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Sound the Alarm is the third full-length album by American singer-songwriter Howie Day, and the follow-up to his million-selling second album Stop All the World Now. It was recorded over a three-year period, during which he attended a rehabilitation center for alcohol abuse.^{[citation needed]} The album was originally set for release in 2008 before being delayed and eventually released by Epic Records on September 8, 2009. In late 2008, Day uploaded the song "Everyone Loves to Love a Lie" onto his MySpace page. The album was also preceded by a three-song EP, entitled Be There, featuring the album tracks "Be There", "40 Hours" and "Counting on Me". The EP was released to iTunes on May 5, 2009.

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Sound the Alarm
Studio album by Howie Day
Released	September 8, 2009
Recorded	2006–09
Genre	Pop rock, alternative rock
Length	45:30
Label	Epic
Howie Day chronology
Stop All the World Now (2003) Sound the Alarm (2009) Lanterns (2015)
Singles from Sound the Alarm
"Be There" Released: August 25, 2009

Track listing

1. "So Stung" (Howie Day, Jay Clifford) – 4:37
2. "Weightless" (Day, Martin Terefe) – 3:57
3. "Longest Night" (Day, Mike Flynn, Kevin Griffin, Clifford) – 3:35
4. "40 Hours" (Day, Clifford) – 3:33
5. "Be There" (Day, Griffin) – 3:51
6. "Everyone Loves to Love a Lie" (Day, Clifford) – 4:02
7. "Undressed" (Day, Griffin) – 3:33
8. "Sound the Alarm" (Day, Clifford) – 3:51
9. "No Longer What You Require" (Steven Fiore) – 5:59
10. "Postcard from Mars" (Day, Les Hall) – 4:48
11. "Counting on Me" (Day, Clifford) – 3:37

iTunes bonus tracks

1. "Stay This Way" (Album-only track) – 4:12
2. "Cease Fire" (Pre-order only) – 3:57

Personnel

• Jay Clifford – guitar, backing vocals
• Howie Day – acoustic guitar, piano, vocals
• Les Hall – organ, synthesizer, guitar, piano, harmonium, tamboura, mellotron, vibraphone, wurlitzer

Record charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[1]	82
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[2]	31

References

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[it] Sound the Alarm (Howie Day)

Sound the Alarm è un album studio del cantautore statunitense Howie Day, pubblicato nel 2009.

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