Scars & Souvenirs

Infobox Album
Name = Scars & Souvenirs
Type = Album
Artist = Theory of a Deadman


Released = April 1 2008
Recorded = 2007
Genre = Alternative rock Post-grunge Hard rock
Length = 46:11
Label = 604 Records
Roadrunner Records
Producer = Howard Benson
Reviews =
*Allmusic: Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gzfoxzwjldfe link]

*TuneLab Music: Rating-10|7.5
Last album = "Gasoline" (2005)
This album = "Scars & Souvenirs"
(2008)
Next album = TBA
Misc = Singles
Name = Scars & Souvenirs
Type = studio
single 1 = So Happy
single 1 date = February 11, 2008 (U.S., CAN)
single 2 = Bad Girlfriend
single 2 date = May 14, 2008 (U.S., CAN)
single 3 = All or Nothing
single 3 date = June 2, 2008 (CAN)

"Scars & Souvenirs" is the third album by Canadian band Theory of a Deadman, and was released on April 1st, 2008.The first single from it, "So Happy" was released to radio on February 11th and can be listened to on their MySpace page while "By The Way" and "Bad Girlfriend" were released on the band's official website on March 10th, 2008. "All or Nothing" was released on June 2nd as a single for adult and Hot AC radio. Robin Diaz and Chris Daughtry guest star on the album. The title of the album comes from a line in the song "By the Way". The band confirmed on May 14, 2008 that the next single to be released in the US and Canada was "Bad Girlfriend", on rock stations only. The song has been, as of Monday, September 8, 2008, "Bad Girlfriend" is Theory of a Deadman's first single to reach Number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Chart.

Tracklisting

#"So Happy" - 4:11 (featuring backing vocals by Brent Smith of Shinedown)
#"By the Way"- 3:35 (featuring backing vocals by Robin Diaz and Chris Daughtry)
#"Got It Made" - 3:14
#"Not Meant to Be" - 3:33
#"Crutch" - 3:16
#"All or Nothing" - 3:30
#"Heaven (Little by Little)" - 4:19
#"Bad Girlfriend" - 3:25
#"Hate My Life" - 3:10
#"Little Smirk" - 3:31
#"End of the Summer" - 3:30
#"Wait for Me" - 4:03
#"Sacrifice" - 2:54
#"Great Pretender" - 3:42 (iTunes, Zune and Amazon Exclusive)
#"Shadow" - 3:48 (iTunes, Zune and Amazon Exclusive)
#"So Happy (Acoustic)" - 4:10 (iTunes, Zune and Amazon Exclusive)

Reception

Reviews for the album have been mixed. The album debuted at Number 10 on Billboard Top Rock Albums, Number 8 on Billboard Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums, Number 1 on Billboard Top Hard Rock albums, and Number 26 on the Billboard 200. The album has so far been more successful than the band's previous albums; this may be due to the popularity of the lead single "So Happy".

As of October 18, 2008, the album has sold 188,926 copies in the US.

Chart positions

External links

* [http://www.theoryofadeadman.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/ Record Label Website]
*http://www.604records.com/