These Times (SafetySuit album)

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These Times
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 10, 2012
January 3, 2012 (iTunes exclusive)
Recorded2010-2011
Genre
Length42:21
Label Universal Republic
Producer
SafetySuit chronology
Life Left to Go
(2008)
These Times
(2012)
Hallelujah EP
(2012)
Singles from These Times
  1. "Get Around This"
    Released: April 19, 2011
  2. "Let Go"
    Released: September 20, 2011
  3. "These Times"
    Released: January 3, 2012

These Times is the second studio album by American rock band SafetySuit, released on January 10, 2012, through Universal Republic Records. The album follows their 2008 debut Life Left to Go . It was released exclusively through iTunes on January 3, 2012, before a wide release the following week. [2] These Times was produced by Howard Benson, Ryan Tedder, and Espionage, along with several self-produced songs, departing from their previous work with producer Greg Archilla. The album reached number 7 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it their highest charting album to date. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Douglas Brown; all music is composed by Brown, except where noted.

No.TitleProducerLength
1."Believe" Howard Benson 4:31
2."Get Around This" (Douglas Brown, Amund Bjorklund, Espen Lind) Espionage 3:32
3."Let Go" (Brown, Ryan Tedder)3:20
4."Staring at It" SafetySuit 4:17
5."These Times"Benson4:12
6."Never Stop"Benson3:35
7."One Time"Benson2:57
8."Crash"SafetySuit2:52
9."Stranger"Benson3:11
10."Things to Say" (Brown, Bjorklund, Lind)Espionage3:52
11."Life In the Pain"SafetySuit5:58
Total length:42:21
Bonus Track Version
No.TitleProducerLength
12."You Don't See Me"SafetySuit3:39

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
ARTISTdirect Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]

These Times received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Rick Florino of ARTISTdirect describes the album as "a catchy, captivating, and classy outing from modern rock's finest young outfit" that "is the first must-have album of 2012". [5] Gregory Heaney of AllMusic rated the album three out of five stars and states: "The album finds the band taking a more spacious approach to the genre, surrounding their heartfelt, midtempo jams in a warm blanket of reverb and keyboards, giving them a real sense of depth." [4]

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [7] 37
US Billboard 200 [8] 7
US Digital Albums (Billboard) [9] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [10] 3

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic [11]

Release history

Source: Amazon.com [1]

RegionDateFormat(s)Label
United StatesJanuary 10, 2012 Universal Republic

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SafetySuit is an American rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. Their 2008 major label debut album Life Left to Go featured songs "Stay" and "Someone Like You", the former first achieving fame by climbing to No. 1 on the VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown. In January 2012, SafetySuit followed with their second album These Times, notable for its songs "Let Go" and "These Times". The album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 and topped the iTunes album chart. Later that year, the band released an EP titled "Hallelujah" which included the hit single "Never Stop ". The single has been featured in People Magazine with multiple celebrity weddings using it as the soundtrack for their first dance. Several singles from each of their albums have charted and have been featured on television shows such as Kyle XY, Imaginary Mary, and The Hills. The band's releases have been met highly favorably by critics, and they are known for their very energetic live performances. They have toured with many notable artists including 3 Doors Down, The Script, Collective Soul, Hoobastank, Parachute, Daughtry, and the Goo Goo Dolls.

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