So Long, Astoria

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So Long, Astoria
Studio album by The Ataris
Released	March 4, 2003
Recorded	August 19 to November 1, 2002 at Ocean Studios, Burbank, California; Grandmaster, Hollywood, California and Orange Whip Studios, Santa Barbara, California
Genre	Rock
Length	48:55
Label	Columbia Records
Producer(s)	Lou Giordano
Professional reviews
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The Ataris chronology
All You Can Ever Learn Is What You Already Know (2002)	So Long, Astoria (2003)	Live at the Metro (2004)

So Long, Astoria is an album released by The Ataris on March 4, 2003. The album's title song alludes to the 1985 film The Goonies, which is set in Astoria, Oregon.

This is The Ataris' first album on Columbia Records, having previously been signed to independent punk label Kung Fu Records. The album has gone 4X platinum.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Kris Roe, except where noted.

1. "So Long, Astoria" – 3:22
2. "Takeoffs and Landings" – 3:56
3. "In This Diary" – 3:54
4. "My Reply" – 4:14
5. "Unopened Letter to the World" – 2:38
6. "The Saddest Song" – 4:15
7. "Summer '79" – 3:57
8. "The Hero Dies In This One" (Roe, Mike Davenport, John Collura and Chris Knapp) – 4:07
9. "All You Can Ever Learn Is What You Already Know" (Roe, Davenport, Collura and Knapp) – 3:31
10. "The Boys of Summer" (Michael Campbell and Don Henley) – 4:18
11. "Radio #2" – 3:20 (featuring backing vocals by Mike Herrera of MxPx)
12. "Looking Back on Today" – 3:53
13. "Eight of Nine" – 3:30
14. "I Won't Spend Another Night Alone" – 3:50 (hidden track)
15. "The Saddest Song (Acoustic)" – 4:09 (hidden track)

So Long, Astoria (song) is an obvious tribute to the 1980's hit movie "The Goonies".

The Ataris
Kristopher Roe | John Collura | Paul Carabello | Angus Cooke | Bob Hoag | Sean Hansen | Shane Chickeles
Previous Members
Jasin Thomason | Marko 72 | Derrick Plourde | Patrick Riley | Marco Peña | Mike Davenport | Chris Knapp
Discography
Studio Albums & EPs: Anywhere but Here | Look Forward to Failure | Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits | Let It Burn | End Is Forever | All You Can Ever Learn Is What You Already Know | So Long, Astoria | Welcome the Night
Live Albums: Live at the Metro
Singles: San Dimas High School Football Rules | Teenage Riot | Summer Wind Was Always Our Song | In This Diary | The Boys of Summer | The Saddest Song
DVDs: Live at Capitol Milling
Record Labels
Columbia Records | Kung Fu Records | Fat Wreck Chords