We the Kings (album)

We the Kings
Studio album by We the Kings
Released October 2, 2007 (U.S.)
September 8, 2008 (UK)
Recorded 2007 in New York City
Genre
Length 34:15
Label S-Curve
Producer S*A*M and Sluggo[6]
We the Kings chronology
Between the Ink and the Paper
(2006)Between the Ink and the Paper2006		 We the Kings
(2007)		 Secret Valentine EP
(2009)Secret Valentine EP2009
Singles from We the Kings
  1. "Check Yes Juliet"
    Released: February 4, 2008
  2. "Secret Valentine"
    Released: December 16, 2008

We the Kings is the self-titled debut studio album by American rock band We the Kings.

Background

We the Kings formed in 2005 while its member attended Manatee High School.[7] The band's line-up consisted of vocalist Travis Clark, guitarist Hunter Thomsen, bassist Drew Thomsen. and drummer Danny Duncan.[7] In summer, the group toured with Don't Die Cindy.[7] PureVolume, a place where people could upload their music, helped the band's popularity.[7]

According to Travis Clark, the album was "really guitar driven, with those poppy catchy choruses".[8]

Release

In September, the group went on the School's for Fools tour across the US,[9] alongside Valencia, Just Surrender and Metro Station. However, partway through the tour Valencia had to drop off the tour due to their vocalist Shane Henderson having strep throat. As a result, Just Surrender headlined the rest of the dates.[10] The group supported Boys Like Girls on their US headlining tour, dubbed Tourzilla, from late September to late October.[11] It was released on October 2, 2007.[12] From mid-January to early March 2008, the band supported Cobra Starship on their North America tour.[13] In April, the band appeared at the Bamboozle Left festival.[14] In June, the band supported Cobra Starship on their US tour, dubbed Really Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Tour Out to Warped Tour Tour.[15]

Between June and August, the band performed on the 2008 edition of Warped Tour.[16] In October and November, the band supported the Academy Is... on their headlining tour of the US.[17] In October, a re-recorded version of "Check Yes Juliet" was posted online. The re-recording's lyrics were altered to include a reference to Tampa Bay Rays.[18] On December 12, a music video was released for "Secret Valentine" through the band's Myspace profile.[19] In February and March 2009, the group went on a headlining US tour, dubbed The Secret Valentine Tour, with support from the Maine, the Cab, There for Tomorrow and VersaEmerge.[20] In April, the band performed on the Bamboozle Roadshow[21] and appeared at The Bamboozle festival in early May.[22] In July, the band supported All Time Low on their US east coast tour.[23]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
MusicOMH[24]

The album peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart, and at No. 151 on the Billboard 200.[25] We the Kings was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for the shipment of 75,000 copies. Three singles were released from the album. The album's second single "Check Yes Juliet, gained commercial success. It was featured as "The iTunes Single of the Week" in early 2008, and it peaked at No. 84 on the Pop 100 and No. 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US,[26] and No. 26 in Australia where it was certified platinum by the ARIA.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Travis Clark, all music composed by Clark, Sam Hollander and Dave Katz, except "Headlines Read Out..." by Clark

  1. "Secret Valentine" – 3:28
  2. "Skyway Avenue" – 3:26
  3. "Check Yes Juliet" – 3:40
  4. "Stay Young" – 2:49
  5. "Whoa" – 2:37
  6. "August Is Over" – 3:16
  7. "The Quiet" – 3:12
  8. "Don't Speak Liar" – 3:01
  9. "Headlines Read Out..." – 3:14
  10. "All Again for You" – 3:06
  11. "This Is Our Town" – 2:29
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
  1. "Check Yes Juliet (acoustic)" – 3:56
  2. "Skyway Avenue (acoustic)" – 3:50

Personnel

We the Kings
Artwork
  • Shane McCauley – Photography
  • Zach Nicodemo – Graphic design and layout
  • Mike Ski – Art direction
Production
Management
  • Bret Disend – Management
  • Mike Mckoy – Legal
  • Nick Storch – Booking

Charts

Album
Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 151
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums 3

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2008 "Check Yes Juliet" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 70
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 26
Australian Single Charts 26
"Secret Valentine" Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) 40

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Australia Platinum[27] 70,000+

References

  1. ↑ Lucy, Evan (18 July 2011). "We The Kings Sunshine State Of Mind". Alternative Press. Alternative Press. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "We the Kings". Sputnik.
  3. 1 2 "We the Kings - We the Kings". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ "Album Review: We the Kings - Smile Kid". alterthepress.
  5. ↑ "Smile Kid AllMusic Review". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ , SmartPunk. Accessed October 27, 2007.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Hyunh, Brandon (March 10, 2014). "Bradenton's We The Kings builds music career". bradenton.com. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  8. ↑ Duan, Crystal (March 12, 2014). "Q-and-A with Travis Clark of We The Kings". Move. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  9. ↑ "School's for Fools Tour". I Surrender Records. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Valencia cancels remaining School’s for Fools tour dates". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. September 15, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Boys Like Girls to release deluxe edition of debut album". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. September 20, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  12. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1210145 We the Kings review] AllMusic. Retrieved: 2008-06-16
  13. ↑ "Cobra Starship announce headlining run". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. November 29, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Blaqk Audio, Hot Water Music, H2O added to Bamboozle Left". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. February 15, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Cobra Starship set up mini-tour with the Secret Handshake". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. April 3, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Venues for Warped Tour 2008 revealed". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. March 12, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  17. ↑ "The Academy Is… announce dates with We The Kings, Carolina Liar and Hey Monday". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. August 18, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  18. ↑ "We The Kings re-record "Check Yes Juliet" to root on the Tampa Bay Rays". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. October 22, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  19. ↑ "New We The Kings Music Video to Premiere on Friday". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. December 8, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  20. ↑ Kohli, Rohan (December 16, 2008). "WTK / The Maine / The Cab / TFT / VersaEmerge Tour". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Bamboozle Roadshow tickets on sale". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. February 10, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Bamboozle set single-day lineups". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. February 8, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  23. ↑ Wippsson, Johan (May 27, 2009). "All Time Low Annnounce Headlining Warped Tour Dates". Melodic. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  24. ↑ "We The Kings - We The Kings". MusicOMH.
  25. ↑ We the Kings albums chart peak Billboard. Retrieved: 2008-06-16.
  26. ↑ We the Kings singles chart peak Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved: 2008-06-16.
  27. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certification – December 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
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