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When Your Heart Stops Beating is the lone studio album by +44, which was released on November 14, 2006. The album was made available in three different colors: blue, pink, and green. The album sold 7,754 copies in the United Kingdom.

On October 19, 2006, When Your Heart Stops Beating debuted at #22 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and #2 on the Rock Albums Chart. In the U.S., the album debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 66,000 copies sold in its first week.[1] As of September 2008 the album has sold 256,000 copies in U.S. and 310,000 copies worldwide.

Carol Heller, former guitarist and vocalist of the band, recorded vocals on the demos of "Weatherman," "No, It Isn't," "Cliffdiving," and "Make You Smile," but on the final studio recordings, the backing vocals of "No, It Isn't" and "Cliffdiving" were re-recorded by Craig Fairbaugh. Heller is still featured on the album versions of "Weatherman" and "Make You Smile."[citation needed]

Track listing

  1. "Lycanthrope" – 3:57
  2. "Baby Come On" – 2:46
  3. "When Your Heart Stops Beating" – 3:12
  4. "Little Death" – 4:05
  5. "155" – 3:29
  6. "Lillian" – 4:38
  7. "Cliffdiving" – 3:44
  8. "Interlude" – 1:12
  9. "Weatherman" – 4:33
  10. "No, It Isn't" – 3:03
  11. "Make You Smile" – 3:40
  12. "Chapter 13"– 5:07

Bonus tracks

  2. "Baby Come On" (Acoustic) (iTunes, Italy, UK, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, Singapore and Australia) – 2:54
  4. "Weatherman"(Acoustic) (UK) – 4:17

Personnel

Additional musicians

  • Carol Heller – vocals on "Make You Smile" and background vocals on "Weatherman" (uncredited)

Production

Songs and history

  • "Lycanthrope" was the second song released by the band. It was available for download on their official site on September 1, 2006.
  • "When Your Heart Stops Beating" was first released over KROQ radio. The song is also played as a bumper song on The Jim Rome Show.
  • On October 25, 2006, the song "Cliffdiving" was leaked on the Internet from the album sampler. Even though it was the fourth song given to the public, it was the first leak not initiated by the band.
  • On October 28, 2006, the full album was leaked onto the internet.
  • On October 31, the acoustic version of "Baby Come On" was released on iTunes and the acoustic version of "155", titled "145" due to the song's slower tempo, was released on Yahoo! Music.
  • In late October, an electronic mix of "When Your Heart Stops Beating" was added to the band's official website and MySpace.
  • The full album was available for streaming on their MySpace during November until the album's US release on November 14.
  • On November 8, the album was available for streaming on MuchMusic, almost a week before its American release.
  • The acoustic version of "Weatherman" was leaked on November 10.
  • On May 29, 2007, the German band Wir sind Helden and +44 participated in the iTunes Foreign Exchange, where the German band covered "When Your Heart Stops Beating."

Reception

Reviews for the album were mixed, with a current Metacritic score of 60.[2] While many punk- and a few mainstream-oriented publications gave it a high grade, other namable sources such as Rolling Stone and Alternative Press were less impressed with the album.

References

  1. ^ Katie Hasty, "The Game Wins No. 1 On The Billboard 200", Billboard.com, November 22, 2006.
  2. ^ [1] Metacritic Review and Score
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