The All-American Rejects (album)
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| Studio album by The All-American Rejects | ||||
| Released |  17 January 2003 4 February 2003 3 March 2003 |
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| Recorded | 2001–2002 Mission Sound and Headgear Studio, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States |
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| Genre | Alternative rock, power pop | |||
| Length | 42:54 | |||
| Label | DreamWorks, Doghouse | |||
| Producer | Tim O'Heir | |||
| The All-American Rejects chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
2002 Doghouse Records cover
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| Singles from The All-American Rejects | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Alternative Press |   [2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Melodic.net | [4] |
| Now | [5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| Spin | (A-)[7] |
| Sputnikmusic | [8] |
The All-American Rejects is the self-titled debut studio album by American rock band The All-American Rejects, originally released on October 15, 2002 through Doghouse Records, [9] before being re-released commercially by Dreamworks Records on January 17, 2003 in Australia, February 4, 2003 in the United States and March 3 in the UK. [10]
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[edit] Production and marketing
The band duo of Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler recorded the album in New York City in 2001 after being signed by the independent label Doghouse Records, they later released The All-American Rejects on October 15, 2002. The album attracted the attention of DreamWorks Records, who signed The All-American Rejects to them and re-released their LP in early 2003, when it gained commmercial success; earning a Gold Certification from Canada and a Platinum edition from the United States.
The All-American Rejects was released as a CD and a 12" vinyl pressed in orange (also pressed in a limited amount of red and blue). The album was later released as a cassette tape in Indonesia.
[edit] Singles
The band's debut single "Swing, Swing" was released prior to the album on December 2, 2002, when they were joined by two new members; Mike Kennerty on rhythm guitar and Chris Gaylor on drums, months after recording the album. "Swing, Swing" peaked at #8 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks in the United States and #13 on the UK Singles Chart respectively, gaining the band media attention on both sides of the Atlantic, a music video followed its release on January 7, 2003 [11]. The second single "The Last Song" was released on April 21, 2003 and charted on the U.S Billboard Modern Rock Tracks at #29 and the UK Singles Chart at #69, a music video was released in the following month in May.
The band's third and final single from the album, "Time Stands Still", was released in August 2003 [12], but gained no success. A music video directed by Meiert Avis followed its release in the fall. The album's opening track "My Paper Heart" was later released in late 2003 as a promotional single. A music video made up of footage from the band's Live from Oklahoma... The Too Bad for Hell DVD! as well as their "Lost in Stillwater" documentary was released to help promote it.
[edit] Reception
The All-American Rejects received mixed reviews from music critics. Alternative Press rated the album 9 out of 10 stars while Spin magazine gave it a grade of A-.
Allmusic stated that The All-American Rejects are "A talented band destined for great things" and that "[The band] are capable songwriters, accomplished vocalists, and skilled instrumentalists. Guitar-driven and underpinned with a humane-sounding drum machine cranking out frenetic backbeats, each cut on this self-titled debut brims with harmonies that recall the early Who and classic Beach Boys. [13] Kaj Roth of Melodic Net stated that the pop rock duo had "plenty of good vibes and catchy uptempo powerpop that will force the rain to take a hike and let the sun shine through", and favoured the song "Your Star"; saying it has "A superb groove that will make you ride a horse on the rodeo" and that "'Time Stands Still' will make the flowers bloom in the middle of winter." [14]
Elizabeth Bromstein of Now magazine was more negative towards the sound of the album and gave it a rating of 1 out of 5 stars, quoting "As if their horrifyingly overdone pop-punk thing weren’t bad enough, The All-American Rejects seem intent on embodying their name. Every last song on this record deals with lost love and loneliness. Incorporating the odd classic rock or 80s pop element doesn’t improve things. In fact, it makes it worse, since it feels like they’ve crammed everything they know in here." [15] Sputnikmusic gave the album an overall rating of 2 out of 5, saying that the album is "A terrible representation to pop-punk, which already has a damaged reputation. The overly excessive amount of awful to average songs is truly amazing", but however rated the closing track "The Last Song" 5 out of 5 stars. [16]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "My Paper Heart" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Your Star" | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Swing, Swing" | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Time Stands Still" | 3:30 |
| 5. | "One More Sad Song" | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Why Worry" | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Don't Leave Me" | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Too Far Gone" | 4:05 |
| 9. | "Drive Away" | 3:00 |
| 10. | "Happy Endings" | 4:25 |
| 11. | "The Last Song" | 5:00 |
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Total length:
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42:54 | |
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| 12. | "The Cigarette Song" (acoustic) | 3:39 | |||||||
[edit] Chart performance
Album
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
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| 2003 | U.S. Billboard 200 | 25 [17] |
| U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums | 9 [17] | |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 8 [18] | |
| UK Albums Chart | 50 [19] | |
| Japanese Albums Chart | 86 [20] |
Singles
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| Billboard Hot 100 [21] |
Hot 100 Airplay[22] | Modern Rock Tracks [23] |
Top 40 Mainstream [24] |
Hot Digital Songs (2007) [25] |
Top 40 Tracks [26] |
UK [27][28] |
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| 2003 | "Swing, Swing" | 60 | 59 | 8 | 17 | 75 | 30 | 13 | ||||
| "The Last Song" | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | 69 | |||||
| "Time Stands Still" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
[edit] Certifications and sales
After The All-American Rejects major label debut on February 4, 2003, the album sold steadily in the United States. By March 24, 2003 The All-American Rejects had sold around 217,000 copies.[29] On April 21, 2003, the RIAA awarded the album with a Gold certification, for shipments of over a half-a-million copies.[30] By October 2003 the album had nearly sold 800,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[31] Later on March 29, 2006, around eight months after the band had released their second studio album Move Along, the RIAA certified The All-American Rejects Platinum for sales of over one million.[30]
| Country | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Canada | Gold[32] | 50,000 |
| USA | Platinum[30] | 1,000,000+ |
[edit] Credits
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[edit] References
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