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We don't need to whisper
Angels & Airwaves studio album

Publication
(s)

May 20, 2006

admission

2006

Label (s) Geffen Records

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Alternative rock

Title (number)

11

running time

49:48

occupation

production

Tom DeLonge

chronology
- We don't need to whisper I-Empire

We Don't Need to Whisper is the debut album by the American alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves . It was released in 2006, a year after Blink-182 entered a hiatus. The album sold more than 800,000 copies and the first single, The Adventure , won the "Song of the Year 2006 Award" at the San Diego Awards.

production

The album is a concept album in which each song is about searching for and finding true love during wartime. The following album I-Empire can be viewed as a thematic continuation .

The songs on We Don't Need to Whisper were written during a Blink 182 tour in 2004. When DeLonge left Blink-182 in February 2005, he produced several demos of songs for the album. The album was produced in his home studio by DeLonge and his new band from 2005.

sale

The album was sold in North America , Australia and the UK . It was given gold status in Canada after the album sold 50,000 copies within 3 days. The album also achieved silver status in the UK. Just through a huge wave of advance sales, the album sold around 126,000 times in the USA. In August, 550,000 albums were sold in the United States alone. The album sold over 800,000 copies worldwide.

Track list

All titles are written by Tom DeLonge.

  • 1. "Valkyrie Missile" - 6:39
  • 2. "Distraction" - 5:36
  • 3. "Do It for Me Now" - 4:33
  • 4. "The Adventure" - 5:12
  • 5. "A Little's Enough" - 4:45
  • 6. "The War" - 5:07
  • 7. "The Gift" - 5:02
  • 8. "It Hurts" - 4:14
  • 9. "Good Day" - 4:30
  • 10. "Start the Machine" - 4:11
  • 11. "Do It for Me Now" (international bonus track; recorded live by Fuse 7th Avenue Drop)

Single releases

  • The Adventure (May 8, 2006; July 7, 2006 in Germany)
  • Do It for Me Now (July 10, 2006)
  • It Hurts (Jul 27, 2006, UK)
  • The War (December 15, 2006)

Trivia

  • The cover of the album shows an earth that is in a cube. This is supposed to reflect the rebirth of Tom DeLonge.
  • The DVD "Start the Machine" documents u. a. the recording of the album.
  • At the end of the song "It Hurts", "We Don't Need to Whisper" can be heard softly.
  • The video for "The Adventure" was filmed in the same area as "First Date" (one of Blink-182's most commercially successful hits).