Mayday Parade (album)

Mayday Parade
Studio album by Mayday Parade
Released October 4, 2011
Recorded February 24–April 17, 2011
Vinatage Song Studio, Alpharetta, Georgia
Tree Sound Studios, Norcross, Georgia
Genre Alternative rock, pop punk
Length 45:24
Label Fearless, ILG
Producer Zack Odom, Kenneth Mount
Mayday Parade chronology

Valdosta
(2011)		 Mayday Parade
(2011)		 Monsters in the Closet
(2013)
Singles from Mayday Parade
  1. "Oh Well, Oh Well"
    Released: August 1, 2011
  2. "When You See My Friends"
    Released: September 9, 2011

Mayday Parade is the third studio album by American rock band Mayday Parade. It was released by Fearless on October 4, 2011. The track list was revealed on July 6, 2011.[1]

The album debuted at number 12 on the U.S. Billboard 200, reportedly selling over 26,800 copies in its first week,[2] becoming the band's second highest charted album to date. The album was also released on vinyl.

Background and development

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Absolute Punk 70%[3]
Alter The Press ! [4]
Rockfreaks.net [5]

The album was written by the band during early 2011 at a beach house in Panacea, Florida.[6] They began recording with Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount on February 24, 2011 and the record was reportedly completed "[the band's] way," not "someone else's way," on April 17.[7] Recording took place at Vinatage Song Studio in Alpharetta, Georgia and at Tree Sound Studios in Norcross, Georgia.[8]

Due to the poor response toward their second album's many co-writers, this album was written solely by the band members. Derek Sanders has stated that they tried to keep all the sounds live and organic during the recording process, including bringing in a real string section.[9]

The album's 12 tracks were whittled down from an alleged 16-17 originally written songs.

Song notes

"Happy Endings Are Stories That Haven't Ended Yet" is a quote by Jane Smith, played by Angelina Jolie, from the 2005 action film Mr. & Mrs. Smith, much like how "Champagne's for Celebrating (I'll Have a Martini)", from their debut album, A Lesson in Romantics (2007), was a quote by John Smith, played by Brad Pitt, from the same movie. "Everything's an Illusion" is a quote from the 2011 film Water for Elephants.

Release

It was announced that ILG would be releasing the album.[10]

The first song off the album "Oh Well, Oh Well" was streamed on Alt Press on July 27. The song was officially released on iTunes on August 1, 2011.[11] The second single, "When You See My Friends," was released on September 9, 2011.[12] "Stay", released on April 4, 2012, had charted at number 26 on the Rock Digital Songs chart in the U.S.[13]

Track listing

All songs written by Mayday Parade.[8]

  1. "Oh Well, Oh Well" – 4:49
  2. "No Heroes Allowed" – 3:34
  3. "When You See My Friends" – 3:34
  4. "You're Dead Wrong" – 3:59
  5. "Priceless" – 3:18
  6. "Stay" – 3:34
  7. "Call Me Hopeless, Not Romantic" – 3:29
  8. "A Shot Across the Bow" – 3:45
  9. "Everything's an Illusion" – 3:27
  10. "I'd Rather Make Mistakes Than Nothing at All" – 3:45
  11. "Without the Bitter the Sweet Isn't as Sweet" – 3:32
  12. "Happy Endings Are Stories That Haven't Ended Yet" – 4:38
Bonus tracks

Personnel

Mayday Parade
Additional musicians
  • Chris Barry – Choral arrangements
  • Chris Barry, Jennie Barry, Andy Barry, Anne Lokey – Choir
  • Zack Odom – String arrangements, viola
  • Seth Mann – 1st and 2nd violin
  • Gail Burnett – Cello
  • Kenneth (G) Mount – Trumpet
Production
  • Zack Odom, Kenneth Mount – Producers, recording
  • Chad McCure – 2nd Engineer drum tracking
  • Daniel Korneff – Mixing
  • UE Nastasi – Mastering
  • Jerrod Landon Porter – Illustration & design

Chart positions

Charts (2011) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[14] 12
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums[15] 4
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums[16] 6
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums[17] 2
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums[18] 5
U.S. Billboard Tastemaker Albums[19] 3

References

  1. ↑ Beringer, Drew. "Mayday Release Date". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "This week in numbers: Mayday Parade sells over 26K, Blessthefall lands at #32, Jack's Mannequin sells 31K!". grafwall.indiestar.tv. 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  3. ↑ Beringer, Drew. "Mayday Parade - Mayday Parade - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  4. ↑ Marshman, Chris. "Album Review - Mayday Parade". alterthepress.com. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Larsen, Tim. "Mayday Parade - Mayday Parade album review". Rockfreaks.net. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  6. ↑ Bundrick, Jake. "Writing Blog Update 1". MaydayParade.com. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  7. ↑ Bundrick, Jake. "Twitter / @ JakeMaydaP". Twitter.com. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Mayday Parade (Digital booklet). Mayday Parade. Fearless. 2011. p. 8.
  9. ↑ "PropertyOfZack Interview : : Mayday Parade". PropertyOfZack. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  10. ↑ "Interview: Derek Sanders (Mayday Parade)". IndiependentMusic.com. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  11. ↑ Heisel, Scott. "Exclusive Stream: Mayday Parade’s "Oh Well, Oh Well"". Alternative Press. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  12. ↑ "iTunes - Music - When You See My Friends - Single by Mayday Parade". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Mayday Parade - Chart history (Rock Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Mayday Parade - Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Mayday Parade - Chart history (Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Mayday Parade - Chart history (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Mayday Parade - Chart history (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Mayday Parade - Chart history (Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Mayday Parade - Chart history (Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2014.