In Some Way, Shape, or Form

In Some Way, Shape, or Form
Studio album by Four Year Strong
Released November 8, 2011
Recorded June–August 2011 at House of Loud, Elmwood Park, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre Pop punk, melodic hardcore
Length 40:55
Label Decaydance, Universal Motown
Producer David Bendeth
Four Year Strong chronology
Enemy of the World
(2010)Enemy of the World2010		 In Some Way, Shape or Form
(2011)		 Go Down in History
(2014)Go Down in History2014
Singles from In Some Way, Shape, or Form
  1. "Just Drive"
    Released: September 27, 2011
  2. "Falling On You"
    Released: September 8, 2011

In Some Way, Shape, or Form is the fourth full-length studio album by American rock band Four Year Strong, released through Decaydance and Universal Motown Records on November 8, 2011.[1]

Recording and composition

The album was recorded between June–August 2011 at New Jersey's House of Loud, with producer David Bendeth. The album is the band's first without keyboardist/synthesizer player Josh Lyford, and is the band's first without synthesizers, as the band decided to remove the synthesizers from their songs, in order to mature and alter their sound. The album was influenced by Alexisonfire's Crisis (2006).[2]

Release

On August 18, 2011, 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.[3][4] "Just Drive" was released to radio on September 27, 2011,[5] with a music video following exactly a month later, on October 27.[6] On October 14, Alternative Press revealed the track list of the album.[7]

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.[8] On November 4, 2011, the band uploaded the whole album for free streaming on their Facebook page.[9][10] In October and November, the band headlined the AP Fall Tour with support from Gallows, Title Fight, the Swellers and Sharks.[11] 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.[12] In January 2012, the group went on a tour of Brazil with New Found Glory.[13]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[14]
Review scores
SourceRating
Absolute Punk60%[15]
AllMusic[16]
Alter the Press![17]
Big Cheese Magazine[18]
Bring On Mixed Reviews[19]
GlasswerkMixed[20]
Kill Your Stereo[21]
Sputnik Music[22]
The NewReview[23]

The album sold over 6,500 copies in its first week,[24] 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 Dan O'Connor and Alan Day.

No.TitleLength
1."The Infected"3:17
2."The Security of the Familiar, the Tranquility of Repetition"3:28
3."Stuck in the Middle"3:42
4."Just Drive"3:32
5."Fairweather Fan"3:30
6."Sweet Kerosene"3:22
7."Falling on You"3:36
8."Heaven Wasn't Built to Hold Me"3:06
9."Unbreakable"3:12
10."Bring on the World"3:12
11."Fight the Future"3:04
12."Only the Meek Get Pinched, the Bold Survive"3:51
Total length:40:52

AP Fall Tour 7" ("Falling on You" single)

No.TitleLength
1."Falling on You"3:36
2."A Dolphin Is Just a Shark with a Smile"3:08

Song titles

  • "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

References

Citations
  1. 1 2 "Alternative Press | News | Four Year Strong release new song, delay album release date". Altpress.com. 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  2. ↑ Sayce 2015, p. 32
  3. ↑ "New Song + Release Date". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  4. ↑ "Four Year Strong - "Falling on You"". YouTube. 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  5. ↑ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Four Year Strong - Just Drive". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Four Year Strong - Fairweather Fan". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  9. ↑ "Four Year Strong - Music". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  10. ↑ "In Some Way,..." Facebook. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  11. ↑ Heisel, Scott (July 21, 2011). "Four Year Strong, Gallows, Title Fight, more on AP Tour Fall 2011". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  12. ↑ Common, Tyler (November 9, 2011). "Four Year Strong announce holiday shows with Set Your Goals, Balance And Composure, and more". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  13. ↑ Bird, Michele (September 9, 2011). "Four Year Strong announce South American tour with New Found Glory". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  14. ↑ "In Some Way, Shape, or Form by Four Year Strong". Metacritic. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  15. ↑ Nassiff, Thomas7 (2011-11-03). "Four Year Strong - In Some Way, Shape or Form". Absolute Punk. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  16. ↑ Heaney, Gregory (2011-11-28). "Album Review: Four Year Strong - In Some Way, Shape Or Form". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  17. ↑ 'Kiki' Goodchild, Chantelle (2011-11-10). "Album Review: Four Year Strong - In Some Way, Shape Or Form". Alter The Press!. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  18. ↑ Pitt, Gem (2011-11-02). "Four Year Strong - In Some Way, Shape Or Form". Big Cheese Magazine. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  19. ↑ Fowler, Pernell (2011-11-09). "Four Year Strong – In Some Way, Shape, Or Form – Review". Bring On Mixed Reviews. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  20. ↑ Droney, Chris (2011-11-09). "Reviews \\ Four Year Strong - In Some Way, Shape Or Form". Glasswerk.uk. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  21. ↑ "Four Year Strong - In Some Way, Shape Or Form". Kill Your Stereo. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  22. ↑ West Foss, Dakota (2011-11-05). "Four Year Strong are stuck in the middle". Sputnik Music. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  23. ↑ Grundström, Max (2011-11-13). "Four Year Strong – In Some Way, Shape, Or Form". NewReview. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  24. ↑ "Disturbed Debut At No. 13". rockaccess.net. Rock Access. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
Sources

  • Sayce, Rob (August 2015). Bird, Ryan, ed. "Hall of Fame: 'Crisis' Alexisonfire". Rock Sound. London: Freeway Press Inc. (202). ISSN 1465-0185.
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