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Light Grenades debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 165,000 copies in the U.S. in its first week; it is the band's first number one album.^[1] However, Light Grenades also holds the dubious record of the biggest drop from #1 in chart history, falling from #1 to #37 in its second week on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and breaking the record set by Marilyn Manson's The Golden Age of Grotesque, which fell from #1 to #21 in 2003.^[2] The album has since gone gold in the US. As of July 11, 2007, it has sold 645,000 copies in the US.^[3] The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Marilyn Manson is a rock band based in Los Angeles, California. ... The Golden Age of Grotesque is the fifth full length album by Marilyn Manson released in 2003. ...

History

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A song called "Punch-Drunk" was originally announced as a song recorded during the Light Grenades sessions, but now it is only available as a bonus track on the Japanese edition.

Brandon on success: "On a bad day, I'll be like, 'Yeah, we're probably not relevant any more, whatever. We had a nice run, thank you, how the hell am I going to pay the mortgage now?'," Boyd grins. "Most other days though, I think if anybody likes it then it's a success. In all honesty, the realist in me knows the likelihood of us having a sixth album that did really well on a large scale is astronomically low, and I'm okay with that."

Musical Style

Mike Einziger, Incubus' guitarist, commented in an interview with MTV that the album "sounds like 13 different bands playing 13 different songs... Every time we're about to start making a new album, I tell myself, 'Okay, this one's going to be cohesive,' and it never happens."^[4] For the most part, Light Grenades expands upon the sounds previously explored in 2004's A Crow Left of the Murder.... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Incubus is a five-piece American alternative rock band based out of Calabasas, California. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... A Crow Left of the Murder. ...

Other songs showcase a new direction for the band. For example, Brandon Boyd describes the curious recording technique behind "Paper Shoes": "There's a song called 'Paper Shoes' where Michael and I mic'd our bodies with ambient mics and did the percussion tracks pounding on our chests and skulls. The galloping rhythm is us pounding on our chests. It was really funny. We were trying so hard not to laugh because we were sitting there like cavemen beating our chests!" Brandon on stage at a recent show. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Themes

When asked about the album title, frontman Brandon Boyd explained: "There's a song called that on the record and it felt like the most pertinent conceptual aspect of the album, the idea of throwing ideas at problems and the ideas explode with light and good results and intention on consciousness. So I started imagining imagery of students in different countries protesting and throwing Molotov cocktails with masks over their faces. But there's one brave student who runs up to the police line and, as opposed to throwing rocks or things that destroy, there's this concept of that one courageous, lonely student running up and throwing ideas and having them actually change things. It just seemed kind of a cool concept: the redefining of weaponry." Brandon on stage at a recent show. ... Molotov cocktail is the generic name for a variety of crude incendiary weapons. ...

Track listing

All songs written by Brandon Boyd, Michael Einziger, DJ Kilmore, Ben Kenney, and Jose Pasillas II.

1. "Quicksand" – 2:14
2. "A Kiss to Send Us Off" – 4:16
3. "Dig" – 4:17
4. "Anna Molly" – 3:46
5. "Love Hurts" – 3:57
6. "Light Grenades" – 2:20
7. "Earth to Bella (Part I)" – 2:28
8. "Oil and Water" – 3:49
9. "Diamonds and Coal" – 3:46
10. "Rogues" – 3:56
11. "Paper Shoes" – 4:17
12. "Pendulous Threads" – 5:35
13. "Earth to Bella (Part II)" – 2:58
14. "Punchdrunk" - 5:14 (Japanese bonus track)
15. "Look Alive" - 4:21 (Japanese bonus track)

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iTunes bonus track

1. "Anna Molly" (Acoustic) - 3:59

Best-Buy Pre-sale bonus disc

1. "Anna Molly" (Live) - 3:55
2. "Drive" (Live) - 4:07
3. "Love Hurts" (Acoustic) - 3:57

Singles

• "Anna Molly" - was briefly available online on September 20. It was slated for release on October 16, and debuted at #19 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. Anna Molly peaked at #1 on the Modern Rock Chart, at #4 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart and at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100.

• "Dig" is the second single from Light Grenades. The video for the single was chosen from a pool of applicants in a fan-film contest.

• "Love Hurts" was released as the third single in some international markets.

• "Oil and Water" was the third US single. It was released to radio stations on June 5, 2007.

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Charts

Album

Singles

Personnel

• Brandon Boyd - Lead vocals & Percussion
• Mike Einziger - Lead guitar
• Jose Pasillas - Drums
• Ben Kenney - Bass guitar
• Chris Kilmore - Turntables , Keyboard & Piano
• Brendan O'Brien - Producer

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References

1. ^ Katie Hasty, "Incubus' 'Grenades' Ignite At No. 1", Billboard.com, December 6, 2006.
2. ^ Katie Hasty, "Ciara, Eminem, Stefani Overtake The Billboard 200", Billboard.com, December 13, 2006.
3. ^ Billboard Top 200
4. ^ Chris Harris, "Incubus Find Explosive Cure For Boredom: Light Grenades", MTV.com, August 1, 2006