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Released
  
August 19, 2008

Artist
  
The Academy Is...

Label
  
Fueled by Ramen

Producer
  
S*A*S*A*M and Sluggo

Release date
  
18 August 2008

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Recorded
  
Spring — Summer 2008 at Avatar Studios in New York City, New York

Fast Times at Barrington High(2008)
  
Lost in Pacific Time The AP/EP(2009)

Genres
  
Alternative rock, Emo, Pop punk, Indie rock, Power pop

Pop punk albums
  
¡Viva La Cobra!, Underdog Alma Mater, The Same Old Blood Rush with, Whisper War, Hold On Tight

Fast Times at Barrington High is the third and final studio album by American rock band The Academy Is..., released in August 2008.

Contents

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Background

It was produced by S*A*S*A*M and Sluggo. The title refers to the high school to which William Beckett and Adam Siska went, and a play on the title of the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The album cover photo was taken by William Beckett's sister, Courtney Beckett, and shows William sitting on a couch with Naomi, a friend of the band.

Pete Wentz posted a blog entry saying that he heard the demos for the new album and called them, "Mind blowing. Miles away from where they were." Collaborations include Andrew McMahon from Jack's Mannequin; Gabe Saporta, Ryland Blackinton and Alex Suarez from Cobra Starship; and Mason Musso and Blake Healy from Metro Station.

Promotion

The Academy Is... held a contest for releasing new tracks, email addresses were entered on a page off the main website page and 8 winners were selected at random to receive a song off the album and also a call from the band and a free signed copy of Fast Times at Barrington High. The contest winners were encouraged to post the songs over the internet and the winner with the most song listens would receive a special unknown prize.

The band performed "About a Girl" and "Summer Hair = Forever Young" on the Vans Warped Tour and their Australian tour with Panic! at the Disco and Cobra Starship. Hot Topic released two new The Academy Is... T-shirts, one of which comes with a code for the free download of an acoustic version of "His Girl Friday".

The first single off the album is "About a Girl", which was released on July 15, 2008. The song impacted radio on August 12.

Reception

The album sold 35,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number 17 on the Billboard 200. It was named the 46th best album of 2008 by Rolling Stone. By October 2009, the album's sales stood at 85,000.

Track listing

All lyrics written by William Beckett; all music composed by The Academy Is... with Sam Hollander and Dave Katz on tracks 1–6 and 11.

  1. "About a Girl" – 3:30
  2. "Summer Hair = Forever Young" – 3:39
  3. "His Girl Friday" – 3:41
  4. "The Test" – 3:29
  5. "Rumored Nights" – 3:45
  6. "Automatic Eyes" – 3:26
  7. "Crowded Room" – 3:07
  8. "Coppertone" – 3:18
  9. "After the Last Midtown Show" – 5:13
  10. "Beware! Cougar!" – 3:38
  11. "Paper Chase" – 3:30
  12. "One More Weekend" – 3:43
iTunes bonus tracks
  1. "Every Burden Has a Version" – 4:08
  2. "Sodium" – 3:46
  3. "About a Girl" (Acoustic version) – 3:22
Hot Topic bonus track
  1. "His Girl Friday" (Acoustic version) – 3:42
7" vinyl bonus track
  1. "Tokyo Bay" – 2:59

Personnel

  • William Beckett – lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Mike Carden – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Adam T. Siska – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Andy "The Butcher" Mrotek – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Michael Guy Chislett – lead guitar, backing vocals

    • Contributions

  • Gabe Saporta (Cobra Starship & Midtown) – additional vocals on "Crowded Room".
  • Mason Musso (Metro Station) – additional vocals on "Crowded Room".
  • Andrew McMahon (Jack's Mannequin & Something Corporate) – piano on "After the Last Midtown Show".
  • Ryland Blackinton (Cobra Starship) – additional vocals on "About a Girl".
  • Alex Suarez (Cobra Starship) – additional vocals on "His Girl Friday".
  • Blake Healy (Metro Station) – piano on "His Girl Friday" and "Summer Hair = Forever Young".

    • Songs

    1About A Girl (Acoustic version)3:30
    2Summer Hair = Forever Young3:38
    3His Girl Friday3:41

    References

    Fast Times at Barrington High Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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