What Are You So Scared Of?
| What Are You So Scared Of? | ||||
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| Studio album by Tonight Alive | ||||
| Released |
14 October 2011 14 February 2012 (US) 28 September 2012 (UK) | |||
| Genre | Pop punk, emo-pop | |||
| Length | 43:51 | |||
| Label |
Sony Music Australia Fearless (re-release) Search and Destroy (UK) | |||
| Producer | Mark Trombino | |||
| Tonight Alive chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 70%[1] |
| Punknews.org |    [2] |
What Are You So Scared Of? is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Tonight Alive, released on 14 October 2011 through Sony Music Australia. Tonight Alive traveled to Los Angeles to record the album with producer Mark Trombino (blink-182, Jimmy Eat World, Midtown). As the follow-up to 2010's Consider This EP, What Are You So Scared Of? debuted on the Australian albums chart at No. 15. The record's first official single, "Starlight", was released 1 July 2011. Its second, "Let It Land", was released 19 September 2011.
After signing a deal contract with Fearless Records in Autumn 2011, the band released a re-issue of the album in the United States in February 2012.[3] Upon its US release, it debuted at No. 7 on the US Heatseekers Albums chart, No. 48 on US Rock Albums and No. 10 on Independent Albums.
Tonight Alive toured Australia and North America year-long in support of the album, and made an appearance at Warped Tour 2012 in the US. The band reached success in the scene through constant touring and building up a devoted fanbase. The standard CD version of What Are You So Scared Of? contains 10 pre-gap hidden acoustic takes of the album. Let It Land EP was released to accompany it; it shares the track "Let It Land", and also contains a new song and the three acoustic versions which were unable to fit on the album.
Track listing
All tracks written by Jenna McDougall and Whakaio Taahi.
| Australian release[4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Eject, Eject, Eject!" | 1:29 |
| 2. | "Breaking & Entering" | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Starlight" | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Sure as Hell" | 3:06 |
| 5. | "Let It Land" | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Fake It" | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Listening" | 2:55 |
| 8. | "Reason to Sing" | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Safe & Sound" | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Thank You & Goodnight" (featuring Mark Hoppus) | 3:04 |
| 11. | "Amelia" | 3:38 |
| 12. | "In the First Place" | 2:41 |
| 13. | "To Die For" | 3:25 |
| 14. | "What Are You So Scared Of?" | 3:36 |
| Total length: | 43:51 | |
| Acoustic pre-gap hidden tracks | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Breaking and Entering" (acoustic) | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Starlight" (acoustic) | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Sure as Hell" (acoustic) | 2:58 |
| 4. | "Let It Land" (acoustic) | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Safe and Sound" (acoustic) | 3:06 |
| 6. | "Thank You & Goodnight" (acoustic) | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Amelia" (acoustic) | 3:36 |
| 8. | "In the First Place" (acoustic) | 2:33 |
| 9. | "To Die For" (acoustic) | 3:16 |
| 10. | "What Are You So Scared Of?" (acoustic) | 2:51 |
| Total length: | 1:15:12 | |
- The Australian iTunes edition contains the bonus track "Welcome", three music videos and two behind-the-scenes videos.
| US release[5] | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Eject, Eject, Eject!" | 1:29 |
| 2. | "Breaking & Entering" | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Sure as Hell" | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Starlight" | 3:23 |
| 5. | "To Die For" | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Let It Land" | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Amelia" | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Listening" | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Thank You & Goodnight" (featuring Mark Hoppus) | 3:04 |
| 10. | "Safe and Sound" | 3:17 |
| 11. | "Fake It" | 3:16 |
| 12. | "What Are You So Scared Of?" | 3:36 |
| Total length: | 39:08 | |
| iTunes deluxe edition bonus tracks | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 13. | "Welcome" | 2:50 |
| 14. | "Take Me Down" | 2:36 |
| 15. | "Breaking & Entering" (music video) | 3:28 |
| 16. | "Starlight" (music video) | 3:26 |
| Total length: | 51:45 | |
Let It Land
The Let It Land EP is the accompanying disc to What Are You So Scared Of?, available on CD. What Are You So Scared Of? features 10 pre-gap hidden acoustic tracks in addition to the 14-track album; the additional acoustic tracks that were unable to fit on the album make up the majority of Let It Land. Also included on the EP is a new song, "Welcome".[6]
- "Let It Land"
- "Welcome"
- "Fake It" (acoustic)
- "Listening" (acoustic)
- "Reason to Sing" (acoustic)
Personnel
- Jenna McDougall — lead vocals
- Whakaio Taahi — lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Jake Hardy — rhythm guitar
- Cam Adler — bass guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Best — drums
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia[7] | 15 |
| US Heatseekers Albums[8] | 7 |
| US Rock Albums[8] | 48 |
| US Independent Albums[8] | 32 |
| UK Albums Chart[9] | 172 |
References
- ↑ Nassiff, Thomas (14 October 2011). "Tonight Alive - What Are You So Scared Of?". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ↑ Daley, Sloane (24 October 2011). "Tonight Alive - What Are You So Scared Of?". Punknews.org. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ . Tonightaliveofficial.com (2 January 2012). Retrieved in January 2012.
- ↑ . Tonightaliveofficial.com
- ↑ .Tonightaliveofficial.com. Retrieved on 31 March 2012.
- ↑ Let It Land. JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ↑ australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- 1 2 3 What Are You So Scared Of? - Tonight Alive Billboard. Retrieved 30 August 2012
- ↑ "Chart Log UK - 2012". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
External links
- What Are You So Scared Of? at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)