Panic (MxPx album)

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Panic
MxPx - Panic cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 6, 2005
Recorded2004–2005
Genre Pop punk, [1] punk rock [2]
Length41:53
Label SideOneDummy
Producer Stephen Egerton, Gavin MacKillop
MxPx chronology
Before Everything & After
(2003)
Panic
(2005)
Let's Rock
(2006)
Singles from Panic
  1. "Heard That Sound"
    Released: May 17, 2005
  2. "Wrecking Hotel Rooms"
    Released: July 26, 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk 74% [3]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Drowned in Sound 6/10 [1]
IGN 3.9/10 [5]
Melodic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Rock Hard 7/10 [7]

Panic is the seventh studio album by punk rock band MxPx.

Contents

Release

On May 5, 2005, Panic was announced for release the following month; alongside, its artwork and track listing was posted online. [8] "Heard That Sound" was released to radio on May 17, 2005. [9] Three days later, "The Darkest Places" was posted on the band's Myspace profile. [10] Panic was made available for streaming on May 30, 2005, before it was released on June 7, 2005 through SideOneDummy Records. [8] [11] It featured the Blink-182/+44 singer-bassist Mark Hoppus on "Wrecking Hotel Rooms". On June 30, 2005, the music video for "Heard That Sound" was posted online, following which they appeared on the 2005 Warped Tour. [12] [13] "Wrecking Hotel Rooms" was released to radio on July 26, 2005. [9] In October and November 2005, they supported Relient K on their headlining US tour. [14] In January 2006, the band went on a co-headlining UK tour with the Starting Line, with support from the Matches and I Am the Avalanche. [15] In March 2006, they went on a Canadian tour, which was followed by a handful of shows in the US and Japan. They then supported Reel Big Fish on their headlining US tour, and appeared at the Lifest and Cornerstone Festival in July 2006. [16] [17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Herrera

No.TitleLength
1."The Darkest Places"2:35
2."Young and Depressed"3:05
3."Heard That Sound"3:40
4."Cold Streets"2:46
5."The Story"3:31
6."Wrecking Hotel Rooms" (featuring Mark Hoppus)3:26
7."Late Again"2:35
8."Kicking and Screaming"2:52
9."Grey Skies Turn Blue"3:04
10."Emotional Anarchist"2:02
11."Call in Sick"3:00
12."Get Me Out"2:10
13."Waiting for the World to End"3:46
14."This Weekend"3:21
Total length:41:53

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production

Chart positions

Album - Billboard (North America)

YearChartPosition
2005The Billboard 20077
2005Top Christian Albums1
2005Top Independent Albums3

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