Goodbye to the Machine

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Goodbye to the Machine
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 7, 2009
RecordedOctober 2008, Shorefire Recording Studios, Long Branch, NJ [1]
Genre Alternative rock, art rock, hard rock
Length54:08
Label Amusement
Producer HURT
HURT chronology
Vol. II
(2007)
Goodbye to the Machine
(2009)
The Crux
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Goodbye to the Machine is the fifth studio album from American band Hurt, released on April 7, 2009, on the independent Amusement record label. [5] The album was released in both CD and vinyl format. [6] On February 3, 2009, the song "Wars" was released for download as a single. Each CD and vinyl comes with a unique code to download "ultra-high-quality MP3s sampled directly from the analog 1/2" master tapes," as well as bonus tracks, including "Flowers", "Another Time" and "That (Such a Thing) – Jazz Club Mix".

Contents

Track listing

Side 1

No.TitleLength
1."Got Jealous"4:41
2."Pandora"4:52
3."Wars"3:59
4."World Ain't Right" (featuring Shaun Morgan)3:32
5."Sweet Delilah"3:27
6."1331"3:15

Side 2

No.TitleLength
7."Role Martyr"4:36
8."Well"3:57
9."Pills"3:58
10."Dreams Away"3:49
11."Fighting Tao"4:25
12."That (Such a Thing)" (includes hidden track "Flowers")9:31

Downloadable bonus tracks

No.TitleLength
1."Flowers" (at the end of "That (Such A Thing)")4:38
2."Another Time"6:45
3."That (Such a Thing) – Jazz Club Mix"4:21

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [7] 112
US Top Heatseekers [7] 1
US Top Independent Albums [7] 6
US Top Alternative Albums [8] 22
US Top Hard Rock Albums [9] 15
US Top Internet Albums [10] 25

Singles

YearSinglePeak Chart Position
US Mainstream Rock
2009"Wars"20 [11]
"Pills (Remix)" [12]

Personnel

Personnel information from album liner notes [1]

Additional personnel

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