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*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{Rating|3|5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/24458349/review/24602678/when_the_world_comes_down link]
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| Last album = ''[[The Bite Back EP]]''<br>(2005)
| Last album = ''[[The Bite Back EP]]''<br>(2005)
| This album = '''''When the World Comes Down'''''<br>(2008)
| This album = '''''When the World Comes Down'''''<br>(2008)

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When the World Comes Down is the third studio album by American rock band The All-American Rejects, released on December 16, 2008.[1] It was produced by Eric Valentine who has recorded with the likes of Maroon 5. When the World Comes Down was the band's first album that was made using tape to record the songs.[citation needed] The album was named one of the Alternative Press most anticipated albums of the year. One single has been released to date called "Gives You Hell".

Production and marketing

The All-American Rejects began to create their follow up to Move Along roughly around mid November 2007, after a four-month hiatus. As a way to maintain fans' interest, the band highlighted their record making process through live internet broadcasts, providing a direct look into the record-making process. To further promote the upcoming album, the Rejects also shot a Got Milk? ad.[2] They also released two song previews, "Mona Lisa" and "Sierra's Song" (Now Renamed "Sunshine").

The band did an interview with Entertainment Weekly to further promote the record, stating that "It's like nothing you've ever heard". The band talked about how the songs were put together and how it is different from Move Along.[citation needed] The album version of the song "Real World" was released as downloadable content for Rock Band on December 2. On December 11 the lyrics to all of the songs on When the World Comes Down were posted on the band's official website, 30-second clips of the songs were also released on their official MySpace page.[citation needed] The entire album was released on their MySpace the following day.[citation needed]

The band also donated 10% of their profits off the new album to Feed the Children. The band also had karaoke competitions, drawing competitions, and song competitions. Later on they released a site called AAR Street Team where fans can enter contests, blog, and chat.

In the UK the album was released on February 9, 2009 a week after "Gives You Hell" was released there. Although it was only available in a single edition, the album contained demo tracks that featured on Deluxe US Version as well as an exclusive UK only remix of "The Wind Blows" and another demo track that is only available on the pre-ordered version from iTunes in the US.

Singles

The single "Gives You Hell" was released on September 20, 2008 as a digital download. The song's music video premiered on November 3, 2008 on Yahoo! Music. "Gives You Hell" was serviced to mainstream radio on October 7, 2008. In a recent interview Tyson revealed that the second single would be "I Wanna". As of February 20, 2009, "Gives You Hell" is the only official single from the album.

Music videos

On November 3, 2008 the band released their first music video for the record, "Gives You Hell" (see "Gives You Hell" for details). The band also released a second video for "Mona Lisa", which was released on the deluxe iTunes version of the album.

Track listing

  1. "I Wanna" - 3:29
  2. "Fallin' Apart" - 3:26
  3. "Damn Girl" - 3:51
  4. "Gives You Hell" - 3:32
  5. "Mona Lisa" - 3:15
  6. "Breakin'" - 3:58
  7. "Another Heart Calls" (featuring The Pierces) - 4:09
  8. "Real World" - 4:02
  9. "Back to Me" - 4:29
  10. "Believe" - 3:28
  11. "The Wind Blows" - 4:22
  12. "Sunshine" - 3:00

Deluxe edition

  1. "I Wanna" (Demo) - 3:18
  2. "Damn Girl" (Demo) - 3:36
  3. "Falling' Apart" (Demo) - 3:33
  4. "Mona Lisa" (Demo) - 2:43
  5. "Real World" (Demo) - 3:55
  • The Deluxe Edition also includes a track titled "Track by Track with Tyson and Nick", as well as the "Mona Lisa" music video.

UK Edition Bonus Tracks

  1. "I Wanna" (Demo) - 3:18
  2. "Damn Girl" (Demo) - 3:36
  3. "Falling Apart" (Demo) - 3:33
  4. "Mona Lisa" (Demo) - 2:43
  5. "Real World" (Demo) - 3:55
  6. "Here I Sit" (Demo) - 3:59
  7. "The Wind Blows" (Steve Aoki Hurricane Mix) - 4:21
  • Bonus Computer Content including videos "Track by Track with Tyson and Nick", "Mona Lisa" music video, "Gives You Hell" music video and "The Making Of Gives You Hell". The Track by Track video and Mona Lisa video are also avalible for download.

iTunes exclusives

  1. "On the Floor" (Demo) (iTunes Exclusive)
  2. "Here I Sit" (Demo) (iTunes pre-order track only)[3]

Best Buy Exclusives

The deluxe edition at Best Buy has the additional tracks:

  1. "Swing, Swing" (Live) - 6:59
  2. "I'm Waiting" (Live) - 5:38
  3. "Move Along" (Live) - 4:44

Slot Music Exclusives

"Stay" (Demo)

Sales

In its debut week, the album sold over 112,000 copies to place at number 15 on the Billboard 200.[4] Sales were much larger than the 90,000 shifted by their previous effort, Move Along. The album also peaked at 6 on Top Rock Albums on Billboard.com. The album has sold 327,989 copies as of March 28, 2009.

Credits

  • Tyson Ritter – Vocals & Bass
  • Nick Wheeler – Guitars
  • Mike Kennerty – Guitars
  • Chris Gaylor – Drums
  • Kevin "Toad" Saulnier - Keyboards
  • Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Eric Valentine
  • Recorded At Barefoot Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • Session Coordinator/Studio Manager: Trevor Whatever
  • Assistant Engineers: Matt Radosevich and Brad Cook
  • Production Coordinator: Ivy Skoff
  • Additional Instruments: Hollywood Studio Rentals
  • Additional Audio Goodies: Stephen Jarvis Rentals
  • Studio Dog: Elsie
  • Additional Recording At Skywalker Ranch, San Rafael, CA
  • Assistant Engineer: Dann Thompson
  • Additional Vocals Recorded At Avatar Events Group Atlanta, GA
  • The Man: Kenny Cresswell
  • Even More Vocals Recorded At Nick's House & Tyson's House, Florida, USA
  • Mixed At Barefoot Recording, Los Angeles, CA and the Village, Santa Monica, CA
  • Mastered By Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA
  • Orchestration on "Another Heart Calls" and "Sunshine" By Deborah Lurie
  • Orchestration on "Real World" By Deborah Lurie, Nick Wheeler and Eric Valentine
  • Orchestra Recorded At Warner Brothers Studios, Burbank, CA, Eastwood Scoring Stage
  • Violin On "Fallin' Apart" By Anton Patzner
  • Angelic Choir On "Fallin' Apart" and "Real World" By Zoe Ellis, Sunshine Becker, Caitlin Cornwell and Ashiling Cole
  • Gang Vocals On "Gives You Hell" By The All-American Rejects, Jeff Sosnow, Trevor Whatever, Brad Cole, Lonn Friend, And Seth Howard
  • Vocals On "Another Heart Calls" By Catherine & Allison Pierce. The Pierces Appear Courtesy Of Lizard King Records
  • Programming By Nick Wheeler and Eric Valentine
  • Percussion By Lenny Castro
  • Bowed Vibes On "I Wanna" By Tyson Ritter
  • Recorder On "Fallin' Apart" By Tyson Ritter
  • Hammond Bass Pedals On "Mona Lisa" By Mike Kennerty
  • Marxaphone On "Another Heart Calls" By Tyson Ritter
  • Pedal Steel On "Another Heart Calls" And "The Wind Blows" By Tyson Ritter
  • Vibraphone On "Real World" By Tyson Ritter
  • Drum Corp On "Real World": Chris Gaylor, Nick Wheeler & Eric Valentine
  • Autoharp On "Sunshine" By Nick Wheeler
  • Broomstick On "The Wind Blows" By Tyson Ritter
  • Autoharp On "The Wind Blows" By Mike Kennerty
  • A&R/Backbone: Jeff Sosnow
  • A&R Coordinator: Jackie Petri
  • Marketing Bad**s: Dyana Kass
  • Website Guru: Matt Lamotte
  • Management Family: Chris Allen and Nick "Fish" Fishbaugh For The Collective Business Management: Larry & Steven Landau For Provident Financial
  • Booking: Jenna Adler For CAA International Booking: Martin Horne For X-Ray Touring
  • Legal: Richard Grabel For Davis, Shapiro, Lewitt, and Hayes
  • Art Director and Translator of Reject Nonsense: Ianthe Zevos
  • Design: Graphictherapy
  • Cover Artist/Art Director: Herb Williams
  • Cover Photography: Thomas Petillo
  • Back Cover Photo By Jeff "Rhino" Neumann
  • Inside Photos By The All-American Rejects

References

  1. ^ "All-American Rejects Title New LP "When the World Comes Down"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  2. ^ All-American Rejects at Body by Milk
  3. ^ http://www.allamericanrejects.com/discography/detail.aspx?pid=1674
  4. ^ Billboard (magazine) Taylor Swift Trumps Big Debuts to Stay No. 1

All American Rejects.com

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