III (Shiny Toy Guns album)

III
III
Studio album by Shiny Toy Guns
Released	October 22, 2012
Recorded	2011–2012
Studio	Beta Records Studios; Dangerous Insect Studios; RMC Studios; Stormwest;
Genre	Synth-pop; new wave;
Length	43:55
Label	Five Seven
Producer	Carah Faye; Daniel Johansson; Mirror Machines; Mark Saunders; Timothy "Q" Wiles;
Shiny Toy Guns chronology
Singles from III
	"Waiting Alone"; Released: June 26, 2012; "Fading Listening"; Released: August 28, 2012; "Somewhere to Hide"; Released: May 13, 2013;

III is the third studio album by American indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. It was released on October 22, 2012, by Five Seven Music. The album features the return of the band's original female vocalist, Carah Faye Charnow.^[5] The album spawned three singles: "Waiting Alone", "Fading Listening", and "Somewhere to Hide".

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Somewhere to Hide"	Carah Faye	Mirror Machines Carah Faye Daniel Johansson	3:22
2.	"Waiting Alone"	Jeremy Dawson Chad Petree	Mirror Machines	3:14
3.	"Carrie"	Chad Petree Jeremy Dawson Carah Faye	Mirror Machines	3:49
4.	"If I Lost You"	Jeremy Dawson	Mirror Machines	4:13
5.	"Speaking Japanese"	Jeremy Dawson Chad Petree Carah Faye Daniel Johansson	Mirror Machines	3:06
6.	"Mercy"	Jeremy Dawson Chad Petree Y. Sherman	Mirror Machines Mark Saunders (additional production)	4:24
7.	"Wait for Me"	Chad Petree Jeremy Dawson Carah Faye	Mirror Machines	5:50
8.	"Fading Listening"	Chad Petree Carah Faye	Mirror Machines	3:26
9.	"The Sun"	Jeremy Dawson Chad Petree	Mirror Machines Timothy "Q" Wiles (additional production)	3:15
10.	"e v a y"	Chad Petree Jeremy Dawson Stephen Petree	Mirror Machines	5:20
11.	"Take Me Back to Where I Was"	Chad Petree	Mirror Machines	3:56

iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks^[6]
No.	Title	Length
12.	"My Reptile Friend"	4:33
13.	"Stay Down"	3:19
14.	"Waiting Alone" (music video)	6:44
15.	"III – Up Close and Personal" (video)	7:13

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of III.^[7]

Shiny Toy Guns

Carah Faye – vocals, bass, synth (all tracks); production (track 1)
Chad Petree – vocals, guitar
Jeremy Dawson – bass, synth
Mikey Martin – drums

Additional personnel

Matty Bernstein – recording (track 11)
Justin Hergett – mixing (track 11)
Daniel Johansson – production (track 1)
Joe LaPorta – mastering
Emily Lazar – mastering
Tony Maserati – mixing
Mirror Machines – engineering, production, programming, recording (all tracks); mixing (tracks 6–8, 10, 11)
Benjy Russell – cover artwork photography
Mark Saunders – additional production (track 6)
Ben Schwartz – cover artwork package design
Chris Tabron – mixing (tracks 6–8, 10)
Timothy "Q" Wiles – additional production (track 9)

Charts[edit]

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[8]	69
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[9]	14
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)^[10]	14
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[11]	23

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Shiny Toy Guns: III, PopMatters". 9 January 2013.
^ "Waiting Alone – Single by Shiny Toy Guns". iTunes Store (US). Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
^ "Fading Listening – Single by Shiny Toy Guns". iTunes Store (US). Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
^ "Somewhere to Hide (EP) by Shiny Toy Guns". iTunes Store (Canada). 13 May 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
^ "Shiny Toy Guns | together again". February 10, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2012 – via YouTube.
^ "III (Deluxe Version) by Shiny Toy Guns". iTunes Store (US). 22 October 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
^ III (liner notes). Shiny Toy Guns. Five Seven Music. 2012. FSM 680.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Shiny Toy Guns Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
^ "Shiny Toy Guns Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
^ "Shiny Toy Guns Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
^ "Shiny Toy Guns Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2018.

[popmatters-1] "Shiny Toy Guns: III, PopMatters". 9 January 2013.

[2] "Waiting Alone – Single by Shiny Toy Guns". iTunes Store (US). Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.

[3] "Fading Listening – Single by Shiny Toy Guns". iTunes Store (US). Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.

[4] "Somewhere to Hide (EP) by Shiny Toy Guns". iTunes Store (Canada). 13 May 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2018.

[5] "Shiny Toy Guns | together again". February 10, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2012 – via YouTube.

[6] "III (Deluxe Version) by Shiny Toy Guns". iTunes Store (US). 22 October 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.

[7] III (liner notes). Shiny Toy Guns. Five Seven Music. 2012. FSM 680.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ac_Billboard200_Shiny_Toy_Guns-8] "Shiny Toy Guns Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2018.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Shiny_Toy_Guns-9] "Shiny Toy Guns Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2018.

[ac_BillboardAlternative_Shiny_Toy_Guns-10] "Shiny Toy Guns Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2018.

[ac_BillboardRock_Shiny_Toy_Guns-11] "Shiny Toy Guns Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2018.

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Carah Faye Charnow Gregori Chad Petree Jeremy Dawson Mikey Martin Daniel Johansson Sisely Treasure Ursula Vari Steven Petree
Studio albums	We Are Pilots Season of Poison III
Compilation albums	Girls Le Disko
Singles	"Le Disko" "You Are the One" "Rainy Monday" "Ricochet!" "Ghost Town" "Major Tom (Coming Home)" "Rocketship 2010" "Waiting Alone" "Fading Listening" "Somewhere to Hide"