Burning at Both Ends

This article is about the Set Your Goals album. For the song by Nik Kershaw, see The Works (Nik Kershaw album).
Burning at Both Ends
Studio album by Set Your Goals
Released June 28, 2011
Genre Pop punk
Length 53:33
Label Epitaph
Producer Brian McTernan
Mike Green
Set Your Goals chronology

This Will Be the Death of Us
(2009)		 Burning at Both Ends
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk.net 73%[1]
Allmusic [2]
Punknews.org [3]
Rock Sound [4]

Burning at Both Ends is the third studio album by American Pop punk band Set Your Goals, released on June 28, 2011. The title is taken from a recurring line in the song "Happy New Year". The song "Start the Reactor" was played during the band's set often in late 2010, prior to the release of a demo version of the song. On May 4, 2011, the band posted the song "Exit Summer" on YouTube and announced the release date for the album and tracklisting. On May 24, 2011, the band released the first single from the album, "Certain."

Critical Reception

Burning at Both Ends received generally positive reviews from most critics. The online music critic site "The 1st Five" said "With a cohesive blend of punk and pop, Set Your Goals have birthed a great follow up to This Will Be the Death of Us". And Rock Sound, which gave the album 8 of 10, expressed "They’re back in irresistibly anthemic form, with just the right blend of punk attitude and pop genius. With ‘Burning At Both Ends’, the Bay Area sextet have further underlined their second-to-none pop-punk pedigree". But there are some negative opinions too. Gregory Heaney of AllMusic, who gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, said "While the album is a solid specimen of melodic hardcore/pop-punk, the one major misstep comes by way of “Product of the 80’s,” which feels more like forced nostalgia than a leisurely stroll down memory lane, cramming the pop culture of the '80s down the listener's throat without even a hint of subtlety" and continued "All blunders aside, Burning at Both Ends is an album that has a lot to offer for Set Your Goals devotees, and might even make converts out of the uninitiated".

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Cure for Apathy"   2:22
2. "Start the Reactor"   2:42
3. "Certain"   3:02
4. "Happy New Year"   3:16
5. "London Heathrow"   2:59
6. "Trenches"   3:03
7. "The Last American Virgin"   3:07
8. "Exit Summer"   2:25
9. "Unconditional"   3:26
10. "Product of the 80's"   2:42
11. "Raphael"   3:12
12. "Illuminated Youth" (featuring Andrew Neufeld of Comeback Kid) 2:48
13. "Not as Bad" (at 18:05 a hidden track begins) 18:53
Total length:
 53:33

Personnel

Set Your Goals

Recording and production staff

Chart performance

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 165
US Billboard Independent Albums 27
US Billboard Rock Albums 43

References

  1. ↑ Set Your Goals - Burning At Both Ends Absolutepunk.net
  2. ↑ "Set Your Goals - Burning At Both Ends". allmusic.com (AllMusic). Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  3. ↑ "Set Your Goals - Burning At Both Ends". punknews.org (Punknews.org). Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  4. ↑ "Set Your Goals - Burning At Both Ends". rocksound.tv (Rock Sound). Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  5. ↑ "Burning At Both Ends／バーニング・アット・ボス・エンズ". Sony Music Online Japan. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  6. ↑ "Set Your Goals Burning at Both Ends - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2011.