You Can't Kill Us

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You Can't Kill Us
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 25, 2016 (2016-11-25)
Genre
Length44:09
Label Independent
Producer Mike Green [3]
Icon for Hire chronology
Icon for Hire
(2013)
You Can't Kill Us
(2016)
Still Can't Kill Us: Acoustic Sessions
(2018)

You Can't Kill Us is the third studio album by American rock band Icon for Hire. Released on November 25, 2016, the album was released independently. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Background

On March 15, 2016, the band announced a Kickstarter campaign for their third album, You Can't Kill Us. [7] The album would be released throughout the year, with three new songs released to campaign backers every three months. The band raised $127,200, exceeding their initial goal of $2,016. [8] "Supposed to Be" was released as the lead single from the album among its first group of releases, and received a music video on July 22, 2016, which was directed by Jamie Holt and included fans who donated to their Kickstarter campaign. [9] [ better source needed ]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Track listing

All lyrics are written by Icon for Hire; all music is composed by Ariel.

No.TitleLength
1."Supposed to Be"3:49
2."Demons"3:24
3."Pulse"3:11
4."The Magic"3:36
5."Happy Hurts"3:59
6."You Were Wrong"3:21
7."Too Loud"2:51
8."War"3:34
9."Under the Knife"3:39
10."Here We Are"3:16
11."Get Well II"3:03
12."Invincible"3:06
13."You Can't Kill Us"3:20
Total length:44:09

[11]

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. [12]

Icon for Hire

Additional musicians

Production

Chart performance

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [13] 180
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [14] 10
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [15] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [16] 9
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [17] 16

References

  1. ↑ "You Can't Kill Us". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ "You Can't Kill Us". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Doors 6:00 pm / Show 6:30 pm (October 27, 2016). "Icon For Hire: You Can't Kill Us Tour – Tickets – Beat Kitchen – Chicago, IL – October 27th, 2016". Ticketfly. Retrieved December 29, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Icon For Hire - You Can't Kill Us (Album Review)". Cryptic Rock. November 23, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ jpdeuce73 (December 8, 2016). "Interview ~ Ariel of Icon For Hire – I'm Music Magazine". Immusicmag.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ TIM CAIN H&R Entertainment Editor (April 7, 2016). "Icon For Hire takes to Kickstarter | Local Entertainment". herald-review.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  7. ↑ "Icon For Hire - #YouCantKillUs". www.facebook.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  8. ↑ "ICON FOR HIRE: YOU CAN'T KILL US" . Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  9. ↑ Icon For Hire (July 22, 2016), Icon For Hire - Supposed To Be (Official Music Video) , retrieved October 6, 2016
  10. ↑ Shannon Shumaker. "Icon for Hire - You Can't Kill Us" . Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  11. ↑ Icon for Hire (November 25, 2016). "You Can't Kill Us - Icon for Hire | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  12. ↑ You Can't Kill Us. Independent (Album booklet). Icon for Hire. 2016. 8 88295 52248 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ↑ "Icon for Hire Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Icon for Hire Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Icon for Hire Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Icon for Hire Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Icon for Hire Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2017.