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The All-American Rejects
Studio album by The All-American Rejects
Released	February 4, 2003
Recorded	2001-2002; Brooklyn, New York
Genre	Alternative rock, powerpop, emo
Length	42:54
Label	DreamWorks, Doghouse
Producer	Tim O'Heir
Professional reviews
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The All-American Rejects chronology
Singles from The All-American Rejects
	"Swing, Swing"; Released: March 18, 2003; "The Last Song"; Released: April 11, 2003; "Time Stands Still"; Released: August 2003; "My Paper Heart"; Released: Winter 2003;
Alternate Cover
	2002 Doghouse Records cover.

The All-American Rejects is the self-titled debut album from The All-American Rejects, released on February 4, 2003 in the United States. On March 3rd it was then released in the UK.^[1] The original version released solely by Doghouse Records was released October 15, 2002.^[2] There was a bonus CD included with it, featuring five songs by other Doghouse Records artists.

[edit] Production and release

The album was recorded in 2001 by the duo of Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler after being signed by independent label Doghouse Records. The All-American Rejects went up to New York to record the album, and The All-American Rejects was released Fall 2002. It was later re-issued with single "Swing, Swing" by DreamWorks Records next year, and gained commercial success. The All-American Rejects was released on compact disc, and on 12" vinyl pressed in most commonly in orange, as well as in red and blue. Only a limited number of vinyl copies went into print.

[edit] Singles

The first single released was "Swing, Swing" in fall 2002, and later re-issued in January. "The Last Song" was released April 21, 2003, charting many weeks on Billboard's Modern Rock chart, before falling off the chart. After this, "Swing, Swing" was still charting, and ended its run in July. "Time Stands Still" was released in the fall, but gained no success. The same happened to "My Paper Heart", which was released in the winter. After this, no more singles were released.

[edit] Music videos

The first music video released was for "Swing, Swing", released January 7, 2003.^[3] The video got the All-American Rejects nominated for "Best New Artist" at the "MTV Video Music Awards". For the next single, "The Last Song" music video was released Spring 2003, and was nominated for "Best Pop Video" at the MVPA awards. A video for "Time Stands Still" was released in fall 2003, and one for "My Paper Heart" was released that winter.

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Length
1.	"My Paper Heart"	3:49
2.	"Your Star"	4:21
3.	"Swing, Swing"	3:53
4.	"Time Stands Still"	3:31
5.	"One More Sad Song"	3:04
6.	"Why Worry"	4:16
7.	"Don't Leave Me"	3:28
8.	"Too Far Gone"	4:05
9.	"Drive Away"	3:00
10.	"Happy Endings"	4:25
11.	"The Last Song"	5:00
12.	"The Cigarette Song" (UK/Vinyl Bonus Track)	3:39

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position	Ref
2003	U.S. Billboard 200	25	^[4]
2003	U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums	9	^[5]
2003	U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	8	^[6]
2003	UK Albums Chart	50	^[7]
2003	Japanese Albums Chart	86	^[8]

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2002	"Swing, Swing"	Modern Rock Tracks	26
2003		Modern Rock Tracks	8
		Billboard Hot 100	60
		Top 40 Mainstream	17
		Top 40 Tracks	30
	"The Last Song"	Modern Rock Tracks	29
2005	"Swing, Swing"	Hot Digital Songs	75

[edit] Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales/shipments
Canada	Gold^[9]	50,000
USA	Platinum	1,000,000+

[edit] Credits

All songs written, arranged, and performed by The All-American Rejects
Tyson Ritter - All vocals, Bass guitar
Nick Wheeler - Guitars, Drums, Keyboards, Programming
Produced, engineered and mixed by Tim O'Heir
Recorded at Mission Sound and Headgear Studio, Brooklyn, New York
Laura Echler - A&R assistance
Michael Goldstone - A&R
Dirk Hemsath - A&R
Emily Lazar - mastering
Tim O'Heir - producer, engineer, mixing

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Information on the 2003 Sampler

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[1] ttp://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?item=86551

[2] ttp://www.mtv.com/videos/the-all-american-rejects/21232/swing-swing.jhtml

[3] ttp://www.billboard.com/album/the-all-american-rejects/the-all-american-rejects/549216#/album/the-all-american-rejects/the-all-american-rejects/549216

[4] ttp://www.billboard.com/album/the-all-american-rejects/the-all-american-rejects/549216#/album/the-all-american-rejects/the-all-american-rejects/549216

[5] ttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:azfqxqr0ldje~T50

[6] ttp://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=8302

[7] ttp://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/507968/1/

[8] Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005

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