The Papercut Chronicles

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The Papercut Chronicles
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2005
RecordedWatchman Studios, Lockport, New York
Genre
Length57:37
Label Fueled by Ramen
Producer Doug White
Gym Class Heroes chronology
...For the Kids
(2001)
The Papercut Chronicles
(2005)
As Cruel as School Children
(2006)
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The Papercut Chronicles is the second studio album by Gym Class Heroes released in 2005 by Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance. A sequel, The Papercut Chronicles II , was released in 2011. The album has sold over 32,000 copies in US.

Contents

Track listing

Standard Edition

  1. "Za Intro" – 1:40
  2. "Papercuts" – 3:26
  3. "Petrified Life and the Twice Told Joke (Decrepit Bricks)" – 4:53
  4. "Make Out Club" – 4:43
  5. "Taxi Driver" – 1:59
  6. "So Long Friend" – 1:14
  7. "Everyday's Forecast" – 4:21
  8. "Pillmatic" – 3:11
  9. "Simple Livin'" – 3:06
  10. "Cupid's Chokehold" (featuring Patrick Stump) – 4:03
  11. "Faces in the Hall" – 4:13
  12. "Graduation Day" – 1:44
  13. "Apollo 3-1-5" – 2:29
  14. "wejusfreestylin'pt2" – 1:12
  15. "To Bob Ross with Love" – 2:38
  16. "Papercuts (The Reason for the Lesions Remix by Mr. Dibbs)" – 3:46
  17. "Kid Nothing vs. the Echo Factor" – 4:01
  18. "Band Aids" – 4:58

Japanese Bonus Track

  1. "Boomerang Theory" (Bonus Track)

Bonus Remix CD

  1. "Chicago" (Remix)
  2. "Heart Transplant" (Remix)
  3. "Attention" (Remix)
  4. "Gotta Get Out of Here" (Remix)

Personnel

Credits adapted from album’s liner notes. [1]

Gym Class Heroes

Additional personnel

Additional notes

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References

  1. The Papercut Chronicles (booklet). Fueled by Ramen. 2005.