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Released | February 3, 2009 | |||
Recorded | October 25 – November 30, 2008 | |||
Studio | The Wade Studio, Ocala, Florida, US | |||
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Length | 40:37 | |||
Label | Victory | |||
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Homesick is the third studio album by American rock band A Day to Remember, produced by Chad Gilbert and the band, and released on February 3, 2009. It was the band's second album for Victory. The album features material written while the band had been touring, which Andrew Wade helped them demo. Recording took place between October and November 2008 at The Wade Studio, located in Ocala. Featured on the album are guest vocalists Mike Hranica (The Devil Wears Prada), Vincent Bennett (The Acacia Strain) and Sierra Kusterbeck (VersaEmerge). Several of the album's songs appeared on the band's MySpace profile before the release of the album.
Planned for a mid-February 2009 release by Victory before being moved forward two weeks, the album sold 22,000 copies in the first week and charted at number 21 on the US Billboard 200. It also charted at number 165 in the UK. It was the band's final album featuring Tom Denney on guitar, who was replaced on tour by Kevin Skaff. Three singles were released from the album: "NJ Legion Iced Tea" in January 2009, "The Downfall of Us All" in May, and "Have Faith in Me" in March 2010. Only the third of these charted, at number 40 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. A re-release with additional tracks was released in October 2009. Several of the album tracks are available for Rock Band . In 2014, two songs from the album, "The Downfall of Us All" and "If It Means a Lot to You", were certified gold by the RIAA. The album was certified Silver in the UK by the BPI in 2015, and Gold in the United States the following year.
A Day to Remember were pressed for a new album by their record label, Victory, in early 2008; bassist Joshua Woodard said the band weren't ready to record a new album at the time. [2] This resulted in a re-release of their previous album, For Those Who Have Heart (2007), with additional tracks. [2] The songs featured on Homesick were written while the band were on Warped Tour 2008 and on the Easycore Tour with producer Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory. [nb 1] [5] The songs were finished on the latter tour. [5] Gilbert helped to structure the band's songs and also assisted the band with composing "a few really catchy parts". [5] The album's lyrics are similar to their previous efforts, with the band aiming to "keep it as personal and open at the same time", as vocalist Jeremy McKinnon commented. [nb 2] [5] Speaking of the album's sound, McKinnon said that the band "wanted to make sure it was heavier and poppier" while at the same time trying "to take it to the next level". [5]
In the early hours of one morning, [6] McKinnon was driving to Ocala, Florida when the chorus guitar riff to "The Downfall of Us All" came to him, sometime in September 2008. [7] Upon arriving at his mom's house, he got an acoustic guitar and worked the song out, [7] finishing it within 2 days. [nb 3] [6] The song's lyrics are about pressure when it comes to songwriting and the attempt to make people happy because of it. [7] It was the last song written for the album. [6] "My Life for Hire" was one of the first songs written for the album, but remained unfinished until shortly before recording sessions began. [8] The lyrics refer to the music business and how the band were told that they couldn't "be the band we wanted to be", as McKinnon commented. [8] The title "I'm Made of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?" was a quote that McKinnon "thought was cool", [9] from the movie Night at the Museum , [10] while the lyrics are about getting revenge. [8] "NJ Legion Iced Tea" refers to how someone would feel watching gigs. [8] The title for "Mr. Highway's Thinking About the End" also comes from a movie, The Good Son , [10] while the lyrics are about people attempting to undermine your achievements. [8] "Have Faith in Me" is about trusting other people, and looking after them. [8]
This song took me the longest to write. It took almost a year, but it was another song that kinda stumped me. I really needed this song to say exactly what I wanted, and I finally got it there. We didn't know if it would be on the record right up until the end of recording. I wrote it separate from the band, and I wasn't comfortable changing things. It all worked out in the end, though. I think it's the perfect end to this record. [8]
– Jeremy McKinnon, on "If It Means a Lot to You", 2009
"Welcome to the Family" features a recording of Andrew Wade's heart beat towards the end of the track. [11] The title track, "Homesick", was written as one piece, before being split into two songs, which the band thought didn't work well and changed it back to one song. [12] McKinnon said he was "proud" of the track: "My parents were really happy when they first heard it: My dad is always worried about me and my mom really did ask me to write her some soft songs. I finally did." [8] "Holdin' It Down for the Underground" came about after McKinnon lost two family members and writing the song helped him relieve the pain. [8]
"You Already Know What You Are" is about negative people and music critics, and doing whatever you want no matter what others say. [13] The song's title was a saying from a friend of the band. [12] The title for "Another Song About the Weekend" is a reference to Secret Lives of the Freemasons's album Weekend Warriors (2008), [14] while the lyrics are about "a sick cycle" of "life on the road [...] Every time you're gone, you miss home and when you get home, you miss the road". [8] "If It Means a Lot to You" had been written over the course of a year, and McKinnon said he wrote it about himself. [15] McKinnon described the song as a "great way to end" the album, [15] describing it as one of their "biggest songs." [15]
In an August 2008 interview with AbsolutePunk , McKinnon said the band were planning to start recording once the tour with New Found Glory had finished, "So Oct & Nov." [16] McKinnon said that having Wade, who had previously worked on the band's other albums on production duties, was a way for the album to have "A Day To Remember-type feel". [nb 4] [5] Wade also recorded the band's demos for the album, [5] [18] in the back of a bus. [19] The album itself was recorded at Wade's The Wade Studio, in Ocala, Florida, [20] after the Easycore Tour had finished. [21] Gilbert was touring with New Found Glory in Europe at the time, but with video conferencing he was able to offer input about the record. [21] In September 2008, a demo appeared on the band's MySpace page, [22] entitled "Wax Larry". [23] Documenting the recording process, the band released several webisodes on YouTube, under the name The Real ADTR: Homesick in Ocala, [24] [25] [26] which had been called a spoof of The Real World . [27] The webisodes were aided by director Drew Russ, as guitarist Neil Westfall states: "When he [Drew Russ] was telling us in the beginning that he was getting into video stuff, and we were like 'Well that's kinda crazy 'cause we need a video guy to do these webisodes for us'. And as we started talking he really kinda got our sense of humor". [28] While in the middle of recording Homesick, A Day to Remember released Old Record . [nb 5] [30]
When they first played me the demo of "Downfall," they wanted it to be the first song on the record. Overall, in my opinion, first songs are often the first thing people hear, so it should almost encompass the whole record. [...] I feel if you never heard the band before, and you hear "Downfall," it's a perfect introduction. [7]
– Chad Gilbert, on the making of "The Downfall of Us All", 2009
Homesick was produced by Gilbert, [20] and was mixed by Adam Dutkiewicz of Killswitch Engage, [31] with mixing taking place in December 2008, [32] at Zing Studios. [20] Mastering took place at West West Side Studios, by Alan Douches. [20] The album features three guesting vocalists: [33] Mike Hranica of The Devil Wears Prada on "I'm Made of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?", Vincent Bennett of The Acacia Strain on "Welcome to the Family", and Sierra Kusterbeck of VersaEmerge on "If It Means a Lot to You". [20] The latter featured harmonica played by Dave Guynn. [20] One of the tracks written for Homesick was held over for What Separates Me from You (2010). [34] An instrumental entitled "Money Maker" was also recorded during the sessions, but McKinnon had difficulties with it. He later explained: "when it came down to writing vocal parts [...] I just couldn't get that song done. [...] I think it was the best music for the whole record. The music was just so catchy on its own [...] so we said we will just set this aside for next time around." [12]
In 2008, both Homesick and the re-release of the band's first album, as Old Record, were announced, [35] with a further announcement claiming Homesick's release as February 17, 2009. [36] After being moved up the schedule, [37] the album's release date became February 3 for the US. [nb 6] [40] On January 6, 2009, [41] the track list of the album was revealed. [42] In mid-January, the song "Welcome to the Family" was put on the band's Myspace profile, [nb 7] [43] [44] with "The Downfall of Us All" being added on 26 January. [45] The following day, the song "NJ Legion Iced Tea" was released as the first single. [46] [47] Homesick was released on February 3 in the US. [48] The cover art, designed by Dan Mumford based on an idea by McKinnon, [27] is an interpretation of different paths in life, and how one road can change a person's life. [49] In February and March, the band went on a tour of the UK and Europe alongside For the Fallen Dreams and Azriel. [50] The second single was "The Downfall of Us All" and the music video was released on March 3. [51] Between mid-March and early May, the band supported the Devil Wears Prada on their headlining tour of the US. [52] "The Downfall of Us All" was released to radio on May 26. [53]
We came up with some pretty cool stuff. There's like a hidden code in there, a key to figure out what the sign says and we just tried to have fun with it. [27]
– Jeremy McKinnon, on the album art, 2009
A live video of the band performing "Mr. Highway's Thinking About the End" was included in an episode of Victory's VicTorV. [nb 8] [55] For subsequent tours in promotion of Homesick, the band had a line-up change [9] adding Four Letter Lie guitarist Kevin Skaff and dropping Tom Denney, the latter of whom wanted to settle down, [56] but was still working with the band behind the scenes. [57] [58] [59] Between late June and late August, the band performed on the Warped Tour. [60] Following this, the group appeared at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK. [61] In September and October 2009, the band went on a US tour with Parkway Drive, In Fear and Faith and I See Stars. [62] A video of the band performing "I'm Made of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?", which was filmed on the Warped Tour, was added to the band's MySpace profile on October 16, 2009. [58] [63] It was included as a DVD trailer on their profile, which people mistook as the song's actual music video. [58] In December, the band released a Christmas song, "Right Where You Want Me to Be", on their MySpace account. [64] [65]
Also in December, the music video for "I'm Made of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?" was filmed, [66] directed by Dan Dobi. [67] In early March 2010 the band announced via their Twitter account that the video was set for release, with a date of March 16. [68] This was further confirmed a few days later, [69] with some fans being able to view it before its release. [70] A delay in releasing it occurred as the band were trying to negotiate with MTV, as Westfall commented: "I think it's more important to have them [MTV] on board, instead of just putting it on, like, YouTube." [66] "Have Faith in Me" was released as a radio single on March 2, 2010. [71] [nb 9] The video for "I'm Made of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?" had its television premiere on MTV on March 16. [72] [73] The music video was based on an idea from a friend Kyle Crawford, as McKinnon said: "He was like, 'Hey, you should totally make a video where you guys are playing kickball and you play a bunch of kids and just kick the s*** out of them?" I was like, "That is a great idea. Let's look into it.'" [nb 10] [9] Asked why it was the band's next music video, Westfall said "it stands out compared to the other songs" as "it's a harder song." [58] The song was also released as a radio single. [74]
The band had performed acoustic versions of both "Homesick" and "Have Faith in Me" before a show in early April, for 98 Rock, [75] and again, for KROQ, a few months later. [76] [77] The band also played "Have Faith in Me" acoustically for MTV, which was posted online mid-April. [78] [79] At the beginning of May 2010, the band asked fans to name their next tour, [80] which was shortly afterwards named as Toursick. [81] The band started the first of The AP Sessions for Alternative Press on June 30, performing "Homesick" and "Have Faith in Me". [82] The music video for "Have Faith in Me", directed by Mark Staubach, [83] was released on July 14, receiving its world premiere on MTV. [84] [85]
A re-issue of Homesick was announced on September 13, 2009, [86] and released on October 27, [87] [88] with the original track listing intact, but adding acoustic versions of "Homesick" and "Another Song About the Weekend", and 9 live tracks from a performance in Switzerland, [89] which was filmed during their European tour. [90] The acoustic tracks were recorded at The Wade Studio from September 10 [90] to September 21. [91] Westfall said the band wasn't going to re-issue the album "unless it's worth the fans' while." [58] The album, along with For Those Who Have Heart and Attack of the Killer B-Sides (2010), had a reissue on vinyl, [92] in 2011. [93] [94] Three songs have featured on various artist compilations: the acoustic version of "Homesick" was released on the Victory Records Fall Sampler 2010, [95] "I'm Made of Wax, Larry, What are You Made Of?" on SideOneDummy's Warped Tour 2009 Tour Compilation, [96] and "The Downfall of Us All" on Modern Rock Radio's Promo Only: Modern Rock Radio (July 2009) [97] and 3Wise's Soundwave 2012. [98] "NJ Legion Iced Tea" is available as downloadable content for Guitar Hero World Tour . [99] The songs "The Downfall of Us All", "Have Faith in Me", "I'm Made of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?" and "If It Means a Lot to You" are available as downloadable content for Rock Band . [100] "I'm Made of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?" had been added at the request of the band's fans. [9] Another vinyl reissue was announced on July 30, 2013, [101] and released on August 6, 2013. [102] "If It Means a Lot to You" was released to radio on September 29, 2014. [1]
Thomas Nassiff of AbsolutePunk called Homesick "a record that is honest and entertaining", despite how "repetitive" and "dense it may be". [103] Nassiff went on to say that the album wouldn't appeal to the public, but it would be "welcomed with open arms" by the band's fans. [103] When referring to the album's lyrics, Nassiff called the album "a concept one", with a theme of "the glory of being a musician", which encompasses having to be away from home for a period of time. [103] "The Downfall of Us All", as Nassiff put it, "gets the listener psyched for the rest of the album." [103] Rock on Request reviewer Anthony Avina furthered this comment by naming the songs "Welcome to the Family" and the title track as examples of the band showing off their "wide range of talent while producing a harmonious album" that the band's fans "will instantly fall in love with." [104] Avina noted the album had "a unique sound that has elements" from other bands such as Chiodos. [104] Petteri Pertola, for Rockfreaks.net, "appreciate[s] the way these guys fuse metalcore and pop punk seamlessly together", adding that "many songs are plagued by an overtly formulaic approach, but when it works, [...] Homesick is one of the catchiest listens you'll experience this year." [105] Punknews.org reviewer Elliot said the album had an "undeniable quality", that is "melodic competence." [106] He viewed the a cappella intro to "The Downfall of Us All" as being "a little gimmicky", while "Have Faith in Me" was called a tribute to Blink-182. [106] Despite noting that three of the songs "stray" from a format that the other songs on the album share, he referred to them as being "not very impressive." [106]
AllMusic reviewer James Christopher Monger said "The Downfall of Us All" would gain an extra "life in countless montages on MTV reality shows and 30-second cola commercials." [107] Monger said that the album consisted "of perfectly executed and fairly standard clean vocal post-hardcore emo-pop" which shows the "limitations of the genre." [107] Monger called the backing vocals "exciting at first", but felt that they "eventually dissolve into the waves of distortion mid-album", becoming an "audio equivalent of an energy drink crash." [107] The final track, "If It Means a Lot to You", as Monger noted, was different from the preceding tracks, as they were "deafening, ultimately forgettable, over-compressed slabs of twentysomething angst." [107]
Homesick was voted by fans as number 1 on Kill Your Stereo's Album of the Year 2009. [108] Rock Sound , in 2012, ranked the album at number 82 on their list of the greatest 101 albums of the past 15 years. [109]
The album charted at number 21 on the Billboard 200, number 1 on Top Independent Albums, [110] number 2 on Hard Rock Albums, [111] number 15 on Digital Albums, [112] and number 5 on the Alternative Albums charts. [113] It sold 22,000 copies within its first week and reached 200,000 copies by July 2010. [114] The album charted at number 165 in the UK. [115] "Have Faith in Me" charted at number 40 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. [116] In February 2014, "The Downfall of Us All" was certified gold, and in September, "If It Means a Lot to You" was certified. [117] In July 2015, the album was certified silver in the UK, [118] after selling 60,000 copies in the UK. [119] In March 2016, Homesick was certified gold in the US. "Have Faith in Me" was certified gold in April 2017. [117] In August, Homesick was certified gold in Canada. [120] after selling 40,000 copies in that country.
All songs written by A Day to Remember. All lyrics written by Jeremy McKinnon, except "Have Faith in Me" by McKinnon and Jason Lancaster. [20]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Downfall of Us All" | 3:29 |
2. | "My Life for Hire" | 3:33 |
3. | "I'm Made of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?" (featuring Mike Hranica) | 3:00 |
4. | "NJ Legion Iced Tea" | 3:31 |
5. | "Mr. Highway's Thinking About the End" | 4:15 |
6. | "Have Faith in Me" | 3:08 |
7. | "Welcome to the Family" (featuring Vincent Bennett) | 2:59 |
8. | "Homesick" | 3:56 |
9. | "Holdin' It Down for the Underground" | 3:23 |
10. | "You Already Know What You Are" | 1:27 |
11. | "Another Song About the Weekend" | 3:45 |
12. | "If It Means a Lot to You" (featuring Sierra Kusterbeck) | 4:03 |
Total length: | 40:29 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Homesick" (acoustic) | 4:07 |
14. | "Another Song About the Weekend" (acoustic) | 3:42 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Downfall of Us All" (Live at Greenfield Festival in Interlaken, Switzerland on June 13, 2009) | 3:57 |
2. | "Fast Forward to 2012" (Live at Greenfield Festival in Interlaken, Switzerland on June 13, 2009) | 1:46 |
3. | "My Life for Hire" (Live at Greenfield Festival in Interlaken, Switzerland on June 13, 2009) | 3:56 |
4. | "The Danger in Starting a Fire" (Live at Greenfield Festival in Interlaken, Switzerland on June 13, 2009) | 3:37 |
5. | "Mr. Highway's Thinking About the End" (Live at Greenfield Festival in Interlaken, Switzerland on June 13, 2009) | 3:23 |
6. | "I'm Made of Wax, Larry, What Are You Made Of?" (Live at Greenfield Festival in Interlaken, Switzerland on June 13, 2009) | 3:47 |
7. | "A Shot in the Dark" (Live at Greenfield Festival in Interlaken, Switzerland on June 13, 2009) | 4:42 |
8. | "You Should Have Killed Me When You Had the Chance" (Live at Greenfield Festival in Interlaken, Switzerland on June 13, 2009) | 3:41 |
9. | "The Plot to Bomb the Panhandle" (Live at Greenfield Festival in Interlaken, Switzerland on June 13, 2009) | 4:17 |
10. | "Creative Control" (The Homesick – DVD) | |
11. | "Intro" (The Homesick – DVD) | |
12. | "On the Road Again" (The Homesick – DVD) | |
13. | "Ahoy! Crew Members" (The Homesick – DVD) | |
14. | "Fast Forward to 2012 (Live in Tucson, AZ)" (The Homesick – DVD) | 1:44 |
15. | "Corn Hole" (The Homesick – DVD) | |
16. | "Warped Day One" (The Homesick – DVD) | |
17. | "Hired Help" (The Homesick – DVD) | |
18. | "Good Morning San Francisco" (The Homesick – DVD) | |
19. | "Downfall of Us All (Live in San Francisco, CA)" (The Homesick – DVD) | 3:56 |
20. | "Neil Gets Inked" (The Homesick – DVD) | |
21. | "Hot Bagger" (The Homesick – DVD) | |
22. | "Mr. Highway's Thinking About the End (Live in Ventura, CA)" (The Homesick – DVD) | 3:49 |
23. | "Super Fans" (The Homesick – DVD) | |
24. | "I'm Made of Wax Larry, What Are You Made (Live in Ventura, CA)" (The Homesick – DVD) | 3:15 |
25. | "Bottom of the Totem Pole" (The Homesick – DVD) | |
26. | "Viva Las Vegas" (The Homesick – DVD) | |
27. | "My Life for Hire (Live in Las Vegas, NV)" (The Homesick – DVD) | 3:25 |
28. | "Almost Home" (The Homesick – DVD) | |
29. | "The Danger in Starting a Fire (Live in Orlando, FL)" (The Homesick – DVD) | 3:31 |
30. | "Big Boss's Magical Realm" (The Homesick – DVD) | |
31. | "Nail in the Coffin" (The Homesick – DVD) | |
32. | "The Downfall of Us All (Music Video)" (Bonus DVD Features) | |
33. | "The Downfall of Us All (Making Of)" (Bonus DVD Features) | |
34. | "Mr. Highway's Thinking About the End (Music Video)" (Bonus DVD Features) | |
35. | "Since U Been Gone (Music Video)" (Bonus DVD Features) | |
36. | "Homesick Sessions (Episodes 1–5)" (Bonus DVD Features) |
Personnel per Special Edition booklet. [20]
A Day to Remember
Guest musicians
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Chart (2009) | Peak Position |
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UK Album Chart [115] | 165 |
US Billboard 200 [110] | 21 |
US Billboard Alternative Albums Chart [113] | 5 |
US Billboard Digital Albums Chart [112] | 21 |
US Billboard Hard Rock Albums Chart [111] | 2 |
US Billboard Independent Albums Chart [110] | 1 |
US Billboard Rock Albums Chart [121] | 7 |
US Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums [122] | 4 |
Chart (2009) | Position |
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US Billboard Hard Rock Albums Year-end [123] | 50 |
US Billboard Independent Albums Year-end [124] | 17 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [125] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [126] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [127] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Chad Everett Gilbert is an American musician and record producer. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band New Found Glory, for whom he plays lead guitar, sings backing vocals, and composes music. He was also the lead vocalist for the band's now-defunct side-project, International Superheroes of Hardcore. Additionally, Gilbert was the vocalist for the hardcore punk band Shai Hulud between 1995 and 1998, and from 2012 to 2013.
A Day to Remember is an American rock band from Ocala, Florida, formed in 2003 by guitarist Tom Denney and drummer Bobby Scruggs. They are known for their amalgamation of metalcore and pop-punk. The band currently consists of vocalist Jeremy McKinnon, rhythm guitarist Neil Westfall, percussionist/drummer Alex Shelnutt and lead guitarist Kevin Skaff.
For Those Who Have Heart is the second studio album by American rock band A Day to Remember, and their first for Victory. It was released on January 22, 2007 by Victory. For the album, the band had a line-up change swapping drummer Bobby Scruggs for Alex Shelnutt. It charted at number 17 on the Heatseekers Album Chart in the U.S. The music video for "The Plot to Bomb the Panhandle" was released a month later. Several of the album's songs appeared on the band's Myspace profile before the release. Recorded and mixed at Zing Studios by producer Eric Arena, the album was re-released in February 2008, with additional tracks and a bonus DVD. The DVD featured a performance of the band live at the Capitol, in the band's hometown, Ocala, Florida. The music video for "The Danger in Starting a Fire" was released in the same month, and the music video for "Since U Been Gone", which had been streamed on the band's Myspace, was released in July. For Those Who Have Heart was generally well received by music critics.
And Their Name Was Treason is the debut studio album by American rock band A Day to Remember, released on May 10, 2005 through Indianola Records. It followed their second self-released EP, which was produced the same year. The album was the band's only release under Indianola; its success led the group sign to Victory Records. Several songs on the album were written during the band members' teenage years. Recorded in the producer's bedroom, the album contains audio excerpts from several films. The band toured in the United States to help promote the album. The album has since sold over 10,000 copies. A re-recorded version of the album, titled Old Record, was released in October 2008 by Victory. The band members later admitted that they were forced to do the re-recording at the request of label owner Tony Brummel and were given two days to do so which resulted in them only re-recording the instrumentals and leaving the vocals as it was on the original album. The reissue charted at number 16 on the Heatseekers Album Chart in the U.S.
The discography of American rock band A Day to Remember consists of seven studio albums, three video albums, three extended plays, and twenty-two singles. The band signed to Indianola in February 2005 and released their debut album And Their Name Was Treason a few months later. Their second album, For Those Who Have Heart, was released in January 2007 and peaked at number 17 on the Heatseekers Album chart in the US; a re-release charted at number 43 on the Independent Albums chart in the US. Released in February 2009, Homesick charted at number 21 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number 1 on the Independent Albums chart. From the album, only the "Have Faith in Me" single charted; at number 40 on the Alternative Songs chart. Second single "The Downfall of Us All" and album track "If It Means a Lot to You" were both certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 downloads each. Fourth album What Separates Me from You (2010) debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 and its lead single "All I Want" peaked at number 12 on the Alternative Songs chart. Fifth album Common Courtesy (2013) was first released only digitally due a legal label dispute; a physical release followed later. The band released their sixth album, Bad Vibrations, in 2016 which charted at number 2 on the Billboard 200. The band released their seventh album You're Welcome in 2021.
What Separates Me from You is the fourth studio album by American rock band A Day to Remember, and their third and final for Victory Records. Originally planned for release in late-October 2010, the album was delayed by a few weeks until mid-November. What Separates Me from You was released on November 15, 2010, in the UK, and on November 16 in the US. The album, which was recorded mainly at The Wade Studios in Ocala, Florida, from May to July 2010, was the first to feature guitarist Kevin Skaff. The album was produced mostly by Chad Gilbert, with help from Andrew Wade and the band's vocalist, Jeremy McKinnon. "All I Want" was released as the first single. It reached number 12 on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart and number 25 on the Rock Songs chart.
Jeremy Wade McKinnon is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is a founding member and the lead vocalist of the rock band A Day to Remember. He has produced full-length albums for The Ghost Inside, Neck Deep, and Wage War.
"All I Want" is the first single by A Day to Remember from their fourth studio album What Separates Me from You. It was released officially to radio stations in October 2010, and as a commercial single, albeit a limited edition 7" vinyl, in April 2011. In August 2016, the song was certified gold in the U.S. by the RIAA.
"Have Faith in Me" is a single by A Day to Remember from their third studio album Homesick. It was released as a radio single on March 2, 2010. The song charted at number 40 on the Alternative Songs.
"If It Means a Lot to You" is a song by the American rock band A Day to Remember featuring American singer Sierra Kay. Produced by Chad Gilbert and A Day to Remember, it was featured as the closing track on the band's 2009 studio album, Homesick.
Andrew Robert Wade is an American recording engineer and music producer.
"The Downfall of Us All" is a song by American rock band A Day to Remember from their third studio album Homesick. It was released as a single on May 26, 2009.
"It's Complicated" is the third single from A Day to Remember's fourth album, What Separates Me from You, released on October 25, 2011.
"All Signs Point to Lauderdale" is the second single from A Day to Remember's fourth album, What Separates Me from You, released on June 7, 2011.
Common Courtesy is the fifth studio album by American rock band A Day to Remember. The album was self-released on October 8, 2013. Songs for the album were written in mid-2011. Recording started in early 2012 and continued into the following March, the same month the recordings were mixed. During that time, an unmixed version of "Violence " was streamed from the band's website. The band then embarked on the Right Back at It Again Tour in March 2013, with the namesake of the tour being the new song which was performed at each show. From mid-August to late-September, the group released webisodes to tie-in with the album. "Dead & Buried", another song that would appear on the album, was played at each show on their month-long House Party Tour, which began in September 2013.
"Right Back at It Again" is the second track and the first single from A Day to Remember's fifth album, Common Courtesy (2013). In October 20, 2015, the song was featured in Activision rhythm-music game, Guitar Hero Live.
Tom Denney is an American musician and record producer. He is a founding member and the ex-lead guitarist of A Day to Remember. He parted ways with the band in 2009, and now produces at his own recording studio.
Life's Not out to Get You is the second studio album by Welsh pop punk band Neck Deep. Following the success of their debut album, Wishful Thinking (2014), the majority of the band members quit their day jobs and vocalist Ben Barlow dropped out of university. Working with Jeremy McKinnon, Andrew Wade and Tom Denney, the band recorded their second album between December 2014 and January 2015. Following recording the band immediately went on tour.
Bad Vibrations is the sixth studio album by American rock band A Day to Remember, released on September 2, 2016, by ADTR Records and Epitaph Records. This is the second album since the band's departure from Victory Records, and their first and only album to be featured in partnership with Epitaph. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the band's highest-charting album in the United States. The album was supported by six singles: "Paranoia", "Bad Vibrations", "Bullfight", "Naivety", "We Got This", and "Same About You", and was met with widespread critical acclaim.
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