On April 4, it was announced that keyboardist Josh Lyford had left the group.[2] The album was recorded between June–August 2011 at House of Loud Recording Studios in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. David Bendeth produced all of the tracks except for "Fairweather Fan" and "Bring on the World"; recording was handled by Dan Korneff, Kato Khandwala, and John Bender. "Fairweather Fan" and "Bring on the World" were produced and engineered by Shep Goodman and Aaron Accetta. Chris Fasulo and Jon D'Uva did additional engineering with assistance from Brian Robbins and Jon Lammi. Bendeth mixed the recordings with Korneff as engineer, before they were mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound.[3] The album was influenced by Alexisonfire's Crisis (2006).[4]
Release
In August 2011, the group performed at the Hevy and Sonisphere festivals in the UK.[5] On August 18, the band released the song "Stuck in the Middle" for free listening as a free taster from the album, with an unofficial music video following on October 19, which showed footage of the band on their latest tour and features scenes of the recording process of In Some Way, Shape, or Form.[1] On September 8, 2011, the band released another song for free, "Falling on You", which was already played live on the band's latest tour.[6][7] On September 11, In Some Way, Shape, or Form was announced for release in November. Alongside it, the album's artwork was revealed.[8] "Just Drive" was released to radio on September 27.[9] On October 14, Alternative Press revealed the track list of the album.[10]
On October 26, the band released another song for free listening. The song, entitled "Fairweather Fan", is a special song the band dedicated to their fans and was previously leaked in low quality footage that was filmed during the band's Fall 2011 AP Tour, where they debuted the song. The band released the song as a free download on their Facebook page.[11] A music video was released for "Just Drive" on October 27.[12] On November 4, the band uploaded the whole album for free streaming on their Facebook page.[13][14] In October and November, the band headlined the AP Fall Tour with support from Gallows, Title Fight, the Swellers and Sharks.[15]
The album sold over 6,500 copies in its first week,[32] debuting at number 88 on the Billboard 200, nearly half of what their previous album Enemy of the World sold in its first week.
Track listing
All songs written by Four Year Strong, except where noted.[3]
"Fight The Future" is titled in reference to the first X-Files film, of which "Fight the Future" was the subtitle and tagline. The X-Files is also heavily referenced in the music video for the album's first single "Just Drive", including a street sign that reads "The truth is out there," one of the mottos of the series.
When a tentative track listing was released, "Bring on the World" was shown to be titled "This Is Your Life and It's Ending One Minute at a Time", a line from the film Fight Club.
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^Redrup, Zach (April 3, 2012). "NEWS: Refused and 12 more bands join Download Festival 2012 line-up!". Dead Press!. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^Redrup, Zach (January 25, 2012). "NEWS: Blink-182 confirm UK tour support and add Bournemouth date!". Dead Press!. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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Sources
Sayce, Rob (August 2015). Bird, Ryan (ed.). "Hall of Fame: 'Crisis' Alexisonfire". Rock Sound. London: Freeway Press Inc. (202). ISSN 1465-0185.
External links
In Some Way, Shape, or Form at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
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some, shape, form, fifth, studio, album, american, rock, band, four, year, strong, released, through, decaydance, universal, republic, november, 2011, studio, album, four, year, strongreleasednovember, 2011recordedjune, august, 2011studiohouse, loud, elmwood, . In Some Way Shape or Form is the fifth studio album by American rock band Four Year Strong released through Decaydance and Universal Republic on November 8 2011 1 In Some Way Shape or FormStudio album by Four Year StrongReleasedNovember 8 2011RecordedJune August 2011StudioHouse of Loud Elmwood Park New Jersey U S GenrePop punk melodic hardcore alternative rockLength40 55LabelDecaydance Universal RepublicProducerDavid Bendeth Shep Goodman Aaron AccettaFour Year Strong chronologyEnemy of the World 2010 In Some Way Shape or Form 2011 Go Down in History 2014 Singles from In Some Way Shape or Form Just Drive Released September 27 2011 Falling on You Released September 8 2011 Contents 1 Recording and composition 2 Release 3 Reception 4 Track listing 4 1 AP Fall Tour 7 Falling on You single 5 Song titles 6 Personnel 7 References 8 External linksRecording and composition EditOn April 4 it was announced that keyboardist Josh Lyford had left the group 2 The album was recorded between June August 2011 at House of Loud Recording Studios in Elmwood Park New Jersey David Bendeth produced all of the tracks except for Fairweather Fan and Bring on the World recording was handled by Dan Korneff Kato Khandwala and John Bender Fairweather Fan and Bring on the World were produced and engineered by Shep Goodman and Aaron Accetta Chris Fasulo and Jon D Uva did additional engineering with assistance from Brian Robbins and Jon Lammi Bendeth mixed the recordings with Korneff as engineer before they were mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound 3 The album was influenced by Alexisonfire s Crisis 2006 4 Release EditIn August 2011 the group performed at the Hevy and Sonisphere festivals in the UK 5 On August 18 the band released the song Stuck in the Middle for free listening as a free taster from the album with an unofficial music video following on October 19 which showed footage of the band on their latest tour and features scenes of the recording process of In Some Way Shape or Form 1 On September 8 2011 the band released another song for free Falling on You which was already played live on the band s latest tour 6 7 On September 11 In Some Way Shape or Form was announced for release in November Alongside it the album s artwork was revealed 8 Just Drive was released to radio on September 27 9 On October 14 Alternative Press revealed the track list of the album 10 On October 26 the band released another song for free listening The song entitled Fairweather Fan is a special song the band dedicated to their fans and was previously leaked in low quality footage that was filmed during the band s Fall 2011 AP Tour where they debuted the song The band released the song as a free download on their Facebook page 11 A music video was released for Just Drive on October 27 12 On November 4 the band uploaded the whole album for free streaming on their Facebook page 13 14 In October and November the band headlined the AP Fall Tour with support from Gallows Title Fight the Swellers and Sharks 15 In December the band went on a brief holiday tour dubbed It s a Wonderful Gig Life with support from Set Your Goals Balance and Composure Transit and Diamond 16 In January 2012 the group went on a tour of Brazil with New Found Glory 17 leading up to a UK tour that ran into February with support from Don Broco and A Loss for Words 18 Though This Time Next Year was intended to also join the tour they had to pull out due to financial issues 19 In June the group appeared at Download Festival 20 and supported Blink 182 for a handful of shows on their UK tour 21 Alongside this they played a one off headlining show 22 Reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic60 100 23 Review scoresSourceRatingAbsolutePunk60 24 AllMusic 25 Alter the Press 26 Big Cheese 27 Dead Press 28 Kill Your Stereo 29 LoudwireFavorable 30 Sputnikmusic 31 The album sold over 6 500 copies in its first week 32 debuting at number 88 on the Billboard 200 nearly half of what their previous album Enemy of the World sold in its first week Track listing EditAll songs written by Four Year Strong except where noted 3 No TitleWriter s Length1 The Infected Four Year Strong David Bendeth3 172 The Security of the Familiar the Tranquility of Repetition Four Year Strong Bendeth3 283 Stuck in the Middle 3 424 Just Drive 3 325 Fairweather Fan 3 306 Sweet Kerosene 3 227 Falling on You 3 368 Heaven Wasn t Built to Hold Me 3 069 Unbreakable 3 1210 Bring on the World 3 1211 Fight the Future 3 0412 Only the Meek Get Pinched The Bold Survive 3 51Total length 40 52 AP Fall Tour 7 Falling on You single Edit No TitleLength1 Falling on You 3 362 A Dolphin Is Just a Shark with a Smile 3 08Song titles Edit The Security of the Familiar the Tranquility of Repetition is a line from the film V for Vendetta Only the Meek Get Pinched the Bold Survive is a line from the film Ferris Bueller s Day Off Fight The Future is titled in reference to the first X Files film of which Fight the Future was the subtitle and tagline The X Files is also heavily referenced in the music video for the album s first single Just Drive including a street sign that reads The truth is out there one of the mottos of the series When a tentative track listing was released Bring on the World was shown to be titled This Is Your Life and It s Ending One Minute at a Time a line from the film Fight Club Personnel EditPersonnel per booklet 3 Four Year Strong Alan Day lead vocals guitar additional piano Dan O Connor lead vocals guitar Joe Weiss bass guitar additional vocals tracks 3 and 12 Jake Massucco drums Production David Bendeth producer all except tracks 5 and 10 mixing Dan Korneff recording mix engineer Kato Khandwala recording John Bender recording Shep Goodman producer tracks 5 and 10 engineer tracks 5 and 10 Aaron Accetta producer tracks 5 and 10 engineer tracks 5 and 10 Chris Fasulo additional engineering Jon D Uva additional engineering Brian Robbins assistant engineer Michael Mitch Milan guitar technician Jon Lammi assistant engineer Ted Jensen masteringDesign Joe Spix art direction design F Scott Schafer photography Bryn Bowen props Four Year Strong propsReferences EditCitations a b Alternative Press News Four Year Strong release new song delay album release date Altpress com 2011 09 08 Retrieved 2012 03 23 Redrup Zach April 4 2011 NEWS Four Year Strong keyboard player leaves the band Dead Press Retrieved June 18 2020 a b c In Some Way Shape or Form booklet Four Year Strong Decaydance I Surrender Universal Republic 2011 00602527834894 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Sayce 2015 p 32 Hevy Fest Redrup Zach April 1 2011 NEWS Hevy Fest announce more line up additions Dead Press Retrieved June 18 2020 Sonisphere Redrup Zach March 15 2011 NEWS The Mars Volta and others join Sonisphere 2011 line up Dead Press Retrieved June 18 2020 New Song Release Date Facebook Retrieved 2012 03 23 Four Year Strong Falling on You YouTube 2011 09 08 Retrieved 2012 03 23 Redrup Zach September 11 2011 NEWS Four Year Strong announce release date for new album Dead Press Retrieved June 18 2020 FMQB Airplay Archive Modern Rock Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report Incorporated Archived from the original on March 22 2013 Retrieved October 31 2016 Alternative Press News Exclusive Four Year Strong reveal tracklist of In Some Way Shape Or Form Altpress com 2011 10 14 Retrieved 2012 03 23 Four Year Strong Fairweather Fan YouTube Retrieved 2012 03 23 Redrup Zach October 27 2011 VIDEO Four Year Strong Just Drive Dead Press Retrieved June 18 2020 Four Year Strong Music Facebook Retrieved 2012 03 23 In Some Way Facebook Retrieved 2012 03 23 Heisel Scott July 21 2011 Four Year Strong Gallows Title Fight more on AP Tour Fall 2011 Alternative Press Retrieved December 17 2017 Common Tyler November 9 2011 Four Year Strong announce holiday shows with Set Your Goals Balance And Composure and more Alternative Press Retrieved December 15 2017 Bird Michele September 9 2011 Four Year Strong announce South American tour with New Found Glory Alternative Press Retrieved December 24 2017 Redrup Zach October 13 2011 NEWS More supports confirmed for Four Year Strong Jan Feb UK tour Dead Press Retrieved June 18 2020 Redrup Zach December 18 2011 NEWS This Time Next Year pull out of Four Year Strong UK tour Dead Press Archived from the original on June 18 2020 Retrieved June 18 2020 Redrup Zach April 3 2012 NEWS Refused and 12 more bands join Download Festival 2012 line up Dead Press Retrieved June 18 2020 Redrup Zach January 25 2012 NEWS Blink 182 confirm UK tour support and add Bournemouth date Dead Press Retrieved June 18 2020 Redrup Zach April 2 2012 NEWS Four Year Strong play Liverpool O2 Academy 2 on June 9th Dead Press Retrieved June 18 2020 In Some Way Shape or Form by Four Year Strong Metacritic Retrieved October 21 2016 Nassiff Thomas7 2011 11 03 Four Year Strong In Some Way Shape or Form Absolute Punk Archived from the original on 2012 07 09 Retrieved 2011 11 04 Heaney Gregory 2011 11 28 Album Review Four Year Strong In Some Way Shape Or Form AllMusic Retrieved 2011 11 28 Kiki Goodchild Chantelle 2011 11 10 Album Review Four Year Strong In Some Way Shape Or Form Alter The Press Retrieved 2011 11 10 Pitt Gem 2011 11 02 Four Year Strong In Some Way Shape Or Form Big Cheese Magazine Archived from the original on 2012 07 29 Retrieved 2011 11 03 Thompson Oliver November 8 2011 ALBUM Four Year Strong In Some Way Shape Or Form Dead Press Retrieved June 18 2020 Four Year Strong In Some Way Shape Or Form Kill Your Stereo 2011 11 09 Retrieved 2011 11 09 Erickson Anne November 6 2011 Four Year Strong In Some Way Shape or Form Album Review Loudwire Retrieved June 18 2020 West Foss Dakota 2011 11 05 Four Year Strong are stuck in the middle Sputnik Music Retrieved 2011 11 05 Disturbed Debut At No 13 rockaccess net Rock Access Retrieved 2011 11 20 SourcesSayce Rob August 2015 Bird Ryan ed Hall of Fame Crisis Alexisonfire Rock Sound London Freeway Press Inc 202 ISSN 1465 0185 External links EditIn Some Way Shape or Form at YouTube streamed copy where licensed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title In Some Way Shape or Form amp oldid 1134732838, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
