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Leaving Through the Window is the second studio album and major-label debut by rock band Something Corporate.

Background

After finalising their line-up, Something Corporate began performing at local venues, eventually gaining support slots for groups such as Better Than Ezra and Sugar Ray. Shortly afterwards, the band signed to independent label Drive-Thru, and released the EP Audioboxer in late 2001.[5]

Composition

The album includes three songs ("Punk Rock Princess", "If You C Jordan" and "Hurricane") from the band's Audioboxer EP, as well as re-recordings of three songs ("Cavanaugh Park", "Straw Dog" and "Drunk Girl") from their 2000 self-released album Ready... Break .

Partington described the album as a "conglomeration of songs that were anywhere from three months to three years old ... like a greatest hits of our early stuff."[6]

Release

Drive-Thru had a distribution deal with major label MCA,[7] which allowed the latter to upstream bands from the former.[8] Leaving Through the Window was released on May 21, 2002 as a joint release between Drive-Thru and MCA.[9] Between late June and mid-August, the group went on the 2002 edition of Warped Tour.[10] In October and November, the band went tour across the U.S. alongside New Found Glory, Finch and Further Seems Forever.[11] In January and February 2003, the band went on a co-headlining tour of the U.S. with The Juliana Theory, with support from Vendetta Red and Red West.[12] On March 31, "If You C Jordan" was released as a single.[13] On April 22, "Punk Rock Princess" was released as a single.[14]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Addiction[15]
Melodic[3]
Punknews.org[16]
Rolling Stone[17]

Richard Abowitz of Rolling Stone noted that the band crafted "suburban ennui and high school angst into slick, hummable punk."[17] He mentioned that McMahon's song writing was "the secret weapon," calling it "derivative, but not boring."[17]

Leaving Through the Window charted at number 101 on the Billboard 200 chart,[18] selling 12,000 copies in its first week.[19] It also charted at number 1 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[20] "Punk Rock Princess" charted at number 33 in the UK.[21] "If You C Jordan" charted at number 29 on the Alternative Songs chart[22] and number 68 in the UK.[21] By June 2005, album sales stood at 291,000 copies.[23] BuzzFeed included the album at number 24 on their "41 Pop-Punk Albums All 2000s Kids Loved" list.[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Andrew McMahon, except where noted.; all music is composed by Something Corporate

No.TitleLength
1."I Want to Save You"4:22
2."Punk Rock Princess"3:52
3."I Woke Up in a Car"4:13
4."If You C Jordan"4:15
5."The Astronaut"4:28
6."Hurricane" (Josh Partington)3:50
7."Cavanaugh Park"4:18
8."Fall" (Partington)3:40
9."Straw Dog"3:49
10."Good News"3:51
11."Drunk Girl"4:07
12."Not What It Seems"3:18
13."You're Gone" (Partington)4:37
14."Globes & Maps"4:48
Total length:57:35

Credits

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[24] 101
Top Heatseekers 1

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b Leaving Through the Window at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b Marshall, Bob (July 1, 2015). "41 Pop-Punk Albums All 2000s Kids Loved". Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Roth, Kaj (June 23, 2002). "Something Corporate - Leaving Through The Window". Melodic. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  4. ^ Roth, Kristin (October 20, 2003). "Something Corporate: North : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Something Corporate | Biography & History". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  6. ^ Heisel, Scott (April 7, 2004). "Something Corporate loses guitarist; guitarist gains respect". Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  7. ^ Crane, Matt (May 23, 2014). "29 songs that defined the Drive-Thru Records era". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  8. ^ Billboard 1999, p. 74
  9. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Leaving Through the Window - Something Corporate | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  10. ^ D'Angelo, Joe (January 30, 2002). "Warped Tour '02 To Feature Bad Religion, NOFX, New Found Glory, More". MTV. Viacom. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  11. ^ Heisel, Scott (August 13, 2002). "New Found Glory/Something Corporate/Finch/Further Seems Forever tour". Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  12. ^ Heisel, Scott (December 3, 2002). "Juliana Theory / Something Corporate co-headlining tour". Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  13. ^ "If U C Jordan (MCA) - Something Corporate | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  14. ^ "Punk Rock Princess (UK CD) - Something Corporate | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  15. ^ "Album Review of Leaving Through the Window by Something Corporate". Alternative Addiction. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  16. ^ Heisel, Scott (June 7, 2002). "Something Corporate - Leaving Through The Window". Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  17. ^ a b c Abowitz, Richard (October 3, 2002). "Something Corporate: Leaving Through The Window : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ "Something Corporate - Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  19. ^ Mayfield 2003, p. 54
  20. ^ "Something Corporate - Chart history (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  21. ^ a b Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: DJ S - The System Of Life". Zobbel.de. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  22. ^ "Something Corporate - Chart history (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  23. ^ "Corporate, Mannequin Singer Diagnosed With Leukemia". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 3, 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  24. ^ "Something Corporate Billboard Albums Chart". billboard.com.

Sources

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