Commit This to Memory

Commit This to Memory
Studio album by Motion City Soundtrack
Released June 7, 2005 (2005-06-07)
Genre Pop punk, indie rock, emo
Length 39:19
Label Epitaph
Producer Mark Hoppus
Motion City Soundtrack chronology
I Am the Movie
(2003)		 Commit This to Memory
(2005)		 Even if It Kills Me
(2007)
Singles from Commit This to Memory
  1. "Everything is Alright"
    Released: 2005
  2. "Hold Me Down"
    Released: 2006
  3. "L.G. Fuad"
    Released: 2006
Alternative cover
Alternative cover for the Deluxe Edition re-release
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk (Favorable)[1]
Allmusic [2]
Alternative Press link
PopMatters (5/10)[3]

Commit This to Memory is the second studio album by American pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack. The album was produced by Blink-182 and +44 singer-bassist Mark Hoppus. It was released through Epitaph Records on June 7, 2005.[4] A deluxe edition of the album was released on June 20, 2006, including an additional track and a DVD which contained five music videos, a live show and "Hooray for the Madness," a documentary directed by Shane Nelson. The original release peaked at #72 on the Billboard 200,[5] after leaking months before, just a day after final mixing.[6] The album title comes from a lyric in the song "Hangman".

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Motion City Soundtrack. 

Commit This to Memory
No. Title Length
1. "Attractive Today"   1:42
2. "Everything Is Alright"   3:26
3. "When You're Around"   2:51
4. "Resolution"   3:48
5. "Feel Like Rain"   3:34
6. "Make Out Kids"   3:04
7. "Time Turned Fragile"   4:15
8. "L.G. FUAD (aka "Let's Get Fucked Up and Die")"   3:06
9. "Better Open The Door"   3:00
10. "Together We'll Ring In The New Year"   2:13
11. "Hangman"   2:51
12. "Hold Me Down"   5:19
Bonus Tracks
No. Title Length
1. "Invisible Monsters [7]"   3:55

Re-issue

The band released a deluxe edition of the album in mid-2006.[8] The new version featured a bonus track originally featured on the Japanese edition (Invisible Monsters) and a bonus DVD featuring previously unreleased material, including a Documentary "Hooray for the Madness" directed by Shane Nelson and a live performance from the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It also features all four of the bands' music videos up to that point: "My Favorite Accident," "The Future Freaks Me Out," "Everything is Alright," and "Hold Me Down". The band also filmed a video for "L.G. FUAD" (Let's Get Fucked Up and Die) specifically for this release.

Appearances in popular culture

After its release, many of the album's singles were used heavily in films and trailers.

Personnel

Band

Additional musicians

Production

Design

Documentary Crew

Chart performance

Year Chart Provider(s) Position
2005 US Billboard 200[9] Billboard 72
2005 Independent Albums[10] Billboard 2

References

  1. ^ "Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory"last=Kohli". AbsolutePunk. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=106408. Retrieved 2009-11-28. 
  2. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Commit This to Memory > Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r743038. Retrieved 2009-11-28. 
  3. ^ Jagernauth, Kevin. "Motion City Soundtrack: Commit This to Memory". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/m/motioncitysoundtrack-commit.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-28. 
  4. ^ Epitaph Records: Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory
  5. ^ "Artist Albums Chart History for Motion City Soundtrack". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=515278&model.vnuAlbumId=954481. Retrieved 2008-06-08. 
  6. ^ "This Is For Real: A Conversation with Tony Thaxton of Motion City Soundtrack". Pop-Zap.com. http://www.pop-zap.com/conversations/this-is-for-real-a-conversation-with-tony-thaxton-motion-city-soundtrack. Retrieved 2008-06-29. 
  7. ^ Official ASCAP Title Registration - http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=MOTION%20CITY%20SOUNDTRACK&search_in=a&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1
  8. ^ Epitaph Records: Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory (Deluxe Edition)
  9. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3059727&cdi=8372538&cid=07%2F23%2F2005
  10. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=326&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Independent+Albums&ci=3077612&cdi=9028932&cid=09%2F02%2F2006

External links

Motion City Soundtrack
Justin Pierre · Joshua Cain · Tony Thaxton · Matthew Taylor · Jesse Johnson
Sidney Burgdorf · Matt Potocnik · Joel Habedank · Austin Lindstrom · Andy Gruhn · Andy Whitney · Joe Skinner
Studio albums
I Am the Movie · Commit This to Memory · Even If It Kills Me · My Dinosaur Life
EPs
Kids for America · Back to the Beat · Live at Lollapalooza 2007 · Acoustic EP
Split EPs
Schatzi Split · Limbeck Split · Matchbook Romance Split
Singles
"Promenade/Carolina" · "The Future Freaks Me Out" · "My Favorite Accident" · "Everything Is Alright" · "Hold Me Down" · "L.G. Fuad" · "Broken Heart" · "This Is for Real" · "It Had to Be You" · "Fell In Love Without You (Acoustic)" · "Disappear" · "Her Words Destroyed My Planet" · "A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)"
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