Swan Songs (Hollywood Undead album)

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Swan Songs
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2008
RecordedJanuary–May 2008
Studio
  • Hammer & Sickle Studios, Hollywood, California
  • Castle Renholdër, Laurel Canyon, California
  • Perfect Circle Studios, Hollywood, California
  • NRG Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre
Length49:35
Label
Producer
Hollywood Undead studio album chronology
Swan Songs
(2008)
American Tragedy
(2011)
Singles from Swan Songs
  1. "No. 5"
    Released: March 18, 2006
  2. "Undead"
    Released: August 26, 2008
  3. "Young"
    Released: April 13, 2009
  4. "This Love, This Hate"
    Released: Late 2009
  5. "Everywhere I Go"
    Released: July 29, 2009
  6. "Black Dahlia"
    Released: September 13, 2010

Swan Songs is the debut studio album by American rap rock band Hollywood Undead. It was released through Octone Records and Polydor Records on September 2, 2008. [3] "Everywhere I Go" was the first single to be released, it was a web single and was available for download only on iTunes. [4] The band released four music videos for four songs on the album, "No. 5", "Undead", "Young", and "Everywhere I Go". [4] When purchased through Amazon.com and at some other retailers, the album includes a bonus track and an option to unlock music videos. [3]

Contents

Background

Swan Songs was supposed to be released on the band's original label, MySpace Records in 2007, however it was postponed by the record label when they requested to have some of the songs removed and others censored. The band declined and switched labels to Octone which wouldn't require them to censor their songs. [5] The song "Undead" is featured in the video games UFC Undisputed 2009 and Madden NFL 09. [4] The song "Young" is featured as downloadable content for Rock Band 2 . [6]

Critical reception

Swan Songs received mostly mixed reviews. Dave Donnelly of AllMusic gave the album a 2 out of 5 stars, saying that the lyrics were uninteresting and that the album was "given over to ironic frat-boy party rap" (using the singles "Everywhere I Go" and "No. 5" as examples). [7]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Rock Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Ultimate Guitar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 22 on the US Billboard 200 selling 21,000 copies in its first week. [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written and performed by Hollywood Undead, with specific writers detailed for each track.

Standard Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Undead"
  • Matthew Busek
  • Jorel Decker
  • George Ragan
  • Aron Erlichman
  • Jordon Terrell
4:25
2."Sell Your Soul"
  • Erlichman
  • Decker
  • Ragan
  • Lohner
  • Erlichman
  • Lohner
3:14
3."Everywhere I Go"
  • Erlichman
  • Terrell
Don Gilmore3:30
4."No Other Place"
  • Erlichman
  • Dylan Alvarez
Erlichman3:16
5."No. 5"
  • Erlichman
  • Alvarez
  • Matthew Busek
  • Ragan
  • Terrell
Erlichman3:05
6."Young"
  • Erlichman
  • Lohner
  • Ragan
  • Lohner
3:16
7."Black Dahlia"
  • Erlichman
  • Decker
  • Ragan
Erlichman3:46
8."This Love, This Hate"
  • Erlichman
  • Jimmy Yuma
Erlichman3:57
9."Bottle and a Gun"
  • Alvarez
  • Erlichman
  • Terrell
Erlichman3:22
10."California"
  • Erlichman
  • Decker
  • Ragan
Gilmore3:17
11."City"
  • Erlichman
  • Ragan
  • Terrell
  • Erlichman
  • Lohner
3:34
12."The Diary"
  • Erlichman
  • Ragan
Erlichman4:35
13."Pimpin'"
  • Erlichman
  • Decker
  • Ragan
  • Terrell
Erlichman3:07
14."Paradise Lost"
  • Erlichman
  • Gilmore
  • Ragan
Gilmore3:11
Total length:49:35
Japanese and UK Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Pain"
  • Erlichman
  • Ragan
  • Terrell
Erlichman2:41
16."Knife Called Lust"
  • Erlichman
  • Decker
  • Jeffrey Phillips
  • Terrell
Erlichman2:59
Total length:54:35
Indie Store Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."The Loss"
  • Busek
  • Decker
3:15
Total length:52:50
Smartpunk Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."The Natives"
  • Alvarez
  • Busek
  • Decker
  • Ragan
  • Terrell
3:40
Total length:53:15
iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Pain"
  • Erlichman
  • Ragan
  • Terrell
Erlichman2:41
Total length:52:16
Collector's Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Pain" ( Swan Songs B-Sides )
  • Erlichman
  • Ragan
  • Terrell
Erlichman2:41
16."The Natives" (Swan Songs B-Sides)
  • Alvarez
  • Busek
  • Decker
  • Ragan
  • Terrell
 3:40
17."Knife Called Lust" (Swan Songs B-Sides)
  • Busek
  • Decker
  • Jeffrey Phillips
  • Terrell
Erlichman2:59
18."The Loss" (Swan Songs B-Sides)
  • Busek
  • Decker
 3:15
19."Bitches" ( Swan Songs Rarities )
  • Alvarez
  • Busek
  • Decker
  • Ragan
  • Terrell
 3:30
20."The Kids" (Swan Songs Rarities)
  • Decker
  • Erlichman
  • Phillips
 3:01
21."Circles" (Swan Songs Rarities)
  • Erlichman
  • Ragan
 3:33
22."Black Dahlia" (Buffalo Bill remix)
  • Decker
  • Ragan
 3:50
23."Black Dahlia" (Lo Fidelity Allstars remix)
  • Decker
  • Ragan
 4:32
24."Black Dahlia" (The Pharmacy remix)
  • Decker
  • Ragan
 3:46
Total length:84:27

Personnel

Credits for Swan Songs adapted from Allmusic. [7]

Hollywood Undead

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [20] Platinum80,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [21] Silver60,000
United States (RIAA) [22] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogRef
United StatesSeptember 2, 2008 A&M/Octone CD, Digital download 001133102 [23]
CD with Bonus Tracks001199002 [24]
JapanMay 6, 2009CD, Digital downloadB001133102 [25]
European Union May 18, 2009 Polydor Group B002436WEE [26]
GermanyJuly 31, 2009A&M/Octone
European UnionDecember 1, 2009Polydor GroupVinylB002M81UA2 [27]
United StatesMay 11, 2018A&M/OctoneB0027938-01 [28]

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