Sticks and Stones is the third studio album and major label debut by American rock band New Found Glory. As with its predesossor, their eponymously-titled second album, it was again produced by Neal Avron and was released on June 11, 2002 through MCA Records.[5] Because of the relationship Drive-Thru Records held with MCA, Drive-Thru's more successful acts, including New Found Glory, were "upstreamed" to the major label.[6]
The album included the popular singles "My Friends Over You" and "Head on Collision", both of which performed well on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[7] This coupled with a headline appearance at the 2002 Warped Tour saw the album certified gold by the RIAA in September.[8]
[edit] Track listing
All lyrics written by Steve Klein, all music composed by New Found Glory.[9]
- "Understatement" — 3:11
- "My Friends Over You" — 3:40
- "Sonny" — 3:28
- "Something I Call Personality" — 2:40
- "Head on Collision" — 3:47
- "It's Been a Summer" — 3:33
- "Forget My Name" — 3:10
- "Never Give Up" — 3:12
- "The Great Houdini" — 2:47
- "Singled Out" — 3:20
- "Belated" — 3:06
- "The Story So Far" — 31:24
[edit] Bonus tracks
- "Anniversary" — 2:51
- "Forget Everything" — 2:32
- "The Story So Far" (Acoustic) — 27:09
[edit] Bonus CD
A special edition of Sticks and Stones was released with a bonus CD containing two songs by New Found Glory and seven by other bands.
- Head on Collision (Acoustic Version)
- Forget Everything
- Pride War - Further Seems Forever
- What It Is to Burn - Finch
- Roundabout - Tsunami Bomb
- Static - H2O
- Lonely Man's Wallet - The Exit
- The Best of Me - The Starting Line
- On My Own - Don't Look Down
[edit] Personnel
The following personnel contributed to Sticks and Stones:[9]
[edit] New Found Glory
[edit] Additional musicians
- Mark Hoppus - guest bass on "Something I Call Personality"
- Dan Andriano – backing vocals on "Forget My Name"
- Matt Skiba – backing vocals on "Forget My Name"
- Bane – backing vocals on "Something I Call Personality", "Belated"
- Toby Morse – backing vocals on "Understatement"
- Chris Georggin – backing vocals on "Something I Call Personality"
- Rusty Pistachio – backing vocals on "Understatement"
- What Feeds the Fire – backing vocals on "Something I Call Personality", "Belated"
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[edit] Production
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[edit] Chart performance
- Singles
- Album
[edit] References
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Sticks and Stones > Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r594834. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ^ Heisel, Scott (August 2002), "New Found Glory: Sticks and Stones - MCA - Florida pop-punks use major-label budget to make their best disc yet", Alternative Press: 77, ISSN 1065-1667
- ^ Griffiths, Mark (June 2002), "New Found Glory: Sticks and Stones (MCA) KKKK - [With] crisp production...[and] some truly brilliant and instantly memorable moments", Kerrang! (885): 46
- ^ Chester, Tim (June 2002), "New Found Glory - Sticks and Stones (7) - Endless chainsaw wedgies, snot-colored hair and sugar-rush guitars", New Musical Express, ISSN 0028-6362
- ^ "New Found Glory > Sticks and Stones". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000068FWE. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Manley, Brendan (March 2010), "2001-2005: The Oral History of New Found Glory", Alternative Press (260): 65, ISSN 1065-1667, http://i44.tinypic.com/11vnz15.jpg, retrieved 2010-01-31
- ^ "Modern Rock Chart History New Found Glory". Popradiotop20.com. http://www.popradiotop20.com/Modern-Rock/NewFoundGlory.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ^ a b "RIAA Search - New Found Glory". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ a b (2002) Album notes for Sticks and Stones by New Found Glory [CD]. MCA Records (MCA112945-2).
- ^ "New Found Glory > My Friends Over You". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/artist/new-found-glory/351721#/song/new-found-glory/my-friends-over-you/3997502. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ "New Found Glory > Chart History". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/artist/new-found-glory/351721#/artist/new-found-glory/chart-history/351721?f=377&g=Singles. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ a b "Sticks and Stones". Chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=9562. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ "New Found Glory > Sticks and Stones". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/artist/new-found-glory/351721#/album/new-found-glory/sticks-and-stones/538273. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ "IFPI Recording Industry - Certification Award Levels". IFPI. http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum Certification – February 2003". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/gold/0203_g.php. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
