Anxiety (Smile Empty Soul album)

Anxiety
Studio album by Smile Empty Soul
Released

September 27, 2005 (digital)

March 9, 2010 (CD)
Genre Alternative metal, post-grunge
Length 51:41
Label Lava, MRAfia, F.O.F Label Group
Producer John Lewis Parker
Smile Empty Soul chronology

Smile Empty Soul
(2003)
Anxiety
(2005)
Vultures
(2006)
Lava Records Advanced Promotional
Singles from Anxiety
  1. "Don't Need You"
    Released: July 19, 2005

Anxiety is the second album by the post-grunge music group Smile Empty Soul. The album was scheduled to be released in the fall of 2005 via Lava Records, but after numerous push-backs due to heavy protest from religious groups (mainly in regards to the proposed lead single "Holes")[1] the label scrapped the album and Smile Empty Soul departed. Though Lava chose not to release the album, they would not allow the band to on their own, as they owned the rights to the music. In 2008, the band was to finally able to officially release Anxiety through their own label, MRAfia Records. On March 9, 2010, Anxiety was re-released under F.O.F Label Group titled "More Anxiety". In addition to Anxiety tracks and the MRAfia Version bonus tracks, it also included a re-designed album cover art, a bonus DVD and "Hidden Track" (This is War [2009 Remix]). There is also another variation of More Anxiety that contained another bonus track "Aneurysm" in addition to the previous More Anxiety released by F.O.F. Label Group. This variant was available for free download for those who donated to Smile Empty Soul Feeds the Hunger sponsored by Groupees.

The song "Don't Need You" peaked at #37 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[2]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Bright Side"   4:07
2. "To the Ground"   3:42
3. "California's Lonely"   3:07
4. "Self Inflicted"   4:44
5. "Holes"   3:53
6. "Don't Need You"   3:42
7. "Fight of a Suburban Couple"   2:15
8. "Refill Me"   3:57
9. "God's Army"   4:07
10. "Not Alright"   4:01
11. "Saturday"   3:13
12. "Cody"   1:39
13. "Proud to Be"   3:06
14. "Never Again"   3:18
15. "End of the World"   2:58
Bonus Tracks on MRAfia version:[3]
No. Title Length
16. "California's Lonely" (Acoustic Version) 3:16
17. "Anywhere But Down" (Demo Version) 3:08
Hidden Track:[4]
No. Title Length
18. "This is War [2009 Remix]"   4:24
Groupees Bonus Track:[5]
No. Title Length
19. "Aneurysm (Nirvana cover)"   4:22

Personnel

References

  1. "Smile Empty Soul Biography". LetsSingIt. MTV. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. "Artist Chart History - Smile Empty Soul". Billboard. Retrieved 23 Jan, 2009. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. "SMILE EMPTY SOUL".
  4. "More Anxiety".
  5. "More Anxiety: Groupees Variant".