Handwritten (The Gaslight Anthem album)

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All tracks are written by Brian Fallon, Alex Rosamilia, Alex Levine, and Benny Horowitz, except where noted [28]

Handwritten
The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten cover.jpg
Studio album by
The Gaslight Anthem
ReleasedJuly 23, 2012 (2012-07-23)
RecordedJanuary 23 – February 18, 2012, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genre
Length40:50
Label Mercury
Producer Brendan O'Brien
The Gaslight Anthem chronology
American Slang
(2010)		Handwritten
(2012)		 Singles Collection: 2008–2011
(2013)
Singles from Handwritten
  1. "45"
    Released: June 2, 2012
  2. "Here Comes My Man"
    Released: October 24, 2012
No.TitleLength
1.""45""3:23
2."Handwritten"3:58
3."Here Comes My Man"3:35
4."Mulholland Drive"3:53
5."Keepsake"4:02
6."Too Much Blood"5:07
7."Howl"2:04
8."Biloxi Parish"3:46
9."Desire"3:15
10."Mae"4:07
11."National Anthem"3:40
Total length:40:50
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Blue Dahlia"4:28
13."Sliver" (Kurt Cobain; originally performed by Nirvana)2:06
14."You Got Lucky" (Tom Petty, Mike Campbell; originally performed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)3:47
Total length:51:11
Amazon.co.uk and US iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Teenage Rebellion"4:31

Credits and personnel

The Gaslight Anthem [28]
Additional musicians [28]
Production [28]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [51] Silver80,163 [52]

Release history

CountryDateLabel
Australia [53] July 20, 2012 Universal Music
Germany [54]
France [55] July 23, 2012
United Kingdom [56] Mercury Records
United States [57] July 24, 2012
Italy [58] Universal Music

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