Dying to Say This to You

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Dying to Say This to You
Dying to say this to you.jpg
Studio album by
Released15 March 2006 (Sweden)
21 March 2006 (U.S.)
19 March 2007 (UK)
11 April 2007 (Japan)
Genre New wave, post-punk revival
Length40:32
Label New Line
Producer Jeff Saltzman
The Sounds chronology
Living in America
(2002)
Dying to Say This to You
(2006)
Live EP
(2006)
Singles from Dying to Say This to You
  1. "Song with a Mission"
    Released: 13 January 2006
  2. "Painted by Numbers"
    Released: 27 August 2006
  3. "Tony the Beat"
    Released: 2 February 2007
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (68/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
AbsolutePunk.net (82%) [3]
PopMatters (6/10) [4]
RocklouderStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Stereology(7/10) [7]
Twisted EarStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME (7/10) [9]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
LAS Magazine(7/10) [12]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]

Dying to Say This to You is the second studio album in English by Swedish new wave group The Sounds. It was released on 15 March 2006 in Sweden and 21 March 2006 in the United States. The album blends Swedish-influenced new wave music with a sassy and spunky delivery by vocalist Maja Ivarsson, reminiscent of Blondie. [14] The cover depicts The Misshapes' DJ Leigh Lezark on the left and her friend Alexis Page on the right.

Contents

The song "Running Out of Turbo" was featured in a chase scene in the episode "Free Fall" of the American television show CSI: Miami , as well as an episode of the MTV reality show The Hills . The song "Queen of Apology" was remixed by Fall Out Boy vocalist Patrick Stump for the soundtrack release Snakes on a Plane: The Album . The track "Hurt You" is featured in a 2008 TV spot for Geico in the United States. The song "Tony The Beat" is playing during a party scene at Cora's house in the 2007 movie Music and Lyrics .

Upon its release, Dying to Say This to You received generally favorable reviews from music critics. [1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jesper Anderberg, Johan Bengtsson, Maja Ivarsson, Fredrik Nilsson and Felix Rodriguez.

Original Swedish version
No.TitleLength
1."Song with a Mission"2:56
2."Queen of Apology"3:05
3."Tony the Beat"3:10
4."24 Hours"2:40
5."Painted by Numbers"3:17
6."Night After Night" (Acoustic version)4:12
7."Ego"2:41
8."Hurt You"3:51
9."Much Too Long"3:05
10."Running Out of Turbo"2:45
11."Night After Night"3:28
Total length:40:32
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Berkley"2:36
13."Goodbye '70s"3:35
14."Tony the Beat" (Rex the Dog radio version)3:19
UK version [Enhanced]
No.TitleLength
1."Song with a Mission"2:58
2."Queen of Apology"3:06
3."Tony the Beat"3:22
4."24 Hours"2:42
5."Painted by Numbers"3:20
6."Night After Night" (Acoustic version)4:14
7."Ego"2:43
8."Hurt You"3:51
9."Much Too Long"3:07
10."Running Out of Turbo"3:00
Bonus tracks*
No.TitleLength
11."Night After Night" (Rock version)3:29
12."Rock'n Roll"3:54
13."Living in America"3:28
14."Mine for Life"4:42
15."Tony the Beat" (Rex the Dog radio version)3:19
16."Queen of Apology" (Fall Out Boy remix)3:09
Bonus videos*
No.TitleLength
1."Tony the Beat" 
2."Song with a Mission" 

¹ Enhanced CD-ROM track remixed by Tommie Sunshine.

Tenth anniversary tour

The Sounds acknowledged and celebrated the tenth anniversary of their album Dying to Say This to You with a U.S. tour (and two shows in Canada) from 15 November to 20 December 2016, performing the entire album live in its original track order; they also played their new single, "Thrill" (released 10 November 2016) as well as a few tracks from their earlier albums Living In America and Crossing the Rubicon . [15] [16] [17]

Personnel

The Sounds
Other contributors

Chart positions

Album

ChartPeak
position
Sweden Top 608
US Billboard 200 107
US Top Independent Album9
US Top Heatseekers 1

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