Lights Out (Sugarcult album)

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Lights Out
SugarcultLightsOut.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2006
Genre Alternative rock, pop punk
Length38:56
Label Fearless, V2
Producer Gavin MacKillop
Sugarcult chronology
Palm Trees and Power Lines
(2004)
Lights Out
(2006)
Singles from Lights Out
  1. "Do It Alone"
    Released: July 18, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Lights Out is the third and final studio album by American rock band Sugarcult, released on September 12, 2006 by V2 Records.

Contents

Release

On June 12, Lights Out was announced for release. [4] "Do It Alone" was released to radio on July 18; the song's music video was posted online on August 4, 2006. [4] [5] On August 24, 2006, Lights Out was made available for streaming, before being released on September 12 through Fearless/V2. [4] [6] The next day, an alternative video for "Do It Alone" was posted online. [7] In September and October, the band went on a headlining tour, with support from the Spill Canvas, Halifax, Maxeen, and So They Say. [4] Following this, they appeared at the Bamboozle Left festival, and toured the US throughout November 2006 with the Pink Spiders. [8] [9] In April and May 2007, the band supported Talib Kweli on the Virgin College Mega Tour in the US. [10] In August 2007, the band headlined the Bay Area Indie Music Festival. [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tim Pagnotta, except where noted.

Standard Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Lights Out"0:38
2."Dead Living"3:39
3."Los Angeles"3:58
4."Do It Alone" (Pagnotta, Nick Herrick, Brent Mulligan, Sean Mulligan)3:07
5."Explode"1:53
6."Out of Phase"3:26
7."Made a Mistake" (Pagnotta, Gavin MacKillop, Brooke Heller)4:14
8."Riot"3:28
9."Majoring in Minors" (Pagnotta, MacKillop)2:55
10."Shaking"3:52
11."The Investigation"3:50
12."Hiatus"4:02
Total length:38:56
Japanese Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Freezing"1:51
14."A Hard Day's Night" (John Lennon and Paul McCartney)2:25
Total length:43:11

Personnel

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