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Prepare to Be Wrong

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{{Infobox album

| name = Prepare to Be Wrong

| type = EP

| artist = Straylight Run

| cover = Straylight_Run-Prepare_To_Be_Wrong.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 4, 2005

| recorded = Static Recording Studios (Brooklyn, New York), Sapone Studios (Bethpage, New York), John Nolan's bedroom

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Indie rock

| length = 29:24

| label = Victory

| producer = Straylight Run, Mike Sapone

| prev_title = Straylight Run

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = The Needles the Space

| next_year = 2007

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{{music ratings

| rev3 = Melodic

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Prepare to Be Wrong is an extended play (EP) by Straylight Run, released on October 4, 2005 by Victory Records. The song "It Never Gets Easier" was originally titled "Costello".

Release

"Hands in the Sky (Big Shot)" was released to radio on October 25, 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771|title=FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock|publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated|accessdate=October 30, 2016}} In October and November, the band supported Simple Plan.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/13777/tours-simple-plan-to-tour-with-straylight-run-plain-white-ts|title=Simple Plan to tour with Straylight Run, Plain White T's|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=September 12, 2005|accessdate=July 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000655/https://www.punknews.org/article/13777/tours-simple-plan-to-tour-with-straylight-run-plain-white-ts|archive-date=August 19, 2016|url-status=live}} The band supported Motion City Soundtrack on the mtvU Campus Invasion tour in April 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/15968/tours-motion-city-soundtrack-straylight-run-hellogoodbye-on-mtvu-campus-invasion|title=Motion City Soundtrack / Straylight Run / Hellogoodbye on MTVu Campus Invasion|work=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=February 25, 2006|accessdate=July 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818191551/https://www.punknews.org/article/15968/tours-motion-city-soundtrack-straylight-run-hellogoodbye-on-mtvu-campus-invasion|archive-date=August 18, 2016|url-status=live}} In May, the band toured Australia alongside Matchbook Romance.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/16136/tours-matchbook-romance-straylight-run-in-australia|title=Matchbook Romance / Straylight Run in Australia|work=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=March 7, 2006|accessdate=July 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819013759/https://www.punknews.org/article/16136/tours-matchbook-romance-straylight-run-in-australia|archive-date=August 19, 2016|url-status=live}}

Track listing

All songs written by Straylight Run, except where noted

  1. "I Don't Want This Anymore" – 3:43
  2. "It Never Gets Easier" – 4:09
  3. "A Slow Descent" – 5:12
  4. "Hands in the Sky (Big Shot)" – 5:42
  5. "Later That Year" – 4:16
  6. "With God on Our Side" – 6:19 (Bob Dylan)

{{cite web |url=http://www.victorymerch.com/merch/cds/9374/straylight-run-prepare-to-be-wrong-cd |title=Straylight Run: Prepare To Be Wrong CD - Victory Merch |website=www.victorymerch.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817122938/http://www.victorymerch.com/merch/cds/9374/straylight-run-prepare-to-be-wrong-cd |archive-date=2013-08-17}}

Credits

References

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Category:Straylight Run albums

Category:2005 EPs

Category:Victory Records EPs

Category:Albums produced by Mike Sapone