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Swan Songs is the first album by american rap rock band Hollywood Undead. The album was released on September 2, 2008.[2] The album was released with a bonus track and an option to unlock a music video when purchased on Amazon.com[2] and at some select online retailers. "Undead", the first track on the album, appears on the soundtrack of the video game Madden NFL 09.[3] "Everywhere I Go" was the first single to be released. It was a web single and was available for download only on iTunes.[3] The band released four music videos for four songs on the album, "No.5", "Undead", "Young", and "Everywhere I Go"[3] The song "Young" is featured as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band 2. A music video was released on April 14, 2009 for the song "Young".

The album name Swan Songs represents the last song a swan sings before it dies. The band chose that name because it was "ironic" that their first CD should be named after something that means "the end".[citation needed]

Swan Songs was supposed to be released on the band's first label, MySpace Records in 2007, but it got postponed by the record label when the label wanted some songs removed and others censored. The band declined and switched labels to A&M/Octone which wouldn't require them to censor their songs.[4] The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200 and sold 21,000 copies on its debut week.[5] Swan Songs was released by Polydor Records on May 18, 2009 in the United Kingdom with two bonus tracks.[6] As of November 2009, it is at the lowest spot in the Billboard Top 200 at #199. The album has been on the Billboard 200 for 64 weeks.[7] On July 28, 2009, it was certified gold by the RIAA.[8][9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Undead"4:25
2."Sell Your Soul"3:14
3."Everywhere I Go"3:30
4."No Other Place"3:17
5."No. 5"3:05
6."Young"3:16
7."Black Dahlia"3:46
8."This Love, This Hate"3:57
9."Bottle and a Gun"3:22
10."California"3:17
11."City"3:34
12."The Diary"4:35
13."Pimpin'"3:07
14."Paradise Lost"3:10
Indie Store Edition
No.TitleLength
15."The Loss"3:16
Hot Topic Edition
No.TitleLength
15."Knife Called Lust"2:59
iTunes Edition
No.TitleLength
15."Pain"2:41
Smartpunk Edition
No.TitleLength
15."The Natives"3:41
UK & Japanese Edition
No.TitleLength
15."Pain"2:41
16."Knife Called Lust"2:59

Personnel

  • Charlie Scene: vocals, lead guitar
  • Deuce: vocals, programming, production
  • J-Dog: vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Johnny 3 Tears: vocals
  • Funny Man: vocals, lead baritone
  • Da Kurlzz: vocals, percussion
  • Josh Freese: Drums, tracks 1, 6 & 11
  • Dean Saenz: Drums, track 2
  • John Tempesta: Drums, track 14
  • Paul Pavao: Additional guitars, track 6
  • Danny Lohner: producer[10], Additional guitars, tracks 2, 8 & 14
  • Don Gilmore: producer[10]

Trivia

  • "Bottle and a Gun" originally featured Shady Jeff stating "it was once a dark, lonely summer's eve...", and has been replaced by Charlie Scene for this album
  • "Black Dahlia" is a re-recording of the song of a similar name, "My Black Dahlia", with a few modifications.
  • "Undead" is a re-recorded version of "Out the Way", with slight modifications
  • "No. 5" is a version of the earlier version, with a slight change of the beat and guitar riff.
  • Several songs (i.e. "Scene for Dummies", "Dead In Ditches", "Turn Off the Lights (featuring Jeffree Star)", "The Kids", "Bitches", and more) were recorded for the album, but were not included.

References

  1. ^ Lewis, Faye (June 2009). "Hollywood Undead – Swan Songs." Rock Sound (123): 83. ISSN 1465-0185.
  2. ^ a b "Swan Songs: Hollywood Undead". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-08-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b c "Hollywood Undead Official Website". Hollywoodundead.com. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  4. ^ "ARTISTdirect Interview: Hollywood Undead". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  5. ^ "Young Jeezy Nets Second Album Chart-Topper.". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
  6. ^ http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/9553930/Swan-Songs/Product.html
  7. ^ "Swan Songs - Hollywood Undead - Billboard.com". Billboard. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  8. ^ Hollywood Undead debut album Swan Songs goes gold, new Desperate Measures: CD/DVD out 10/27 | The Audio Perv
  9. ^ Hollywood Undead's A&M/Octane Debut Swan Songs Certified Gold @ Top40-Charts.com - 40 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 25 Countries
  10. ^ a b "Hollywood Undead". Virgin Mobile Festival 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)


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