Walking with Strangers
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{{Infobox album
| name = Walking with Strangers
| type = studio
| artist = The Birthday Massacre
| cover = Walkingwithstrangers.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 10, 2007
| recorded = {{ubl|Toronto, Ontario, Canada|{{small|(Dire Studios, Orange Lounge)}}}}
| venue =
| studio = Dire Studios, Orange Lounge
| genre = Synthpop,{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/28799/The-Birthday-Massacre-Walking-With-Strangers/|title=The Birthday Massacre - Walking With Strangers (album review ) - Sputnikmusic|website=www.sputnikmusic.com}} gothic rock,{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/the_birthday_massacre/violet/|title=The Birthday Massacre: Violet - Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com|website=www.ultimate-guitar.com}} new wave,{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-birthday-massacre/76797904|title=The Birthday Massacre on Apple Music|website=Apple Music}} dream pop
| length = 49:40
| label = Metropolis
| producer = Michael Rainbow, Mike Falcore, Dave "Rave" Ogilvie
| prev_title = Blue
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Looking Glass
| next_year = 2008
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Walking with Strangers
| type = studio
| single1 = Red Stars
| single1date = August 21, 2007
| single2 = Looking Glass
| single2date = May 6, 2008
}}
}}
Walking with Strangers is the third studio album by Canadian rock band The Birthday Massacre. The album was released on September 10, 2007, in North America and September 21, 2007, in Europe.
The song "To Die For" is a reworked and re-recorded version of the track of the same name that appeared on the band's first album, Nothing & Nowhere, in 2002. "Remember Me" is also a reworked and re-recorded version of the track of the same name that appeared on the band's limited edition demo 1 Imagica.
Walking with Strangers
{{Track listing
| title1 = Kill the Lights
| lyrics1 = Rainbow, Chibi
| music1 = Rainbow, M. Falcore
| length1 = 3:55
| title2 = Goodnight
| lyrics2 = Rainbow
| music2 = Rainbow, M. Falcore
| length2 = 4:02
| title3 = Falling Down
| lyrics3 = Rainbow, Chibi
| music3 = Rainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.
| length3 = 4:12
| title4 = Unfamiliar
| lyrics4 = Rainbow, O.E.
| music4 = Rainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.
| length4 = 3:18
| title5 = Red Stars
| lyrics5 = Rainbow, Chibi, O.E.
| music5 = Rainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.
| length5 = 3:41
| title6 = Looking Glass
| lyrics6 = Rainbow, Chibi, O.E.
| music6 = Rainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.
| length6 = 4:25
| title7 = Science
| lyrics7 = Rainbow
| music7 = Rainbow, M. Falcore
| length7 = 4:04
| title8 = Remember Me
| lyrics8 = Rainbow, Chibi
| music8 = Rainbow, M. Falcore
| length8 = 4:07
| title9 = To Die For
| lyrics9 = Rainbow
| music9 = Rainbow, M. Falcore
| length9 = 5:05
| title10 = Walking with Strangers
| lyrics10 = Rainbow, Chibi, O.E.
| music10 = Rainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.
| length10 = 3:55
| title11 = Weekend
| lyrics11 = Rainbow, Chibi
| music11 = Rainbow
| length11 = 3:53
| title12 = Movie
| lyrics12 = Rainbow
| music12 = Rainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.
| length12 = 5:03
}}
Singles
The first single, Red Stars, was released as a digital download on iTunes on August 21, 2007.{{cite web|url=http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=261586457&s=143441 |title=iTunes Store |publisher=Phobos.apple.com |date= |accessdate= March 13, 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metropolis-records.com/artists/?artist=birth|title=Artists – Metropolis Records|website=www.metropolis-records.com}}
An EP for the song Looking Glass was released on May 6, 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.metropolis-records.com/|title=Innovative Pop, Rock and Electronic Music – Metropolis Records|website=www.metropolis-records.com}}
Credits and personnel
;The Birthday Massacre
- Chibi - lead vocals
- Rainbow - rhythm guitar, synth/percussion programming, backing vocals
- Mike Falcore - lead guitar, synth/percussion programming
- O.E. - live bass, backing vocals
- O-EN - live keyboards
- Rhim - live drums
Reviews
- Stylus Magazine (B-) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-birthday-massacre/walking-with-strangers.htm link]
- AbsolutePunk (93%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=312315 link]
- Release Magazine (8/10) [http://releasemagazine.net/Onrecord/orthebirthdaymassacrewws.htm link]
Charts
On the issue date of September 29, 2007, Walking with Strangers debuted at number #10 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. It stayed on the chart for two weeks.
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| align="left"|Chart{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/billboardCharts/idUSN2143521420070921 | publisher = Reuters | title=Top Heatseekers for the 9/29/2007 issue | date=September 21, 2007}}
!align="left"|Peak |
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| align="left"|Billboard Top Heatseekers
| style="text-align:center;"|10 |
| align="left"|Billboard Independent Albums
| style="text-align:center;"|32 |
Release history
Notes
- "Weekend" features elements from "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2.
- The track "Red Stars" is the album's first single and was released as an iTunes digital download. "Looking Glass", the second single off the album, received a physical release and a music video.
- To promote the CD, the band went on two tours. The first being the "Walking with Strangers Tour" in 2007. For 2008 the band co-toured with Mindless Self Indulgence on their "If" tour.
- A demo version of "Kill the Lights" was released on January 1, 2007. The band also played this demo version on their Broken Minds Tour in both North America and Europe in 2006.
References
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External links
- {{URL|thebirthdaymassacre.com}}, the band's official website
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