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Swan Songs is the debut studio album by American rap rock band Hollywood Undead. It was released through Octone Records and Polydor Records on September 2, 2008.[2] "Everywhere I Go" was the first single to be released, it was a web single and was available for download only on iTunes.[3] The band released four music videos for four songs on the album, "No. 5", "Undead", "Young", and "Everywhere I Go."[3] When purchased through Amazon.com and at some other retailers, the album includes a bonus track and an option to unlock music videos.[2]

Swan Songs
Studio album by Hollywood Undead
Released	September 2, 2008
Recorded	January–May 2008
Studio	Hammer & Sickle Studios, Hollywood, California Castle Renholdër, Laurel Canyon, California Perfect Circle Studios, Hollywood, California NRG Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre	Rap rock[1]
Length	49:35
Label	Octone Polydor
Producer	Don Gilmore Danny Lohner Jimmy Yuma Deuce (exec.)
Hollywood Undead studio album chronology
Swan Songs (2008) American Tragedy (2011)
Singles from Swan Songs
"No. 5" Released: March 18, 2006 "Undead" Released: August 26, 2008 "Young" Released: April 13, 2009 "This Love, This Hate" Released: Late 2009 "Everywhere I Go" Released: July 29, 2009 "Black Dahlia" Released: September 13, 2010

Background

Swan Songs was supposed to be released on the band's original label, MySpace Records in 2007, however it was postponed by the record label when they requested to have some of the songs removed and others censored. The band declined and switched labels to Octone which wouldn't require them to censor their songs.[4] The song "Undead" is featured in the video games UFC Undisputed 2009 and Madden NFL 09.[3] The song "Young" is featured as downloadable content for Rock Band 2.[5]

Critical reception

Swan Songs received mostly mixed reviews. Dave Donnelly of AllMusic gave the album a 2 out of 5 stars, saying that the lyrics were uninteresting and that the album was "given over to ironic frat-boy party rap" (using the singles "Everywhere I Go" and "No. 5" as examples).[6]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Rock Sound	[7]
Ultimate Guitar

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 22 on the US Billboard 200 selling 21,000 copies in its first week.[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written and performed by Hollywood Undead, with specific writers detailed for each track.

Personnel

Credits for Swan Songs adapted from Allmusic.[6]

Hollywood Undead

• Aron "Deuce" Erlichman – lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, executive production, engineering (tracks: 1–2, 4–9 and 11-13, bonus tracks 15-21), programming (tracks: 1–2, 4–9 and 11-13, bonus tracks 15-21), mixing (track: 13, bonus tracks 15-21), guitar (track 8)
• Jordon "Charlie Scene" Terrell – vocals (tracks: 1, 3–5, 7, 9-11, and 13, bonus tracks 15-19), guitars (on all tracks except on track 8)
• Jorel "J-Dog" Decker – vocals (tracks: 1-2, 5–7, and 9-11, bonus tracks 16-20), keyboards (tracks: 1, 6-7, and 11, bonus track 20)
• George "Johnny 3 Tears" Ragan – vocals (tracks: 1-2, 5-7, and 9-14, bonus tracks 15-16, 18-19, and 21)
• Dylan "Funny Man" Alvarez – vocals (tracks: 1, 4–5, 9, and 13, bonus tracks 16 and 19)
• Matthew "Da Kurlzz" Busek – vocals (tracks: 1-3, 5-6, and 9-11, bonus tracks 16-17 and 19), drums (tracks: 5, 7, 9, and 11, bonus tracks 16-19), percussion (tracks: 5, 7, 9, and 11, bonus tracks 16-19)

Production

Charts

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Ref
United States	September 2, 2008	A&M/Octone	CD, Digital download	001133102	[19]
			CD with Bonus Tracks	001199002	[20]
Japan	May 6, 2009		CD, Digital download	B001133102	[21]
European Union	May 18, 2009	Polydor Group		B002436WEE	[22]
Germany	July 31, 2009	A&M/Octone
European Union	December 1, 2009	Polydor Group	Vinyl	B002M81UA2	[23]
United States	May 11, 2018	A&M/Octone		B0027938-01	[24]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Swan Songs (Hollywood Undead album)

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[es] Swan Songs (álbum de Hollywood Undead)

Swan Songs —en español: Canciones del cisne— es el álbum debut de la banda estadounidense de rap metal Hollywood Undead. Fue lanzado el 2 de septiembre de 2008.[3] «Everywhere I Go» fue el primer sencillo del álbum, solo estuvo disponible en iTunes ya que fue lanzado como sencillo de web.[4] La banda lanzó cuatro videos musicales para cuatro canciones del álbum, «No.5», «Undead», «Young», y «Everywhere I Go».[4] Al venderse en Amazon.com y en otras páginas en línea, el álbum incluye una pista adicional y una opción para abrir un video musical.[3]

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[ru] Swan Songs

Swan Songs (в переводе с англ. — «Лебединые песни») — дебютный альбом группы Hollywood Undead, выпущенный под лейблом A&M/Octone Records 2 сентября 2008 года[2]. При заказе через Amazon и некоторые другие магазины в дополнение к альбому идут бонус-треки: четыре песни, выпущенные позже на мини-альбоме Swan Songs B-Sides EP. На четыре песни из альбома были сняты видеоклипы: «No.5», «Undead», «Young» и «Everywhere I Go»[3]. Swan Songs — единственный студийный альбом группы, в котором принимает участие бывший вокалист группы Deuce.

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