Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses

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Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses
Studio album by Atreyu
Released	June 4, 2002
Recorded	Trax East, West West Side Music and Death Tracks
Genre	Metalcore
Length	37:48
Label	Victory Records
Producer	Eric Rachel
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Punknews.org link
Atreyu chronology
Fractures in the Facade of Your Porcelain Beauty (2001) Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses (2002) The Curse (2004) Singles from Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses "Ain't Love Grand" Released: 2002 "Lip Gloss and Black" Released: 2002

Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses is the first full-length album by American metalcore band Atreyu, released on June 4, 2002, under Victory Records. The album featured re-worked versions of the songs "Living Each Day Like You're Already Dead," "Someone's Standing on My Chest" and "Tulips are Better", which originally appeared on the band's 2001 EP, Fractures in the Facade of Your Porcelain Beauty. "Ain't Love Grand" and "Lip Gloss and Black" were released as singles and music videos were also made for these two songs.

The album has sold more than 240,000 copies worldwide (according to March, 2006 Nielsen SoundScan data) and continues to rise.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Limited edition album re-release 3 Credits 3.1 Band line-up 3.2 Additional credits 4 Reception 5 Videography

[edit] Track listing

1. "A Song for the Optimists" – 4:39
2. "Dilated" – 3:34
3. "Ain't Love Grand" – 3:43
4. "Living Each Day Like You're Already Dead" – 2:45
5. "Deanne the Arsonist" – 3:41
6. "Someone's Standing on My Chest" – 4:09
7. "At Least I Know I'm a Sinner" – 3:22
8. "Tulips Are Better" – 3:32
9. "A Vampire's Lament" – 3:19
10. "Lip Gloss and Black" – 5:04

• Lyrics written by Alex Varkatzas.
• Music written by Dan Jacobs, Travis Miguel and Brandon Saller.

[edit] Limited edition album re-release

On February 23, 2004, Victory Records re-released Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses as a "limited edition" with new liner notes from the band. The new version of the album shipped with a bonus DVD. The bonus DVD contained a live concert at the Showcase Theatre, Corona, California held on December 27, 2003, two of the band's music videos and a bonus documentary, as follows:

• "Deanne the Arsonist" (Live Video)
• "Someone's Standing on My Chest" (Live Video)
• "Ain't Love Grand" (Live Video)
• "A Song for the Optimists" (Live Video)
• "Dilated" (Live Video)
• "Lip Gloss and Black" (Live Video)
• "Ain't Love Grand" (Music Video)
• "Lip Gloss and Black" (Music Video)
• Documentary
• Biographies

Only 13,000 copies of the limited edition version of the album were pressed and each copy is numbered in accordance.

[edit] Credits

[edit] Band line-up

• Dan Jacobs - Guitar
• Travis Miguel - Guitar
• Brandon Saller - Drums, Vocals, Melody Arrangement
• Chris Thomson - Bass
• Alex Varkatzas - Vocals, Lyricist

[edit] Additional credits

• Album artwork by Justin Borucki
• Album layout by Paul Miner
• DVD artwork (limited edition only) by Justin Borucki and Clifford Raines
• DVD produced (limited edition only) by Maxx Padilla of Click Vision Productions
• DVD concert footage (limited edition only) provided by Sean Stiegemeier
• Guest vocals on "At Least I Know I'm a Sinner" performed by Efrem Shulz
• Mastered by Alan Douches
• Piano on "Lip Gloss and Black" performed by Jaime Boepple
• Recorded, mixed and produced by Eric Rachel

[edit] Reception

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2004	Top Heatseekers	37
2004	Top Independent Albums	30

[edit] Videography

• "Ain't Love Grand" (2002) (.mov file from victoryrecords.com)
• "Lip Gloss and Black" (2003) (.mov file from victoryrecords.com)

v • d • e Atreyu Dan Jacobs · Travis Miguel · Marc McKnight · Brandon Saller · Alex Varkatzas Brian O'Donnell · Chris Thomson · Kyle Stanley Studio albums Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses · The Curse · A Death-Grip on Yesterday · Lead Sails Paper Anchor EPs Visions · Fractures in the Facade of Your Porcelain Beauty Compilations The Best of... Label(s) Victory Records (2002-2006) · Hollywood Records (US) (2006-) · Roadrunner Records (International) (2006-)