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Allmusic [1]
Consequence of Sound [2]
NewsdayB- [3]
Rolling Stone [4]
Rockfreaks.net [5]
USA Today [6]

North is the fourth studio album by American pop rock band Matchbox Twenty. It was released on August 28, 2012 in Australia and September 4, 2012 through Atlantic Records worldwide. The first single off the album, "She's So Mean", was released on June 12, 2012.[7] A promotional video for the second single, "Overjoyed", was released on August 28, 2012. It is the first album of all new material that the band has released since More Than You Think You Are in 2002, although they did record six new songs for their 2007 compilation album Exile on Mainstream.

Recording

On September 4, 2010, while on VH1's Top 20 Music Video Countdown, Thomas stated that Matchbox Twenty was planning to start working on their next studio album in mid-September of that year. Through 2011, the band worked on recording North and on May 17, 2012, the band tweeted that North would be the name of the album.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Parade"Thomas4:09
2."She's So Mean (Let Her Go)"Thomas, Cook, Doucette3:50
3."Overjoyed"Thomas, Cook, Doucette3:07
4."Put Your Hands Up"Thomas2:52
5."Our Song"Thomas3:01
6."I Will"Thomas, Cook, Doucette4:03
7."English Town"Doucette4:37
8."How Long"Cook2:44
9."Radio"Thomas, Doucette3:02
10."The Way"Cook, Doucette3:17
11."Like Sugar"Thomas3:46
12."Sleeping at the Wheel"Thomas3:50
Total length:42:24
Target exclusive bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Waiting on a Train"Thomas2:59
14."I Don't Wanna Be Loved" 3:34
Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
13."I Believe in Everything"3:39
14."Straight for This Life"3:16
15."Waiting on a Train"2:59
Japanese version bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."I Believe In Everything"3:39
14."Straight For This Life"3:16
15."Help Me Through This"2:59
16."I Don't Wanna Be Loved"3:34

Personnel

Matchbox Twenty

Additional Musicians

  • Matt Serletic - additional synths, programming, percussion
  • Mike Liesz, Alex Arias - additional programming
  • Julie Gigante - 1st violin on "Parade", "I Will", "English Town"
  • Roger Wilkie - 2nd violin on "Parade", "I Will", "English Town"
  • Brian Dembow - viola on "Parade", "I Will", "English Town"
  • Steve Erdody - cello on "Parade", "I Will", "English Town"
  • Lee Thornburg, Walter Fowler - trumpets on "English Town", "Radio"
  • Jeffrey Babko - trombone on "English Town", "Radio"
  • Glenn Morisette - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone on "Radio"
  • Glen Berger - baritone saxophone on "Radio

Charts and certifications

It sold 95,000 copies in first week to debut number 1 on US Billboard 200

Peak positions

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[8] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[9]d 9
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[10] 159
Canadian Albums Chart[11] 2
Dutch Albums Chart[12] 45
German Albums Chart[13] 13
Irish Albums Chart[14] 19
New Zealand Albums Chart[15] 6
Spanish Albums Chart[16] 61
Swiss Albums Chart[17] 25
UK Albums Chart[18] 14
US Billboard 200[19] 1

Certifications=

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "North – Matchbox Twenty". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Ritt, Megan (August 27, 2012). "Album Review: Matchbox Twenty – North". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  3. ^ Gamboa, Glenn (August 31, 2012). "Matchbox Twenty's 'North' review". Newsday. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  4. ^ Hunter, James (September 3, 2012). "North | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  5. ^ http://rockfreaks.net/albums/5099
  6. ^ Jones, Steve; Shriver, Jery; Gundersen, Edna (September 4, 2012). "Listen Up: Dave Stewart, Matchbox Twenty, and more". USA Today. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  7. ^ http://www.amazon.com/North-Matchbox-Twenty/dp/B0085KGGR8/
  8. ^ "Australian Charts - Matchbox Twenty - North (album)". Australian-Charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  9. ^ "Austra Top 40 - Matchbox Twenty - North (album)". Austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  10. ^ "Charts Vlaanderen - Matchbox Twenty - North (album)". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  11. ^ "Matchbox Twenty Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  12. ^ "Dutch Charts - Matchbox Twenty - North (album)". Dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  13. ^ "Album - Matchbox Twenty, North". Charts.de (in German). Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  14. ^ "Irish Music Charts Archive - Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 6 September 2012". Chart-track.co.uk. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  15. ^ "New Zealand Charts - Matchbox Twenty - North (album)". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  16. ^ http://www.promusicae.org/files/listassemanales/albumes/top%20100%20albumes%20(publicar)_w36.2012.pdf
  17. ^ "Swiss Charts - Matchbox Twenty - North (album)". Hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  18. ^ "2012 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive - 15th September 2012". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  19. ^ Caulfield, Keith. "Matchbox Twenty Gest First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Charts". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  20. ^ "ARIA Charts - Week Commencing 10 September 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
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