Nothing Left to Lose (Mat Kearney album)

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Nothing Left to Lose
Nothing Left To Lose - Front.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 18, 2006
Recorded2004–06
Genre Rock, hip hop, acoustic
Length60:58
Label Aware, Columbia
Producer Robert Marvin, Mat Kearney
Mat Kearney chronology
Bullet
(2004)
Nothing Left to Lose
(2006)
City of Black & White
(2009)
Singles from Nothing Left to Lose
  1. "Nothing Left to Lose"
    Released: May 2006
  2. "Undeniable"
    Released: 2006
  3. "All I Need"
    Released: 2006
  4. "Breathe In, Breathe Out"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Nothing Left to Lose is the second studio album and major-label debut by Mat Kearney. Several tracks are re-recordings or remixes of songs originally featured on Kearney's first album, Bullet .

Contents

"All I Need", "Crashing Down", and "Where We Gonna Go From Here" were all featured in season 3 episodes of the hit TV series Grey's Anatomy . "Breathe In, Breathe Out" is also being used as the current Grey's Anatomy song with a music video featuring Mat and clips from seasons 3 and 4 of the show. The track "Nothing Left to Lose" was used in a commercial promoting the 2007 film, Catch and Release , and was also used on an episode of the TV series Jericho and Dirty Sexy Money . The tracks "All I Need" and "Where We Gonna Go from Here" feature in the fourth and tenth episodes (respectively) of the first season of the TV series Kyle XY . "All I Need" was also featured in a season 5 episode of NCIS. At a concert in Houston in 2006, Kearney revealed that his song "All I Need" was written based on two of his friends from New Orleans and their story during Hurricane Katrina. Additionally, Kearney's song "Renaissance" was written about friends from Oregon who survived a severe car crash. His song, "Where We Gonna Go From Here?", was featured during the third season of Grey's Anatomy and on the first season finale of ABC Family's show Kyle XY . Most recently, the song was also featured in the Season 7 opener of NBC's Scrubs and in an episode of Royal Pains. Kearney's single, "Breathe In, Breathe Out", debuted in September 2007, and marks the singer's fourth and highest profile placement in Grey's Anatomy. The song is currently used as the theme in television promotions for the series' fourth season, including a music video that premiered on September 19 during the fourth season preview. The song was also featured in the season 4 finale of 30 Rock .

Track listing

All songs written by Mat Kearney except where indicated.

  1. "Undeniable"* (Kearney/Robert "Aurel M" Marvin) - 4:26
  2. "Nothing Left to Lose" – 4:23
  3. "Crashing Down" – 4:13
  4. "Girl America"† – 4:02 (Kearney/Marvin)
  5. "In the Middle"† – 4:15
  6. "Can't Break Her Fall" – 3:49
  7. "What's a Boy to Do" – 4:02
  8. "Wait" – 4:38 (Kearney/Marvin)
  9. "Bullet"† – 4:23 (Kearney/Marvin)
  10. "All I Need" – 4:27
  11. "Renaissance"* – 4:49
  12. "Where We Gonna Go from Here" – 4:05
  13. "Won't Back Down"* – 5:10
  14. "Breathe In Breathe Out" - 3:44 (2007 re-issue bonus track)
  15. "Chicago" (Acoustic Version) - 4:17 (iTunes bonus track)
* originally featured on Bullet and unchanged on this record
originally featured on Bullet and remixed for inclusion on this record

Personnel

Production

Studios

Awards

In 2007, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards. [4]

Charts

Chart performance for Nothing Left to Lose
Chart (2006)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 109
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [6] 4
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [7] 2

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [8] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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