Pioneer (The Maine album)

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Pioneer
TheMainePioneer.jpg
Studio album by
The Maine
ReleasedDecember 6, 2011
Recorded2011
Genre Alternative rock [1] [2]
Length61:45
Label Action Theory
Producer
The Maine chronology
Black & White
(2010)		Pioneer
(2011)		 Forever Halloween
(2013)
Alternative covers
Pioneer And The Good Love.jpg
Pioneer and the Good Love cover
No.TitleLength
1."Identify"3:37
2."My Heroine"3:36
3."Time"3:28
4."Some Days"3:55
5."I'm Sorry"4:21
6."Don't Give Up on "Us""3:35
7."Misery"3:53
8."When I'm at Home"4:26
9."Thinking of You"3:02
10."Jenny"4:15
11."Like We Did (Windows Down)"4:08
12."While Listening to Rock & Roll..."4:46
13."Waiting for My Sun to Shine" (contains hidden track "One Pack of Smokes")14:43
Total length:61:45
Pioneer and the Good Love bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."I Want You"3:51
15."I'm Leaving"4:16
16."You'll Never Know"3:53
17."Goodbye"3:29
18."Take Me Dancing"5:07
19."Hello World"3:38
20."Good Love"5:16
Total length:1:31:15

Personnel

Credits for Pioneer adapted from AllMusic. [52]

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [53] 90
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [54] 11
US Digital Albums (Billboard) [55] 25
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [56] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [57] 14

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