Foiled

Infobox Album | Name = Foiled
Type = Album
Artist = Blue October


Released = April 4, 2006
Recorded = Spring/Summer 2005
Genre = Alternative rock
Piano rock
Length =
Label = Brando/Universal Records
Producer = David Castell and Justin Furstenfeld
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:vr1m96ooaepc link]
*"Billboard" (favorable) [http://www.billboard.biz/bb/reviews/album_exclusives_article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002383147 link]
*Garage Radio Rating|5|5 [http://www.garageradio.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=250 link]
*IGN rating-10|5.9 [http://music.ign.com/articles/705/705014p1.html link]
Last album = "Argue with a Tree..."
(2004)
This album = "Foiled"
(2006)
Next album = "Foiled for the Last Time" (2007)

"Foiled" is the fifth album by Blue October. The album was certified gold in the United States on August 9, 2006 and on February 22, 2007 was certified platinum. The album is also popular in Canada where it has also achieved platinum status.

The album was recorded during the summer of 2005. Most of the songs on the album are older Blue October and 5591 songs, except for "Into the Ocean" and "Hate Me," which were written in early 2005 while Justin Furstenfeld was living in Los Angeles and recording the early demos for the album. Foiled was originally going to be titled "Beyond the Sadness" and was to be released October 11, 2005. During the fall of 2005 the working title was changed to "Living Just to Watch It All Go By". The eventual album title "Foiled" was coined by Justin and Jeremy Furstenfeld's father Dan Furstenfeld. The title is fitting in that the album's release was delayed (foiled) several times before finally being released on April 4, 2006. Two promotional spin-offs, "Foiled Again", and "Foiled for the Last Time" were released in 2007. "Foiled" was listed at number 150 among Billboard's top 200 albums of 2007.

"Hate Me" is the first single from the album. A video for the song appeared on VH1, and the song peaked at number two on the Modern Rock charts.

The second single "Into the Ocean" was also successful on radio, and the video peaked at number one on VH1.

The track "Congratulations" features guest vocals by Imogen Heap. The track "Into The Ocean" features guest vocals from Zayra Alvarez known best for her appearance on . Other guest singers appear on the song "Overweight" but are not named in the album credits.

"Drilled a Wire Through My Cheek" was also included on the "Saw III" soundtrack and features guest vocals by Kirk Baxley. It is the "heaviest" track on the album due to its lyrics, which carry a masochistic theme.

The version of the album released in Europe contains the bonus tracks "Independently Happy" and "Chameleon Boy", from "Consent to Treatment" and "History for Sale", respectively, but does not contain the hidden track "It's Just Me."

A premium version of the album was released on September 25, 2007, which includes fourteen of the "Live at Stubb's" tracks as well as remixes of "Calling You" and "X-Amount of Words"

Track listing

#"You Make Me Smile" – 4:21
#"She's My Ride Home" – 4:41
#"Into the Ocean" – 3:59
#"What If We Could" – 4:03
#"Hate Me" – 6:20
#"Let It Go" – 4:03
#"Congratulations (feat. Imogen Heap)" – 4:01
#"Overweight" – 4:24
#"X Amount of Words" – 4:14
#"Drilled a Wire Through My Cheek" – 4:32
#"Sound of Pulling Heaven Down" – 4:42
#"Everlasting Friend" – 4:05
#"18th Floor Balcony" – 4:32
#"Independently Happy" - 4:55 *
#"Chameleon Boy" - 5:49 *
#*Contains the hidden track, either "It's Just Me" or "Calling You [07] "

* * - UK bonus tracks, UK version does not include a hidden track.

Certifications

Personnel

*Justin Furstenfeld — vocals, guitar, producer
*Jeremy Furstenfeld — drums
*C.B. Hudson — guitar
*Matt Noveskey — bass
*Ryan Delahoussaye — violin
*Sarah Donaldson — cello
*Zayra Alvarez — vocals on "Into the Ocean" (track 3)
*Imogen Heap — vocals on "Congratulations" (track 7)
*Kirk Baxley — vocals on "Drilled a Wire Through My Cheek" (track 10)
*Jose Alcantar — producer, mixing
*David Castell — producer, mixing
*Phil Kaffel — mixing
*Patrick Leonard — producer, mixing
*Michael Perfitt — mixing
*Chick Reed — producer, mixing
*Joe Spix — art direction, design
*Paul Oakenfold — mixing
*Carmen Rizzo — mixing

References