Hesitant Alien

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Hesitant Alien
Hesitant Alien by Gerard Way.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2014 (2014-09-29)
Recorded2014
StudioLightning Sound Studio (Hidden Hills, California)
Sonic Ranch (Tornillo, Texas)
Genre
Length38:51
Label
Producer Doug McKean
Alternative cover
Hesitant alien alt.jpg
Original vinyl cover
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Bureau" Gerard Way 2:38
2."Action Cat"Gerard Way3:07
3."No Shows"
4:12
4."Brother"Gerard Way4:31
5."Millions"
3:28
6."Zero Zero"Gerard Way2:49
7."Juarez"
2:50
8."Drugstore Perfume"Gerard Way4:50
9."Get the Gang Together"
  • Gerard Way
  • Don Blum
3:40
10."How It's Going to Be"
3:44
11."Maya the Psychic"Gerard Way3:02
Total length:38:51
Japanese bonus track [31]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Television All the Time"Gerard Way3:34
Total length:42:25

Personnel

The Hormones

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [32] 29
Irish Albums (IRMA) [33] 17
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [34] 37
Scottish Albums (OCC) [35] 13
UK Albums (OCC) [36] 14
UK Rock Albums [37] 1
U.S. Billboard 200 [38] 16
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums [38] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums [38] 4

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
WorldwideSeptember 30, 2014 Warner Bros. DL [39]
September 29, 2014 Reprise CD 9362493721 [40]
LP 9362493722 [41]

References

Citations
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