Spinning the Truth Around

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{{Infobox album

| name = Spinning the Truth Around

| type = studio

| artist = Blue October

| cover = Spinning the truth around.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 14, 2022 (Part 1)
October 13, 2023 (Part 2)

| recorded =

| genre = Alternative rock

| length = 57:34 (Part 1)
61:57 (Part 2)

| label = Up/Down, Brando

| producer = Justin Furstenfeld

| prev_title = This Is What I Live For

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = Happy Birthday

| next_year = 2024

| studio =

|misc=

{{Singles

| name = Spinning the Truth Around

| type = studio

| single1 = Spinning the Truth Around

| single1date = July 15, 2022

| single2 = Where Did You Go? I'm Less of a Mess These Days

| single2date = September 13, 2022

| single3 = Shut Up, I Want You to Love Me Back

| single3date = October 17, 2022

| single4 = How Can You Love Me If You Don't Even Like Me?

| single4date = November 13, 2022

| single5 = Down Here Waiting

| single5date = June 23, 2023

| single6 = All I See Is You

| single6date = September 22, 2023

}}

}}

Spinning the Truth Around is an album by American band Blue October. It is a double album, released in two separate parts.{{cite web|url=https://www.cltampa.com/music/in-the-midst-of-triple-album-project-texas-rock-band-blue-october-heads-to-st-pete-14666481|title=In the midst of triple-album project, Texas rock band Blue October heads to St. Pete|first=Josh|last=Bradley|date=December 1, 2022|accessdate=February 1, 2022}} Part 1 was released on October 14, 2022. Part 2 was released one year later on October 13, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.abqjournal.com/lifestyle/becoming-a-better-man-blue-octobers-justin-furstenfeld-keeps-the-positivity-in-spinning-the-truth/article_9a126366-75c4-11ee-91f0-ebdb871b308f.html#2|title=Becoming a 'better man': Blue October's Justin Furstenfeld keeps the positivity in 'Spinning the Truth Around (Part II)'|first=Adrian|last=Gomez|date=November 2, 2023|publisher=Albuquerque Journal}}{{cite web |url=https://www.antimusic.com/news/1013blue_october_release_spinning_the_truth_around_part_ii|title=Blue October Release 'Spinning the Truth Around Part II|date=October 15, 2023|website=antimusic.com}}{{cite web|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2023/01/30/chicago/blue-october-is-on-tour-to-celebrate-the-first-part-of-their-recent-album/|title=Blue October is on tour to celebrate the first part of their recent album|first=Andrew|last=Benson|date=January 30, 2023}}{{cite instagram|user=blueoctoberband|postid=Ct4qwi1JBZu|title=

Mastering of the Album|date=June 25, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thepitchkc.com/no-skips-running-through-blue-octobers-spinning-the-truth-around-pt-ii-while-justin-furstenfeld-walks-through-a-mall/|publisher=The Pitch|title=No Skips: Running through Blue October’s Spinning the Truth Around, Pt. II while Justin Furstenfeld walks through a mall|first=Andrew|last=Dodderidge|date=April 18, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thegazette.com/music/blue-october-falling-into-place-on-tour|title=Blue October falling into place on tour|first=Ed|last=Condran|date=February 29, 2024|publisher=The Gazette|accessdate=March 12, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aol.com/blue-october-spin-truth-around-030200775.html|title=Blue October will spin the truth around at a sold-out Knitting Factory|first=Ed|last=Condran|date=November 14, 2023|accessdate=February 28, 2024|publisher=The Spokesman-Review}}{{cite web|url=https://www.peoriatimes.com/features/article_94dbb220-555a-11ed-a17c-0b15090d5155.html|first=Christina|last=Fuoco-Karasinski|publisher=The Peoria Times|date=October 27, 2022|title=Blue October singer thrives on communication}}{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2022/10/blue-octobers-newest-honors-the-album-journey/|first=Liza|last=Lentini|title=Blue October's Newest Honors The Album Journey|date=October 14, 2022|publisher=Spin}} The title track was Part 1's lead single, and was positively compared to Bruce Springsteen.{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/blue-octobers-justin-furstenfeld-im-just-a-white-trash-boy-who-likes-to-smell-good|title=Blue October's Justin Furstenfeld: 'I'm just a white-trash boy who likes to smell good'|first=Henry|last=Yates|date=January 13, 2023|publisher=loudersound.com}}

Due to their inability to tour during the COVID-19 pandemic, the band had more time to write new songs and quickly found themselves with more than two album's worth of songs, hence the decision to release a double album. Justin Furstenfeld co-wrote several songs with Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, who came up with melodies. The song "The Girl Who Stole My Heart" was conceived after Justin heard an instrumental demo from the 1990s by the band Idaho that had been posted on instagram. He secured permission from Idaho songwriter Jeff Martin to write lyrics to the music, and Martin was given co-writing credit. The Blue October version was initially released as a Christmas single in December 2020.{{cite web |title=The Girl Who Stole My Heart|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukpN8vgA4Y8 |via=YouTube |language=en |format=video |date=December 23, 2020}} The song "How Can You Love Me If You Don't Even Like Me?" contains a sample of an interview with Ruth Lion, wife of Blue Note Records founder Alfred Lion, discussing how when a woman is married to a musician, she learned that the music always comes first, and the woman comes second. Justin Furstenfeld had become enamored with old blues and jazz records, and used samples from several Blue Note songs throughout the albums.

Although the two parts of the album were released separately on different dates, it is considered a cohesive piece of art. The CD version of the album is packaged such that all the discs can be contained in a single digisleeve. The vinyl version of the album was released as separate stand-alone gatefolds. For the purposes of counting the number of Blue October albums, Parts 1 and 2 are counted as separate albums (akin to Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II by Guns N' Roses). The vinyl version of Part 1 of the album was released in three different variants - the standard version being red swirl, as well as a limited run of 600 blue swirl records, and 300 pressings of a limited edition black record with gold smoke inlay, which sold out the first day it was for sale. Part 2 was also released in three different vinyl variants, with the standard version being green, a limited edition blue, and 300 orange creamsicle color discs. The vinyl editions of Part 2 also contain the bonus instrumental track "The Flood".

The single "Where Did You Go? I'm Less of a Mess These Days" reached the top 20 on the alternative rock chart. The song was a successful radio hit for so many weeks that it actually caused a delay in the release of Part 2 of the album, as the band was hesitant to release new music while they had a single currently climbing the charts.

Recording for Part 2 wrapped up in May 2023, with the compiled files for the last song "A Better Man" sent off to be mixed on May 31.{{cite instagram|user=blueoctoberband|postid=Cs2F64tLPZH|title=We are comping together the final song|date=May 30, 2023}} The final track listing for Part II was announced the next day, and the song "Down Here Waiting" was announced as the first single from Part 2.{{cite web|url=https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/blue-october-releases-down-here-waiting-the-first-single-from-upcoming-project-spinning-the-truth-around-part-2/|title=Blue October Releases "Down Here Waiting," The First Single From Upcoming Project ‘Spinning The Truth Around Part 2’|first=Ally|last=Roden|date=August 5, 2023|publisher=Music Mayhem Magazine}}{{cite instagram|user=blueoctoberband|postid=Cs6ceVvLA9x|title=Spinning the Truth Around Part 2|date=May 31, 2023}}{{cite instagram|user=blueoctoberband|postid=Cs-As9ItlA9|title=New Single::::( Down Here Waiting ):::::Spinning the Truth Around Part 2:::::::Sooner Than You Think|date=June 1, 2023}} "Down Here Waiting" made its radio debut on June 14 and remained on the alternative chart for six months.{{cite instagram|user=blueoctoberband|postid=CtfFmlbpGQA|title=Our first spin for our new song called " Down Here Waiting " was officially played on @edgetulsa this afternoon|date=June 14, 2023}} Mastering of the album was completed by June 25, and the release date was announced for September 29, 2023, however the date was eventually moved back a few weeks, resulting in Part 2 being released almost exactly one year after the release of part 1. "Down Here Waiting" was released to online platforms on July 7, 2023.{{cite instagram|user=blueoctoberband|postid=CtMZukWrSIO|title=

JULY 7 th. Pre Save in bio NOW|date=June 7, 2023}} After its first week on radio, "Down Here Waiting" debuted at number 48 on the alternative rock chart, climbing to number 40 in its second week, becoming Blue October's nineteenth song to reach the top 40.{{cite instagram|user=blueoctoberband|postid=CvIAPYvriGV|title=We Did It Again Folks|date=July 25, 2023}} The second single from Part 2, "All I See Is You" was release September 22, 2023.{{cite instagram|user=blueoctoberband|postid=Cxdva1iJVmY|title=

Tonight at midnight we release our romantic piece of art called 'All I See Is You' |date=September 21, 2023}} Upon release, Spinning the Truth Around (Part 2) debuted at #1 on the iTunes Top Alternative Rock Albums chart.{{cite web |url=https://www.popvortex.com/music/charts/|website=popvortex.com|title=Top Alternative Rock Albums|date=October 16, 2023|accessdate=October 16, 2023}} Significant events affecting the themes of the album were the cancer diagnosis and death of Justin and Jeremy Furstenfeld's father, as well as the collapse of Justin's marriage during the Covid-19 lockdown.

A third installment Spinning The Truth Around (Part 3) was originally planned to be a collection of remixes of songs from Blue October's past five albums. It was retitled Happy Birthday and will be released on Justin Furstenfeld's 49th birthday, December 14, 2024.