In Some Way, Shape, or Form

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In Some Way, Shape, or Form
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Studio album by
Four Year Strong
ReleasedNovember 8, 2011
RecordedJune–August 2011
StudioHouse of Loud, Elmwood Park, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre Pop punk, melodic hardcore, alternative rock
Length40:55
Label Decaydance, Universal Republic
Producer David Bendeth, Shep Goodman, Aaron Accetta
Four Year Strong chronology
Enemy of the World
(2010)		In Some Way, Shape, or Form
(2011)		 Go Down in History
(2014)
Singles from In Some Way, Shape, or Form
  1. "Just Drive"
    Released: September 27, 2011
  2. "Falling on You"
    Released: September 8, 2011

In Some Way, Shape, or Form is the fifth studio album by American rock band Four Year Strong, released through Decaydance and Universal Republic on November 8, 2011. [1]

Contents

Recording and composition

On April 4, it was announced that keyboardist Josh Lyford had left the group. [2] The album was recorded between June–August 2011 at House of Loud Recording Studios in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. David Bendeth produced all of the tracks except for "Fairweather Fan" and "Bring on the World"; recording was handled by Dan Korneff, Kato Khandwala, and John Bender. "Fairweather Fan" and "Bring on the World" were produced and engineered by Shep Goodman and Aaron Accetta. Chris Fasulo and Jon D'Uva did additional engineering with assistance from Brian Robbins and Jon Lammi. Bendeth mixed the recordings with Korneff as engineer, before they were mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound. [3] The album was influenced by Alexisonfire's Crisis (2006). [4]

Release

In August 2011, the group performed at the Hevy and Sonisphere festivals in the UK. [5] On August 18, the band released the song "Stuck in the Middle" for free listening as a free taster from the album, with an unofficial music video following on October 19, which showed footage of the band on their latest tour and features scenes of the recording process of In Some Way, Shape, or Form. [1] On September 8, 2011, the band released another song for free, "Falling on You", which was already played live on the band's latest tour. [6] [7] On September 11, In Some Way, Shape, or Form was announced for release in November. Alongside it, the album's artwork was revealed. [8] "Just Drive" was released to radio on September 27. [9] On October 14, Alternative Press revealed the track list of the album. [10]

On October 26, the band released another song for free listening. The song, entitled "Fairweather Fan", is a special song the band dedicated to their fans and was previously leaked in low quality footage that was filmed during the band's Fall 2011 AP Tour, where they debuted the song. The band released the song as a free download on their Facebook page. [11] A music video was released for "Just Drive" on October 27. [12] On November 4, the band uploaded the whole album for free streaming on their Facebook page. [13] [14] In October and November, the band headlined the AP Fall Tour with support from Gallows, Title Fight, the Swellers and Sharks. [15]

In December, the band went on a brief holiday tour dubbed It's a Wonderful Gig Life, with support from Set Your Goals, Balance and Composure, Transit, and Diamond. [16] In January 2012, the group went on a tour of Brazil with New Found Glory, [17] leading up to a UK tour that ran into February, with support from Don Broco and A Loss for Words. [18] Though This Time Next Year was intended to also join the tour, they had to pull out due to financial issues. [19] In June, the group appeared at Download Festival, [20] and supported Blink-182 for a handful of shows on their UK tour. [21] Alongside this, they played a one-off headlining show. [22]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 60/100 [23]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk 60% [24]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [25]
Alter the Press!Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [26]
Big Cheese Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [27]
Dead Press!Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [28]
Kill Your StereoStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [29]
Loudwire Favorable [30]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [31]

The album sold over 6,500 copies in its first week, [32] debuting at number 88 on the Billboard 200, nearly half of what their previous album Enemy of the World sold in its first week.

Track listing

All songs written by Four Year Strong, except where noted. [3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Infected"Four Year Strong, David Bendeth 3:17
2."The Security of the Familiar, the Tranquility of Repetition"Four Year Strong, Bendeth3:28
3."Stuck in the Middle" 3:42
4."Just Drive" 3:32
5."Fairweather Fan" 3:30
6."Sweet Kerosene" 3:22
7."Falling on You" 3:36
8."Heaven Wasn't Built to Hold Me" 3:06
9."Unbreakable" 3:12
10."Bring on the World" 3:12
11."Fight the Future" 3:04
12."Only the Meek Get Pinched. The Bold Survive" 3:51
Total length:40:52

Song titles

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. [3]

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