Sunshine State of Mind

Sunshine State of Mind
Studio album by We the Kings
Released July 5, 2011 (iTunes)
July 12, 2011
Genre Pop punk, power pop
Label S-Curve, Virgin
Producer S*A*M & Sluggo
We the Kings chronology

Smile Kid
(2009)
Sunshine State of Mind
(2011)
Party, Fun, Love, and Radio EP
(2012)
Singles from Sunshine State of Mind
  1. "Friday is Forever"
    Released: April 12, 2011
  2. "Say You Like Me"
    Released: July 1, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk 46%[1]
Allmusic [2]
Alternative Press [3]
Sputnikmusic [4]

Sunshine State of Mind is the third studio album by American pop punk band We the Kings, released as the follow-up to their 2009 effort, Smile Kid, through S-Curve Records on July 5, 2011 on iTunes and July 12, 2011 everywhere else. The album received mixed to negative reviews from music journalists. It debuted at No. 45 on the US Billboard 200 and at No. 9 on the Rock Albums chart. This is the last album to feature bass player Drew Thomsen.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Travis Clark, except where noted, all music composed by Travis Clark, Sam Hollander and Dave Katz, except where noted.

No. Title Length
1. "Friday Is Forever" (lyrics: Clark, Robert Schwartzman / music: Clark, Hollander, Katz, Schwartzman) 3:05
2. "Say You Like Me"   3:29
3. "Every Single Dollar" (music: Clark) 2:53
4. "The View from Here"   4:05
5. "The Secret to New York"   3:02
6. "Sleep with Me"   3:41
7. "Over You"   3:27
8. "Kiss Me Last"   2:56
9. "Somebody to Call My Own"   3:52
10. "You and Only You"   3:08
iTunes bonus tracks
No. Title Length
11. "Summer"   2:43

Personnel

We the Kings

References