This War Is Ours | ||||
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Released | October 21, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
Genre | Metalcore [1] | |||
Length | 40:07 | |||
Label | Epitaph | |||
Producer | John Feldmann | |||
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Singles from This War Is Ours | ||||
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This War Is Ours is the second album by American rock band Escape the Fate. It is the first Escape the Fate album to feature former Blessthefall singer Craig Mabbitt on vocals. The album received mixed reviews from critics. It was produced by John Feldmann, [2] and released on October 21,2008,through Epitaph Records. [3]
The album debuted at No. 35 on the Billboard 200,selling 13,000 copies in the first week of its release. [4]
Starting on September 2,2008,fans of Escape the Fate went to a special page on Buzznet to help unlock "the first track" off of This War Is Ours. Once the page had 50,000 viewers at the same time,the new song was then released to play and download for free. [5] In order for a user's "page view" to be considered a contribution to the counter,the page had to remain open and active. Other sites could be used through different tabs or new windows,as long as the Buzznet page stayed open. [6] Because this was a difficult task,fans were asked to "tell everyone [they] know to come to [the] page" [7] in an attempt to reach 50,000 views as fast as possible. About 30 hours after the project started,the new song titled "The Flood" was unlocked and was also available for free download to anyone (whether they participated or not). [8]
On October 1,2008,the band released "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine II)" for download. [9] This song is a sequel to "The Guillotine" from the band's previous studio album, Dying Is Your Latest Fashion ,with Ronnie Radke on vocals. It served as the album's fourth single,with a music video shot in Santa Ana,California,on January 9,2010,and released alongside the album's deluxe edition on April 27.
The official video for "Something" was released to MTV on January 12,2009.
The video for the album's third single "10 Miles Wide" was released June 9,2009.
In an interview with Max and Craig,they stated that they would re-release This War Is Ours with a bonus disc with many different features not seen before.
The CD includes two new songs,"Bad Blood" and "Behind the Mask",an acoustic version of "Harder Than You Know",and a remix called "This War Is Mine" by Shawn Crahan of Slipknot. It also comes with a DVD that features the music videos to "The Flood","Something","10 Miles Wide",and "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine II)". It also comes with a world tour documentary and a behind the music feature. [10] The deluxe edition was released on April 27,2010. [11]
There is a typo in the insert booklet for "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine II)". The lyrics,albeit correct,for "10 Miles Wide" are listed.
For the "10 Miles Wide" video on the DVD,any time a curse word is said that word is censored. However,the official video for "10 Miles Wide" on Epitaph Records' YouTube channel is not censored. Behind the Music and the European Tour (featured on the DVD) also do not censor curse words.
All songs written by Escape the Fate and John Feldmann except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "We Won't Back Down" | 3:30 | |
2. | "On to the Next One" | 3:08 | |
3. | "Ashley" | 3:27 | |
4. | "Something" | 3:38 | |
5. | "The Flood" | 3:33 | |
6. | "Let It Go" | 3:29 | |
7. | "You Are So Beautiful" | 2:47 | |
8. | "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine II)" | Ronnie Radke | 4:26 |
9. | "10 Miles Wide" (featuring Josh Todd) | Escape the Fate and Josh Todd | 2:47 |
10. | "Harder Than You Know" | Escape the Fate, John Feldmann, and Josh Todd | 4:20 |
11. | "It's Just Me" | 4:56 | |
Total length: | 40:07 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Bad Blood" | Escape the Fate | 4:17 |
13. | "Behind the Mask" | Escape the Fate | 3:15 |
14. | "Harder Than You Know" (acoustic version) | Escape the Fate, John Feldmann, and Josh Todd | 4:19 |
15. | "This War Is Mine" (Shawn "Clown" Crahan Remix) | 5:42 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Flood" (music video) | 3:49 |
2. | "Something" (music video) | 3:40 |
3. | "10 Miles Wide" (music video) | 3:15 |
4. | "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine II)" (music video) | 5:31 |
5. | "Escape the Fate "Behind the Music"" (Video) | 15:11 |
6. | "European Tour Documentary" (Video) | 25:29 |
This War Is Ours album personnel as listed on Allmusic. [12]
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Chart (2008) [13] | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 35 |
US Top Rock Albums | 12 |
US Top Digital Albums | 35 |
US Top Independent Albums | 2 |
US Top Catalog Albums (2010) | 34 |
US Top Alternative Albums | 8 |
Australian Albums Chart (ARIA Charts)[ citation needed ] | 33 |
Region | Date | Label |
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In stores | October 21, 2008 | Epitaph |
Region | Date | Label |
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Via pre-order USA | April 23, 2010 | Epitaph |
Via pre-order | April 24, 2010 | Epitaph |
In stores | April 27, 2010 | Epitaph |
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