Lights and Sounds

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Lights and Sounds
Studio album by Yellowcard
Released	January 24, 2006
Recorded	March - September 2005
Genre	Alternative/Experimental
Length	52:42
Label	Capitol Records
Producer(s)	Neal Avron
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Yellowcard chronology
Ocean Avenue (2003)	Lights and Sounds (2006)	Paper Walls (2007)

Lights and Sounds is Yellowcard's second album under the Capitol record label. It is also the long-awaited follow-up to Yellowcard's multi-platinum 2003 studio release Ocean Avenue. It was originally to be released in fall 2005 (see 2005 in music) and was finally released on January 24, 2006 (see 2006 in music). A special edition of the album issued simultaneously contained a bonus DVD with documentaries, the music video to the title track and live performances

Although it reached #5 on the Billboard 200, Yellowcard's "Lights And Sounds" is considered a commercial failure, with sales of 421,000 to the 2 million sold in Ocean Avenue.

The lead single "Lights And Sounds" reached #4 on the modern rock charts. Capitol intended to boost sales of the album by selecting the second single; however, the follow-up single "Rough Landing, Holly" failed to reach the Top 20 of the rock charts.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus tracks 2 Chart performance 3 Miscellanea

[edit] Track listing

(all songs written by Ryan Key, except where noted otherwise)

1. "Three Flights Up" – 1:23
2. "Lights and Sounds" – 3:28
3. "Down on My Head" – 3:32
4. "Sure Thing Falling" – 3:42
5. "City of Devils" – 4:23
6. "Rough Landing, Holly" – 3:33
7. "Two Weeks From Twenty" (Key, Peter Mosely) – 4:18
8. "Waiting Game" – 4:15
9. "Martin Sheen or JFK" – 3:46
10. "Space Travel" – 3:47
11. "Grey" – 3:00
12. "Words, Hands, Hearts" – 4:24
13. "How I Go" – 4:32
14. "Holly Wood Died" – 4:39

[edit] Bonus tracks

15) "Three Flights Down" - 4:42 [Japanese Bonus Track]

16) "When We're Old Men" - 3:32 [Australian Bonus Track]

[edit] Chart performance

Lights and Sounds became the Yellowcard album with the highest first week sales, and also achieved the highest chart position in the U.S. of any Yellowcard album. It sold over 90,000 copies and debuted at #5. Their previous record, Ocean Avenue, failed to debut within the Top 50 in the U.S. and sold 11,000 copies in its first week. The album also peaked at #4 on the Canadian Top Album Chart, making it Yellowcard's highest debut in Canada. "Lights and Sounds" debuted at #6 in Australia and #11 in New Zealand.

Lights and Sounds - Billboard Top 200
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10
Position	5	24	37	48	48	51

Lights and Sounds - Canadian Top Albums
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10
Position	4	15	31	45

Lights and Sounds - ARIA Top 50 Chart performance:
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10
Position	6	18	44

[edit] Miscellanea

• "City of Devils" was featured in an episode of "One Tree Hill".
• "Lights and Sounds", the lead single of the album has been featured in the video games "Burnout Revenge" and "Burnout Legends."
• "Rough Landing, Holly" is featured in the video game "Flatout 2."