Mayday Parade (album)

Mayday Parade
Studio album by Mayday Parade
Released	October 4, 2011
Recorded	February 24–April 17, 2011 at Panacea, FL
Genre	Pop rock, alternative rock, indie rock, emo
Length	45:24
Label	ILG, Fearless, East West, MDP
Producer	Zack Odom, Kenneth Mount
Mayday Parade chronology
Valdosta (2011) Mayday Parade (2011)
Singles from Mayday Parade
"Oh Well, Oh Well" Released: August 1, 2011 "When You See My Friends" Released: September 9, 2011

Mayday Parade is the third studio album by American rock band Mayday Parade. It was released through Independent Label Group on October 4, 2011. The track list was revealed on July 6, 2011.^[1]

The album debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200, reportedly selling over 26,800 copies in its first week^[2], becoming the band's highest charted album to date.

Background and development

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Absolute Punk	80%[3]
Alter The Press !	[4]
Common Revolt	(Positive)[5]
Inspirer Magazine	[6]
Mind Equals Brown	[7]
Pup Fresh	[8]
Rain City Ambience	[9]
Sputnikmusic	[10]
Rockfreaks.net	[11]

The album was written by the band during early 2011 at a beach house in Panacea, Florida.^[12] They began recording with Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount on February 24, 2011 and the record was reportedly completed "[the band's] way," not "someone else's way," on April 17.^[13]

Due to the poor response toward their second album's many co-writers, this album was written solely by the band members. Derek Sanders has stated that they tried to keep all the sounds live and organic during the recording process, including bringing in a real string section.^[14]

The album's 12 tracks were whittled down from an alleged 16-17 originally written songs. It was also announced that ILG would be releasing the album.^[15]

The first song off the album "Oh Well, Oh Well" was streamed on Alt Press on July 27. The song was officially released on iTunes on August 1, 2011.^[16] The second single, "When You See My Friends," was released on September 8, 2011.

Track listing

• All songs written by Mayday Parade.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Oh Well, Oh Well"	4:49
2.	"No Heroes Allowed"	3:34
3.	"When You See My Friends"	3:34
4.	"You're Dead Wrong"	3:59
5.	"Priceless"	3:18
6.	"Stay"	3:34
7.	"Call Me Hopeless, But Not Romantic"	3:29
8.	"A Shot Across the Bow"	3:45
9.	"Everything's an Illusion"	3:27
10.	"I'd Rather Make Mistakes Than Nothing at All"	3:45
11.	"Without the Bitter the Sweet Isn't as Sweet"	3:32
12.	"Happy Endings Are Stories That Haven't Ended Yet"	4:38
Total length:		45:24

iTunes Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"When You See My Friends" (acoustic version)	3:25
14.	"Oh Well, Oh Well" (acoustic version)	4:43
Total length:		53:32

Song notes

"Happy Endings Are Stories that Haven't Ended Yet" is a quote by Jane Smith, played by Angelina Jolie, from the 2005 action film Mr. & Mrs. Smith, much like how "Champagne's for Celebrating (I'll Have a Martini)", from their debut album, was a quote by John Smith, played by Brad Pitt, from the same movie.

Personnel

Mayday Parade

• Derek Sanders – lead vocals, keyboard
• Jake Bundrick – vocals, drums
• Alex Garcia – lead guitar
• Brooks Betts – rhythm guitar
• Jeremy Lenzo – vocals, bass guitar

Production

• Zack Odom - production, engineer
• Kenneth Mount - production, engineer
• Daniel Korneff - mixing

Artwork

• Jerrod Landon Porter - design, illustrations

References

1. ^ Beringer, Drew. "Mayday Release Date". AbsolutePunk.net. http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2347952. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
2. ^ "This week in numbers: Mayday Parade sells over 26K, Blessthefall lands at #32, Jack's Mannequin sells 31K!". http://grafwall.indiestar.tv/2011/10/this-week-in-numbers-mayday-parade.html.+2011-10-14. http://grafwall.indiestar.tv/. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
3. ^ "Mayday Parade - Mayday Parade - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2470692. Retrieved 14 October 2011. 
4. ^ Marshman, Chris. "Album Review - Mayday Parade". alterthepress.com. http://www.alterthepress.com/2011/10/album-review-mayday-parade-mayday.html. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
5. ^ Stack, Katrina. "Album Review - Mayday Parade: Self Titled". CommonRevolt.com. http://commonrevolt.com/post/10898443390. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
6. ^ Young, Morgan. "Mayday Parade's Self-Titled - Album Review". Inspirer Magazine. http://www.inspirer.nu/news/2011/10/4/mayday-parades-self-titled-album-review.html. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
7. ^ Testa, Jacob. "Mayday Parade: Mayday Parade". Inspirer Magazine. http://mindequalsblown.net/2011/10/mayday-parade-mayday-parade/. Retrieved 9 October 2011. 
8. ^ "[Review Mayday Parade 2011"]. pupfresh.com. http://pupfresh.com/post/9716106471. Retrieved 13 October 2011. 
9. ^ Lifschitz, Dan. "Album Review - Mayday Parade: Mayday Parade". Rain City Ambience. http://www.raincityambience.com/frontend/view_section/review/69. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 
10. ^ Taylor, Brandon. "Mayday Parade's Mayday Parade (Self-Titled) - Album Review". http://sputnikmusic.com/review/45983/Mayday-Parade-Mayday-Parade. Retrieved 10 October 2011. 
11. ^ Larsen, Tim. "Mayday Parade - Mayday Parade album review". http://www.rockfreaks.net/albums/4334. Retrieved 20 October 2011. 
12. ^ Bundrick, Jake. "Writing Blog Update 1". MaydayParade.com. http://www.maydayparade.com/blog/writing-blog-update-1/. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
13. ^ Bundrick, Jake. "Twitter / @ JakeMaydaP". Twitter.com. http://twitter.com/#%21/JakeMaydayP/status/59672622815916032. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
14. ^ "PropertyOfZack Interview : : Mayday Parade". PropertyOfZack. http://propertyofzack.com/post/5339789774/propertyofzack-interview-mayday-parade. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
15. ^ "Interview: Derek Sanders (Mayday Parade)". IndiependentMusic.com. http://www.indiependentmusic.net/2011/07/interview-derek-sanders-mayday-parade/. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
16. ^ Heisel, Scott. "Exclusive Stream: Mayday Parade’s “Oh Well, Oh Well”". Alternative Press. http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/exclusive_stream_mayday_parades_oh_well_oh_well/. Retrieved 20 August 2011.