This Is a Stick Up... Don't Make It a Murder

This Is a Stick Up... Don't Make It a Murder
Studio album by Hit the Lights
Released April 11, 2006
Recorded SOMD Studios (Beltsville, Maryland)
Genre Pop punk
Length 47:17
Label Triple Crown
Producer Matt Squire
Hit the Lights chronology
Until We Get Caught
(2005)		 This Is a Stick Up... Don't Make It a Murder
(2006)		 Skip School, Start Fights
(2008)

This Is a Stick Up... Don't Make It a Murder is the first full-length album from Hit the Lights.

Recording

Three of the tracks that were featured on their previous EP Until We Get Caught were re-recorded for this album. There are guest appearances from Just Surrender, Kick Over The Traces and Race the Sun.

Release

From late February to late March 2006, the band supported A Thorn for Every Heart on their U.S. tour.[1] The band went on the 2006 edition of the Take Action Tour in early-to-mid April.[2] This Is a Stick Up... Don't Make It a Murder was released on April 11, 2006 on Triple Crown Records.[3] In April and May, the band went on tour with I Am the Avalanche, The Receiving End of Sirens and As Tall as Lions.[4] From late May to early June, the band supported Bayside on their Lions Tigers and Bears Tour.[5] The band went on the 2006 edition of the Warped Tour.[6] In August and September, the band supported Paramore on their tour of the U.S.[7] On June 28, 2007, it was announced that vocalist Colin Ross had left the group. Ross explained that he "decided I would like to take a different direction with my life and not live this lifestyle any longer."[8]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net(75%) [9]
Allmusic [10]

By July 2006, the album had sold over 13,000 copies.[11]

The album was included at number 37 on Rock Sound's "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time" list.[12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Call Out (You Are the Dishes)"  2:53
2."These Backs Are Made for Stabbing"  3:48
3."Three Oh Nine"  2:58
4."Body Bag"  3:09
5."Talk Us Down"  3:09
6."Save Your Breath"  2:38
7."Sincerely Yours"  3:15
8."One Hundred Times"  3:41
9."It's All the Rage"  2:53
10."Speakers Blown"  3:35
11."Until We Get Caught"  2:50
12."Make a Run for It" (includes hidden track "Her Eyes Say Yes, But The Restraining Order Says No")12:25
Notes

References

Citations
  1. ↑ "A Thorn For Every Heart touring with Hit The Lights, more". Alternative Press. February 14, 2006. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Chiodos, Roses Are Red on Take Action! '06; dates announced". Alternative Press. January 4, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ "This Is a Stick Up... Don't Make It a Murder by Hit the Lights". Apple Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Receiving End Of Sirens/As Tall As Lions touring". Alternative Press. March 30, 2006. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bayside announce tour with I Am The Avalanche, Hit The Lights". Alternative Press. May 16, 2006. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Warped Tour confirms tour routing, venues, more bands". Alternative Press. March 2, 2006. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Paramore postpone two U.S. shows, drop off Reading/Leeds". Alternative Press. August 22, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Hit The Lights frontman quits band". Alternative Press. June 28, 2007. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  9. ↑ AbsolutePunk review
  10. ↑ Luerssen, John D.. This Is a Stick Up... Don't Make It a Murder at AllMusic
  11. ↑ Kohli, Rohan (July 19, 2006). "Soundscan Results: Week Ending July 16th, 2006". absolutepunk.net. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  12. ↑ Bird, ed. 2014, p. 70
  13. ↑ "Madden NFL 07 Soundtrack - Music News at IGN". Music.ign.com. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
Sources
  • Bird, Ryan, ed. (September 2014). "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time". Rock Sound. London: Freeway Press Inc. (191). ISSN 1465-0185. 
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