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King is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock group O.A.R. It was released on August 2, 2011 by Wind-up Records. This is their first album on the label.

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King

Studio album by

O.A.R.

Released

August 2, 2011

Genre

Rock, pop rock

Length

51:21

Label

Wind-up

Producer

Matt Wallace

O.A.R. chronology

Rain or Shine
(2010)

King
(2011)

Live on Red Rocks
(2012)

Singles from King

"Heaven"
Released: June 7, 2011
"Gotta Be Wrong Sometimes"
Released: February 14, 2012

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	60/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]
PopMatters	[4]

King received mixed reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 60/100 based on 5 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"King" (featuring Russell Simmons and DJ Logic)	Jason Kibler, Marc Roberge	3:14
2.	"Taking on the World Today"	Chris Keup, Richard On, Roberge	2:51
3.	"Not for Me"	Roberge	3:32
4.	"Heaven"	Ryan Baharloo, Derek Fuhrmann, Roberge, Gregg Wattenberg	3:31
5.	"Are You Low?"	Roberge, Matt Wallace	3:13
6.	"Gotta Be Wrong Sometimes"	Derek Fuhrmann, Roberge, Wattenberg	3:28
7.	"We Made It - Interlude 1"	Baharloo	1:02
8.	"The Last Time"	On, Roberge, Vince Scheuerman	4:27
9.	"Fire"	Chris Culos, Jerry DePizzo, Benj Gershman, On, Roberge	4:07
10.	"Brand New - Interlude 2"	Culos, DePizzo, Gershman, On, Roberge	1:32
11.	"Gotta Live"	DePizzo, Roberge	3:51
12.	"Dangerous Connection"	Andrew McMahon, Roberge	4:04
13.	"Wicked Storm - Interlude 3"	Culos, DePizzo, Gershman, On, Roberge	1:34
14.	"Almost Easy"	DePizzo, On, Roberge	4:16
15.	"Over and Over"	McMahon, Roberge	3:13
16.	"Back to One"	Derek Fuhrmann, Roberge, Wallace, Wattenberg	3.09
Total length:			51:21

Deluxe Edition CD/DVD Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
17.	"World Like That"	On, Mikel Paris, Roberge, Wattenberg	3:54
18.	"Heavy Heart"	DePizzo, Roberge	5:57
19.	"Give Me Something"	Ryan Gillmor, Tim Pagnotta, Roberge	7:27
20.	"Irish Rose"	Stephen Kellogg, Roberge	5:00

Limited Deluxe Edition Bonus Track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Morning Sons"	Roberge	5:30

Personnel

O.A.R.

Marc Roberge - vocals, guitar, programming and additional instrumentation on track 1
Richard On - guitar
Benj Gershman - bass
Jerry DePizzo - saxophone, guitar
Chris Culos - drums

Additional musicians

Mikel Paris - keyboards, percussion, backing vocals on all tracks
DJ Logic - turntables on track 1
Russell Simmons- additional vocals on track 1
The Plain Clothes Choir - additional vocals on track 4
Josh Smith - trumpet on tracks 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 17
Sam Blankesse - trombone on tracks 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 17
Ryan Baharloo - programming and additional instrumentation on tracks 4, 13
John O'Brien - programming and additional instrumentation on track 19
Jerry Barnes - programming and additional instrumentation on all tracks

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	12
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums	2

References

"King by O.A.R. Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
Leahey, Andrew (August 9, 2011). "King - O.A.R." AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
Anderson, Kyle (August 3, 2011). "King Review - O.A.R." Entertainment Weekly. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
Finley, Adam (August 31, 2011). "O.A.R.: King". PopMatters. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

External links

O.A.R official website

v t e O.A.R.
Marc Roberge Chris Culos Richard On Benj Gershman Jerry DePizzo
Studio albums	The Wanderer (1997) Soul's Aflame (1999) Risen (2001) In Between Now and Then (2003) Stories of a Stranger (2005) All Sides (2008) King (2011) The Rockville LP (2014)
Live releases	Any Time Now (2002) 34th & 8th (2004) Live from Madison Square Garden (2007) Rain or Shine (2010) Live on Red Rocks (2012)
Compilation releases	Bonnaroo National Heads-Up Poker Championship MLB '06: The Show Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur XX
Singles	"This Town" "Shattered (Turn the Car Around)"
Related	Discography

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