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Released = [[August 31]], [[2004]] |
Released = [[August 31]], [[2004]] |
Recorded = [[October 2003|October]] – [[December 2003]] In [[Los Angeles, California]] |
Recorded = [[October 2003|October]] – [[December 2003]] In [[Los Angeles, California]] |
Genre = [[Post-Grunge]] <br /> [[Punkrock]] <br /> [[Hardcore punk|Hardcore-Punk]]<br />[[Alternative Rock]] |
Genre = [[Post-Grunge]] <br /> [[Post-Hardcore]] <br />[[Alternative Rock]] |
Length = 38:04 |
Length = 38:04 |
Label = [[Geffen Records]] |
Label = [[Geffen Records]] |
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'''''Getting Away with Murder''''' is the third major-label album by Californian rock group [[Papa Roach]]. It was released on [[August 31]] [[2004]], and has been certified platinum in the United States. In a bid to avoid the [[nu metal]] trend and because Jacoby Shaddix was fed up with rapping and wanted to be a rock artist (his childhood dream), Papa Roach ditched their once-prominent nu metal and [[rapcore]] influences, focusing on producing a straight-ahead [[post-grunge]] album with some [[Punkrock|punk]] and [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] influences.Despite some of the fans not embracing the new style, sales as of July 2006, are 1.14 million units sold. This was also their first album on [[Geffen Records]], after their previous label [[Dreamworks Records]] were sold off to Geffen.
'''''Getting Away with Murder''''' is the third major-label album by Californian rock group [[Papa Roach]]. It was released on [[August 31]] [[2004]], and has been certified platinum in the United States. In a bid to avoid the [[nu metal]] trend and because Jacoby Shaddix was fed up with rapping and wanted to be a rock artist (his childhood dream), Papa Roach ditched their once-prominent nu metal and [[rapcore]] influences, focusing on producing a straight-ahead [[post-hardcore]] album with some [[post-grunge]] and [[alt rock]] influences. Despite some of the fans not embracing the new style, sales as of July 2006, are 1.14 million units sold. This was also their first album on [[Geffen Records]], after their previous label [[Dreamworks Records]] were sold off to Geffen.
In January 2007 album was certified gold (50 000 units) in Canada.
In January 2007 album was certified gold (50,000 units) in Canada.
It peaked #17 on Billboard 200.
It peaked #17 on Billboard 200.



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Getting Away with Murder is the third major-label album by Californian rock group Papa Roach. It was released on August 31 2004, and has been certified platinum in the United States. In a bid to avoid the nu metal trend and because Jacoby Shaddix was fed up with rapping and wanted to be a rock artist (his childhood dream), Papa Roach ditched their once-prominent nu metal and rapcore influences, focusing on producing a straight-ahead post-hardcore album with some post-grunge and alt rock influences. Despite some of the fans not embracing the new style, sales as of July 2006, are 1.14 million units sold. This was also their first album on Geffen Records, after their previous label Dreamworks Records were sold off to Geffen. In January 2007 album was certified gold (50,000 units) in Canada. It peaked #17 on Billboard 200.

Track listing

  1. "Blood (Empty Promises)" – 2:55
  2. "Not Listening" – 3:10
  3. "Stop Looking Start Seeing" – 3:07
  4. "Take Me" – 3:26
  5. "Getting Away with Murder" – 3:12
  6. "Be Free" – 3:18
  7. "Done With You" – 2:52
  8. "Scars" – 3:28
  9. "Sometimes" – 3:07
  10. "Blanket of Fear" – 3:22
  11. "Tyranny of Normality" – 2:40
  12. "Do or Die" – 3:26

Notes:

  • The special tour edition of this album contains three bonus tracks, including "Harder Than A Coffin Nail", "Caught Dead" and "Take Me (Live)"
  • The UK special edition features the 2 bonus tracks "Harder Than A Coffin Nail" and "Caught Dead" as tracks 13 and 14.
  • The edited version of the album has different artwork than the original. The word "shit" was not censored from the album, leaving only the minor "f word"s on a few songs censored.
  • The music was used in MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf.
  • The song "Not Listening" was on the EA Trax for the NASCAR Chase For The Cup 2005 Video Game, the trailer music for the movie "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" and on the soundtrack for Polyphony's Gran Turismo 4 as well as a remix of getting away with murder in 2004 - 2005.
  • The song "Done With You" was used on the soundtrack to MLB 2006.