The Spade

The Spade
Studio album by Butch Walker
Released	August 30, 2011
Genre	Alternative rock, pop rock
Length	34:14
Label	Dangerbird Records
Producer	Butch Walker
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Butch Walker chronology
I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart (2010) The Spade (2011)

The Spade is the sixth full-length studio album by Butch Walker, and the second released under the name Butch Walker and the Black Widows. It was released on August 30th, 2011 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats. The lead single was "Summer of '89". The album hit number one on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart on its first week of release and peaked at number 105 on the Billboard 200.

The album's newest single, "Synthesizers," was released on January 20, 2012. "Synthesizers" has a video featuring Matthew McConaughey reprising his popular Dazed and Confused role of David Wooderson.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bodegas and Blood"	Butch Walker, Fran Capitanelli, Michael Trent	3:53
2.	"Every Single Body Else"	Chris Unck, Trent	3:00
3.	"Summer of '89"	Walker	4:15
4.	"Sweethearts"	Capitanelli, Trent	3:03
5.	"Day Drunk"	Walker, Trent	3:55
6.	"Synthesizers"	Jake Sinclair, Trent	3:25
7.	"Dublin Crow"	Walker	2:50
8.	"Closest Thing To You I'm Gonna Find"	Walker	3:56
9.	"Bullet Belt"	Walker, Trent	4:04
10.	"Sucker Punched"	Walker, Trent	3:54

Bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Answering Machine Girl" (iTunes U.K. bonus track)	Walker, Trent	3:34

Personnel

• Butch Walker - lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, piano
• Fran Capitanelli - guitars
• Chris Unck - guitars
• Jake Sinclair - bass guitar
• Patrick Keeler - drums

External links

• Butch Walker Official Website