Enemy of the World
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Enemy of the World | ||||
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Studio album by Four Year Strong | ||||
Released | March 9, 2010 | |||
Genre | Pop punk | |||
Length | 38:13 | |||
Label | Decaydance, Universal Motown | |||
Producer | Machine | |||
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Singles from Enemy of the World | ||||
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Enemy of the World is the third full-length studio album by American rock band Four Year Strong, released through Decaydance and Universal Motown Records on March 9, 2010.[1][2]
"It Must Really Suck To Be Four Year Strong Right Now" is the album's first single, released in the iTunes Store on December 21, 2009.[3] "Wasting Time (Eternal Summer)" became available for streaming on AbsolutePunk on February 11. It was announced be the album's second single,[4] and was released on February 9, 2010.[5] "What the Hell Is a Gigawatt?" was made available for streaming on Purevolume on February 27, 2010.[6]
In February 2010, Four Year Strong announced what they named "the platinum of pre-orders", a list of novelty packages involving the purchasing of the album.[7] The vinyl record was made available to pre-order on March 2, 2010.[8]
The album sold over 12,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number 47 on the Billboard 200.[9]
Contents
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AbsolutePunk | (87%)[10] |
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AbsolutePunk reviewer Drew Beringer was extremely positive in his review, saying Enemy of the World "is a pop-punk juggernaut" and tops their previous album Rise or Die Trying by far.[10]
The album was included at number 39 on Rock Sound's "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time" list.[18]
Track listing
All songs written by Dan O'Connor and Alan Day, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "It Must Really Suck to Be Four Year Strong Right Now" (O'Connor) | 3:16 |
2. | "Tonight We Feel Alive (On a Saturday)" | 3:43 |
3. | "Wasting Time (Eternal Summer)" (O'Connor) | 3:18 |
4. | "Nineteen with Neck Tatz" | 3:24 |
5. | "Find My Way Back" | 3:28 |
6. | "What the Hell Is a Gigawatt?" (featuring Jay Pepito of Reign Supreme) | 3:07 |
7. | "One Step at a Time" | 3:06 |
8. | "This Body Pays the Bill$" | 3:20 |
9. | "Paul Revere's Midnight Ride" | 3:55 |
10. | "Flannel Is the Color of My Energy" | 3:29 |
11. | "Enemy of the World" | 4:02 |
Total length:
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38:13 |
- Bonus tracks
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Listen, Do You Smell Something?" (iTunes exclusive) | 3:37 |
- Special edition bonus tracks
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Bad News Bearz" | 3:15 |
13. | "Tonight We Feel Alive (On a Saturday)" (acoustic) | 4:41 |
14. | "One Step at a Time" (acoustic) | 3:27 |
15. | "Find My Way Back" (acoustic) | 3:31 |
16. | "Wasting Time (Eternal Summer)" (acoustic) | 3:20 |
- It's Not the Size of the 7-inch... It's How You Use It (EP)
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "It Must Really Suck to Be Four Year Strong Right Now" | 3:16 |
2. | "Cavalier" | 3:07 |
Song titles
- "It Must Really Suck to Be Four Year Strong Right Now" comes from a comment made by Scott Heisel of Alternative Press in a review of the Set Your Goals album This Will Be the Death of Us.[19]
- "What the Hell Is a Gigawatt?" is a line from the film Back to the Future.
- "Flannel Is the Color of My Energy" is a reference to the chorus of the 311 song "Amber".
- The title of the bonus track "Listen, Do You Smell Something?" is a line in the film Ghostbusters.
Chart performance
Chart | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200[20] | 47 |
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums[20] | 6 |
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums[20] | 9 |
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums[20] | 10 |
Personnel
- Alan Day – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
- Dan O'Connor – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
- Joe Weiss – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Jackson Massucco – drums, percussion
- Josh Lyford – keyboards, synthesizer, unclean vocals
- Additional personnel
- Jay Pepito (of Reign Supreme) – additional vocals on "What the Hell Is a Gigawatt?"
- Production
- Machine – producer
- John Feldmann – mixing
- Bradon Paddock & Erik Ron – mix assistants
- Joe Gastwirt – mastering
- Will Putney, Machine – engineer
- Clinton Bradley – additional synth programming
- Jeremy Comitas, Bill Purcell – editing/protools
- Pete Wentz – A&R for Decaydance Records
- Shep Goodman – A&R for Universal Motown
- Elizabeth Vago – A&R coordination
- Cliff Rigano – product manager
- Ken Kelly – illustrations
- Joe Spix – art direction & design
References
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- Sources
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External links
- Enemy of the World at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)