Violet (The Birthday Massacre album)

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Violet
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EP / Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 25, 2004 (EP); August 9, 2005 (album)
StudioDire Studios, Desolation Studios, Phase One Studios [1]
Genre Electronic rock, [2] gothic rock, [2] new wave, [3] dream pop
Length30:42(EP)
44:25(LP)
Label Metropolis
Producer The Birthday Massacre
The Birthday Massacre chronology
Nothing and Nowhere
(2002)
Violet
(2004)
Blue
(2005)
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Violet is the second studio album by The Birthday Massacre, released on August 9, 2005. It was first released as an extended play (EP) on October 25, 2004, then commercially released on August 9, 2005 as a long play (LP) through Metropolis Records (North America/UK), Repo Records [4] (Europe) and Hellion Records (Brazil). The LP version included four re-recorded and slightly reworked tracks from their Nothing and Nowhere album: "Happy Birthday", "Horror Show", "Video Kid" and "The Dream".

Contents

VIOLET

EP version
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Prologue" Rainbow, M. Falcore0:37
2."Lovers End"Rainbow, ChibiRainbow, M. Falcore4:18
3."Violet"RainbowRainbow, M. Falcore3:37
4."Red" J. Aslan1:17
5."Play Dead"Rainbow, ChibiRainbow, M. Falcore4:47
6."Blue"RainbowRainbow4:29
7."Black" J. Aslan1:34
8."Holiday"Rainbow, ChibiRainbow5:15
9."Nevermind"RainbowRainbow, M. Falcore4:45
LP version [5] [6]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Prologue" Rainbow, M. Falcore0:38
2."Lovers End"Chibi, RainbowRainbow, M. Falcore4:14
3."Happy Birthday"RainbowRainbow3:39
4."Horror Show"RainbowM. Falcore, Rainbow4:06
5."Violet"RainbowM. Falcore, Rainbow3:37
6."Red" J. Aslan1:11
7."Play Dead"Chibi, RainbowM. Falcore, Rainbow4:47
8."Blue"RainbowRainbow4:30
9."Video Kid"RainbowRainbow4:34
10."The Dream"Chibi, RainbowRainbow, M. Falcore3:51
11."Black" J. Aslan1:29
12."Holiday"Chibi, RainbowRainbow5:14
13."Nevermind"RainbowRainbow, M. Falcore4:35
Total length:44:25

Personnel

Credits adapted from Violet album liner notes. [1]

Release history

RegionDate
Germany [7] October 25, 2004
CanadaAugust 9, 2005 [8]
United KingdomSeptember 12, 2005
FranceNovember 28, 2005 [9]
ItalyDecember 12, 2005 [10]
NetherlandsMarch 1, 2007 [11] [12]

Notes

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