Swan Songs (Hollywood Undead album)

Swan Songs
Studio album by Hollywood Undead
Released	September 2, 2008 (see release history)
Recorded	January - May 2008 Hammer & Sickle Studios Hollywood, California Castle Renholdër Laurel Canyon, California Perfect Circle Studios Hollywood, California NRG Studios North Hollywood, California
Genre	Rap rock, alternative hip hop, rap metal, crunkcore, alternative rock
Length	49:25
Label	Octone, Polydor
Producer	Danny Lohner Don Gilmore Hollywood undead
Hollywood Undead chronology
Hollywood Undead (2007) Swan Songs (2008) Swan Songs B-Sides EP (2009)
Singles from Swan Songs
"No. 5" Released: August 19, 2008 "Undead" Released: August 26, 2008 "Young" Released: April 13, 2009 "Everywhere I Go" Released: July 29, 2009 "Black Dahlia" Released: 2010

"No. 5" redirects here. For the Jackson Pollock painting, see No. 5, 1948.

Swan Songs is the debut album by Hollywood Undead, released through Octone Records. The album was released on September 2, 2008.^[1] "Everywhere I Go" was the first single to be released, it was a web single and was available for download only on iTunes.^[2] The band released four music videos for four songs on the album, "No.5", "Undead", "Young", and "Everywhere I Go"^[2] When purchased through Amazon.com and at some other retailers, the album includes a bonus track and an option to unlock music videos.^[1] Swan Songs is the only studio album to feature vocalist Deuce, excluding the half-studio album Desperate Measures.

Overview

Swan Songs was supposed to be released on the band's original label, MySpace Records in 2007, however it was postponed by the record label when they requested to have some of the songs removed and others censored. The band declined and switched labels to Octone which wouldn't require them to censor their songs.^[3] The album peaked at #12 on the Billboard 200 and sold 41,000 copies on its debut week.^[4] Swan Songs was released by Polydor Records on May 18, 2009 in the United Kingdom with two bonus tracks.^[5] After 64 weeks, the album fell off of the Billboard Top 200, but returned four weeks later at #154. Swan Songs ended up spending 76 weeks in total on the Billboard 200 . On July 28, 2009, it was certified gold by the RIAA.^[6][7] The album has sold over 950,000 copies, and is approaching the Platinum sales mark.

The song "Undead" is featured in the video game Madden NFL 09.^[2] The song "Young" is featured as downloadable content for Rock Band 2.^[8]

According to an e-mail sent out to fans from the official website April 4, 2011, the album has been re-released on iTunes as a Collector's Edition. This features all the tracks available on the original Swan Songs plus Swan Songs B-Sides EP, Swan Songs Rarities EP, and the Black Dahlia Remixes ep.

Reception

Critical

• Allmusic link
• Artistdirect link
• Rock Sound ^[9]
• Sputnikmusic link

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Hollywood Undead. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Undead"	4:25
2.	"Sell Your Soul"	3:14
3.	"Everywhere I Go"	3:30
4.	"No Other Place"	3:17
5.	"No. 5"	3:05
6.	"Young"	3:16
7.	"Black Dahlia"	3:46
8.	"This Love, This Hate"	3:57
9.	"Bottle and a Gun"	3:22
10.	"California"	3:17
11.	"City"	3:34
12.	"The Diary"	4:35
13.	"Pimpin'"	3:07
14.	"Paradise Lost"	3:11
Total length:		49:25

Collector's Edition
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Pain*"	2:41
16.	"The Natives*"	3:40
17.	"Knife Called Lust*"	2:59
18.	"The Loss*"	3:15
19.	"Bitches†"	3:30
20.	"The Kids†"	3:01
21.	"Circles†"	3:33
22.	"Black Dahlia§" (Buffalo Bill remix)	3:50
23.	"Black Dahlia§" (Lo Fidelity Allstars remix)	4:32
24.	"Black Dahlia§" (The Pharmacy remix)	3:46
Total length:		84:27

• *off of Swan Songs B-Sides EP
• †off of Swan Songs Rarities EP
• §off of Black Dahlia Remixes

Personnel

Credits for Swan Songs adapted from Allmusic.^[10]

Musicians

Hollywood Undead Charlie Scene - vocals, lead guitar,rhythm guitar Da Kurlzz – drums, percussion, screams, vocals Deuce - clean vocals,Bass guitar Funny Man – vocals J-Dog – rhythm guitar,lead guitar, vocals, screams Johnny 3 Tears – vocals,keyboards, synthesizer Production hollywood undead (the band) - production Don Gilmore - production Danny Lohner - engineering, production Billy Howerdel - engineering Mark Kiczula - assistant Ben Grosse - mixing Jonas Åkerlund - art direction, photography Jason Goad - illustrations Fox Phelps - assistant Charts Weekly charts Chart (2008) Peak position Weeks on chart UK Albums Chart[11] 35 21 US Top Alternative Albums][12] 1 55 US Top Digital Albums[12] 2 31 US Top Hard Rock Albums[12] 1 56 US Top Rock Albums[12] 1 42 Chart (2011) Peak position Weeks on chart US Top Catalog Albums[12] 8 11 Release history Region Date Label Format Catalog Ref United States September 2, 2008 A&M/Octone CD, Digital download 001133102 [13] CD with Bonus Tracks 001199002 [14] Japan May 6, 2009 CD, Digital download B001133102 [15] European Union May 18, 2009 Polydor Group B002436WEE [16] Germany July 31, 2009 A&M/Octone European Union December 1, 2009 Polydor Group Vinyl B002M81UA2 [17] External links Official band website References ^ a b "Swan Songs: Hollywood Undead". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Swan-Songs-Hollywood-Undead/dp/B001CK04N0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1217830321&sr=1-1. Retrieved 2008-08-05.  ^ a b c "Hollywood Undead Official Website". Hollywoodundead.com. http://hollywoodundead.com/. Retrieved 2008-08-09.  ^ "ARTISTdirect Interview: Hollywood Undead". Artistdirect.com. http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4759880,00.html. Retrieved 2008-09-02.  ^ "Young Jeezy Nets Second Album Chart-Topper.". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003848166. Retrieved 2008-09-13.  ^ http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/9553930/Swan-Songs/Product.html ^ Hollywood Undead debut album Swan Songs goes gold, new Desperate Measures: CD/DVD out 10/27 | The Audio Perv ^ Hollywood Undead's A&M/Octane Debut Swan Songs Certified Gold @ Top40-Charts.com - 40 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 25 Countries ^ Official song listing for the Rock Band series. ^ Lewis, Faye (June 2009). "Hollywood Undead – Swan Songs." Rock Sound (123): 83. ISSN 1465-0185. ^ "Overview: Swan Songs - Hollywood Undead". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/album/swan-songs-r1420506/credits. Retrieved March 30, 2011.  ^ "Chart Stats - - Swan Songs". Chart Stats. May 30, 2009. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=48134. Retrieved July 31, 2011.  ^ a b c d e "Swan Songs - Hollywood Undead". Nielsen SoundScan. Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/hollywood-undead/swan-songs/1337999. Retrieved May 15, 2011.  ^ "Overview: Swan Songs - Hollywood Undead". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1420506. Retrieved May 15, 2011.  ^ "Overview: Swan Songs (Bonus Tracks) - Hollywood Undead". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1685761. Retrieved May 15, 2011.  ^ "Swan Songs (CD) - Hollywood Undead - HMV Online Shopping & Information Site". HMV Online Japan. http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/2767484. Retrieved May 15, 2011.  ^ "Swan Songs: Hollywood Undead: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon (UK). http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002436WEE. Retrieved May 15, 2011.  ^ "American Tragedy (Deluxe Edition): Hollywood Undead: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon (UK). http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004QHBMZK. Retrieved May 15, 2011.