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Released | July 20, 2004 (independent) October 25, 2004 (Europe) August 9, 2005 (reissue) | |||
Studio | Dire Studios, Desolation Studios, Phase One Studios [1] | |||
Genre | Electronic rock, [2] gothic rock, [2] new wave, [3] dream pop | |||
Length | 30:42 | |||
Label | Metropolis | |||
Producer | The Birthday Massacre | |||
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Violet is the second studio album by The Birthday Massacre. Originally released July 20, 2004 in Canada, [4] [5] [6] it was later reissued October 25, 2004 in Europe through Repo Records, commercially released on August 9, 2005 through Metropolis Records (North America/UK), [7] and Hellion Records (Brazil). The Metropolis reissue version includes four re-recorded and slightly reworked tracks from their Nothing and Nowhere album: "Happy Birthday", "Horror Show", "Video Kid" and "The Dream". The band's 2005 Blue DVD features a live performance of the title track Violet performed at the album release show in Toronto.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Prologue" | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 0:37 | |
2. | "Lovers End" | Rainbow, Chibi | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 4:18 |
3. | "Violet" | Rainbow | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 3:37 |
4. | "Red" | J. Aslan | 1:17 | |
5. | "Play Dead" | Rainbow, Chibi | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 4:47 |
6. | "Blue" | Rainbow | Rainbow | 4:29 |
7. | "Black" | J. Aslan | 1:34 | |
8. | "Holiday" | Rainbow, Chibi | Rainbow | 5:15 |
9. | "Nevermind" | Rainbow | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 4:45 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Prologue" | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 0:38 | |
2. | "Lovers End" | Chibi, Rainbow | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 4:14 |
3. | "Happy Birthday" | Rainbow | Rainbow | 3:39 |
4. | "Horror Show" | Rainbow | M. Falcore, Rainbow | 4:06 |
5. | "Violet" | Rainbow | M. Falcore, Rainbow | 3:37 |
6. | "Red" | J. Aslan | 1:11 | |
7. | "Play Dead" | Chibi, Rainbow | M. Falcore, Rainbow | 4:47 |
8. | "Blue" | Rainbow | Rainbow | 4:30 |
9. | "Video Kid" | Rainbow | Rainbow | 4:34 |
10. | "The Dream" | Chibi, Rainbow | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 3:51 |
11. | "Black" | J. Aslan | 1:29 | |
12. | "Holiday" | Chibi, Rainbow | Rainbow | 5:14 |
13. | "Nevermind" | Rainbow | Rainbow, M. Falcore | 4:35 |
Total length: | 44:25 |
Credits adapted from Violet album liner notes. [1]
Region | Date |
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Canada | July 20, 2004 |
Germany [10] | October 25, 2004 |
United Kingdom | September 12, 2005 |
France | November 28, 2005 [11] |
Italy | December 12, 2005 [12] |
Netherlands | March 1, 2007 [13] [14] |
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