Make a Sound is the second album and major label debut by American rock band Autopilot Off. It was produced by then-Sum 41 producer and manager Greig Nori.
Release In February 2004, it was announced for release in two months' time. On February 23, 2004, "What I Want" was posted online; it was released on a split single with Fall Out Boy on March 23, 2004. The music video for "What I Want" was posted online on four days later. Make a Sound was released on April 13 through Island Records. In April and May, the group supported Rufio on their headlining US tour, which included an appearance at the Skate and Surf Festival. They played a handful of dates with Authority Zero and Pennywise. On May 18, 2004, the band appeared on The Late Late Show. They then embarked on a US headlining tour with Riddlin' Kids and Bayside. Autopilot Off appeared on IMX on June 16, 2004. Prior to a Japanese tour with the Offspring, drummer Phil Robinson got married; Ben Lythberg of Snapcase filled in his role. Upon returning to the US, they played shows with Squad Five-O, theStart and A Second Chance, and appeared at the Just Play Games Festival. They performed across the US on the Projekt Revolution tour until September 2004.
Track listing
Personnel
Autopilot Off Chris Johnson – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Chris Hughes – lead guitar, backing vocals Rob Kucharek – bass guitar, backing vocals Phil Robinson – drums
Artwork Rob Kucharek – Design, layout design Andrew Forgash – Photography
Additional musicians Tim Armstrong – Co-writing on "Blind Truth" & "What I Want" Michael "Elvis" Baskette – Additional Guitars Ed Krautner – Piano Greig Nori – Co-writing on "Clockwork"
Production Greig Nori, Chris Johnson, & John Naclerio – Producers Zach Blackstone, C.J. Buscaglia, Steve Chahley, & Damien Shannon – Assistants Ed Krautner, Roger Lian – Digital Editing Matt Hyde – Drum Engineering Gersh & Joe Nicholson – Drum Technician Michael "Elvis" Baskette, Femio Hernández, Matt Hyde, Ed Krautner, & John Naclerio, – Engineers Justin Huth & Stephen Looker – Guitar Technician Howie Weinberg – Mastering at Masterdisk, NYC Tom Lord-Alge – Mixing on tracks: 1, 5, 9–12 Randy Staub – Mixing on tracks: 2–4, 6–8 Andrew Huggins – Recording Administration
Charts Chart (2004)PeakpositionUS Billboard 200119Top Heatseekers2Top Internet Albums119
Other versions The Japanese version of Make a Sound includes a bonus track titled "Raise Your Rifles". There is also a limited edition print of the album, that, as well as the Japanese bonus track, includes two additional songs. These two songs are their covers of "Rejoice" by U2 and "Shovel" by Quicksand, both of which were originally featured on their 2003 EP, Regenerator.
Use in media "Make A Sound" appears in the soundtrack for Burnout 3: Takedown, "Chromatic Fades" in NASCAR Thunder 2004, "Clockwork" in NHL 2004 (however is misspelled as "Clockworks") and SSX 3, and "What I Want" in Test Drive: Eve of Destruction and Cars.
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