The Airborne Toxic Event (album)
2008 studio album by The Airborne Toxic Event
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The Airborne Toxic Event is the debut studio album by American rock band The Airborne Toxic Event. It was first released on August 5, 2008, through Majordomo Records. It was later re-released by Island Records on March 16, 2009, following the band's signing to the label. The entire album was recorded using a recording studio in the home of Pete Min, the band's producer.
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| Released | August 5, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
| Studios | Pete Min's home studio (Los Angeles, California) | |||
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| Length | 37:33 | |||
| Label | Majordomo | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | C+[3] |
| Blender | [4] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| Pitchfork | 1.6/10[8] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
The album was released in the UK on February 9, 2009 and features three bonus tracks. The album's first single, "Gasoline", was released on November 17, 2008, and was used in the soundtracks for FIFA 09 and as a playable track in Band Hero. "Sometime Around Midnight" was released on February 2, 2009, and later reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wishing Well" | Mikel Jollett | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Papillon" | Jollett | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Gasoline" |
| 3:21 |
| 4. | "Happiness Is Overrated" |
| 3:12 |
| 5. | "Does This Mean You’re Moving On?" | Jollett | 2:14 |
| 6. | "This Is Nowhere" |
| 2:50 |
| 7. | "Sometime Around Midnight" | Jollett | 5:04 |
| 8. | "Something New" |
| 3:07 |
| 9. | "Missy" | Jollett | 3:40 |
| 10. | "Innocence" | Jollett | 6:50 |
| Total length: | 37:33 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "The Winning Side" | 4:14 |
| 12. | "This Losing" | 3:35 |
| 13. | "The Girls In Their Summer Dresses" | 3:19 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "The Winning Side" | 4:14 |
| 12. | "This Losing" | 3:35 |
| 13. | "The Girls In Their Summer Dresses" | 3:19 |
| 14. | "Gasoline" (Acoustic Version) | 3:35 |
| 15. | "Sometime Around Midnight" (Acoustic Version) | 4:52 |
| 16. | "Sometime Around Midnight" (Music Video – Majordomo Version) | 5:03 |
Singles
- "Gasoline" (November 17, 2008)
- "Gasoline" – 3:20
- "The Winning Side" – 4:16
- "Sometime Around Midnight" (February 2, 2009)
- "Sometime Around Midnight" – 5:03
- "Innocence" (Acoustic) – 8:50
- "Happiness Is Overrated" (June 8, 2009)
- "Happiness Is Overrated"
- "I Don't Want to Be on TV"
Personnel
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) | 70 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[12] | 108 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 1 |
| UK Albums Chart | 35 |