King vs. Queen

The album was originally slated for a fall 2006, but was pushed back. However, before the album's intended release, Victory Records sued Carbon Copy Media (Brighten's then-current label). Directly because of this, Brighten decided to go independent from Victory. On March 20, 2007, King vs. Queen was released to retail stores across the US without the band's knowledge, due to the printing of thousands of CDs by Carbon Copy Media prior to their lawsuit. Once Brighten was made aware of this, the CD was withdrawn from stores. Only a limited number of these CDs are now available.

This CD includes re-recorded songs from the EP Ready When You Are, "Ready When You Are" and "Television".

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original version

"More Vacations" – 2:00
"A Heart Like That" – 2:13
"Ready When You Are" – 3:30
"Treasure Island" – 2:57
"Mr. Mister" – 2:54
"Darling Nicotine" – 4:43
"The Better Way" – 3:48
"Single Millionaires" –2:33
"We Chose the King" – 3:20
"Television" – 4:21
"Cops and Robbers" – 3:05
"Why Oh Why" – 4:52

[edit] Independent release

Following the band's fallout with Victory Records and the album's withdrawal from stores, they decided to release a shorter version independently, selling it at concerts, and later online at SmartPunk. This version features slightly different artwork, and only 9 tracks. The track listing is as follows:

"More Vacations" – 2:00
"Ready When You Are" – 3:30
"Treasure Island" – 2:57
"Darling Nicotine" – 4:43
"The Better Way" – 3:48
"We Chose the King" – 3:20
"Television" – 4:21
"Cops and Robbers" – 3:05
"Why Oh Why" – 4:52

[edit] Trivia

Interestingly, the original version is still for sale on Victory Records' website
Producer Jeff Schneeweis is the solo member of Christian rock band Number One Gun