The Strange Case Of...

The Strange Case of...

Studio album by Halestorm

Released

April 10, 2012
April 16, 2013 (Reissue)

Recorded

2011

Genre

Hard rock, heavy metal,^[1] alternative metal^[2]

Length

40:56
52:01 (Deluxe Edition)
68:34 (Japanese edition)
44:11 (Reissue edition)

Halestorm chronology

Singles from The Strange Case Of...
Reanimate: The Covers EP (2011)	The Strange Case of... (2012)	Reanimate 2.0: The Covers EP (2013)
"Love Bites (So Do I)" Released: January 24, 2012 "I Miss the Misery" Released: July 22, 2012 "Freak Like Me" Released: January 8, 2013 "Here's to Us" Released: May 14, 2013 "Mz. Hyde^[3]" Released: October 21, 2013

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
411Mania	^[1]
AllMusic	^[4]
aNewRisingMusic	^[5]
Kerrang!	^[6]
Live Metal	^[7]
Loudwire	^[8]

The Strange Case Of... is the second full-length studio album by the rock band Halestorm, released on April 10, 2012. The album was produced by Howard Benson, who also produced the band's self-titled debut album. The first single and video from the album "Love Bites (So Do I)" won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance.^[9] The song "Here's to Us" was performed on the US television show, Glee, with clean lyrics. Four of the album's songs were previously released on the sneak-preview EP Hello, It's Mz. Hyde. A deluxe edition of the album was also released containing three bonus tracks. A different version of the song "Here's to Us" featuring multiple guests including Slash was included on the reissue version of the standard and deluxe version of the album in 2013. In interviews about the album, Hale noted that the album was heavier than their previous album, but was significantly closer to the sound of them live.

The album debuted at No. 7 on Top Rock Albums and No. 15 on the Billboard 200, selling 24,000 copies in its first week.^[10] It has sold 387,000 copies in the US as of April 2015.^[11] And was certified Gold (500,000 units) by the RIAA as of March 8, 2016.^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Bites (So Do I)"	Lzzy Hale, Dave Bassett	3:11
2.	"Mz. Hyde"	Hale, Scott Stevens	3:22
3.	"I Miss the Misery"	Hale, Christine Danielle Connolly, Scott Stevens	3:03
4.	"Freak Like Me"	Hale, Johnny Andrews, Rob Graves	3:38
5.	"Beautiful with You"	Hale, Nina Ossoff, Dana Calitri, Maria Sommer	3:16
6.	"In Your Room"	Hale, Zachary Maloy	2:46
7.	"Break In"	Hale, Aimée Proal, Graves, Mark L. Holman	4:45
8.	"Rock Show"	Hale, Julian Emery, Jim Irvin	3:19
9.	"Daughters of Darkness"	Hale, Blair Daly	3:55
10.	"You Call Me a Bitch Like It's a Bad Thing"	Hale, Ossoff, Calitri, Martin Briley	3:11
11.	"American Boys"	Hale, Robert Huff	3:28
12.	"Here's to Us"	Hale, Toby Gad, Danielle Brisebois	2:57
Total length:			40:56

Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Don't Know How to Stop"	Hale, Emery, Irvin, Jason Keith Perry	3:55
14.	"Private Parts" (feat. James Michael of Sixx:A.M.)	Hale, James Michael	3:59
15.	"Hate It When You See Me Cry"	Hale	3:11
Total length:			52:01

Japanese edition bonus tracks (taken from Reanimate: The Covers EP)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Slave to the Grind" (Skid Row cover)	Sebastian Bach, Rachel Bolan, Dave "The Snake" Sabo	3:31
14.	"Bad Romance" (Lady Gaga cover)	Stefani Germanotta, Nadir Khayat	4:08
15.	"Hunger Strike" (Temple of the Dog cover)	Chris Cornell	3:53
16.	"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" (Heart cover)	Robert John "Mutt" Lange	5:02
17.	"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" (The Beatles cover)	John Lennon	6:49
Total length:			68:34

Reissue edition bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Here's to Us (Guest Version)" (feat. Slash, Wolfgang Van Halen, Brent Smith, Myles Kennedy, James Michael, Tyler Connolly, David Draiman, and Maria Brink)	Hale, Gad, Brisebois	3:15
Total length:			44:11

Hello, It's Mz. Hyde EP

The band released an EP before the album release of 4 of the songs set to appear on The Strange Case of....

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love Bites (So Do I)"
2.	"Rock Show"
3.	"Daughters of Darkness"
4.	"Here's to Us"

Band members

Lzzy Hale – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
Arejay Hale – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Joe Hottinger – lead guitar, backing vocals
Josh Smith – bass guitar, backing vocals

Additional Personnel

Musicians

Bass – Josh Smith, Wolfgang Van Halen
Drums – Arejay Hale
Guitar – Lzzy Hale, Joe Hottinger, Myles Kennedy, Slash, Phil X.
Keyboards – Howard Benson, Lenny Skolnik
Piano – Lzzy Hale, Jamie Muhoberac
Vocals (background) – Maria Brink, Tyler Connolly, David Draiman, Arejay Hale, Lzzy Hale, Joe Hottinger, Myles Kennedy, James Michael, Josh Smith, Brent Smith, Wolfgang Van Halen

Artistry

Art Direction – Alex Kirzhner
Design – Alex Kirzhner
Hair Stylist – Hikari Tezuka
Make-Up – Lucky Smyler
Photography – Alex Kirzhner, Chris Phelps
Stylist – Mody Al Khufash

Production

A&R – Anne Declemente, Pete Ganbarg
Administration – Anne Declemente
Booking – John Bongiorno, Scott Sokol, Rebecca Wedlake
Composer – Johnny Andrews, Dave Bassett, Martin Briley, Danielle Brisebois, Dana Calitri, Christine Danielle Connolly, Blair Daly, Julian Emery, Toby Gad, Rob Graves, Lzzy Hale, Mark L. Holman, Robert Huff, Jim Irvin, Zachary Maloy, James Michael, Ninna Ossoff, Jason Keith Perry, Aimee Proal, Maria Sommer, Scott Stevens
Digital Editing – Paul DeCarli
Drum Technician – Jon Nicholson
Engineer – Paul DeCarli, Jimmy Fahey, Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki, James Michael, Mike Plotnikoff
Guitar Technician – Marc VanGool
Legal Advisor – Jess Rosen
Management – Diana de la Cerda, Vincent Hartong, Carla Karakesisoglu, Bill McGathy, Beth Sabbagh, David Weise
Marketing – Anthony Delia
Mastering – Ted Jensen
Mixing – Chris Lord-Alge
Music Business Affairs – Diana de la Cerda, Carla Karakesisoglu, Beth Sabbagh, David Weise
Packaging – Brian Ranney
Producer – Howard Benson
Programming – Howard Benson, Lenny Skolnik

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart^[13]	49
UK Rock Chart^[14]	2
Japanese Albums Chart^[15]	52
US Billboard 200^[16]	15
US Top Rock Albums^[17]	7
US Hard Rock Albums^[17]	1
US Alternative Albums^[17]	6
US Top Digital Albums^[17]	15
US Top Tastemaker Albums^[17]	21

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Hard Rock Albums^[18]	12
US Rock Albums^[19]	59
US Alternative Albums^[20]	44
Chart (2013)	Position
US Hard Rock Albums^[21]	12
US Rock Albums^[22]	69

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)^[23]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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Halestorm

Lzzy Hale Arejay Hale Joe Hottinger Josh Smith Roger Hale

Studio albums	Halestorm (2009) The Strange Case Of... (2012) Into the Wild Life (2015)

EPs	One and Done (2006) ReAniMate: The CoVeRs eP (2011) ReAniMate 2.0: The CoVeRs eP (2013)

Live albums	Live in Philly 2010 (2010)

Singles	"I Get Off" "It's Not You" "Familiar Taste of Poison" "Love Bites (So Do I)" "Mz. Hyde" "Apocalyptic" "Amen"

Related articles	Discography

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