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| Released | June 23, 2017 | |||
| Studio | The Hive, North Hollywood, California | |||
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| Length | 60:32 | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
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Mosaic is the twelfth studio album by the American rock band 311. Released on June 23, 2017, it is the band's first album to be released by the label BMG, their first to be produced by John Feldmann, and their fourth to be produced by Scotch Ralston. The track listing was revealed by Pledge Music on April 10, 2017. [1]
"Too Much to Think" was released as the first official single on March 11, 2017. [2]
"Too Late" was released as the first promotional single on April 13, 2017, and second, "Perfect Mistake," was released on June 9, 2017. [3]
"Too Late" made its radio debut in Los Angeles, California on May 23, 2017 on KLOS. [4]
"'Til the City's on Fire" was released as the second official single on August 8, 2017. [5]
Sam Mendez at Ultimate Guitar labeled Mosaic as alternative rock and reggae rock. [6] Glenn Gamboa from Newsday characterized it as rap rock. [7]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Alternative Nation | highly favorable [9] |
| Newsday | B+ [10] |
Mosaic was well-received upon release, with praise being directed towards a perceived return to peak musical, creative, and conceptual form. In a positive review from AllMusic, author Neil Z. Yeung notes that "it's a triumphant declaration from these vets, a rousing promise that the party has yet to end," giving the album four stars. [8]
Mosaic debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 with 39,000 album-equivalent units, of which 37,000 were pure album sales. [11]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Too Much to Think" | Zakk Cervini, John Feldmann, Nick Hexum, Matthew Pauling | Nick Hexum | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Wildfire" | Nick Hexum, Gabe Isaac, SA Martinez, Aaron "P-Nut" Wills | Nick Hexum, SA Martinez | 5:28 |
| 3. | "The Night Is Young" | Nick Hexum, Isaac | Nick Hexum | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Island Sun" | Nick Hexum, Scott "Scotch" Ralston | Nick Hexum | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Perfect Mistake" | Cervini, Feldmann, Nick Hexum, Pauling, Martinez, Wills | Martinez, Nick Hexum | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Extension" | Nick Hexum, Isaac, Martinez | Nick Hexum, Martinez | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Inside Our Home" | Nick Hexum, Dillon Pace, Evan Taubenfeld | Nick Hexum | 3:40 |
| 8. | "'Til the City's on Fire" | Cervini, Feldmann, Nick Hexum, Pauling, Wills | Nick Hexum | 2:56 |
| 9. | "Too Late" | Nick Hexum, Ralston | Hexum, Martinez | 5:23 |
| 10. | "Hey Yo" | Geoffrey Earley, Nick Hexum, Martinez, Ralston | Nick Hexum, Martinez | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Places That the Mind Goes" | Nathaniel Caserta, Feldmann, Alan Hampton, Nick Hexum | Nick Hexum | 3:00 |
| 12. | "Face in the Wind" | Nick Hexum, Tim Mahoney, Martinez, Ralston, Wills | Nick Hexum, Martinez | 3:40 |
| 13. | "Forever Now" | Nick Hexum, Nicole Hexum, Zack Hexum | Nick Hexum, Martinez | 3:26 |
| 14. | "Days of '88" | Nick Hexum, Martinez, Ralston, Chad Sexton | Martinez, Nick Hexum | 3:54 |
| 15. | "One and the Same" | Nick Hexum, Martinez, Wills | Nick Hexum, Martinez | 3:27 |
| 16. | "Syntax Error" | Ralston, Sexton | Nick Hexum | 2:13 |
| 17. | "On a Roll" | Cervini, Feldmann, Nick Hexum, Pauling, Ralston | Nick Hexum, Martinez | 3:09 |
| Total length: | 60:32 | |||
Credits adapted from liner notes. [12]
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| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [13] | 6 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [14] | 2 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [15] | 2 |
| Chart (2017) | Position |
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| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [16] | 29 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [17] | 100 |
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