The Fray (album)
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| Studio album by The Fray | ||||
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March 27, 2009 |
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admission |
2008 |
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| Label (s) | No, Butyes! (Sony BMG) | |||
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CD |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
43:25 |
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The Fray is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band The Fray of the same name .
background
In 2009 The Fray released their second studio album, which bears the same name as the band, through producers Aaron Johnson and Mike Flynn, who already produced the first album How to Save a Life . For this, the band shot a music video for the single "You Found Me" in Chicago .
reception
The Fray received some very good reviews for their second album, but also widespread negatives. The music magazine Rolling Stone, for example, said about the album that it was "nothing new". According to Allmusic, “the type of songs actually remains unchanged” and the album lacks “claimed originality”. Nevertheless, there were also some positive reviews u. a. by AbsolutePunk , which criticized other opinions. According to AbsolutePunk, "the Denver quintet released a charming, engaging record that would be much more commendable if it didn't sound as much like its predecessor ... it's not necessarily a bad album if it's like its predecessor." Uncut also gave the album a very positive rating, calling the album "an honest, guilty pleasure, not just a radio-friendly unit shift work".
Despite the reviews, The Fray managed to reach number 1 in the US charts with their second album. A week later, however, the album was only at number 4.
Track list
| # | title | production | length |
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| 1 | Syndicate | David Welsh, Isaac Slade, Joe King | 3:29 |
| 2 | absolute | Welsh, Slade, King | 3:47 |
| 3 | You Found Me | Slade, King | 4:01 |
| 4th | Say when | Ben Wysocki, Welsh, Slade, King | 5:01 |
| 5 | Never say never | Welsh, Slade, King | 4:16 |
| 6th | Where the story ends | Slade, King | 3:57 |
| 7th | Enough for Now | Slade, King | 4:14 |
| 8th | Ungodly hour | Slade, King | 5:04 |
| 9 | We Build Then We Break | Wysocki, Welsh, Slade, King | 3:48 |
| 10 | Happiness | Wysocki, Welsh, Slade, King | 5:22 |
Single releases
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments) |
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| 2008 | You Found Me |
DE73 (5 weeks) DE |
AT64 (3 weeks) AT |
CH63 (7 weeks) CH |
UK35  (6 weeks)UK |
US7th  × 4
(39 weeks)US |
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| 2009 | Never say never | - | - | - |
UK87 (... weeks) UK |
US44 (... weeks) US |
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You Found Me
The song first appeared on YouTube in late 2007 under the name "Amistad" and was then released on November 20, 2008 on the band's official website. It is also used in the TV series Grey's Anatomy , One Tree Hill and Lost, among others .
Never say never
Never Say Never was used for the series One Tree Hill , The Vampire Diaries , Grey's Anatomy , The Hills and the movie Transformers - Die Rache , among others . The song also became known through a fan fiction published on Wattpad called After, written by imaginator1D.
Chart placements
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2009 | The fray |
DE46 (4 weeks) DE |
AT49 (2 weeks) AT |
CH47 (6 weeks) CH |
UK8th (3 weeks)UK |
US1 (50 weeks)US |
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In the US, the album went straight to the Billboard Hot 100 at number 1 after selling around 179,000 copies in the first week, and on March 4, 2009, 336,952 albums were sold in the US alone. In the second week only about 75,000 copies were sold and so the album was only number 4 in the US charts.
Individual evidence
- ↑ rollingstone.com ( Memento of July 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ [1] , allmusic.com
- ↑ [2] , absolutepunk.net
- ↑ Songs used in films and TV series
- ↑ Songs used in films and TV series