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Commit This to Memory Studio album by Motion City Soundtrack Released June 7, 2005 Genre Pop punk, indie rock, emo Length 39:19 Label Epitaph Producer Mark Hoppus Professional reviews The reviews parameter has been deprecated. Please move reviews into the “Reception” section of the article. See Moving reviews into article space.
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Motion City Soundtrack chronology I Am the Movie
(2003)Commit This to Memory
(2005)Even if It Kills Me
(2007)Singles from Commit This to Memory - "Everything is Alright"
Released: 2005 - "Hold Me Down"
Released: 2006 - "L.G. Fuad"
Released: 2006
Alternative cover Alternative cover for the Deluxe Edition re-releaseCommit This to Memory is the second studio album by American pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack. The album was produced by Blink-182 and +44 singer-bassist Mark Hoppus. It was released through Epitaph Records on June 7, 2005.[4] A deluxe edition of the album was released on June 20, 2006, including an additional track and a DVD which contained five music videos, a live show and "Hooray for the Madness," a documentary directed by Shane Nelson. The original release peaked at #72 on the Billboard 200,[5] after leaking months before, just a day after final mixing.[6] The album title comes from a lyric in the song "Hangman".
Contents
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Motion City Soundtrack.
Commit This to Memory No. Title Length 1. "Attractive Today" 1:42 2. "Everything Is Alright" 3:26 3. "When You're Around" 2:51 4. "Resolution" 3:48 5. "Feel Like Rain" 3:34 6. "Make Out Kids" 3:04 7. "Time Turned Fragile" 4:15 8. "L.G. FUAD (also known as "Let's Get Fucked Up And Die")" 3:06 9. "Better Open The Door" 3:00 10. "Together We'll Ring In The New Year" 2:13 11. "Hangman" 2:51 12. "Hold Me Down" 5:19 Bonus Tracks No. Title Length 1. "Invisible Monsters [7]" 3:55 Re-issue
The band released a deluxe edition of the album in mid-2006.[8] The new version featured a bonus track originally featured on the Japanese edition (Invisible Monsters) and a bonus DVD featuring previously unreleased material, including a Documentary "Hooray for the Madness" directed by Shane Nelson and a live performance from the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It also features all four of the bands' music videos up to that point: "My Favorite Accident," "The Future Freaks Me Out," "Everything is Alright," and "Hold Me Down". The band also filmed a video for "L.G. FUAD" (Let's Get Fucked Up and Die) specifically for this release.
Appearances in popular culture
After its release, many of the album's singles were used heavily in films and trailers.
- The song "Everything is Alright" was used for the trailer for the 2006 film Accepted and the 2009 film 17 Again, as well as the 2005 remake of Bad News Bears.
- The song "Everything is Alright" was included in the soundtrack for the video game MLB 06: The Show.
- The song "Everything is Alright" was in the 2006 game Saints Row.
- The song "Better Open the Door" was included in the soundtrack for the 2006 film John Tucker Must Die.
Personnel
Band
- Justin Pierre - Lead vocals, guitar
- Joshua Cain - Guitar, vocals
- Jesse Johnson - Moog, keyboard
- Matt Taylor - Bass, percussion, piano, vocals
- Tony Thaxton - Drums
Additional musicians
- Patrick Stump - Guest vocals on "Everything Is Alright"
- Robb MacLean - Vocals
- Patrick Carrie - Vocals
- Mark Hoppus - Vocals on "Hangman"
Production
- Mark Hoppus - Producer, guest vocals on "Hangman"
- Tom Baker - Mastering
- Tom Lord-Alge - Mixing
- Mark Trombino - Mixing
- Ryan Hewitt - Producer, engineer
Design
- Nick Pritchard - Artwork, design
- Bryan Sheffield - Photography
Documentary Crew
- Producer & Director: Shane Nelson
- Director of Photography: Randy Smith
- Edited by: Justin Staggs & Shane Nelson
- Videography by: Cole Koehler / Justin Staggs / Duane Hauser / Shane Nelson
- Cinematography: Bo Hakala & Shane Nelson
- Production Audio: Andrew Stewart
- Assistant Camera: Maria Juranic
- Production Assistants: John Schmit & Brandon Mathews
- Still Images: Brandon Mathews & Shane Nelson
- 7Th St. Personnel: Nate Kranz & Matt Lindquist
- Post Production Edit Mix : Jeff Deeth
Chart performance
Year Chart Provider(s) Position 2005 US Billboard 200[9] Billboard 72 2005 Independent Albums[10] Billboard 2 References
- ^ "Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory"last=Kohli". AbsolutePunk. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=106408. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Commit This to Memory > Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r743038. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ Jagernauth, Kevin. "Motion City Soundtrack: Commit This to Memory". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/m/motioncitysoundtrack-commit.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
- ^ Epitaph Records: Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory
- ^ "Artist Albums Chart History for Motion City Soundtrack". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=515278&model.vnuAlbumId=954481. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ^ "This Is For Real: A Conversation with Tony Thaxton of Motion City Soundtrack". Pop-Zap.com. http://www.pop-zap.com/conversations/this-is-for-real-a-conversation-with-tony-thaxton-motion-city-soundtrack. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ^ Official ASCAP Title Registration - http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=MOTION%20CITY%20SOUNDTRACK&search_in=a&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1
- ^ Epitaph Records: Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory (Deluxe Edition)
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3059727&cdi=8372538&cid=07%2F23%2F2005
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=326&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Independent+Albums&ci=3077612&cdi=9028932&cid=09%2F02%2F2006
External links
- MotionCitySoundtrack.com Official Website
- Information on the Deluxe Edition
- Hooray for the Madness on IMDB
Justin Pierre · Joshua Cain · Tony Thaxton · Matthew Taylor · Jesse Johnson
Sidney Burgdorf · Matt Potocnik · Joel Habedank · Austin Lindstrom · Andy Gruhn · Andy Whitney · Joe SkinnerStudio albums EPs Split EPs Singles "Promenade/Carolina" · "The Future Freaks Me Out" · "My Favorite Accident" · "Everything Is Alright" · "Hold Me Down" · "L.G. Fuad" · "Broken Heart" · "This Is for Real" · "It Had to Be You" · "Fell In Love Without You (Acoustic)" · "Disappear" · "Her Words Destroyed My Planet" · "A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)"Related articles Categories:- Motion City Soundtrack albums
- 2005 albums
- Epitaph Records albums
- Albums produced by Mark Hoppus
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