The Airborne Toxic Event is the debut studio album by American rock band The Airborne Toxic Event. It was first released on August 5, 2008, through Majordomo Records. It was later re-released by Island Records on March 16, 2009, following the band's signing to the label. The entire album was recorded using a recording studio in the home of Pete Min, the band's producer.
The album was released in the UK on February 9, 2009 and features three bonus tracks. The album's first single, "Gasoline", was released on November 17, 2008, and was used in the soundtracks for FIFA 09 and as a playable track in Band Hero. "Sometime Around Midnight" was released on February 2, 2009, and later reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Track listing
Singles "Gasoline" (November 17, 2008) "Gasoline" – 3:20 "The Winning Side" – 4:16 "Sometime Around Midnight" (February 2, 2009) "Sometime Around Midnight" – 5:03 "Innocence" (Acoustic) – 8:50 "Happiness Is Overrated" (June 8, 2009) "Happiness Is Overrated" "I Don't Want to Be on TV"
Personnel Mikel Jollett – vocals, guitar, keyboards Steven Chen – lead guitar, keyboards Anna Bulbrook – keyboards, viola, backing vocals Noah Harmon – bass Daren Taylor – drums Evren Göknar – mastering engineer (Capitol Mastering)
Charts Chart (2008)PeakpositionBelgian Albums Chart (Flanders)70U.S. Billboard 200Billboard 108U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 1UK Albums Chart35
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