Famous Last Words (Hedley album)

Famous Last Words
Famous Last Words
Studio album by Hedley
Released	October 30, 2007 (CAN) ; May 12, 2009 (USA)
Studio	Rock Beach Recording (White Rock) ; Hipposonic Studios (Vancouver) ; The Warehouse Studio (Vancouver)
Genre	Hard rock; pop punk; emo;
Length	43:35; 48:33 (USA Release)
Label	Universal Music Canada; Fontana;
Producer	Greig Nori; Dave Genn;
Hedley chronology
Singles from Famous Last Words
	"She's So Sorry"; Released: August 21, 2007; "For the Nights I Can’t Remember"; Released: November 2007; "Never Too Late"; Released: April 2008; "Old School"; Released: August 2008; "Dying to Live Again"; Released: November 2008;
Alternative cover
	US edition cover

Famous Last Words is the second full-length studio album by Canadian pop-rock band Hedley. It was released on October 30, 2007. It debuted at number three on the Canadian Albums Chart upon release. In the United States, the album is known as Never Too Late and was released on May 12, 2009. The album only includes 8 tracks from the Canadian release and contains 5 tracks from Hedley, which replaced the missing tracks from Famous Last Words.^[2] Unlike Famous Last Words, Never Too Late has a blue background on its album cover, whereas the Canadian release has a red background on its cover.

Background and recording

The group began working on their second studio album in May 2007 with producers Dave Genn and Greig Nori.^[3] The album was recorded at Hipposonic Studios and The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia and in Rock Beach Recording in White Rock, British Columbia.^[4] According to Hoggard; the album completion process was lengthy.^[5]

Singles

The first single from the album, "She's So Sorry", was released to radio on August 21, 2007. The video was shot in Toronto, Ontario on August 30 and premiered on MuchMusic on September 20, 2007. The album's second single, "For the Nights I Can't Remember", was released in November 2007. The song peaked at number six on the Canadian Hot 100.^[6] The third single, "Never Too Late", was released in April 2008, and peaked at number four on the Canadian Hot 100.^[6] The fourth single from the album, "Old School" was released in August 2008, and peaked at number 10 on the Canadian Hot 100.^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[7]
Melodic	^[8]
Starpulse	^[9]
TuneLab Music	^[10]

Famous Last Words was received with mixed to low reviews. Andrew Leahey of AllMusic gave the album a 2.5/5 star rating. He said, "Famous Last Words delivers the same kick of Hedley's innumerable pop-punk colleagues, relying on a blend of snot-nosed vocals and guitar muscle that evokes the likes of SR-71 and Hot Topic in the same breath. He ends off stating, "Famous Last Words does sound destined for airplay as a result, proving that Jacob Hoggard knows how to stay in the spotlight better than he knows how to craft original music.^[7] Nick of Tunelab.com gave the album a 5/10 star rating. He stated, "If you are familiar with Hedley’s sound, then their often times hard to take seriously and borderline sugarcoated approach shouldn’t come as a shock."^[10] Kaj Roth of Melodic called the tracks "For the Nights I Can't Remember" and "Dying to Live Again" as "modern rock version of Hanson."^[8] Adrian Mack of The Georgia Straight stated that the group, "abandoned any effort to distinguish itself from the network of tatty Canadiana it finds itself caught up in, settling for an almost mathematically perfect melding of Treble Charger and Sum 41."^[11]

Track listing

*Famous Last Words*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She's So Sorry"	Jacob Hoggard Dave Rosin Tom MacDonald Chris Crippin Brian Howes	3:36
2.	"Hand Grenade"	Hoggard Rosin MacDonald Crippin Greig Nori	3:04
3.	"Dying to Live Again"	Hoggard Rosin MacDonald Crippin Howes	4:18
4.	"Narcissist"	Hoggard Rosin MacDonald Crippin Dave Genn	3:10
5.	"Bones Shatter (Never Say Never)"	Hoggard Rosin MacDonald Crippin	3:19
6.	"Old School"	Hoggard Rosin MacDonald Crippin Genn	3:41
7.	"Been There Done That"	Hoggard Rosin MacDonald Crippin Nori Genn Davor Valuma Johnny Hetherington (Art of Dying)	3:16
8.	"For the Nights I Can't Remember"	Hoggard Rosin MacDonald Crippin Genn Nori	4:02
9.	"Brave New World"	Hoggard Rosin MacDonald Crippin Sean Hosein Dane Deviller	3:58
10.	"Dear Blank"	Hoggard Rosin MacDonald Crippin Hosein Deviller	3:26
11.	"Can't Go Back"	Hoggard Rosin MacDonald Crippin Genn Nori Ben Cook	4:01
12.	"Never Too Late"	Hoggard Rosin MacDonald Crippin Nori	4:00
Total length:			43:35

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Lose My Number" (iTunes preorder bonus track)	3:14
14.	"Alison Wonderland (Afraid)" (Rogers Music Store bonus track)	3:14

Never Too Late (USA Release)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"She's So Sorry"	3:34
2.	"321"	3:45
3.	"Trip"	4:04
4.	"For the Nights I Can't Remember"	4:02
5.	"Never Too Late"	3:59
6.	"Gunnin'"	4:12
7.	"On My Own"	3:29
8.	"Bones Shatter (Never Say Never)"	3:19
9.	"Old School"	3:41
10.	"Narcissist"	3:10
11.	"Hand Grenade"	3:04
12.	"Dying to Live Again"	4:04
13.	"Villain" (Bonus Track)	4:10
Total length:		48:33

Personnel

Adapted from the Famous Last Words booklet.^[12]

Hedley

Jacob Hoggard – Vocals and piano
Tommy Mac – Bass and backing vocals
Dave Rosin – Guitar and backing vocals
Chris Crippin – Drums and backing vocals

Additional musicians

Brian Howes – Guitar solo (on "She's So Sorry")
Greig Nori – Guitar solo (on "Brave New World")
Ray Garraway – Drums (on "Never Too Late")
Gillian Mott (Violin), Joshua Belvedere (Violin), Bernard Kane (Viola), Alexandra Sia (Cello) – Strings (on "Old School" and "Dying to Live Again")
Sal Ferreres – Percussion
Dave Genn – Guitars, string arrangements, piano, keyboards, additional production
Ben Kaplan – Additional keyboards
Elaine Shepherd, April White, Carly "Charly" Campbell – Back-up singers

Production

Mike Fraser – Mixing
Dean Maher – Engineering
Brian Gardner – Mastering (Bernie Grundman Mastering; Los Angeles)
Alex Aligizakis – Additional recording
Dave Ottoson – Pre-Pro recording, mixing
Shawn O'Hara – Assistant engineer (Rock Beach Recording)
Brendon Brown, Brock McFarlane, Chris Michael – Assistant engineers (Hipposonic Studios)
Eric Mosher – Assistant engineer (Warehouse Studios)

Artwork

Garnet Armstrong – Art direction, design
Matt Barnes – Photography
Simon Paul – Design
Steve McArdle – 3D illustration

Charts

Chart performance for *Famous Last Words*
Chart (2007)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[13]	3

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[14]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release formats for *Famous Last Words*
Region	Date	Format(s)	Edition	Label	Ref.
Canada	October 30, 2007	Digital download	Standard	Universal Music Canada	^[1]
	October 30, 2007	Digital download	iTunes bonus track		^[15]
	November 6, 2007	CD	Standard		^[16]
United States	May 12, 2009	Digital download	USA Standard	Fontana	^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Famous Last Words - Album by Hedley". Apple Music. Retrieved August 4, 2023. One part finely produced, highly infectious pop music and one part head-banging, face-melting hard rock, Hedley's second studio album is an onslaught of muscular guitars and emo-style vocals.
^ ^a ^b "Never Too Late (Bonus Track Version) - Album by Hedley". iTunes. Archived from the original on March 9, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ Johan Wippsson (May 6, 2007). "Hedley Working On New Album; Produced By Greig Nori". Melodic. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ "Famous Last Words - Hedley Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ Stephanie Joudrey (December 11, 2008). "Hedley Prepare Their Famous Last Words". Chart Attack. Archived from the original on May 30, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Leahey, Andrew. "Famous Last Words - Hedley". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Kaj Roth (November 8, 2007). "Hedley - Famous Last Words". Melodic. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "Hedley − Famous Last Words − Starpulse Review". Starpulse. Archived from the original on April 26, 2008. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "TuneLab Music review". Archived from the original on August 31, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
^ Adrian Mack (November 7, 2007). "Famous Last Words by Hedley". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
^ Famous Last Words (booklet). Hedley. Universal Music Canada. 2007. 0251745232.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Hedley – Famous Last Words". Music Canada.
^ "Famous Last Words (Bonus Track Edition) - Album by Hedley". Apple Music. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "Famous Last Words - Hedley Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[Digital-1] "Famous Last Words - Album by Hedley". Apple Music. Retrieved August 4, 2023. One part finely produced, highly infectious pop music and one part head-banging, face-melting hard rock, Hedley's second studio album is an onslaught of muscular guitars and emo-style vocals.

[US_Edition-2] "Never Too Late (Bonus Track Version) - Album by Hedley". iTunes. Archived from the original on March 9, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[3] Johan Wippsson (May 6, 2007). "Hedley Working On New Album; Produced By Greig Nori". Melodic. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[4] "Famous Last Words - Hedley Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[5] Stephanie Joudrey (December 11, 2008). "Hedley Prepare Their Famous Last Words". Chart Attack. Archived from the original on May 30, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[Canadian_Hot_100-6] "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[AM-7] Leahey, Andrew. "Famous Last Words - Hedley". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2011.

[melodic-8] Kaj Roth (November 8, 2007). "Hedley - Famous Last Words". Melodic. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[Starpluse-9] "Hedley − Famous Last Words − Starpulse Review". Starpulse. Archived from the original on April 26, 2008. Retrieved October 4, 2022.

[Tunelab-10] "TuneLab Music review". Archived from the original on August 31, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2009.

[11] Adrian Mack (November 7, 2007). "Famous Last Words by Hedley". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved August 11, 2023.

[12] Famous Last Words (booklet). Hedley. Universal Music Canada. 2007. 0251745232.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[13] "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

[CanadaHedleyFamous_Last_WordsalbumCertRef-14] "Canadian album certifications – Hedley – Famous Last Words". Music Canada.

[15] "Famous Last Words (Bonus Track Edition) - Album by Hedley". Apple Music. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[16] "Famous Last Words - Hedley Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

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v t e Hedley
Jacob Hoggard Tommy Mac Dave Rosin Jay Benison Chris Crippin
Studio albums	Hedley Famous Last Words The Show Must Go Storms Wild Life Hello Cageless
Live albums	Go with the Show
Singles	"On My Own" "Trip" "Gunnin'" "She's So Sorry" "For the Nights I Can't Remember" "Never Too Late" "Old School" "Cha-Ching" "Don't Talk to Strangers" "Perfect" "Invincible" "Kiss You Inside Out" "Anything" "Crazy for You" "Heaven in Our Headlights" "Hello" "Lose Control" "Can't Slow Down" "Love Again" "Better Days"
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