We the Kings (album)

We the Kings
Studio album by We the Kings
Released October 2, 2007 (U.S.)
September 8, 2008 (UK)
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop punk
Alternative rock
Power pop
Length 34:15
Label S-Curve Records
Producer S*A*M and Sluggo[1]
We the Kings chronology
Between the Ink and the Paper
(2006)		 We the Kings
(2007)		 Secret Valentine EP
(2009)
Singles from We the Kings
  1. "Skyway Avenue"
    Released: 2007
  2. "Check Yes Juliet"
    Released: February 4, 2008
  3. "Secret Valentine"
    Released: 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk (41%)[2]
Allmusic [3]
MusicOMH [4]

We the Kings is the self-titled debut album by American pop punk band We the Kings. It was released on October 2, 2007.[5] The album peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart, and at No. 151 on the Billboard 200.[6] We the Kings was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for the shipment of 70,000 copies. Three singles were released from the album. The second single, "Check Yes Juliet", was featured as "The iTunes Single of the Week" in early 2008, and it peaked at No. 84 on the Pop 100 and No. 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.[7], and No. 26 in Australia where it was certified platinum by the ARIA.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics written by Travis Clark, all music composed by Clark, Sam Hollander and Dave Katz, except "Headlines Read Out..." by Clark.

We the Kings
No. Title Length
1. "Secret Valentine"   3:28
2. "Skyway Avenue"   3:26
3. "Check Yes Juliet"   3:40
4. "Stay Young"   2:49
5. "Whoa"   2:37
6. "August Is Over"   3:16
7. "The Quiet"   3:12
8. "Don't Speak Liar"   3:01
9. "Headlines Read Out..."   3:14
10. "All Again for You"   3:06
11. "This Is Our Town"   2:29
Total length:
 34:15

Deluxe Edition:

  1. "Check Yes Juliet (acoustic)" - 3:56
  2. "Skyway Avenue (acoustic)" - 3:50

Personnel

We the Kings
Artwork
  • Shane McCauley – Photography
  • Zach Nicodemo – Graphic Design and Layout
  • Mike Ski – Art Direction
  • Nick Storch – Booking
Production
  • S*A*M and Sluggo
  • Sean Gould and Scott Riebling – Engineers
  • Lou Giordano, Tom Lord-Alge, and Femio Hernandez – Mixing
  • Steve Yegelwel – A&R
  • Bret Disend – Management
  • Chris Gehringer – Mastering
  • Mike Mckoy – Legal

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
2007 U.S. Billboard 200 151
Top Heatseekers 3

Singles

Year Title Chart Position
2008 "Check Yes Juliet" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 70
U.S. Pop 100 26
Australian Single Charts 26
Secret Valentine Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) 40

In 2011, the album was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in Australia for shipments of 70,000 units.

References

  1. ^ [1], SmartPunk. Accessed October 27, 2007.
  2. ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=315453|title=We the Kings - We the Kings - Album Review|publisher=[[AbsolutePunk}}
  3. ^ "We the Kings - We the Kings". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1210145. 
  4. ^ "We The Kings - We The Kings". MusicOMH. http://www.musicomh.com/albums/we-the-kings_0908.htm. 
  5. ^ We the Kings review AllMusic. Retrieved: 2008-06-16
  6. ^ We the Kings albums chart peak Billboard. Retrieved: 2008-06-16.
  7. ^ We the Kings singles chart peak Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved: 2008-06-16.