The Swiss Army Romance

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The Swiss Army Romance was the first full-length album released by Dashboard Confessional. It had an original short release (1000 copies or so) on the then very small Fiddler Records, but soon a decision was made to sell the album to Drive-Thru Records so that it could reach more ears. Drive-Thru released the album on November 14, 2000. In 2003, the rights to the record were sold to Carrabba and Vagrant Records and the album was re-issued on April 22, 2003 including the newly-recorded bonus tracks "Hold On" and "This is a Forgery".

The re-release was spurred by the rising popularity of the band and the announcement of the then upcoming album A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar.

• The song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" contains the lyric from which Dashboard Confessional got its name: "On the way home/This car hears my confession".
• The song "Age Six Racer" is commonly referred to by its recurring line "So long sweet summer", and is featured on MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.

Track listing

1. "Screaming Infidelities" – 3:33
2. "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" – 3:02
3. "Living in Your Letters" – 3:40
4. "The Swiss Army Romance" – 3:06
5. "Turpentine Chaser" – 3:20
6. "A Plain Morning" – 3:40
7. "Age Six Racer" – 2:21
8. "Again I Go Unnoticed" – 2:24
9. "Ender Will Save Us All" – 5:14
10. "Shirts and Gloves" – 2:53
11. "Hold On" [Re-issue Bonus Track] – 2:08
12. "This is a Forgery" [Re-issue Bonus Track] – 5:37
13. "Untitled (Hidden Track)[Re-issue Bonus Track]" – 4:02 sometimes listed as as "Not Easy" or "Not So Easy"

Chart performance

Album

Year	Album	Chart	Peak
2003	The Swiss Army Romance	Top Heatseekers	#39

Singles

Single	Chart	Peak
Screaming Infidelities	Modern Rock Tracks	#22

External links

• Listen to samples of the album.