From First to Last (album)

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From First to Last
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 6, 2008
RecordedAugust–September, 2007
Genre
Length39:02
Label
Producer Josh Abraham
From First to Last chronology
Heroine
(2006)
From First to Last
(2008)
Throne to the Wolves
(2010)
Singles from From First to Last
  1. "Two as One"
    Released: November 14, 2007
  2. "Worlds Away"
    Released: April 1, 2008

From First to Last is the third album by Post-Hardcore band From First to Last, released on May 6, 2008 through Suretone and Interscope Records. "Two as One" is the album's first single, which hit the radio on March 17. [1] This is the first full-length album by the band without Sonny Moore (Skrillex) as lead vocalist; the band's guitarist, Matt Good, takes over from him. In contrast to the band's previous album Heroine, the album features a more accessible, alternative rock sound. [2]

Contents

From First To Last received mixed reviews from critics, and its change in sound alienated the band's fanbase. Subsequently, despite being given a high profile marketing campaign by Suretone, [3] the album underperformed commercially, and only reached number 81 on the Billboard 200; as a result, the band split from the label the following year. [4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
AbsolutePunk.net (68%) [7]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg[ citation needed ]

Background

The first song on the album to be released was "Two As One", through the band's MySpace in November 2007. On January 23, one of the songs from the new album, "We All Turn Back to Dust", was released exclusively through Billboard.com. [8]

On February 12, From First to Last released an exclusive 2-song CD through Hot Topic which featured the songs "We All Turn Back to Dust" and "I Once Was Lost, But Now Am Profound" from the band's then-upcoming album, the former of which was also released through Billboard.com. This release coincided with a Hot Topic in-store performance in Novi, Michigan on February 13. A limited quantity of the exclusive CD was available at the 2008 Take Action Tour. The song information from "We All Turn Back to Dust" revealed that the album would have 11 tracks.

Several songs off the album appeared in EA's FaceBreaker . The songs "Two As One", and "Worlds Away" are featured on the soundtracks of EA Sports games, NASCAR 09 , [9] NHL 09 , and Madden NFL 09 , [10] respectively. EA Trax also features the song "I Once Was Lost, But Now Am Profound" on Need for Speed: Undercover .

"Tick Tick Tomorrow" appeared as a remix on the Underworld: Rise of the Lycans OST.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Two as One"3:21
2."The Other Side"3:41
3."Worlds Away"4:03
4."We All Turn Back to Dust"4:01
5."Medicinal Reality"3:09
6."A Perfect Mess"4:24
7."Tick Tick Tomorrow" (On the special Hot Topic Edition this track is called "Swallow" on the back)3:27
8."Deliverance!"3:40
9."I Once Was Lost, But Now Am Profound"3:39
10."Be-Headed (Marathon Man)"3:43
11."In Memorium in Advance"1:58

Bonus tracks

  1. "Everything's Perfect" – 2:47 (Hot Topic bonus)
  2. "Worlds Away" (acoustic) – 4:25 (iTunes bonus)
  3. "Tick Tick Tomorrow" (acoustic) – 3:42 (Japan/European bonus)
  4. "Medicinal Reality" (acoustic) – 3:58 (Japan bonus)

Personnel

Chart history

The album sold 9,765 copies in its first week; less than 1/3 of the band's previous release Heroine which sold 33,000 copies in its first week. [11] [12]

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Billboard 200 [13] 81

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