Walking with Strangers

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Walking with Strangers
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2007
Recorded
Genre Synthpop, [1] gothic rock, [2] new wave, [3] dream pop
Length49:40
Label Metropolis
Producer Michael Rainbow, Mike Falcore, Dave "Rave" Ogilvie
The Birthday Massacre chronology
Blue
(2005)
Walking with Strangers
(2007)
Looking Glass
(2008)
Singles from Walking with Strangers
  1. "Red Stars"
    Released: August 21, 2007
  2. "Looking Glass"
    Released: May 6, 2008

Walking with Strangers is the third studio album by Canadian rock band The Birthday Massacre. The album was released on September 10, 2007, in North America and September 21, 2007, in Europe.

Contents

The song "To Die For" is a reworked and re-recorded version of the track of the same name that appeared on the band's first album, Nothing & Nowhere , in 2002. "Remember Me" is also a reworked and re-recorded version of the track of the same name that appeared on the band's limited edition demo 1 Imagica.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Kill the Lights"Rainbow, ChibiRainbow, M. Falcore3:55
2."Goodnight"RainbowRainbow, M. Falcore4:02
3."Falling Down"Rainbow, ChibiRainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.4:12
4."Unfamiliar"Rainbow, O.E.Rainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.3:18
5."Red Stars"Rainbow, Chibi, O.E.Rainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.3:41
6."Looking Glass"Rainbow, Chibi, O.E.Rainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.4:25
7."Science"RainbowRainbow, M. Falcore4:04
8."Remember Me"Rainbow, ChibiRainbow, M. Falcore4:07
9."To Die For"RainbowRainbow, M. Falcore5:05
10."Walking with Strangers"Rainbow, Chibi, O.E.Rainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.3:55
11."Weekend"Rainbow, ChibiRainbow3:53
12."Movie"RainbowRainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.5:03

Singles

The first single, Red Stars, was released as a digital download on iTunes on August 21, 2007. [4] [5] An EP for the song Looking Glass was released on May 6, 2008. [6]

Credits and personnel

The Birthday Massacre

Reviews

Charts

On the issue date of September 29, 2007, Walking with Strangers debuted at number #10 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. It stayed on the chart for two weeks.

Chart [7] Peak
position
Billboard Top Heatseekers 10
Billboard Independent Albums 32

Release history

RegionDate
NetherlandsSeptember 21, 2007 [8] [9]

Notes

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