Runnin' Wild (Airbourne album)

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Runnin' Wild
Airbourne-Runnin'Wild.jpg
Studio album by
Released23 June 2007
StudioBlue Moon Studios, Woodland Hills, California,
Henson Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length36:40
Label Capitol (Australia)
Roadrunner (rest of the world)
Producer Bob Marlette
Airbourne chronology
Runnin' Wild
(2007)
No Guts. No Glory.
(2010)
Singles from Runnin' Wild
  1. "Runnin' Wild"
    Released: 16 May 2007
  2. "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast"
    Released: 27 June 2007
  3. "Diamond in the Rough"
    Released: 25 September 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
PopMatters 7/10 [2]

Runnin' Wild is the debut album by the Australian hard rock band Airbourne. It was released on 23 June 2007 via EMI and debuted on the Australian ARIA album chart at number 21. [3] It debuted at number 62 on the UK album chart. It was released in the United States on 29 January 2008 through Roadrunner Records and debuted at number 106 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Contents

Runnin' Wild won "Best Debut" at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards 2008. As of 27 October 2009, the album has sold upwards of 250,000 worldwide. [4]

The album artwork features the front gate of HM Prison Pentridge.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joel and Ryan O'Keeffe

No.TitleLength
1."Stand Up for Rock 'n' Roll"4:01
2."Runnin' Wild"3:38
3."Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast"3:42
4."Diamond in the Rough"2:54
5."Fat City"3:26
6."Blackjack"2:42
7."What's Eatin' You"3:36
8."Girls in Black"3:16
9."Cheap Wine & Cheaper Women"3:10
10."Heartbreaker"3:56
11."Hellfire" (US/UK/Japanese editions only, replaced by "Let's Ride" (3:28) on Australian/New Zealand editions)2:19
12."Dirty Angel" (bonus track)2:32

Special Edition bonus tracks

No.TitleLength
12."Heads Are Gonna Roll"3:52
13."Dirty Angel"2:32
14."Hotter Than Hell"4:03
15."Red Dress Woman"3:09
16."Stand And Deliver"4:24
17."Let's Ride"3:28

Limited edition

In addition to the standard bonus tracks above, the limited edition version, containing a bonus DVD with eight live tracks from the band's appearance at the 2008 Wacken Open Air Festival, as well as music videos for the album's three singles. The bonus tracks include two new songs entitled "Heads are Gonna Roll" and "Red Dress Woman", and remakes of three songs from their 2004 EP Ready to Rock.

Personnel

Airbourne
Production

Charts

Chart (2007-2008)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [7] 21
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] 41
French Albums (SNEP) [9] 95
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 27
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [11] 39
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12] 45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 49
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 62
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [15] 4
US Billboard 200 [16] 106

Sales certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [17] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDate
Australia23 June 2007
Japan23 January 2008
United Kingdom28 January 2008
United States29 January 2008
Europe9 June 2008

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