Enemy of the World

For the Doctor Who serial, see The Enemy of the World.
Enemy of the World
Studio album by Four Year Strong
Released March 9, 2010
Genre Pop punk, melodic hardcore
Length 38:13
Label Decaydance, Universal Motown
Producer Machine
Four Year Strong chronology
Explains It All (2009) Enemy of the World
(2010)		 In Some Way, Shape, or Form
Singles from Enemy of the World
  1. "It Must Really Suck To Be Four Year Strong Right Now"
    Released: December 21, 2009
  2. "Wasting Time (Eternal Summer)"
    Released: February 9, 2010

Enemy of the World is the third full-length studio album by American melodic hardcore band Four Year Strong, released through Decaydance and Universal Motown Records on March 9, 2010.[1][2]

"It Must Really Suck To Be Four Year Strong Right Now" is the album's first single, released in the iTunes store on December 21, 2009.[3] "Wasting Time (Eternal Summer)" became available for streaming on AbsolutePunk on February 11. It was announced be the album's second single,[4] and was released on February 9, 2010.[5] "What The Hell Is A Gigawatt?" was made available for streaming on Purevolume on February 27, 2010.[6]

In February 2010, Four Year Strong announced what they named "the platinum of pre-orders", a list of novelty packages involving the purchasing of the album.[7] The vinyl record was made available to pre-order on March 2, 2010.[8]

The album sold over 12,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number 47 on the Billboard 200.[9]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk (87%)[10]
All Metal Music [11]
Allmusic [12]
idobi [13]
Mind Equals Blown (Favorable) [14]
Kerrang! [15]
Punktastic [16]
Review Rinse Repeat [17]
Sputnik Music [18]
Under The Gun Review [19]

AbsolutePunk reviewer Drew Beringer was extremely positive in his review, saying Enemy of the World "is a pop-punk juggernaut" and tops their previous album Rise or Die Trying by far.[10]

The song "Find My Way Back" is also the unofficial theme song of the Toronto Blue Jays of MLB.

Track listing

All songs written by Dan O'Connor and Alan Day, except where noted.

No. Title Length
1. "It Must Really Suck To Be Four Year Strong Right Now" (O'Connor) 3:16
2. "Tonight We Feel Alive (On A Saturday)"   3:43
3. "Wasting Time (Eternal Summer)" (O'Connor) 3:18
4. "Nineteen With Neck Tatz"   3:24
5. "Find My Way Back"   3:28
6. "What The Hell Is A Gigawatt?"   3:07
7. "One Step At A Time"   3:06
8. "This Body Pays The Bill$"   3:20
9. "Paul Revere's Midnight Ride"   3:55
10. "Flannel Is The Color Of My Energy"   3:29
11. "Enemy Of The World"   4:02
Total length:
 38:13

Bonus tracks

No. Title Length
12. "Listen, Do You Smell Something?" (iTunes exclusive) 3:37

Special Edition bonus tracks

No. Title Length
12. "Bad News Bearz"   3:15
13. "Tonight We Feel Alive (On A Saturday)" (acoustic) 4:41
14. "One Step At A Time" (acoustic) 3:27
15. "Find My Way Back" (acoustic) 3:31
16. "Wasting Time (Eternal Summer)" (acoustic) 3:20

Song Titles

Chart performance

Chart Peak position
US Billboard 200[21] 47
US Alternative Albums[21] 6
US Rock Albums[21] 9
US Digital Albums[21] 10

Personnel

Four Year Strong
Additional personnel
Production

References

  1. ^ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1468921
  2. ^ http://musicremedy.com/f/four-year-strong/album/enemy-of-the-world-7972.html
  3. ^ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1482032
  4. ^ http://www.theaquarian.com/2010/02/11/interview-with-dan-o%E2%80%99connor-and-josh-lyford-of-four-year-strong-it-definitely-doesnt-suck-to-be-four-year-strong-right-now/
  5. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wasting-time-eternal-summer/id353242043?i=353242154
  6. ^ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1574802
  7. ^ http://www.killyourstereo.com/news/5841/four-year-strong-launch-awesome-preorders/
  8. ^ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1577212
  9. ^ "Enemy of the World - Four Year Strong". Billboard.com (Billboard). http://www.billboard.com/#/album/four-year-strong/enemy-of-the-world/1320507. Retrieved 26,09,2011. 
  10. ^ a b http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1570842
  11. ^ http://www.allmetalmusic.co.uk/#/four-year-strong/4544355664
  12. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1725658
  13. ^ http://idobi.com/news/2010/03/album-review-four-year-strong-takes-over-the-world-with-heavy-riffs/
  14. ^ http://mindequalsblown.net/2010/04/four-year-strong-enemy-of-the-world/
  15. ^ http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2010/06/kerrang_magazine_02062010.html
  16. ^ Four Year Strong Enemy of the World - Punktastic
  17. ^ http://www.reviewrinserepeat.com/artist/four-year-strong/album/enemy-of-the-world/review
  18. ^ Four Year Strong Enemy of the World - Sputnik Music
  19. ^ Review: Four Year Strong – Enemy of the World - Under The Gun Review
  20. ^ http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/thiswillbethedeathofus/
  21. ^ a b c d http://www.billboard.com/artist/four-year-strong/929600#/artist/four-year-strong/chart-history/929600?f=305&g=Albums
Four Year Strong
  • Dan O’Connor
  • Alan Day
  • Joe Weiss
  • Jackson Massucco
Studio albums
Cover Albums
Labels
Related

Unbridled Rage And Battle Scars

No. Title Length
1. "Understatement Of The Year"   3:29
2. "Let's Not And Say We Didn't"   4:38
3. "Voices"   3:45
4. "Wounds Heal, Scars Fade"   3:18
5. "Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder (That's Why I Close My Eyes On Our Dates)"   3:28
6. "Godsend"   3:33
7. "Your Love Life's A Sitcom, Mine's A Sitcom"   2:50
8. "He's Not Shaving Yet? Man, I Feel Old"   3:13
9. "Six Verses In Search Of A Lyricist"   3:55
10. "Abby's Anthem"   5:13
11. "Take Two "Hail Mary"s And Call Me In The Morning"   4:05
Total length:
 42:16