Leave This Town

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Leave This Town
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Studio album by
Daughtry
ReleasedJuly 14, 2009 (2009-07-14)
Recorded2008–2009
Los Angeles
Genre Post-grunge [1]
Length46:48
Label
Producer Howard Benson
Daughtry chronology
Daughtry
(2006)		Leave This Town
(2009)		 Leave This Town: The B-Sides
(2010/2011)
Singles from Leave This Town
  1. "No Surprise"
    Released: May 5, 2009
  2. "Life After You"
    Released: November 10, 2009
  3. "September"
    Released: June 1, 2010

Leave This Town is the second album by the American rock band Daughtry, released on July 14, 2009, by RCA Records. [2] It is the first album that they recorded as a band, as their self-titled debut album was recorded before the band was formed and only lead singer Chris Daughtry was signed to the label. It was also their last album to feature Joey Barnes on drums. The album's style is primarily arena rock, with influences ranging from hard rock to pop rock. [3] [4]

Contents

Three singles were released from the album, led by "No Surprise", which became the group's fourth chart topper on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart in August 2009. [5] All three peaked within the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and within the top five on both the Adult Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts.

The album was released to generally mixed reviews, with critics noting the lack of progression from their previous album. [3] [6] It fared better commercially, debuting atop the Billboard 200 and selling over 1.3 million copies in the US alone. [7] Leave This Town has been certified Platinum by both the RIAA and Music Canada.

Background

Chris Daughtry announced on his Twitter that there would be 14 songs on the record, but 5 bonus tracks in different stores. [8] Nearly 70 songs were written for Leave This Town, before the selection was narrowed down to 19. [9] Daughtry co-wrote the songs on the album with Richard Marx, Chad Kroeger from Nickelback, Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic, Jason Wade from Lifehouse, Adam Gontier from Three Days Grace, Eric Dill from The Click Five, and Mitch Allan from SR-71 and Tommy Henriksen. On May 29, 2009, Daughtry released the album art cover. [10] The songs written with Marx, Tedder, Gontier and Wade did not make the standard edition of the album, but were released as bonus tracks in various markets.

Three songs from the CD ("No Surprise," "Every Time You Turn Around," and "You Don't Belong") were used to promote racing on ESPN. [11] "You Don't Belong" resultantly entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 95.

The title of the album comes from lyrics from the track "September".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly B [12]
IGN (8/10) [13]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [14]
The New York Times (Positive) [15]
People Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Slant Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [18]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [19]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [20]

Critical reception

Critical response to Leave This Town was mixed. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 59, based on 10 reviews. [6]

Commercial performance

It sold 269,000 copies in its first week in the U.S., peaking at number one. It peaked at number two in Canada, six places ahead of its predecessor. The album has sold 1,329,000 copies as of May 2, 2012. [7]

In media

"Ghost of Me" was featured on a CSI: Miami commercial.

"No Surprise" was performed live by the band on the top 4 results show of the eighth season of American Idol on May 5, 2009.

"Tennessee Line" was performed live with Vince Gill during the 2009 CMA awards on November 11, 2009. [21] It was also used as a music backdrop to the trailer for the TV series "Young Justice".

"Learn My Lesson" has been featured in a commercial of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood in Animax-Asia.

"Every Time You Turn Around" was featured in the video game MLB 2K10

"Supernatural" is featured in the preview of the 2010 MLB Division Series, both NL & AL on TBS.

Singles

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Don't Belong" Chris Daughtry 4:00
2."No Surprise"
4:29
3."Every Time You Turn Around"
  • Daughtry
  • Andy Waldeck
3:39
4."Life After You"
3:26
5."What I Meant to Say"
3:09
6."Open Up Your Eyes"
4:19
7."September"
  • Daughtry
  • Josh Steely
4:00
8."Ghost of Me"
  • Daughtry
  • Howes
3:38
9."Learn My Lesson"
3:50
10."Supernatural"
3:38
11."Tennessee Line" (featuring Vince Gill)
  • Daughtry
  • Brian Craddock
4:37
12."Call Your Name"
  • Daughtry
  • Joey Barnes
4:03
Total length:46:48
Official website
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Long Way"
4:03
14."One Last Chance"
  • Daughtry
  • Allan
  • Hodges
3:27
iTunes Bonus Track version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."What Have We Become"
3:43
14."On the Inside"
3:24
15."Traffic Light" (pre-order only)
  • Daughtry
  • Craddock
3:40
UK iTunes Bonus Track Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Get Me Through"
  • Daughtry
  • Craddock
3:44
14."Traffic Light" 3:40
15."Back Again" ("No Surprise" single bonus track)
3:38
Japanese Edition Bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Get Me Through"3:44
Target exclusive Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."It's Not Over" (video)3:52
2."Home" (video)4:16
3."Over You" (video)3:44
4."Feels Like Tonight" (video)4:02
5."What About Now" (video)4:11
6."No Surprise" (video)4:10
Unused tracks
  1. "From Where You're Standing" (performed live)
  2. "Standing Still" (performed live)
  3. "When You Come Around" (performed live)
  4. "You're In My Hands" (performed live)
  5. "Back to Me" (performed live)
  6. "Today" (performed live)

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [24]

Daughtry

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [44] Platinum80,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [45] Silver60,000‡
United States (RIAA) [46] Platinum1,329,000 [7]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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