermont,taking inspiration from Cody's past relation-ships and their experiences as a band. [7]
The album was announced on August 13,2014,alongside the announcement of a tour with rock bands Black Veil Brides and Falling in Reverse. [8] The first and lead single of the album was "Why Worry" and it was released on September 9. [9] The second single of the album,"N.M.E.",was released on 22 of the same month. [10] The third single,"Tomorrow",was released on October 2. [11] The day the album was released,the band premiered a music video for "Why Worry". [12] The band also released a music video for "Tomorrow" on December 30,were some fans said why the band is so special for them. [13] The fourth single,"Ancient History",was released on May 2,2015,with a music video. [14] The fifth single,"Forever Stuck In Our Youth" was released on June 4,with a music video. [15] The sixth single "The Haunting" was released on December 17,alongside a music video of the band performing the song live. [16] The seventh and last single of the album,"Duality",was released on January 14,2016,with a music video. [17]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81/100 [18] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Alternative Press | [18] |
Kerrang! | [18] |
Rock Sound | 9/10 [19] |
Sputnikmusic | 3/5 [3] |
The album received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic (a review aggregator site which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 from music critics),based on 4 critics,the album has received a score of 81/100,which indicates "universal acclaim". [18]
Andy Ritchie of Rock Sound calls Duality "a full-blown orchestral dance-pop masterpiece that will make you throw your arms in the air with glee,even if you think you should know better." [19] Gameofmetal of Sputnikmusic stated "While too many songs lack memorability,the ones that don’t are sure to be ingrained in your head." [3]
All tracks are produced by Brandon Paddock,except where noted.
All tracks are written by Cody Carson, Dan Clermont and Brandon Paddock, except were noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Haunting" | 2:52 | ||
2. | "N.M.E." |
| 3:28 | |
3. | "Forever Stuck in Our Youth" | 3:13 | ||
4. | "Why Worry" | 3:19 | ||
5. | "Ancient History" |
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| 3:13 |
6. | "Bleak December" | 3:06 | ||
7. | "Duality" |
| 4:02 | |
8. | "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" (featuring William Beckett) |
| 3:07 | |
9. | "Tomorrow" (featuring Jason Lancaster) |
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| 3:35 |
10. | "Bad Guy" |
| 3:09 | |
11. | "Miss Mysterious" |
| 4:31 | |
Total length: | 37:35 |
Notes
Credits adapted from Allmusic [21]
Set It Off
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Additional musicians
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Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [22] | 86 |
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [23] | 86 |
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [24] | 14 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [25] | 6 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [26] | 25 |
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