Big Bad World

Big Bad World
Studio album by Plain White T's
Released September 23, 2008
Genre Pop rock
Length 33:57
Label Hollywood
Plain White T's chronology
Every Second Counts
(2006)		 Big Bad World
(2008)		 Wonders of the Younger
(2010)
Singles from Big Bad World
  1. "Natural Disaster[1]"
    Released: August 8, 2008
  2. "1, 2, 3, 4"
    Released: December, 2008

Big Bad World is the fifth album by Plain White T's. It was released on September 23, 2008 by Hollywood Records.[2] To promote the album, the Plain White T's launched a few webisodes, which together form the series Meet Me in California.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Tom Higgenson, except for when noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Big Bad World" (Higgenson, Chris Tompkins) 3:07
2. "Natural Disaster" (Higgenson, Ian Kirkpatrick, Tim Lopez, Mike Retondo) 3:40
3. "Serious Mistake"   3:32
4. "Rainy Day" (Higgenson, Tompkins) 3:11
5. "1, 2, 3, 4"   3:18
6. "That Girl"   3:07
7. "Sunlight" (Higgenson, Lopez, Reed Calhoun) 3:50
8. "I Really Want You"   2:58
9. "Meet Me in California" (Higgenson, Tompkins) 3:34
10. "Someday" (Higgenson, Lopez, Evan Frankfort) 3:40
Total length:
 33:57
Bonus Track
No. Title Length
11. "Love at 10th Sight" (UK/iTunes Bonus Track) 2:59
12. "I Get Screwed" (iTunes Bonus Track) 3:02

Personnel

Bonus

The clothing store Aéropostale started selling the album. Buying it from there includes a limited edition Plain White T's t-shirt; also trying on a pair of jeans there gets you a code to type on Aeropostale's website for a free song download titled "Love at 10th Sight". This was also done with the latest Fall Out Boy album to increase awareness of the Aero brand. The free download is no longer available due to it being limited until midnight of the album release.[1]

The single "Natural Disaster" is featured as downloadable content for the Rock Band series.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com [3]
AbsolutePunk.net (24%)[4]
Allmusic [5]
Blender
Entertainment Weekly (B)[6]
Kerrang!
PopMatters (1/10)[7]
Rocklouder! [8]

The album received mixed reviews, with The Album Project giving the album a score of 2/5 and saying; "the new Plain White T's seem to be making music with the intention of not simply becoming a one hit wonder ("Hey There Delilah") and "making it big" but in the process have watered down everything."[9] AbsolutePunk.net reviewer Chris Fallon gave the album a score of only 24%, saying "the band continues their steep decline by writing some of the cheesiest, most gimmicky songs even Kidz Bop wouldn't consider covering".[4] AbsolutePunk later lampooned the record by claiming that album had sold 10 million copies, as their April Fool's Day joke of 2009.[10]

References

  1. ^ http://www.plainwhitets.com/#/news/
  2. ^ Big Bad World Amazon.
  3. ^ Lamb, Bill. "- Big Bad World Review". http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/bigbadworld.htm. Retrieved June 27, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b Fallon, Chris (September 21, 2008). "Plain White T's - Big Bad World". AbsolutePunk.net. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=562911. Retrieved September 23, 2008. 
  5. ^ Leahey, Andrew. Review: Big Bad World. Allmusic. Retrieved on October 6, 2008
  6. ^ Wood, Mikael (September 16, 2008). "Big Bad World Review". http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20226311,00.html. Retrieved April 30, 2009. 
  7. ^ Langager, Ross (January 8, 2009). "Plain White T's: Big Bad World Review". http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/67146-plain-white-ts-big-bad-world/. Retrieved April 30, 2009. 
  8. ^ May, Phillip (November 12, 2008). "Plain White T's - Big Bad World". http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/6459/Plain-White-Ts---Big-Bad-World.html. Retrieved April 30, 2009. 
  9. ^ "Full Review: Plain White T's - Big Bad World". The Album Project.net. http://thealbumproject.net/2008/09/full-review-plain-white-ts-big-bad-world/. Retrieved September 23, 2008. 
  10. ^ http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=973951
Plain White T's
Tom Higgenson • Dave Tirio • Mike Retondo • De' Mar Hamilton • Tim Lopez
Steve Mast • Ken Fletcher
Studio albums
Extended plays
Rip Off the Hits • Hey There Delilah
Singles
"All That We Needed" • "Take Me Away" • "Hey There Delilah" • "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)" • "Our Time Now" • "Natural Disaster" • "1, 2, 3, 4" • "Rhythm of Love" • "Boomerang"