Secret Weapon (album)

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Secret Weapon
MxPx - Secret Weapon cover.jpg
Studio album by
MxPx
ReleasedJuly 16, 2007
RecordedFebruary–March 2007
Genre Skate punk, punk rock [1] [2] [3]
Length49:54
Label Tooth & Nail
Producer Aaron Sprinkle
MxPx chronology
Let's Rock
(2006)		Secret Weapon
(2007)		 On the Cover II
(2009)
Singles from Secret Weapon
  1. "You're on Fire"
    Released: August 21, 2007

Secret Weapon is eighth studio album by punk rock band MxPx and is considered a "back to roots" album for the group. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Secret Weapon is available in three different versions:

Background

On November 7, 2006, it was announced the group had re-signed with Tooth & Nail Records. [4] In February 2007, the band revealed they were aiming to release an album through the label by mid-2007. [5]

Release

On May 2, 2007, Secret Weapon was announced for release. In the same announcement, the album's track listing was revealed, and the title track was made available for streaming. [6] In May and June, the band headlined the Tooth & Nail Tour with support from the Classic Crime, the Fold, Sullivan, Run Kid Run, Hawk Nelson and Project 86. [7] The album received much online publicity before its release, much due to MxPx's return to Tooth and Nail Records.

On July 5, 2007, a music video was released for "Secret Weapon". [8] Secret Weapon was made available for streaming on July 10, [9] before being released a week later through Tooth & Nail Records. [6] The group performed a week's worth of shows on the 2007 edition of Warped Tour between late July and early August. [10] "You're on Fire" was released to radio on August 21. [11] A music video was released for "Shut It Down" on November 19, 2007. [12] In January 2008, the band toured Japan and Indonesia, prior to a stint in Australia. [13] They was originally scheduled to support Yellowcard in March and April 2008, [14] however, they had to pull out due to scheduling conflicts. [15] Instead, the band toured across the US with Chiodos in April 2008 and appeared at the Bamboozle Left festival. [16] [17] Following this, the band toured with the Colour Fred, until May 2008. [18] On September 5, a music video was released for "Contention". [19] In September and October 2008, the band went on a co-headlining US tour with Lagwagon; they were supported by Only Crime and TAT. [20]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [21]
AbsolutePunk 87% [22]

The album debuted at No. 76 on the Billboard 200; it also went to No. 1 on the Billboard's Christian chart. In 2008, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 39th GMA Dove Awards. [23]

Track listing

All songs written by Mike Herrera.

No.TitleLength
1."Secret Weapon" (featuring Brian Baker of Bad Religion)2:06
2."Shut It Down" (featuring Tim Pagnotta of Sugarcult)2:59
3."Here's to the Life"2:57
4."Top of the Charts"2:33
5."Punk Rawk Celebrity"2:42
6."Contention"1:16
7."Angels"3:15
8."Drowning"3:50
9."Chop Shop"2:14
10."You're on Fire"3:18
11."Bass So Low"3:37
12."Sad Sad Song"2:44
13."Never Better Than Now"2:47
14."Biting the Bullet (Is Bad for Business)"3:18
15."Not Nothing"3:06
16."Tightly Wound / All About Nothing" (hidden track - featuring Benji Madden of Good Charlotte)6:29
Total length:49:54

Vinyl and special edition tracks

In addition to the 16 tracks included on all versions of the album, the special editions come with 3 additional tracks:

No.TitleLength
17."The Hoo-Ha Jangle"3:29
18."Madcap Scheme"2:10
19."Throw Your Body in the Air / All About Nothing" (hidden track)6:38

Personnel

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