Walk This Way (album)
| Walk This Way | ||||||||||
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| Studio album by The White Tie Affair | ||||||||||
| Released | April 22, 2008 [1] | |||||||||
| Genre |
Pop rock Electronica | |||||||||
| Label | Sony | |||||||||
| Producer |
Matt Mahaffey Jeff Turzo | |||||||||
| The White Tie Affair chronology | ||||||||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Absolutepunk.net | 67% link |
| Allmusic |   link |
Walk This Way is the major label debut of the band The White Tie Affair. The album contains the singles "Allow Me To Introduce Myself...Mr. Right" and "Candle (Sick and Tired)". Produced by the collaborative team behind Wired All Wrong (Matt Mahaffey and Jeff Turzo) Walk This Way was recorded at Annetenna Studios in Burbank, California.
Promotion
In support of their release, the band toured nationally with artists Secondhand Serenade, Making April, Innerpartysystem, The Medic Droid, and Kill Hannah; as well as this they served as the opening act for Lady Gaga's The Fame Ball Tour.[2] The band also took part in Van's 2009 Warped Tour.[3]
Singles
- Candle (Sick and Tired) is the lead single off the album it has peaked at number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] The music video made its debut on No Good TV, an internet TV website. In May 2008, the music video for "Candle (Sick and Tired)" aired on MTV's TRL. The Uncut/Director's Version of the video has reached 400,000 views on YouTube, and was the most watched YouTube video on March 29, 2008.
- Allow Me to Introduce Myself... Mr. Right was also released as a single. It also has its own music video.
- The Letdown is apparently the next single. In May 2009, a Radio Edit of the song was released to the iTunes Store, Amazon, Rhapsody, and other popular online media services as a single download.[5][6][7] It was released to Amazon and Rhapsody on May 12, 2009, however on the iTunes Store it states that it was released on May 26, 2009. It is unknown if a music video for the song will be filmed or released, or if it has been filmed yet. The Letdown has had a considerable amount of praise. When "Walk This Way" was first released to the iTunes Store, "The Letdown" was one of the most popular songs from the album, peaking at number 93 on the iTunes top songs chart. On the popular music site, Last.fm, The Letdown has 46,348+ plays and has 8,165+ listeners, coming in at number 4 for the top songs of The White Tie Affair. It even has more plays and listeners than their most popular song, the second single from the album, Candle (Sick and Tired).[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Allow Me to Introduce Myself... Mr. Right" | 2:59 |
| 2. | "The Letdown" | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Candle (Sick and Tired)" | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Scene Change" | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Watching You" | 3:23 |
| 6. | "The Enemy" | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Take It Home" | 3:20 |
| 8. | "Price of Company" | 3:42 |
| 9. | "If I Fall" | 3:36 |
| 10. | "The Way Down" | 4:25 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Distributor |
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| United States | April 22, 2008 | CD, digital download | Sony BMG Music Entertainment |
Notes
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