Famous Last Words is the second full-length album by Hedley released on October 30, 2007. It debuted at number three on the Canadian Albums Chart upon release. In the United States, the album is known as Never Too Late and was released on May 12, 2009. The album only includes 8 tracks from the Canadian release and contains 5 tracks from Hedley, which replaced the missing tracks from Famous Last Words.[2] Unlike Famous Last Words, Never Too Late has a blue background on its album cover, whereas the Canadian release has a red background on its cover.
The group began working on their second studio album in May 2007 with producers Dave Genn and Greig Nori.[3] The album was recorded at Hipposonic Studios and The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia and in Rock Beach Recording in White Rock, British Columbia.[4] According to Hoggard the album took a long time to finish.[5]
Singlesedit
The first single from the album, "She's So Sorry", was released to radio on August 21, 2007. The video was shot in Toronto, Ontario on August 30 and premiered on MuchMusic on September 20, 2007. The album's second single, "For the Nights I Can't Remember", was released in November 2007. The song peaked at number six on the Canadian Hot 100.[6] The third single, "Never Too Late", was released in April 2008, and peaked at number four on the Canadian Hot 100.[6] The fourth single from the album, "Old School" was released in August 2008, and peaked at number 10 on the Canadian Hot 100.[6]
Famous Last Words was received with mixed to low reviews. Andrew Leahey of AllMusic gave the album a 2.5/5 star rating. He said, "Famous Last Words delivers the same kick of Hedley's innumerable pop-punk colleagues, relying on a blend of snot-nosed vocals and guitar muscle that evokes the likes of SR-71 and Hot Topic in the same breath. He ends off stating, "Famous Last Words does sound destined for airplay as a result, proving that Jacob Hoggard knows how to stay in the spotlight better than he knows how to craft original music.[7] Nick of Tunelab.com gave the album a 5/10 star rating. He stated, "If you are familiar with Hedley’s sound, then their often times hard to take seriously and borderline sugarcoated approach shouldn’t come as a shock."[10] Kaj Roth of Melodic called the tracks "For the Nights I Can't Remember" and "Dying to Live Again" as "modern rock version of Hanson."[8] Adrian Mack of The Georgia Straight stated that the group, "abandoned any effort to distinguish itself from the network of tatty Canadiana it finds itself caught up in, settling for an almost mathematically perfect melding of Treble Charger and Sum 41."[11]
^ ab"Famous Last Words - Album by Hedley". Apple Music. Retrieved August 4, 2023. One part finely produced, highly infectious pop music and one part head-banging, face-melting hard rock, Hedley's second studio album is an onslaught of muscular guitars and emo-style vocals.
^ ab. iTunes. Archived from the original on March 9, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
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^Stephanie Joudrey (December 11, 2008). . Chart Attack. Archived from the original on May 30, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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^ abLeahey, Andrew. "Famous Last Words - Hedley". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
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^. Starpulse. Archived from the original on April 26, 2008. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
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Famous Last Words is the second full length album by Hedley released on October 30 2007 It debuted at number three on the Canadian Albums Chart upon release In the United States the album is known as Never Too Late and was released on May 12 2009 The album only includes 8 tracks from the Canadian release and contains 5 tracks from Hedley which replaced the missing tracks from Famous Last Words 2 Unlike Famous Last Words Never Too Late has a blue background on its album cover whereas the Canadian release has a red background on its cover Famous Last WordsStudio album by HedleyReleasedOctober 30 2007 CAN May 12 2009 USA StudioRock Beach Recording White Rock Hipposonic Studios Vancouver The Warehouse Studio Vancouver GenreHard rock pop punk emo 1 Length43 35 48 33 USA Release LabelUniversal Music CanadaFontanaProducerGreig NoriDave GennHedley chronologyHedley 2005 Famous Last Words 2007 The Show Must Go 2009 Singles from Famous Last Words She s So Sorry Released August 21 2007 For the Nights I Can t Remember Released November 2007 Never Too Late Released April 2008 Old School Released August 2008 Dying to Live Again Released November 2008Alternative coverUS edition cover Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Singles 3 Critical reception 4 Track listing 4 1 Never Too Late USA Release 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 Certifications 8 Release history 9 ReferencesBackground and recording editThe group began working on their second studio album in May 2007 with producers Dave Genn and Greig Nori 3 The album was recorded at Hipposonic Studios and The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver British Columbia and in Rock Beach Recording in White Rock British Columbia 4 According to Hoggard the album took a long time to finish 5 Singles editThe first single from the album She s So Sorry was released to radio on August 21 2007 The video was shot in Toronto Ontario on August 30 and premiered on MuchMusic on September 20 2007 The album s second single For the Nights I Can t Remember was released in November 2007 The song peaked at number six on the Canadian Hot 100 6 The third single Never Too Late was released in April 2008 and peaked at number four on the Canadian Hot 100 6 The fourth single from the album Old School was released in August 2008 and peaked at number 10 on the Canadian Hot 100 6 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Melodic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Starpulse nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 TuneLab Music nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 Famous Last Words was received with mixed to low reviews Andrew Leahey of AllMusic gave the album a 2 5 5 star rating He said Famous Last Words delivers the same kick of Hedley s innumerable pop punk colleagues relying on a blend of snot nosed vocals and guitar muscle that evokes the likes of SR 71 and Hot Topic in the same breath He ends off stating Famous Last Words does sound destined for airplay as a result proving that Jacob Hoggard knows how to stay in the spotlight better than he knows how to craft original music 7 Nick of Tunelab com gave the album a 5 10 star rating He stated If you are familiar with Hedley s sound then their often times hard to take seriously and borderline sugarcoated approach shouldn t come as a shock 10 Kaj Roth of Melodic called the tracks For the Nights I Can t Remember and Dying to Live Again as modern rock version of Hanson 8 Adrian Mack of The Georgia Straight stated that the group abandoned any effort to distinguish itself from the network of tatty Canadiana it finds itself caught up in settling for an almost mathematically perfect melding of Treble Charger and Sum 41 11 Track listing editFamous Last WordsNo TitleWriter s Length1 She s So Sorry Jacob HoggardDave RosinTom MacDonaldChris CrippinBrian Howes3 362 Hand Grenade HoggardRosinMacDonaldCrippinGreig Nori3 043 Dying to Live Again HoggardRosinMacDonaldCrippinHowes4 184 Narcissist HoggardRosinMacDonaldCrippinDave Genn3 105 Bones Shatter Never Say Never HoggardRosinMacDonaldCrippin3 196 Old School HoggardRosinMacDonaldCrippinGenn3 417 Been There Done That HoggardRosinMacDonaldCrippinNoriGennDavor ValumaJohnny Hetherington Art of Dying 3 168 For the Nights I Can t Remember HoggardRosinMacDonaldCrippinGennNori4 029 Brave New World HoggardRosinMacDonaldCrippinSean HoseinDane Deviller3 5810 Dear Blank HoggardRosinMacDonaldCrippinHoseinDeviller3 2611 Can t Go Back HoggardRosinMacDonaldCrippinGennNoriBen Cook4 0112 Never Too Late HoggardRosinMacDonaldCrippinNori4 00Total length 43 35 Bonus tracksNo TitleLength13 Lose My Number iTunes preorder bonus track 3 1414 Alison Wonderland Afraid Rogers Music Store bonus track 3 14 Never Too Late USA Release edit No TitleLength1 She s So Sorry 3 342 321 3 453 Trip 4 044 For the Nights I Can t Remember 4 025 Never Too Late 3 596 Gunnin 4 127 On My Own 3 298 Bones Shatter Never Say Never 3 199 Old School 3 4110 Narcissist 3 1011 Hand Grenade 3 0412 Dying to Live Again 4 0413 Villain Bonus Track 4 10Total length 48 33Personnel editAdapted from the Famous Last Words booklet 12 HedleyJacob Hoggard Vocals and piano Tommy Mac Bass and backing vocals Dave Rosin Guitar and backing vocals Chris Crippin Drums and backing vocalsAdditional musiciansBrian Howes Guitar solo on She s So Sorry Greig Nori Guitar solo on Brave New World Ray Garraway Drums on Never Too Late Gillian Mott Violin Joshua Belvedere Violin Bernard Kane Viola Alexandra Sia Cello Strings on Old School and Dying to Live Again Sal Ferreres Percussion Dave Genn Guitars string arrangements piano keyboards additional production Ben Kaplan Additional keyboards Elaine Shepherd April White Carly Charly Campbell Back up singersProductionMike Fraser Mixing Dean Maher Engineering Brian Gardner Mastering Bernie Grundman Mastering Los Angeles Alex Aligizakis Additional recording Dave Ottoson Pre Pro recording mixing Shawn O Hara Assistant engineer Rock Beach Recording Brendon Brown Brock McFarlane Chris Michael Assistant engineers Hipposonic Studios Eric Mosher Assistant engineer Warehouse Studios ArtworkGarnet Armstrong Art direction design Matt Barnes Photography Simon Paul Design Steve McArdle 3D illustrationCharts editChart performance for Famous Last Words Chart 2007 PeakpositionCanadian Albums Billboard 13 3Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 14 Platinum 100 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history editRelease formats for Famous Last Words Region Date Format s Edition Label Ref Canada October 30 2007 Digital download Standard Universal Music Canada 1 iTunes bonus track 15 November 6 2007 CD Standard 16 United States May 12 2009 Digital download USA Standard Fontana 2 References edit a b Famous Last Words Album by Hedley Apple Music Retrieved August 4 2023 One part finely produced highly infectious pop music and one part head banging face melting hard rock Hedley s second studio album is an onslaught of muscular guitars and emo style vocals a b Never Too Late Bonus Track Version Album by Hedley iTunes Archived from the original on March 9 2010 Retrieved July 31 2023 Johan Wippsson May 6 2007 Hedley Working On New Album Produced By Greig Nori Melodic Retrieved July 31 2023 Famous Last Words Hedley Credits AllMusic Retrieved August 4 2023 Stephanie Joudrey December 11 2008 Hedley Prepare Their Famous Last Words Chart Attack Archived from the original on May 30 2010 Retrieved August 6 2023 a b c Hedley Chart History Canadian Hot 100 Billboard Archived from the original on November 18 2021 Retrieved July 31 2023 a b Leahey Andrew Famous Last Words Hedley AllMusic Retrieved August 4 2011 a b Kaj Roth November 8 2007 Hedley Famous Last Words Melodic Retrieved August 4 2023 Hedley Famous Last Words Starpulse Review Starpulse Archived from the original on April 26 2008 Retrieved October 4 2022 a b TuneLab Music review Archived from the original on August 31 2011 Retrieved June 22 2009 Adrian Mack November 7 2007 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