Welcome to Loserville

Welcome to Loserville

Studio album by Son of Dork
Released	21 November 2005
Recorded	2004-2005
Genre	Pop punk
Length	46:54
Label	Mercury
Producer	Gil Norton, The Matrix

Singles from Welcome to Loserville
"Ticket Outta Loserville" Released: 7 November 2005 "Eddie's Song" Released: 16 January 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Drownedinsound	^[1]
Entertainment.ie	^[2]
Gigwise	^[3]
Yahoo! Music	^[4]

Welcome to Loserville is the debut, and (currently) only studio album, from British pop punk band Son of Dork. The album was released on 21 November 2005 by Mercury Records. The album was later adapted into a musical by band members James Bourne and Elliot Davis. The show has since been tipped for the West End. The show made it to the West End and featured UK pop star Chris Hardman. The track "Boy Band" on the album was co-written by American band Wheatus.^[5] The album was certified Gold in the UK. A deluxe edition of the album was due for release on April 17, 2006. It was due to include six bonus tracks, as well as an additional DVD. The release of the album was later cancelled.

Singles

"Ticket Outta Loserville" - 7 November 2005 - entered at #3 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Eddie's Song" - 16 January 2006 - entered at #10 on the UK Singles Chart.
"We're Not Alone" - 10 April 2006 - due to be the lead single from the deluxe version of the album, however, both album and single were withdrawn. Theme from the movie Alien Autopsy starring TV duo Ant & Dec.

Track listing

Welcome to Loserville — Standard edition^[6]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
0.	"Welcome to Loserville" (featuring the London Session Orchestra)	James Bourne • Simon Hale	Simon Hale	2:41
1.	"Ticket Outta Loserville"	Bourne • Charlie Grant • Pete Woodroffe	Gil Norton	3:22
2.	"Eddie's Song"	Bourne • Chris Leonard	Gil Norton	3:45
3.	"Little Things"	Bourne	Gil Norton	3:32
4.	"Party's Over"	Bourne • Leonard	Gil Norton	4:13
5.	"Boy Band"	Bourne • Brendan B. Brown	Gil Norton	3:01
6.	"Sick"	Bourne • Christy • Edwards • Spock	The Matrix	3:32
7.	"Slacker"	Bourne • Michael Raphael	Gil Norton	3:56
8.	"Holly, I'm the One"	Bourne • Grant • Woodroffe	Gil Norton	3:42
9.	"Wear Me Down"	Bourne • Raphael	Gil Norton	3:20
10.	"Murdered in the Mosh"	Bourne • Christy • Edwards • Spock	The Matrix	3:26
11.	"Murdered in the Mosh" (Choral version) (hidden track)	Bourne • Christy • Edwards • Spock	Simon Hale	3:15
Total length:				37:17

Welcome to Loserville — Japanese edition bonus track^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Ticket Outta Loserville" (live version)	Bourne • Grant • Woodroffe	Gil Norton	3:20
Total length:				40:30

Welcome to Loserville — Cancelled deluxe edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
0.	"Welcome to Loserville" (featuring the London Session Orchestra)	Bourne • Hale	Simon Hale	2:41
1.	"We're Not Alone"	Bourne • Tom Fletcher	Gil Norton	3:23
2.	"Ticket Outta Loserville"	Bourne • Grant • Woodroffe	Gil Norton	3:22
3.	"Eddie's Song"	Bourne • Leonard	Gil Norton	3:45
4.	"End up Like This"	Bourne • Raphael
5.	"Little Things"	Bourne	Gil Norton	3:32
6.	"Party's Over"	Bourne • Leonard	Gil Norton	4:13
7.	"Go Home Monday"	Bourne • Aaron Kamin
8.	"Boy Band"	Bourne • Brown	Gil Norton	3:01
9.	"Sick"	Bourne • Christy • Edwards • Spock	The Matrix	3:32
10.	"Slacker"	Bourne • Raphael	Gil Norton	3:56
11.	"Colgate Smile"	Bourne • Leonard
12.	"Holly, I'm the One"	Bourne • Grant • Woodroffe	Gil Norton	3:42
13.	"Move On"	Bourne
14.	"Wear Me Down"	Bourne • Raphael	Gil Norton	3:20
15.	"What Happened to Your Band?"	Bourne • Raphael
16.	"Murdered in the Mosh"	Bourne • Christy • Edwards • Spock	The Matrix	3:26
17.	"Murdered in the Mosh" (Choral version) (hidden track)	Bourne • Christy • Edwards • Spock	Simon Hale	3:15

Welcome to Loserville — Cancelled deluxe edition bonus DVD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Making of "Welcome to Loserville""
2.	"Ticket Outta Loserville - Music video"
3.	"Eddie's Song - Music video"
4.	"We're Not Alone - Music video"
5.	"Band interview"
6.	"The Making of "We're Not Alone""

Personnel

James Bourne - lead vocals, Rhythm guitarist
Steve Rushton - lead vocals, bassist
David Williams- Rhythm guitarist, backing vocals
Chris Leonard - Lead guitarist, backing vocals
Danny Hall - drummer

Chart performance

Chart (2005)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	35
Chart (2006)	Peak position
Japanese Albums Chart^[8]	28

References

Son of Dork

James Bourne Steve Rushton Danny Hall David Williams Chris Leonard

Studio albums	Welcome to Loserville

Singles	"Ticket Outta Loserville" "Eddie's Song"