We Don't Need to Whisper

We Don't Need to Whisper
Studio album by Angels & Airwaves
Released May 23, 2006
Recorded 2005–2006 at Never Pants Ranch and Studio 606
Genre Alternative rock
Length 49:48
Label Geffen
Producer Tom DeLonge, Danny Lohner
Angels & Airwaves chronology
We Don't Need to Whisper
(2006)		 I-Empire
(2007)
Singles from Angels & Airwaves
  1. "The Adventure"
    Released: May 18, 2006
  2. "It Hurts"
    Released: July 24, 2006
  3. "Do It for Me Now"
    Released: July 24, 2006
  4. "The War"
    Released: October 27, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Alternative Press [2]
IGN [3]
Kerrang!
Rocklouder [4]

We Don't Need to Whisper is the debut album by American rock band Angels & Airwaves. It was released on May 20, 2006 in Australia, on May 22 in the UK, and on May 23 in North America.

The album drew mixed reactions from critics, with a Metacritic average of 53 [5] and received a nomination for the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist, but lost to Avenged Sevenfold.

We Don't Need to Whisper was certified Gold in Canada (50,000 copies) in 3 days. It was certified Silver in the UK (60,000 copies) and sold over 127,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. A large number of fans pre-ordered the album, which greatly increased the debut sales.

As of August 16, 2008, the album has sold over 550,000 copies in the US alone. As of July 2007, it has sold over 800,000 copies worldwide.[6]

Contents

Making of the album

The album's roots can be traced back to the Blink-182 writing sessions that began whilst on tour in 2004, in preparation for a new Blink-182 album. When Tom DeLonge departed Blink-182 in February 2005, he used some of these demos as foundations for Angels & Airwaves songs. Regarding DeLonge's decision to use these ideas, Mark Hoppus stated in 2006 that:[7]

“ There were some cool songs started in those dressing rooms. After Tom quit, our old manager called and said that he was going to take some of the ideas that we had started on the tour and re-record them for Tom’s new band. When the Angels and Airwaves record came out, I was actually excited to hear what had become of those ideas. There were some great beginnings in those demos. I was really disappointed in what became of them, though, for the same reasons I mentioned above. I thought they would have made great blink-182 songs, but something got lost in the translation. ”

For the rest of 2005, Tom and his new bandmates wrote and recorded all of the songs on this album at his home studio.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Tom DeLonge, all music composed by Angels & Airwaves.

No. Title Length
1. "Valkyrie Missile"   6:39
2. "Distraction"   5:36
3. "Do It for Me Now"   4:33
4. "The Adventure"   5:12
5. "A Little's Enough"   4:45
6. "The War"   5:07
7. "The Gift"   5:02
8. "It Hurts"   4:14
9. "Good Day"   4:30
10. "Start the Machine"   4:11
Total length:
 49:48

Personnel

Release history

Country Release date
Australia 20 May 2006
South Korea 22 May 2006
United Kingdom
Canada 23 May 2006
United States

Charts

Album

Chart (2006) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 4
Canadian Albums Chart 3
Australian Albums Chart 8
Austrian Albums Chart 30
German Albums Chart 18
Dutch Albums Chart 62
UK Albums Chart 6
Irish Albums Chart 23
New Zealand Albums Chart 29
French Albums Chart 82

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2006 "The Adventure" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 55
U.S. Modern Rock Tracks 5
U.S. Pop 100 51
UK Singles Chart 20
Irish Singles Chart 47
German Singles Chart 82
"It Hurts" UK Singles Chart 59
"Do It for Me Now" Modern Rock Tracks 21
"The War" Modern Rock Tracks 21

Certifications

Country Certification Provider Sales
Canada Gold CRIA 50,000+
United Kingdom Silver BPI 60,000+
United States Gold RIAA 550,000+

Awards and nominations

Artwork

External links

References

  1. ^ We Don't Need to Whisper at Allmusic
  2. ^ Alternative Press review
  3. ^ IGN Music review
  4. ^ Rocklouder review
  5. ^ Metacritic Review: We Don't Need to Whisper
  6. ^ GE and mtvU Award M.I.T. Students with $25,000 Eco-Grant | HULIQ
  7. ^ http://postblink.com/2006/08/14/mark-hoppus-interview-with-b182com/
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