Put Up or Shut Up

Put Up or Shut Up
EP by All Time Low
Released	July 25, 2006
Recorded	March 2006
Studio	Valencia Studios, Baltimore, MD [1] Paul Leavitt's basement, Baltimore, MD [1]
Genre	Pop-punk [2] , scene music [3]
Length	23:24
Label	Hopeless
Producer	Paul Leavitt
All Time Low chronology
The Party Scene (2005) Put Up or Shut Up (2006) So Wrong, It's Right (2007)

Put Up or Shut Up is an EP by American rock band All Time Low released, released on July 25, 2006 through Hopeless Records.

Background

Five of the tracks are re-recordings of The Party Scene (2005) songs. The title originates from lyrics taken from "Break Out! Break Out!".

On March 28, 2006, it was announced that the band signed to Hopeless Records. The group finished recording Put Up or Shut Up in March, before embarking on a tour with Transition a month later. ^[4] From August to October, the band supported Amber Pacific on their tour of the U.S. ^[5]

Music and lyrics

Emily Zemler of Alternative Press called the tracks on the EP "bouncy pop-punk", while comparing the sound of the EP overall to Fall Out Boy and New Found Glory. ^[6] The album's lyrical themes include disappointment, heartbreak, and adolescence. ^[7]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	(81%) [8]
AllMusic	[9]
Exclaim!	Favorable [10]
Melodic	[11]

The EP has sold over 60,000 copies. ^[12]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Alex Gaskarth; all music is composed by All Time Low.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Coffee Shop Soundtrack"	3:01
2.	"Break Out! Break Out!"	3:03
3.	"The Girl's a Straight-Up Hustler"	3:38
4.	"Jasey Rae"	3:39
5.	"The Party Scene"	2:57
6.	"Running from Lions"	3:01
7.	"Lullabies"	4:03
Total length:		23:22

• Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 are all re-recordings of songs from The Party Scene .

iTunes deluxe edition

No.	Title	Length
8.	"Coffee Shop Soundtrack" (Acoustic remix)	3:53
9.	"Jasey Rae" (Acoustic)	3:34
Total length:		30:49

Personnel

Personnel credits from Genius . ^[1]

All Time Low

• Alex Gaskarth – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriting
• Jack Barakat – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Zack Merrick – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Rian Dawson – drums, percussion

Production

• Paul Leavitt - production, engineering
• Zack Odom - mixing
• Kenneth Mount - mixing
• Gavin Lurssen - mastering

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Independent Albums	20
US Heatseeker Albums	12

References

1. "Put Up or Shut Up". Genius.
2. https://www.altpress.com/best-2006-scene-albums/
3. https://www.altpress.com/best-2006-scene-albums/
4. "Hopeless signs All Time Low; band touring with Transition". Alternative Press. March 28, 2006. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
5. "Ex-Yellowcard guitarist Ben Harper joins Amber Pacific". Alternative Press. July 24, 2006. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
6. Zemler, Emily (June 14, 2010). "All Time Low – Put Up Or Shut Up". Alternative Press . Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023. The seven bouncy pop-punk tracks on the EP, several of which the band still play live, are blatantly drawn from Fall Out Boy and New Found Glory—both of whom ATL have professed love for.
7. Phillips, Marian. "17 scene albums from 2006 you probably still listen to daily". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
8. "All Time Low - Put Up or Shut Up - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. 19 March 2024. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
9. "Put Up or Shut Up - All Time Low". Allmusic.
10. "All Time Low Put up or Shut up | Exclaim!". Archived from the original on 2016-01-10. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
11. Roth, Kaj (October 27, 2006). "All Time Low - Put Up Or Shut Up". Melodic. Retrieved July 17, 2017.^{[ dead link ]}
12. All Time Low - So Wrong, It's Right Archived 2012-07-17 at archive.today AbsolutePunk. Retrieved April 14, 2012.

External links

• Put Up or Shut Up (deluxe edition) at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)