Evolver (311 album)

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Evolver
311 - Evolver.jpg
Studio album by
311
ReleasedJuly 22, 2003
RecordedJanuary – April 2003
Studio The Hive (North Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length41:34
Label Volcano Entertainment
Producer Ron Saint Germain, 311
311 chronology
From Chaos
(2001)
Evolver
(2003)
Greatest Hits '93–'03
(2004)
Singles from Evolver
  1. "Creatures (For a While)"
    Released: July 1, 2003
  2. "Beyond The Gray Sky"
    Released: October 21, 2003

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
IGN 8.3/10 [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Evolver is the seventh studio album by 311 and the second recorded in 311's recording studio The Hive in North Hollywood, California.

Contents

Evolver is an "Enhanced CD" containing a featurette on the making of the album cover.

The album debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 87,000 copies in its first week of release. [7] In its second week, it dropped to number 29, selling 30,000 copies. [8] [9] By July 2005, the album had sold 324,500 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Creatures (For a While)" Nick Hexum, Tim Mahoney, SA Martinez Nick Hexum with SA Martinez4:24
2."Reconsider Everything"Hexum, MartinezHexum with Martinez2:48
3."Crack the Code"Hexum, MartinezMartinez with Hexum3:54
4."Same Mistake Twice"HexumHexum3:20
5."Beyond the Gray Sky"Hexum, Mahoney, MartinezHexum with Martinez4:16
6."Seems Uncertain"HexumHexum3:33
7."Still Dreaming"Hexum, Martinez, Chad Sexton Hexum with Martinez3:40
8."Give Me a Call"Hexum, MartinezHexum with Martinez3:19
9."Don't Dwell"Hexum, Aaron "P-Nut" Wills Hexum2:37
10."Other Side of Things"Hexum, Martinez, SextonMartinez with Hexum3:06
11."Sometimes Jacks Rule the Realm" (contains hidden track "Coda")"Sometimes Jacks Rule the Realm" (Hexum); "Coda" (Wills)"Sometimes Jacks Rule the Realm": Hexum; "Coda": Instrumental6:37
Total length:41:34
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
12."What Do You Do?" (Evolver Japan import)HexumHexum2:42
13."Time Is Precious" (Available via 311 website)HexumHexum3:07

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album

YearChartPosition
2003The Billboard 2007[ citation needed ]

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
2003"Beyond the Gray Sky"Modern Rock Tracks39[ citation needed ]
2003"Creatures (For a While)"Modern Rock Tracks3[ citation needed ]

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