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The Boy Who Died Wolf
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 18, 2016 (2016-11-18)
RecordedMay – September 2016[citation needed]
Genre
Length43:11
Label300 Atlantic
ProducerJoel Hamilton
Highly Suspect chronology
Mister Asylum
(2015)
The Boy Who Died Wolf
(2016)
MCID
(2019)
Singles from The Boy Who Died Wolf
  1. "Serotonia"
    Released: February 29, 2016
  2. "My Name Is Human"
    Released: September 7, 2016
  3. "Little One"
    Released: May 2, 2017[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Alternative Press[4]
Clash6/10[5]

The Boy Who Died Wolf is the second studio album by American rock band Highly Suspect. It was recorded in Bogotá, Colombia and Brooklyn, New York.[6] The album's lead single "My Name Is Human" reached No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, the band's first single to do so,[7] and was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.[8] The album's second single, "Little One", had reached number 2 on the same chart as of October 2017.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Highly Suspect

No.TitleLength
1."My Name Is Human"4:19
2."Look Alive, Stay Alive"2:10
3."Little One"4:02
4."For Billy"3:39
5."Serotonia"5:54
6."Postres"2:32
7."Send Me an Angel" (Real Life cover)4:29
8."Viper Strike"3:19
9."F.W.Y.T."3:29
10."Chicago"4:24
11."Wolf"6:56
Total length:44:18

Personnel

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Loudwire 20 Best Rock Albums of 2016 2016

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 10
US Billboard 200[11] 28
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[12] 1

References

  1. ^ "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations, Independent Artist Song Releases - ..." All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Boy Who Died Wolf by Highly Suspect Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (November 18, 2016). "The Boy Who Died Wolf: Highly Suspect". AllMusic. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  4. ^ Campbell, Rachel (18 November 2016). "Highly Suspect avoid sophomore slump by delivering strong storytelling and diverse instrumentals". Alternative Press. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  5. ^ Gray, Josh (19 December 2016). "Highly Suspect - The Boy Who Died Wolf". Clash. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  6. ^ Roos, Jordan (September 7, 2016). "Highly Suspect Are Ready To Unleash Their Sophmore (sic) Album 'The Boy Who Died Wolf'". Owensboro Radio. The Cromwell Group, Inc. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  7. ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7587947/highly-suspect-my-name-is-human-no-1-song
  8. ^ [1]
  9. ^ http://loudwire.com/best-rock-albums-2016/#photogallery-1=21
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – Highly Suspect – The Boy Who Died Wolf". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  11. ^ "Highly Suspect Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  12. ^ "Highly Suspect Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2016.