| Swan Songs | ||||
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| Studio album by Hollywood Undead | ||||
| Released | September 2, 2008 (see release history) |
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| Recorded | January - May 2008 Hammer & Sickle Studios Hollywood, California Castle Renholdër Laurel Canyon, California Perfect Circle Studios Hollywood, California NRG Studios North Hollywood, California |
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| Genre | rap rock, hip-hop, rap metal, crunkcore, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 49:25 | |||
| Label | Octone, Polydor | |||
| Producer | Danny Lohner Don Gilmore Deuce |
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| Hollywood Undead chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Swan Songs | ||||
Swan Songs is the debut album by Hollywood Undead, released through Octone Records. The album was released on September 2, 2008.[1] "Everywhere I Go" was the first single to be released, it was a web single and was available for download only on iTunes.[2] The band released four music videos for four songs on the album, "No.5", "Undead", "Young", and "Everywhere I Go"[2] When purchased through Amazon.com and at some other retailers, the album includes a bonus track and an option to unlock music videos.[1] Swan Songs is the only studio album to feature vocalist Deuce, excluding the half-studio album Desperate Measures.
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Swan Songs was supposed to be released on the band's original label, MySpace Records in 2007, however it was postponed by the record label when they requested to have some of the songs removed and others censored. The band declined and switched labels to Octone which wouldn't require them to censor their songs.[3] The album peaked at #12 on the Billboard 200 and sold 41,000 copies on its debut week.[4] Swan Songs was released by Polydor Records on May 18, 2009 in the United Kingdom with two bonus tracks.[5] After 64 weeks, the album fell off of the Billboard Top 200, but returned four weeks later at #154. Swan Songs ended up spending 76 weeks in total on the Billboard 200 . In 2009, it was certified gold by the RIAA. The album has sold over 800,000 copies, and is approaching the Platinum sales mark.
The song "Undead" is featured in the video game Madden NFL 09.[2] The song "Young" is featured as downloadable content for Rock Band 2.[6]
According to an e-mail sent out to fans from the official website April 4, 2011, the album has been re-released on iTunes as a Collector's Edition. This features all the tracks available on the original Swan Songs plus Swan Songs B-Sides EP, Swan Songs Rarities EP, and the Black Dahlia Remixes ep.
All songs written and composed by Hollywood Undead.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Undead" | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Sell Your Soul" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Everywhere I Go" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "No Other Place" | 3:17 |
| 5. | "No. 5" | 3:05 |
| 6. | "Young" | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Black Dahlia" | 3:46 |
| 8. | "This Love, This Hate" | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Bottle and a Gun" | 3:22 |
| 10. | "California" | 3:17 |
| 11. | "City" | 3:34 |
| 12. | "The Diary" | 4:35 |
| 13. | "Pimpin'" | 3:07 |
| 14. | "Paradise Lost" | 3:11 |
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Total length:
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49:25 | |
| Collector's Edition | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 15. | "Pain*" | 2:41 | |||||||
| 16. | "The Natives*" | 3:40 | |||||||
| 17. | "Knife Called Lust*" | 2:59 | |||||||
| 18. | "The Loss*" | 3:15 | |||||||
| 19. | "Bitches†" | 3:30 | |||||||
| 20. | "The Kids†" | 3:01 | |||||||
| 21. | "Circles†" | 3:33 | |||||||
| 22. | "Black Dahlia§" (Buffalo Bill remix) | 3:50 | |||||||
| 23. | "Black Dahlia§" (Lo Fidelity Allstars remix) | 4:32 | |||||||
| 24. | "Black Dahlia§" (The Pharmacy remix) | 3:46 | |||||||
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Total length:
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84:27 | ||||||||
Credits for Swan Songs adapted from Allmusic.[8]