From First to Last (album)
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| Released | May 6, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | August–September, 2007 | |||
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| Length | 39:02 | |||
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| Producer | Josh Abraham | |||
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From First to Last is the third album by Post-Hardcore band From First to Last, released on May 6, 2008 through Suretone and Interscope Records. "Two as One" is the album's first single, which hit the radio on March 17.[1] This is the first full-length album by the band without Sonny Moore (Skrillex) as lead vocalist; the band's guitarist, Matt Good, takes over from him. In contrast to the band's previous album Heroine, the album features a more accessible, alternative rock sound.[2]
From First To Last received mixed reviews from critics, and its change in sound alienated the band's fanbase. Subsequently, despite being given a high profile marketing campaign by Suretone,[3] the album underperformed commercially, and only reached number 81 on the Billboard 200; as a result, the band split from the label the following year.[4]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Alternative Press | [6] |
| AbsolutePunk.net | (68%) [7] |
| Kerrang! | [citation needed] |
Background
[edit]The first song on the album to be released was "Two As One", through the band's MySpace in November 2007. On January 23, one of the songs from the new album, "We All Turn Back to Dust", was released exclusively through Billboard.com.[8]
On February 12, From First to Last released an exclusive 2-song CD through Hot Topic which featured the songs "We All Turn Back to Dust" and "I Once Was Lost, But Now Am Profound" from the band's then-upcoming album, the former of which was also released through Billboard.com. This release coincided with a Hot Topic in-store performance in Novi, Michigan on February 13. A limited quantity of the exclusive CD was available at the 2008 Take Action Tour. The song information from "We All Turn Back to Dust" revealed that the album would have 11 tracks.
"Tick Tick Tomorrow" appeared as a remix on the Underworld: Rise of the Lycans OST. Several songs from the album also appeared in Electronic Arts video games. FaceBreaker features "We All Turn Back to Dust” and "Worlds Away”. NASCAR 09, NHL 09, and Madden NFL 09 features "Two As One", and "Worlds Away”.[9][10] Need for Speed: Undercover features "I Once Was Lost, But Now Am Profound”.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Matt Good, Travis Richter and Derek Bloom, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Two as One" | Bloom, Richter, Good, Matt Manning | 3:21 |
| 2. | "The Other Side" | 3:41 | |
| 3. | "Worlds Away" | 4:03 | |
| 4. | "We All Turn Back to Dust" | 4:01 | |
| 5. | "Medicinal Reality" | 3:09 | |
| 6. | "A Perfect Mess" | 4:24 | |
| 7. | "Tick Tick Tomorrow" (On the special Hot Topic Edition this track is called "Swallow" on the back) | 3:27 | |
| 8. | "Deliverance!" | 3:40 | |
| 9. | "I Once Was Lost, But Now Am Profound" | 3:39 | |
| 10. | "Be-Headed (Marathon Man)" | 3:43 | |
| 11. | "In Memorium in Advance" | 1:58 | |
| Total length: | 39:02 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Everything's Perfect" | Bloom, Richter, Good, Manning | 2:47 |
| Total length: | 41:49 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Worlds Away" (acoustic) | 4:25 |
| Total length: | 43:27 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Tick Tick Tomorrow" (acoustic) | 3:42 |
| Total length: | 42:44 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Tick Tick Tomorrow" (acoustic) | 3:42 |
| 13. | "Medicinal Reality" (acoustic) | 3:42 |
| Total length: | 46:42 | |
Personnel
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Chart history
[edit]The album sold 9,765 copies in its first week; less than 1/3 of the band's previous release Heroine which sold 33,000 copies in its first week.[11][12]
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Billboard 200[13] | 81 |
References
[edit]- ^ "AbsolutePunk". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ^ "FROM FIRST TO LAST - Official Website". 2009-03-27. Archived from the original on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2008-03-08.
- ^ "All kinds of news! - From First To Last: Signs to RISE Records's MySpace Blog |". 2009-10-05. Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ Fulton, Katherine (2008-06-05). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ^ Zelmer, Emily (June 5, 2008). "From First To Last". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ^ "From First to Last - From First to Last - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ^ "From First to Last - Featured Artist". Billboard.com. 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ^ "NASCAR 09 SOUNDTRACK REVEALED". IGN. 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
- ^ Hayward, Andrew. "Madden NFL 09 Soundtrack Revealed". 1up.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ^ "SoundScan Sales 5/14/08: Rick Ross Pushes to Gold". 16 May 2008.
- ^ "From First to Last Might Outgrow Fall Out Boy Pranks Soon". MTV. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011.
- ^ From First to Last's Charting History on AMG Retrieved on June 1, 2008
