Sound the Alarm (Howie Day album)

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Sound the Alarm
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2009
Recorded2006–09
Genre Pop rock, alternative rock
Length45:30
Label Epic
Howie Day chronology
Stop All the World Now
(2003)
Sound the Alarm
(2009)
Lanterns
(2015)
Singles from Sound the Alarm
  1. "Be There"
    Released: August 25, 2009

Sound the Alarm is the third full-length album by American singer-songwriter Howie Day, and the follow-up to his million-selling second album Stop All the World Now . It was recorded over a three-year period, during which he attended a rehabilitation center for alcohol abuse.[ citation needed ] The album was originally set for release in 2008 before being delayed and eventually released by Epic Records on September 8, 2009. In late 2008, Day uploaded the song "Everyone Loves to Love a Lie" onto his MySpace page. The album was also preceded by a three-song EP, entitled Be There, featuring the album tracks "Be There", "40 Hours" and "Counting on Me". The EP was released to iTunes on May 5, 2009.

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Track listing

  1. "So Stung" (Howie Day, Jay Clifford) – 4:37
  2. "Weightless" (Day, Martin Terefe, Racioppo) – 3:57
  3. "Longest Night" (Day, Mike Flynn, Kevin Griffin, Clifford) – 3:35
  4. "40 Hours" (Day, Clifford) – 3:33
  5. "Be There" (Day, Griffin) – 3:51
  6. "Everyone Loves to Love a Lie" (Day, Clifford, Racioppo) – 4:02
  7. "Undressed" (Day, Griffin, Racioppo) – 3:33
  8. "Sound the Alarm" (Day, Clifford) – 3:51
  9. "No Longer What You Require" (Steven Fiore) – 5:59
  10. "Postcard from Mars" (Day, Les Hall) – 4:48
  11. "Counting on Me" (Day, Clifford, Racioppo) – 3:37

iTunes bonus tracks

  1. "Stay This Way" (Album-only track) – 4:12
  2. "Cease Fire" (Pre-order only) – 3:57

Personnel

Record charts

Chart (2009)Peak position
The Billboard 200
82

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