Exile on Mainstream
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| Compilation album (half studio, half compilation) by Matchbox Twenty | |||||
| Released | October 2, 2007 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative Rock Post-Grunge |
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| Label | Atlantic | ||||
| Producer | Steve Lillywhite Matt Serletic |
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Exile on Mainstream is the fourth album by Matchbox Twenty and is a compilation album featuring six new songs that emerged from a twelve-song recording session in L.A., produced by Steve Lillywhite, and 11 greatest hits songs. The album was released on October 2, 2007, which is only one day over eleven years after their first album, Yourself or Someone Like You was released on October 1, 1996. In the same article, Rob Thomas stated that Paul Doucette, originally the band's drummer, would be playing rhythm guitar due to Adam Gaynor's departure.[1] The album's title is a reference to the Rolling Stones' Exile on Main St. (the track "Disease" was co-written with Mick Jagger).[2]
All six of the new songs on the album were credited to the members of Matchbox Twenty, a first for the group. Prior to this, the songs either were credited to Rob Thomas himself or co-written with various members of the band or in the case of the song "Disease" co-written by Mick Jagger.
The album was available for pre-order on September 4, 2007 from iTunes. The full album was released on VH1's "The Leak" one week prior to release. It leaked onto the Internet on September 28, 2007, four days ahead of the official release date. The album debuted on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart on October 8, 2007 at number-one with sales of 18,199 units.[3] In the U.S., the album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart, selling about 131,000 copies in its first week.[4] The album was released in a USB wristband format as well as the 2 CD edition making them the first band to do so.
The first single, "How Far We've Come", was released on July 16, 2007 and was a success peaking in the top 10 in Australia[5] and the top 20 in the United States.
Paul Doucette announced in mid-October that "These Hard Times" will be released as the album's second single in early 2008. It has already received high downloads on iTunes, charting on Billboard's Pop 100 at #92, and is currently enjoying strong early airplay on the Adult Top 40 format, off the strength of numerous early adds in mid-December before its official release date. In Australia, "All Your Reasons" was released as the second single instead of "These Hard Times", and the single is available on the Australian iTunes Store.
The album has sold 660,319 copies as of June 7, 2008.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Disc 1
- "How Far We've Come" - 3:31
- "I'll Believe You When" - 3:16
- "All Your Reasons" - 2:40
- "These Hard Times" - 3:48
- "If I Fall" - 2:48
- "I Can't Let You Go" - 3:28
- "Come Dancing" iTunes Pre-Order - 3:38
The Best Buy version of the CD has the following bonus tracks, which are also on the "How Far We've Come" CD single:
- "Remedy (Live)" (originally by The Black Crowes)
- "Modern Love (Live)" (originally by David Bowie)
[edit] Disc 2
- "Long Day" - 3:45
- "Push" - 3:57
- "3 A.M." - 3:44
- "Real World" - 3:50
- "Back 2 Good" - 5:37
- "Bent" - 4:17
- "If You're Gone" - 4:34
- "Mad Season" - 5:07
- "Disease" - 3:38
- "Unwell" - 3:57
- "Bright Lights" - 4:01
The UK version comes with all the tracks on the same CD.
[edit] Charts
| Charts (2007) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums Chart | 1 [6] |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 54 [6] |
| Top Canadian Albums | 8 [6] |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 98 [6] |
| German Albums Chart | 28 [6] |
| Irish Albums Chart | 9 [6] |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 2 [6] |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 46 [6] |
| UK Albums Chart | 53 [6] |
| United World Chart | 7 [6] |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 3 [6] |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 |
U.S. Modern Rock |
U.S. Main- stream Rock |
U.S. Adult Top 40 |
U.S. Top 40 Main- stream |
U.S. Pop 100 |
UK | AUS | Album |
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| 2007 | "How Far We've Come" | 11 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 13 | 157 | 7 | Exile On Mainstream |
| 2008 | "All Your Reasons" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | Exile On Mainstream |
| 2008 | "These Hard Times" | 112 | — | — | 7 | 40 | 92 | — | — | Exile On Mainstream |
[edit] References
- ^ matchbox twenty Breaks From 'Exile' With New Tunes
- ^ Matchbox Twenty Exiled (August 14, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
- ^ "Matchbox Twenty Mainstream Tops Mainstream Chart". Undercover. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
- ^ Katie Hasty, "Springsteen Is Boss Of Album Chart With 'Magic'", Billboard.com, October 10, 2007.
- ^ Top 50 Singles Chart
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Matchbox Twenty - Exile On Mainstream worldwide chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
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