Fast Times at Barrington High

Infobox Album |
Name = Fast Times at Barrington High
Type = Studio album
Artist = The Academy Is...


Released = flagicon|New Zealand August 18, 2008
flagicon|UK August 18, 2008
flagicon|US August 19, 2008
flagicon|Australia August 23, 2008
Recorded = Spring - Summer 2008 at Avatar Studios in New York City, New York
Genre = Indie rock, pop punk
Label = Fueled by Ramen
Decaydance
Atlantic
Producer = S*A*M, SLUGGO
Reviews =

* AbsolutePunk.net (68%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=492641 link]
* allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fwxz9kldfe~T1/ link]
*"Alternative Press" Rating|3|5
* The Album Project Rating|3|5 [http://thealbumproject.net/2008/08/full-review-the-academy-is-fast-times-at-barrington-high/ link]
* "Entertainment Weekly" (B+) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20219224,00.html link]
* IGN rating-10|7.5 [http://music.ign.com/articles/901/901197p1.html link]
* "The New York Times" (favorable) [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/arts/music/18choi.html?_r=1&oref=slogin# link]
* "Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/22214937/review/22664981/fast_times_at_barrington_high link]
*"Spin" Rating|3|5
Last album = "Almost Here"
2005
Last album = "Santi"
(2007)
This album = "Fast Times at Barrington High"
(2008)
Next album =

"Fast Times at Barrington High" is the third studio album by American pop punk band The Academy Is..., released in August 2008.http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/music/blog/2008/06/the_academy_is_ready_to_rock.html "Newsday Article"] [ [http://altpress.com/news/4170.htm Alternative Press Magazine] ] It was produced by S*A*M and SLUGGO. The title refers to the high school William Beckett and Adam Siska went to [http://www.friendsorenemies.com/web/foe/videos/theacademyis/18336891/question-answers-william-sisky-biz/ "FoE back to school video"] , and a play on the title of the 1982 film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". The album cover photo was taken by William Beckett's sister, Courtney Beckett, and shows William sitting on a couch with Naomi, a friend of the band. Other photos from the photo shoot can be found [http://www.cbeckettphotography.com here] .

Pete Wentz posted a blog on his website, saying that he heard the demos for the new album and called them, "Mind blowing. Miles away from where they were." The first single off the album is "About a Girl", which was released on July 15, 2008. Collaborations include Andrew McMahon from Jack's Mannequin; Gabe Saporta, Ryland Blackinton and Alex Suarez from Cobra Starship; and Mason Musso from Metro Station.

The album sold 35,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number 17 on the Billboard 200.

Promotion

The Academy Is... held a contest for releasing new tracks, email addresses were entered on a page off the main website page and 8 winners were selected at random to receive a song off the album and also a call from the band and a free signed copy of "Fast Times". The contest winners were encouraged to post the songs over the internet and the winner with the most song listens would receive a special unknown prize. The album was leaked in its entirety on August 13.

The band performed "About a Girl" and "Summer Hair = Forever Young" on the Vans Warped Tour and their Australian tour with Panic at the Disco and Cobra Starship. Hot Topic released two new The Academy Is... t-shirts, one of which comes with a code for the free download of an acoustic version of "His Girl Friday".

Track listing

#"About a Girl" - 3:30
#"Summer Hair = Forever Young" - 3:39
#"His Girl Friday" - 3:41
#"The Test" - 3:29
#"Rumored Nights" - 3:45
#"Automatic Eyes" - 3:26
#"Crowded Room" - 3:07
#"Coppertone" - 3:18
#"After the Last Midtown Show" - 5:13
#"Beware! Cougar!" - 3:38
#"Paper Chase" - 3:30
#"One More Weekend" - 3:43 [ [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=401321 The Academy Is... Track Listing - News Article - AbsolutePunk.net ] ]

Bonus/Extra tracks

*"Every Burden Has a Version" * - 4:08
*"Sodium" * - 3:46
*"About a Girl" (Acoustic version) * - 3:22
*"His Girl Friday" (Acoustic version) ** - 3:42"*iTunes bonus track"
"**Hot Topic download"

Contributions

* Gabe Saporta (Cobra Starship) - Additional vocals on "Crowded Room".
*Mason Musso (Metro Station) - Additional vocals on "Crowded Room".
* Andrew McMahon (Jack's Mannequin) - Piano on "After The Last Midtown Show".
* Ryland Blackinton (Cobra Starship) - Additional vocals on "About A Girl".
* Alex Suarez (Cobra Starship) - Additional vocals on "His Girl Friday".
* Blake Healy (Metro Station) - Piano on "His Girl Friday" and "Summer Hair = Forever Young".

External links

*cite web | title=The Academy Is... Official Website | url=http://www.theacademyis.com/| accessmonthday=April 27 | accessyear=2008
*cite web | title=The Academy Is... Livejournal | url=http://community.livejournal.com/theacademyis| accessmonthday=April 27 | accessyear=2008
*cite web | title=Newsday article | url=http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/music/blog/2008/06/the_academy_is_ready_to_rock.html|
*cite web | title=Buzznet Warped 08 interview part 1 | url=http://buzzbot.buzznet.com/user/video/3253961/william-beckett-he-cut-hair/| accessmonthday=June 28 | accessyear=2008
*cite web | title=Buzznet Warped 08 interview part 2 | url=http://buzzbot.buzznet.com/user/video/3254021/william-beckett-new-record-s/| accessmonthday=June 28 | accessyear=2008
*cite web | title=Pete Wentz's Blog Post | url=http://www.friendsorenemies.com/web/foe/journals/clandestine/entry/2665741/| accessmonthday=July 11 | accessyear=2008

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