We Don't Need to Whisper

We Don't Need to Whisper
Studio album by Angels & Airwaves
Released	May 20, 2006
Recorded	2005–2006 at Never Pants Ranch and Studio 606
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	49:48
Label	Geffen
Producer	Tom DeLonge, Danny Lohner
Angels & Airwaves chronology
We Don't Need to Whisper (2006) I-Empire (2007)
Singles from Angels & Airwaves
"The Adventure" Released: May 18, 2006 "It Hurts" Released: July 24, 2006 "Do It for Me Now" Released: July 24, 2006 "The War" Released: October 27, 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Alternative Press	[2]
IGN	[3]
Kerrang!
Rocklouder	[4]

We Don't Need to Whisper is the debut album by American rock band Angels & Airwaves. It was released on May 20, 2006 in Australia, on May 22 in the UK, and on May 23 in North America.

The album drew mixed reactions from critics, with a Metacritic average of 53 ^[5] and received a nomination for the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist, but lost to Avenged Sevenfold.

We Don't Need to Whisper was certified Gold in Canada (50,000 copies) in 3 days. It was certified Silver in the UK (60,000 copies) and sold over 127,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. A large number of fans pre-ordered the album, which greatly increased the debut sales.

As of August 16, 2008, the album has sold over 550,000 copies in the US alone. As of July 2007, it has sold over 800,000 copies worldwide.^[6]

Making of the album

The album's roots can be traced back to the Blink-182 writing sessions that began whilst on tour in 2004, in preparation for a new Blink-182 album. When Tom DeLonge departed Blink-182 in February 2005, he used some of these demos as foundations for Angels & Airwaves songs. Regarding DeLonge's decision to use these ideas, Mark Hoppus stated in 2006 that:^[7]

“

There were some cool songs started in those dressing rooms. After Tom quit, our old manager called and said that he was going to take some of the ideas that we had started on the tour and re-record them for Tom’s new band. When the Angels and Airwaves record came out, I was actually excited to hear what had become of those ideas. There were some great beginnings in those demos. I was really disappointed in what became of them, though, for the same reasons I mentioned above. I thought they would have made great blink-182 songs, but something got lost in the translation.

”

For the rest of 2005, Tom and his new bandmates wrote and recorded all of the songs on this album at his home studio.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Tom DeLonge, all music composed by Angels & Airwaves.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Valkyrie Missile"	6:39
2.	"Distraction"	5:36
3.	"Do It for Me Now"	4:33
4.	"The Adventure"	5:12
5.	"A Little's Enough"	4:45
6.	"The War"	5:07
7.	"The Gift"	5:02
8.	"It Hurts"	4:14
9.	"Good Day"	4:30
10.	"Start the Machine"	4:11
Total length:		49:48

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Length
11.	"The Adventure" (Live from Whispers Studio)	6:04

Wal-Mart bonus track
No.	Title	Length
11.	"It Hurts" (Live from FUSE 7th Ave. Drop)	4:21

UK bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"The Machine"	3:42
12.	"Do It for Me Now" (Live from FUSE 7th Ave. Drop)	4:39

International bonus track
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Do It for Me Now" (Live from FUSE 7th Ave. Drop)	4:39

Personnel

• Tom DeLonge – vocals, rhythm guitar
• David Kennedy – lead guitar
• Ryan Sinn – bass
• Atom Willard – drums

Release history

Country	Release date
Australia	20 May 2006
South Korea	22 May 2006
United Kingdom
Canada	23 May 2006
United States

Charts

Album Chart (2006) Peak position U.S. Billboard 200 4 Canadian Albums Chart 3 Australian Albums Chart 8 Austrian Albums Chart 30 German Albums Chart 18 Dutch Albums Chart 62 UK Albums Chart 6 Irish Albums Chart 23 New Zealand Albums Chart 29 French Albums Chart 82 Singles Year Single Chart Position 2006 "The Adventure" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 55 U.S. Modern Rock Tracks 5 U.S. Pop 100 51 UK Singles Chart 20 Irish Singles Chart 47 German Singles Chart 82 "It Hurts" UK Singles Chart 59 "Do It for Me Now" Modern Rock Tracks 21 "The War" Modern Rock Tracks 21

Certifications Country Certification Provider Sales Canada Gold CRIA 50,000+ United Kingdom Silver BPI 60,000+ United States Gold RIAA 550,000+

Awards and nominations

• The album was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Effects and Best Editing for "The Adventure" music video They also won MTV's Woodie of the Year in 2007.

• "The Adventure" won the award for Song of the Year at the 2006 San Diego Awards.

Artwork

• Shilo

External links

• Angels and Airwaves' official website
• Angels and Airwaves' official MySpace
• The Angels and Airwaves Movement dedicated to the message of the band
• Original promotional trailer for We Don't Need to Whisper and AVA documetary

References

1. ^ We Don't Need to Whisper at Allmusic
2. ^ Alternative Press review
3. ^ IGN Music review
4. ^ Rocklouder review
5. ^ Metacritic Review: We Don't Need to Whisper
6. ^ GE and mtvU Award M.I.T. Students with $25,000 Eco-Grant | HULIQ
7. ^ http://postblink.com/2006/08/14/mark-hoppus-interview-with-b182com/