Lights and Sounds
Studio album by Yellowcard
Released	January 24, 2006
Recorded	March - September 2005
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	52:42
Label	Capitol
Producer	Neal Avron
Professional reviews
AbsolutePunk.net (51%) link TheMusicZine All Music Guide Entertainment Weekly link Rolling Stone link
Yellowcard chronology
Ocean Avenue (2003) Lights and Sounds (2006) Paper Walls (2007)

Lights and Sounds is Yellowcard's third album. It is also the long-awaited follow-up to Yellowcard's multi-platinum 2003 studio release Ocean Avenue. It was originally to be released in fall 2005 (see 2005 in music) and was finally released on January 24, 2006 (see 2006 in music). A special edition of the album issued simultaneously contained a bonus DVD with documentaries, the music video to the title track and live performances Image File history File links YellowcardLightsandSounds. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article is about the band. ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... AbsolutePunk. ... Image File history File links 3. ... Image File history File links 3. ... Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 3. ... This article is about the band. ... For the street in Santa Monica, see Ocean Avenue (Santa Monica). ... Paper Walls is the third major-label album from American Pop punk band Yellowcard, released July 17, 2007. ... This article is about the band. ... For the street in Santa Monica, see Ocean Avenue (Santa Monica). ... See also: 2005 in heavy metal music 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 Albums released in 2005 January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 2006 in British music Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ...

Although it reached #5 on the Billboard 200, Yellowcard's Lights And Sounds with sales of just over 1 million, failed to match the 2 million sales of their previous album, Ocean Avenue.

The lead single "Lights And Sounds" reached #4 on the modern rock charts. Capitol intended to boost sales of the album by selecting the second single; however, the follow-up single "Rough Landing, Holly" failed to reach the Top 20 of the rock charts.

Track listing

(all songs written by Ryan Key, except where noted otherwise)

1. Three Flights Up – 1:23
2. Lights and Sounds – 3:28
3. Down on My Head – 3:32
4. Sure Thing Falling – 3:42
5. City of Devils – 4:23
6. Rough Landing, Holly – 3:33
7. Two Weeks From Twenty (Key, Peter Mosely) – 4:18
8. Waiting Game – 4:15
9. Martin Sheen or JFK – 3:47
10. Space Travel – 3:47
11. Grey – 3:00
12. Words, Hands, Hearts – 4:24
13. How I Go – 4:32
14. Holly Wood Died – 4:39

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Bonus Tracks

• "Three Flights Down" - 4:42 (Japan & iTunes)
• "Down On My Head" (Acoustic) - 3:25 (Wal-Mart only)

Music style

With "Lights and Sounds", Yellowcard broke away from their original pop punk sound. The album is somewhat of a concept album, made to reflect what Ryan Key was feeling at the time. He stated that, "Ocean Avenue was about finding your place in the world and Lights and Sounds is about realizing that you’ve gotten lost."^[1] Many of the songs are based on the band's negative feelings toward Los Angeles and therefore have a slower, sadder feel to them. Yellowcard's original pop punk style was basically thrown away with Lights and Sounds, and the band settled for a new, more rock-like sound. The violin was also pushed into the background and is not heard nearly as much on this album as on "Ocean Avenue". The new sound obviously did alienate and surprise a large part of Yellowcard's fanbase, as it sold over 90,000 copies in its first week and dropped in sales and on the charts very quickly afterward. Pop punk is used for two separate subgenres of punk rock music: the kind typically found on Lookout! Records, which stray very little from the three-chord formula that The Ramones pioneered, as well as a newer subgenre of melodic, more emotional punk, which includes by bands like NOFX and... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... For the street in Santa Monica, see Ocean Avenue (Santa Monica). ...

Chart performance

Lights and Sounds became the Yellowcard album with the highest first week sales, and also achieved the highest chart position in the U.S. of any Yellowcard album. It sold over 90,000 copies in its first week and debuted at #5. Their previous record, Ocean Avenue, failed to debut within the Top 50 in the U.S. and sold 11,000 copies in its first week. The album also peaked at #4 on the Canadian Top Album Chart, making it Yellowcard's highest debut in Canada. "Lights and Sounds" debuted at #6 in Australia and #11 in New Zealand. For the street in Santa Monica, see Ocean Avenue (Santa Monica). ...

Trivia

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• "City of Devils" and "Lights And Sounds" were featured in episodes of "One Tree Hill".
• "Lights and Sounds", the lead single of the album, has been featured in the video games "Burnout Revenge" and "Burnout Legends."
• "Lights and Sounds" was the final song composed for the album, as remarked by Ryan Key in interviews.
• "Rough Landing, Holly" is featured in the video game "Flatout 2."
• In "Sure Thing Falling", the lyric "I've been up late writing books/ all about heroes and crooks" is a homage to Jimmy Buffett and his song "Son of a Son of a Sailor", which has the line "I've read dozens of books/ about heroes and crooks". Key listened to Buffett extensively during his childhood while growing up on the water.
• Waiting Game is in reference to an article lead singer Ryan Key read in a woman's cosmetic magazine about a family that survived a tsunami.
• How I Go is based on the movie "Big Fish"

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References

1. ^ Yellowcard - Bio