Sing the Sorrow#B-sides and outtakes

Musically, Sing the Sorrow is a departure from the hardcore punk and horror punk genres featured in the band's previous material. The album features elements of hardcore punk, post-hardcore, alternative rock, gothic rock, and emo.{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/1748|title=AFI - Sing The Sorrow|last=Punknews.org|website=www.punknews.org|access-date=18 January 2018}} More experimental than previous AFI albums, Sing the Sorrow includes instruments other than guitar, bass and drums, such as piano and strings. The opening track features some electronic programming from Jade Puget.{{Cite web|date=Feb 17, 2017|title=Backspin: AFI on 'Sing the Sorrow'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTqxZ1n-MOI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/nTqxZ1n-MOI |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|access-date=2020-12-18|publisher=Yahoo!|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} A hidden track consists of a spoken word poem (accompanied by piano keys and distorted synth sounds) and the closing song "This Time Imperfect".

Sing the Sorrow was released with three different covers, featuring different colors for the text, logo, and iconography.{{Efn|An early idea for the album cover depicted a burning rose.{{Cite web|last=Puget|first=Jade|date=2020-01-03|title=Early idea for the cover of Sing the Sorrow|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B64g_OngeB3/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B64g_OngeB3 |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=registration|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}} This was repurposed as the cover for some releases of the "Girl's Not Grey" single.{{Cite web|title=AFI - Girl's Not Grey|url=https://www.discogs.com/AFI-Girls-Not-Grey/master/32624|access-date=2021-01-17|website=Discogs|language=en}}}} The colors were red, silver and black. The original cover features red artwork.{{Cite web|last=Heisel|first=Scott|date=2003|title=Sing The Sorrow formats and releases / new AFI tour dates|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/5424/sing-the-sorrow-formats-and-releases-new-afi-tour-dates|access-date=2020-12-20|website=Punknews.org|language=en}} Several of the first pressings in the United States and United Kingdom featured the silver cover. While the silver pressings are now rare and out of print, the digital version of Sing the Sorrow among iTunes still features the silver artwork. The black cover was exclusively available at shows on the U.S. album release tour and the band's official fan club online store. International versions of the album use different artwork on the album label. Often contain a picture of an inverted octopus whilst others contain a foraminifer or a dead bird. The animal pictures are taken from the book Animals by Jim Harter.

The album was released on March 11, 2003, through DreamWorks Records. In mid-to-late June and mid-to-late July, the group appeared on the Warped Tour.{{cite web|url=http://www.warpedtour.com:80/news.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031003182600/http://www.warpedtour.com/news.html|title=Final Band List Announced|publisher=Warped Tour|date=February 6, 2003|archive-date=October 3, 2003|access-date=May 17, 2018|url-status=dead}}

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A special limited edition was released that included the short film Clandestine on DVD,{{Cite web|title=AFI - Sing The Sorrow|url=https://www.discogs.com/AFI-Sing-The-Sorrow/release/2811694|access-date=2020-12-18|website=Discogs}} directed by Norwood Cheek.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} It also contained a 60-page booklet featuring extensive artwork and lyrics as well.

The film is eight minutes in length and stars all four band members.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} The film contains references to imagery and concepts from the album. The film focuses on the four band members trying to obtain a mysterious box which bears resemblance to the Sing the Sorrow album cover. The film features two playable soundtracks, one by bassist Hunter Burgan and the other by guitarist Jade Puget.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} Only 20,000 copies were pressed.

{{Music ratings

| MC = 81/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/sing-the-sorrow/afi|title=Reviews for Sing The Sorrow by AFI|website=Metacritic|access-date=September 22, 2010}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sing-the-sorrow-mw0000593579|title=Sing the Sorrow – AFI|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 22, 2010|last=Loftus|first=Johnny}}

| rev2 = Alternative Press

| rev2Score = 5/5{{cite journal|title=AFI: Sing the Sorrow|journal=Alternative Press|issue=177|date=April 2003|page=69}}

| rev3 = Blender

| rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite journal|url=http://www.blender.com:80/reviews/review_316.html|title=A.F.I.: Sing The Sorrow|journal=Blender|issue=15|date=April 2003|access-date=January 4, 2018|last=Miccio|first=Anthony|page=120|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803035602/http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_316.html|archive-date=August 3, 2004|url-status=dead}}

| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev4Score = D{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/03/21/sing-sorrow/|title=Sing the Sorrow|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 21, 2003|access-date=September 22, 2010|last=Farber|first=Jim|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202152958/http://ew.com/article/2003/03/21/sing-sorrow/|archive-date=December 2, 2017|url-status=live}}

| rev5 = Los Angeles Times

| rev5Score = {{rating|3|4}}{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-mar-09-ca-rack9-story.html|title=Punk and beyond from A.F.I. quartet|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 9, 2003|access-date=January 4, 2018|last=Hochman|first=Steve}}

| rev6 = Q

| rev6Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=AFI: Sing the Sorrow|journal=Q|issue=201|date=April 2003|page=101}}

| rev7 = Rolling Stone

| rev7Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/afi/albums/album/280822/review/6068023/sing_the_sorrow|title=AFI: Sing The Sorrow|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 25, 2003|access-date=February 3, 2008|last=Cherry|first=Robert|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404031918/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/afi/albums/album/280822/review/6068023/sing_the_sorrow|archive-date=April 4, 2009|url-status=dead}}

| rev8 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite book|chapter=A.F.I.|last=McLeod|first=Kembrew|author-link=Kembrew McLeod|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|publisher=Simon & Schuster|edition=4th|year=2004|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/10 10]}}

| rev9 = Slant Magazine

| rev9Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/afi-sing-the-sorrow|title=AFI: Sing the Sorrow|work=Slant Magazine|date=March 21, 2003|access-date=September 22, 2010|last=Scott|first=Aaron}}

| rev10 = Spin

| rev10Score = B+{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nCou4cnn-ZkC&pg=PA101|title=Nü Day Rising|journal=Spin|volume=19|issue=4|date=April 2003|access-date=January 4, 2018|last=Gross|first=Joe|pages=101–02}}

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Sing the Sorrow was met with critical acclaim upon release. The review aggregator Metacritic scored the album an 81 out of 100, based on 11 reviews, with the mention of "universal acclaim". E! Online called it a "well-crafted mix of hardcore bluster, determined melody and anthemic grandness that boasts depth and texture rarely heard from the Warped Tour ilk." Alternative Press awarded the album a perfect score, saying that, "Sing the Sorrow soars with the kind of melodies hit singles are made of, yet it somehow persists with AFI's esoteric darkness." Allmusic awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars and wrote: "Emerging in early 2003 with Sing the Sorrow, it's clear the molting process AFI began with Black Sails in Sunset is complete," and concluded that, "Whatever factions of the band's longterm fans might think of their major-label affiliation, Sing the Sorrow represents a coalescing of the band's sound." Rolling Stone awarded the album a 4 out of 5, claiming that "Sing the Sorrow is not exactly a concept album, but it does have a singleness of dark purpose that builds in momentum as the disc progresses." The New York Times rated Sing the Sorrow as the tenth-best album of 2003.{{cite news|date=Dec 28, 2003|title=MUSIC: THE HIGHS; The Albums and Songs of the Year|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/28/arts/music-the-highs-the-albums-and-songs-of-the-year-687634.html?scp=3&sq=Sing%20the%20sorrow&st=cse}} Conversely, Entertainment Weekly gave the album a 'D', commenting that "The songs combine the most pretentious and overworked elements of their influences." The album ranked number 77 in the October 2006 issue of Guitar World magazine's List of the 100 Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time. The album's lead single, "Girl's Not Grey", received a 2003 VMA for the 'Best MTV2 Music Video' category.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/winners-by-category.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828042240/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/winners-by-category.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards|publisher=MTV|access-date=September 23, 2010}} Alternative Press ranked "Girl's Not Grey" at number 63 on their list of the best 100 singles from the 2000s.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/36083/at-the-drive-ins-one-armed-scissor-tops-aps-haircut-100-singles-countdown|title=At The Drive-In's 'One Armed Scissor' tops AP's 'Haircut 100' singles countdown|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=November 20, 2009|access-date=October 13, 2022}}

Three singles, each with an accompanying music video, were released from Sing the Sorrow: "Girl's Not Grey", "The Leaving Song Pt. II," and "Silver and Cold." "Girl's Not Grey" was the highest-charting single, reaching No. 7 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart,{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=afi|chart=Alternative Songs}} No. 33 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart. The second single, "The Leaving Song Pt. II" charted at No. 16 on the Alternative Songs chart, No. 31 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, No. 27 in Australia, and No. 43 in the UK. The third and final single, "Silver and Cold" reached No. 7 on the Alternative Songs chart and No. 39 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

{{Track listing

| headline = Standard edition

| total_length = 55:54

| all_writing = AFI

| title1 = Miseria Cantare - The Beginning

| length1 = 2:57

| title2 = The Leaving Song Pt. II

| length2 = 3:31

| title3 = Bleed Black

| length3 = 4:15

| title4 = Silver and Cold

| length4 = 4:11

| title5 = Dancing Through Sunday

| length5 = 2:26

| title6 = Girl's Not Grey

| length6 = 3:10

| title7 = Death of Seasons

| length7 = 3:59

| title8 = The Great Disappointment

| length8 = 5:27

| title9 = Paper Airplanes (makeshift wings)

| length9 = 3:58

| title10 = This Celluloid Dream

| length10 = 4:11

| title11 = The Leaving Song

| length11 = 2:44

| title12 = ...But Home Is Nowhere"{{ref|a}}
"The Spoken Word" (hidden track)
"This Time Imperfect

| note12 = hidden track

| length12 = 15:07

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• 10:38

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Notes

: 1.{{note|a}}On digital editions, "This Time Imperfect" isn't a hidden track, and includes "The Spoken Word" (listed as “…but Home Is Nowhere”) before it as track 12.{{Citation |title=Sing The Sorrow |date=2003-01-01 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1eIzVBHA5NvX0wo2nLACew |access-date=2023-07-18 |language=en}}{{Citation |title=Sing The Sorrow |url=https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ne5JXOVI-YWRbKAXexCBCv5RvZg_dqgGI |access-date=2023-07-18 |language=en}}{{Citation |title=Sing The Sorrow |date=2009-01-01 |url=https://www.pandora.com/artist/afi/sing-the-sorrow/ALvtt4zpz9f9mVg |access-date=2023-07-18 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Sing The Sorrow |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/sing-the-sorrow/1440796793 |access-date=July 18, 2023 |website=Apple Music}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese edition

| total_length = 59:57

| title13 = Now the World

| length13 = 4:03

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{{Track listing

| headline = UK edition

| total_length = 1:03:28

| title12 = ...but home is nowhere

| length12 = 3:51

| title13 = Synesthesia

| length13 = 3:30

| title14 = Now the World"
"The Spoken Word" (hidden track)
"This Time Imperfect

| note14 = hidden track

| length14 = 15:19 * 4:16

• 10:38

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{{Track listing

| headline = Special limited edition DVD

| total_length = 28:16

| title1 = Clandestine

| note1 = short film) (playable in two versions; Jade's soundtrack and Hunter's soundtrack

| length1 = 8:06

| title2 = Death of Seasons

| note2 = Audio 5.1 Mix

| length2 = 3:59

| title3 = Silver and Cold

| note3 = Audio 5.1 Mix

| length3 = 4:11

| title4 = ...but home is nowhere

| note4 = Audio 5.1 Mix

| length4 = 3:51

| title5 = The Great Disappointment

| note5 = Audio 5.1 Mix

| length5 = 5:27

| title6 = Reivers' Music

| note6 = Audio 5.1 Mix

| length6 = 3:22

| all_writing =

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All songs presumably recorded during the Sing the Sorrow sessions unless otherwise noted.

• "Reivers' Music" is featured on the DVD of the special limited edition album and the "Girl's Not Grey" single, as well as the 336 EP (2002), on which it backs the demo version of "Now the World".{{Cite web|title=AFI - 336|url=https://www.discogs.com/AFI-336/release/1266418|access-date=2021-01-03|website=Discogs|language=en}}
• Demo versions of "Synesthesia", "This Celluloid Dream", "The Great Disappointment", "Paper Airplanes (makeshift wings)", "...But Home is Nowhere", "The Leaving Song", and "Now the World" can be found as b-sides on the album's single releases.
• "Rabbits are Roadkill on Rt. 37" was released on the MySpace Records: Volume 1 compilation{{Cite web|last=Paul|first=Aubin|date=2005|title=AFI cancels Big Day Out appearance|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/14606/afi-cancels-big-day-out-appearance|access-date=2020-12-14|website=Punknews.org|language=en}} in November 2005 and as a bonus track on the UK and Australian editions of Decemberunderground (2006).{{Citation|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|title=Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Original Game Soundtrack {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/grand-theft-auto-san-andreas-mw0000141617|work=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=2020-12-14}}
• "Carcinogen Crush"{{Efn|The title can be found in the special limited edition book of Sing the Sorrow.|name=title}} was recorded during the Sing the Sorrow sessions, but the band felt that it did not fit the album. It was later re-recorded during the Decemberunderground sessions, but remained unreleased. It was eventually released as a bonus track on the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2007){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1049129/billboard-bits-guitar-hero-iii-os-mutantes-isis|title=Billboard Bits: 'Guitar Hero III,' Os Mutantes, Isis|magazine=Billboard|date=September 20, 2007}} and as a digital single on December 4, 2007.{{Citation |title=Carcinogen Crush - Single by AFI |date=January 2007 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/carcinogen-crush-single/1445281833 |work=Apple Music |language=en-us |access-date=2020-12-14}} It was also featured on the "Medicate" UK vinyl and the Japanese version of Crash Love (2009). The Sing the Sorrow version remains unreleased.
• "100 Words"{{Efn|name=title}} was not released until 2009 on the deluxe version of Crash Love.

Credits adapted from the album's booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=Sing the Sorrow|others=AFI|publisher=DreamWorks|year=2003|type=booklet|id=0044-50380-2}}

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• Davey Havok – lead vocals, backing vocals, spoken word
• Jade Puget – guitars, programming, keyboards, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Silver and Cold"
• Hunter Burgan – bass, backing vocals
• Adam Carson – drums, percussion, backing vocals

;Additional musicians

• Susie Katayama – cello
• Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – additional keys on "...But Home is Nowhere"
• Anna-Lynne Williams – guest female vocals
• Jasmine Weist – guest female vocals
• Nick 13 – additional backing vocals
• Geoff Kresge – additional backing vocals
• Chris Holmes – additional backing vocals
• Ralph Saenz – additional backing vocals
• Matt Wedgley – additional backing vocals
• Steve Cunningham – additional backing vocals
• St. Mileon's Church – choir
• Gibson Casian – spoken word vocals
• Hans Wold – spoken word vocals

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;Production

• Jade Puget – executive production
• Jerry Finn – production, mixing, additional backing vocals
• Butch Vig – production, additional backing vocals
• Joe McGrath – recording, additional backing vocals
• Chris Holmes – assistant engineering
• Alan Mason – assistant engineering
• Dan Chase – assistant engineering
• Stacey Dodds – assistant engineering, vocoder on "Death of Seasons"
• Alan Sanderson – assistant engineering
• Alan Mason – additional technical assistance
• Garner Knutsen – drum technician
• Mike Fasano – drum technician
• Brian Gardner – mastering
• Luke Wood – A&R, additional backing vocals
• Jason Noto – art direction, design
• Doug Cunningham – art direction, design
• Alan Forbes – icon illustration
• Matthew Welsh – photography

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In November 2022, the band announced that they would play the album in its entirety the first and only time at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on March 11, 2023, the album's 20th anniversary. Jawbreaker, Chelsea Wolfe, and Choir Boy were slated to open the event.{{Cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |date=November 14, 2022 |title=AFI playing 'Sing the Sorrow' in full at one-time only show with Jawbreaker, Chelsea Wolfe & more |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/afi-playing-sing-the-sorrow-in-full-at-one-time-only-show-with-jawbreaker-chelsea-wolfe-more/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en}} The band dedicated "Paper Airplanes (makeshift wings)" to Jawbreaker and "The Leaving Song" to album producer Jerry Finn, who died in 2008. Additionally, the out-of-print vinyl album was reissued for the anniversary. {{Cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Watch AFI play 'Sing the Sorrow' in full; long-awaited vinyl reissue is here |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/watch-afi-play-sing-the-sorrow-in-full-long-awaited-vinyl-reissue-is-here/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en}}

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