Catalyst (album)

Catalyst
Studio album by New Found Glory
Released May 18, 2004
Recorded Early 2004 at Royaltone Studios; Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Pop Punk
Melodic Hardcore
Length 48:36
Label Geffen, Drive-Thru
Producer Neal Avron
New Found Glory chronology
Sticks and Stones
(2002)		 Catalyst
(2004)		 Coming Home
(2006)
Singles from Catalyst
  1. "All Downhill From Here"
    Released: July 23, 2004
  2. "Truth of My Youth"
    Released: October 6, 2004
  3. "Failure's Not Flattering"
    Released: December 12, 2004
  4. "I Don't Wanna Know"
    Released: February 17, 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Kerrang! [2]
Rolling Stone [3]

Catalyst is the fourth studio album by American rock band New Found Glory. It was produced by Neal Avron and released on May 18, 2004 through Geffen Records.[4] The album includes an enhanced CD portion with a making of the music video for the inaugural single "All Downhill from Here". Catalyst debuted at a career-high number three on the Billboard 200 chart and was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on August 18, 2004.[5]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics written by Steve Klein and Jordan Pundik; all music composed by New Found Glory.[6]

  1. "Intro" — 0:37
  2. "All Downhill from Here" — 3:12
  3. "This Disaster" — 3:08
  4. "Truth of My Youth" — 3:03
  5. "I Don't Wanna Know" — 3:30
  6. "Your Biggest Mistake" — 2:51
  7. "Doubt Full" — 3:35
  8. "Failure's Not Flattering" — 3:51
  9. "Over the Head, Below the Knees" — 3:39
  10. "Ending in Tragedy" — 3:30
  11. "At Least I'm Known for Something" — 3:31
  12. "I'd Kill to Fall Asleep" — 3:11
  13. "No News Is Good News" — 3:24
  14. "Who Am I?" — 8:05

Bonus Tracks

UK bonus tracks
  1. "Radio Adelaide" — 2:59
  2. "Constant Static" — 3:18
  3. "Who Am I?" — 3:18
Japanese bonus tracks
  1. "Radio Adelaide" — 2:59
  2. "Constant Static" — 3:18
  3. "Whiskey Rose" — 3:49
  4. "Who Am I?" — 3:18

Personnel

The following people contributed to Catalyst:[6]

New Found Glory

Additional musicians

Production

Chart performance

Singles
Year Title Peak Chart Position
US Modern Rock
[7]		 UK Singles Chart
[8]
2004 All Downhill from Here 11 58
2004 Failure's Not Flattering - 67
2005 I Don't Wanna Know - 48
Album
Chart Peak
position
[9][10]
U.S Billboard 200 3
UK Album Chart 27

Pop culture

References

  1. ^ Johnny Loftus. "Catalyst > Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r689863. Retrieved 2007-04-17. 
  2. ^ Kerrang (Magazine) (p.53) KKKK - "Combining their renowned knack for massive choruses with some of their hardest hitting riffs..."
  3. ^ Kirk Miller. "Catalyst : New Found Glory : Review". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/5280086/catalyst. Retrieved 2004-05-13. 
  4. ^ "New Found Glory > Catalyst". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00020W0UQ. Retrieved 2009-08-19. 
  5. ^ "Catalyst > Charts & Awards". All Music. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r689863/charts-awards. Retrieved 2009-07-08. 
  6. ^ a b (2004) Album notes for Catalyst by New Found Glory [CD]. Geffen Records (986 244-0).
  7. ^ "New Found Glory > Chart History > Alternative Songs". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/artist/new-found-glory/351721#/artist/new-found-glory/chart-history/351721?f=377&g=Singles. Retrieved 2009-08-19. 
  8. ^ "New Found Glory". Chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=9562. Retrieved 2009-08-19. 
  9. ^ "Catalyst > Chart History". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/artist/new-found-glory/351721#/album/new-found-glory/catalyst/630148. Retrieved 2009-08-19. 
  10. ^ "Catalyst". Chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=8075. Retrieved 2009-08-19. 
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