Your Favorite Weapon

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All tracks are written by Brand New, [58] except track 11 written by Brand New and John Nolan [59]

Your Favorite Weapon
Your Favorite Weapon.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 9, 2001 (2001-10-09)
Recorded2001
Magic Shop Recording Studios, Manhattan, New York [1]
TomandAndy
Nada Studios, New Windsor, New York [2]
Sapone Productions, New York
Genre
Length41:27
Label
Producer
Brand New chronology
Your Favorite Weapon
(2001)
Brand New / Safety in Numbers
(2002)
Singles from Your Favorite Weapon
  1. "Jude Law and a Semester Abroad"
    Released: November 11, 2002
No.TitleLength
1."The Shower Scene"2:24
2."Jude Law and a Semester Abroad"3:41
3."Sudden Death in Carolina"3:01
4."Mix Tape"3:57
5."Failure by Design"3:15
6."Last Chance to Lose Your Keys"3:25
7."Logan to Government Center"3:02
8."The No Seatbelt Song"4:29
9."Seventy Times 7"3:32
10."Secondary"3:01
11."Magazines"2:50
12."Soco Amaretto Lime"4:46
Total length:41:27
Bonus tracks
2001 vinyl tracks
No.TitleLength
12."...My Nine Rides Shotgun"3:16
13."Soco Amaretto Lime"4:46
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."...My Nine Rides Shotgun"3:16
10th anniversary edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Jude Law and a Semester Abroad" (2000 demo)2:24
14."Secondary" (2000 demo)2:47
15."Logan to Government Center" (2000 demo)3:13
16."The Shower Scene" (2000 demo)2:25
17."Logan to Government Center" (2000 throwaway demo)3:23
18."Last Chance to Lose Your Keys" (2000 throwaway demo)3:18
19."Magazines" (2000 throwaway demo)3:05

Personnel

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  3. UK Eat Sleep EAT 022CD [34]
  4. Australia Below Par PAR12 [38]
  5. Australia Cortex CTX338CD [40]
  6. U.S. Razor & Tie/Triple Crown 79301833262 [44]
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