Nothing More (album)

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Nothing More
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)
Genre
Length62:03
Label Eleven Seven
Producer Will Hoffman, Nothing More
Nothing More chronology
The Few Not Fleeting
(2009)
Nothing More
(2014)
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
(2017)
Singles from Nothing More
  1. "This Is the Time (Ballast)"
    Released: March 11, 2014
  2. "Mr. MTV"
    Released: September 21, 2014
  3. "Jenny"
    Released: April 6, 2015
  4. "Here's to the Heartache"
    Released: October 13, 2015 [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Positive [2]

Nothing More is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Nothing More. The album was released on June 24, 2014, and it is the Nothing More's first album with the prominent independent rock label Eleven Seven Music. The songs on Nothing More deal with an array of subject matter such as the mixture of religion, corporations, mental illness, and capitalism.

Contents

Themes and composition

In explaining the song "Mr. MTV", frontman Johnny Hawkins explained "It's not just about MTV specifically, but we use them as an example for a path that many individuals or other companies can go down in life when they choose to value money or ratings or something more than doing something that's, I think, bigger than all that." [3] He further expanded that it "speaks to vacancy of idealism in a world ruled by capitalism and the almighty dollar." [4] The song "Christ Copyright" contains a similar message, with Hawkins explaining that "Christ Copyright is still about the [Mr.] MTV thing. It's serious but it's also like we're playing with the words a little bit because we found it funny to take a word like 'Christ' which is a religious icon and take the word 'Copyright' which is a business sign. In American spirituality or religion, which was a pure thing, have been now mixed with marketing and corporations." [5] He also said its message is to "dar[e] the listener to maintain moral integrity and challenge the social normative" [6] "Jenny" was written about Hawkins sister, Jenna; who struggles with bipolar depression. The music video for Jenny is a depiction of Jenny's life. [7] "Gyre" and "Pyre", meanwhile, are instrumental pieces that contain samples of speeches by the philosopher, Alan Watts. [8]

Promotion and release

The album's lead single, "This Is the Time (Ballast)", was released on March 11, 2014. [9] An acoustic recording was later released as a stand-alone single on September 23. [10] A music video was released for the album's second single, "Mr. MTV", on September 21 [11] via the band's YouTube and Vevo accounts. A video for the single "Jenny" was released on April 6, 2015. [7] A fourth single was also released – "Here's to the Heartache".

The album was released on June 4, 2014. It debuted at number 33 on the Billboard 200 all-format album chart, selling 8,600 copies in its opening week. [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nothing More, except noted tracks, written by Nothing More and additional writers

Physical CD track list
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ocean Floor" 0:58
2."This Is the Time (Ballast)" Paco Estrada, Will Hoffman, Scott Stevens 3:40
3."Christ Copyright" 3:17
4."Mr. MTV"Paco Estrada, Will Hoffman3:59
5."First Punch"Hoffman, Stevens3:22
6."Gyre" 2:57
7."The Matthew Effect"Hoffman, Jasen Rauch 3:16
8."I'll Be OK"Paco Estrada, Will Hoffman4:46
9."Here's to the Heartache"Paco Estrada, Will Hoffman, Scott Stevens4:17
10."If I Were"Hoffman, Stevens3:32
11."Friendly Fire"Hoffman3:43
12."Sex & Lies" 4:13
13."Jenny" 3:56
14."God Went North"Paco Estrada, Will Hoffman6:09
15."Pyre" 9:54
Japanese edition bonus track [13]
No.TitleLength
16."This Is the Time (Ballast)" (acoustic version)4:41
Digital release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ocean Floor" 0:58
2."This Is the Time (Ballast)" Paco Estrada, Will Hoffman, Scott Stevens 3:40
3."Christ Copyright" 3:17
4."Mr. MTV" 3:59
5."First Punch"Scott Stevens , Will Hoffman3:22
6."Gyre" 2:57
7."The Matthew Effect"Will Hoffman, Jasen Rauch 3:16
8."I'll Be OK" 4:46
9."Here's to the Heartache"Paco Estrada, Will Hoffman, Scott Stevens4:17
10."If I Were"Scott Stevens , Will Hoffman3:32
11."Friendly Fire" 3:43
12."Sex & Lies"Paco Estrada, Will Hoffman4:13
13."Surface Flames" 2:21
14."Take a Bullet"Will Hoffman3:56
15."Jenny"Paco Estrada, Will Hoffman3:56
16."God Went North"Paco Estrada, Will Hoffman6:09
17."Pyre" 9:54
Vinyl version [14]
Side 1Side 2
#TitleWritersLength#TitleWritersLength
1"Ocean Floor"0:581"Surface Flames"2:21
2"This Is the Time (Ballast)"Estrada, Hoffman, Stevens 3:402"Take a Bullet"3:56
3"Christ Copyright"3:173"Jenny"3:56
4"Mr. MTV"3:594"God Went North"6:09
5"Gyre"2:575"Pyre"9:54
6"I'll Be OK"4:46

Personnel

Charts

Album charts
Chart (2014)Position
US Billboard 200 33 [15]
US Digital Albums 19 [16]
US Hard Rock Albums 3 [17]
US Independent Albums 8 [18]
US Rock Albums 11 [19]
Singles charts
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
Mainstream Rock Songs
[20]
Hot Rock Songs
[21]
Rock Airplay
[22]
"This Is the Time (Ballast)"201423018 Nothing More
"Mr. MTV"1242
"Jenny"201563125
"Here's to the Heartache"44621

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