Sticks and Stones (New Found Glory album)

Sticks and Stones
Studio album by New Found Glory
Released June 11, 2002
Recorded Spring 2002 at DML Studios; Signature Sound; Larrabee West Studios; and NRG Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre Pop punk[1]
Length 62:22
Label MCA, Drive-Thru
Producer Neal Avron
New Found Glory chronology
New Found Glory
(2000)		 Sticks and Stones
(2002)		 Catalyst
(2004)
Singles from Sticks and Stones
  1. "My Friends Over You"
    Released: July 22, 2002
  2. "Head on Collision"
    Released: October 15, 2002
  3. "Understatement"
    Released: 2003

Sticks and Stones is the third studio album and major label debut by American pop-punk band New Found Glory.

Background

As with its predecessor, their eponymously titled second album, it was again produced by Neal Avron. The opening two snare hits that begin "The Story So Far" were done by bassist Ian Grushka.[2] Similarly, the four bass notes that follow were done by drummer Cyrus Bolooki.[2]

Release

Sticks and Stones was released on June 11, 2002, through MCA Records.[3] Because of the relationship Drive-Thru Records held with MCA, Drive-Thru's more successful acts, including New Found Glory, were "upstreamed" to the major label.[4]

The album included the popular singles "My Friends Over You" and "Head on Collision", both of which performed well on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.[5] This coupled with a headline appearance at the 2002 Warped Tour saw the album certified gold by the RIAA in September.[6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press(8/10)[7]
Kerrang![8]
NME(7/10)[9]
Rolling Stone[10]

Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
BuzzFeed United States 36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F——ing Die[11] 2014 11
Rock Sound United Kingdom The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time[12] 9
Kerrang! 51 Greatest Pop Punk Albums Ever[13] 2015 3
NME 20 Pop Punk Albums Which Will Make You Nostalgic[14] *

* denotes an unordered list

Track listing

All songs written and composed by New Found Glory.[15]

No. Title Length
1. "Understatement"   3:11
2. "My Friends Over You"   3:40
3. "Sonny"   3:28
4. "Something I Call Personality"   2:40
5. "Head on Collision"   3:47
6. "It's Been a Summer"   3:33
7. "Forget My Name"   3:10
8. "Never Give Up"   3:12
9. "The Great Houdini"   2:47
10. "Singled Out"   3:20
11. "Belated"   3:06
12. "The Story So Far" (includes hidden track "The Toothpick Song") 26:36
Total length:
 62:22

Personnel

The following personnel contributed to Sticks and Stones:[15]

New Found Glory
Additional musicians
  • Mark Hoppus - guest bass on "Something I Call Personality"
  • Dan Andriano – backing vocals on "Forget My Name"
  • Matt Skiba – backing vocals on "Forget My Name"
  • Bane – backing vocals on "Something I Call Personality", "Belated"
  • Toby Morse – backing vocals on "Understatement"
  • Chris Georggin – backing vocals on "Something I Call Personality"
  • Rusty Pistachio – backing vocals on "Understatement"
  • What Feeds the Fire – backing vocals on "Something I Call Personality", "Belated"
Production

Chart performance

Album
Chart Peak
position
U.S Billboard 200[16] 4
UK Album Chart[17] 10
Album certifications
Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Singles
Year Title Peak Chart Position
US Hot 100[20] US Modern Rock[21] UK Singles Chart[17] CA Single Chart
2002 "My Friends Over You" 85 5 30 11
2002 "Head on Collision" - 28 64 -

References

Citations
  1. 1 2 Unterberger, Richie. "Sticks and Stones > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
  2. 1 2 McMahon, ed. 2015, p. 19
  3. ↑ "New Found Glory > Sticks and Stones". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  4. ↑ Manley, Brendan (March 2010), "2001-2005: The Oral History of New Found Glory", Alternative Press (260), p. 65, ISSN 1065-1667, retrieved 2010-01-31
  5. ↑ "Modern Rock Chart History New Found Glory". Popradiotop20.com. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  6. ↑ "RIAA Search - New Found Glory". RIAA. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  7. ↑ Heisel, Scott (August 2002), "New Found Glory: Sticks and Stones - MCA - Florida pop-punks use major-label budget to make their best disc yet", Alternative Press, p. 77, ISSN 1065-1667
  8. ↑ Griffiths, Mark (June 2002), "New Found Glory: Sticks and Stones (MCA) KKKK - [With] crisp production...[and] some truly brilliant and instantly memorable moments", Kerrang! (885), p. 46
  9. ↑ Chester, Tim (June 2002), "New Found Glory - Sticks and Stones (7) - Endless chainsaw wedgies, snot-colored hair and sugar-rush guitars", New Musical Express, ISSN 0028-6362
  10. ↑ Relic, Peter (2002-07-02). "Sticks And Stones : New Found Glory : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
  11. ↑ Sherman, Maria; Broderick, Ryan (July 2, 2013). "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F----ing Die". BuzzFeed. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  12. ↑ Bird, ed. 2014, p. 74
  13. ↑ "51 Greatest Pop Punk Albums Ever". Kerrang! (1586): 18–25. September 16, 2015.
  14. ↑ "20 Pop Punk Albums Which Will Make You Nostalgic". NME.com. June 9, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  15. 1 2 New Found Glory (CD). New Found Glory. Drive-Thru Records (B0030E5NL4). 2000.
  16. ↑ "New Found Glory > Sticks and Stones". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  17. 1 2 "Sticks and Stones". Chartstats.com. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  18. ↑ "British album certifications – New Found Glory – Sticks & Stones". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Sticks & Stones in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  19. ↑ "American album certifications – New Found Glory – Sticks & Stones". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  20. ↑ "New Found Glory > My Friends Over You". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  21. ↑ "New Found Glory > Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
Sources
  • Bird, Ryan, ed. (September 2014). "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time". Rock Sound (London: Freeway Press Inc.) (191). ISSN 1465-0185. 
  • McMahon, James, ed. (8 August 2015). "Rock's Biggest Secrets Revealed!". Kerrang! (London: Bauer Media Group) (1580). ISSN 0262-6624. 

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