Rise or Die Trying
Studio album by
Four Year Strong
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2007 (2007-09-18)
StudioBig Sky Audio, Springfield, PA; Mariano, Philadelphia, PA
GenrePop punk, post-hardcore
Length32:16
LabelI Surrender, Decaydance
ProducerMatt Robnett, Nik Tyler
Four Year Strong chronology
It's Our Time
(2005)		 Rise or Die Trying
(2007)		 Explains It All
(2009)

Rise or Die Trying is the second studio album from American rock band Four Year Strong. The name "Rise or Die Trying" comes from a lyric to "Go Long Dad", a song from their first album, It's Our Time.

Background and production

The group released their debut album It's Our Time in January 2005,[1] and followed it up with another EP later that year.[2]

The album was recorded and produced by Matt Robnett and Nik Tyler of Playwork Productions at Big Sky Audio in Springfield, Pennsylvania[3] in March 2007.[4]

Release

On July 14, 2007, Rise or Die Trying was announced for release in two months' time.[5] Four Year Strong toured until August 2007, appeared on that year's Warped Tour and a package tour with From First to Last, Alesana and Vanna.[5][6] Rise or Die Trying was released on September 18, 2007.[5] In September and October, the group supported The Starting Line on their headlining US tour.[7] In November and December, the band supported From First to Last on their headlining US tour.[8] On December 1, a music video was released for "Heroes Get Remembered, Legends Never Die".[9] From late January to early March 2008, the band supported Bayside on their tour of the US.[10] The band supported the Starting Line on their headlining tour of the US in March and April, and appeared at the Give it a Name festival in the UK the following month.[11][12] In July and August, the band performed on the 2008 edition of Warped Tour.[13] In between dates on this tour, the band performed a handful of shows with other artists on Decaydance Records.[14] On July 31, a music video was released for "Bada Bing! Wit' a Pipe!".[15]

In September and October, the band went on a US tour with New Found Glory.[16] Following this, the band went on a headlining West Coast and Midwest US tour with support from I Am the Avalanche, This Is Hell and A Loss for Words.[17] In November, the band supported New Found Glory on their tour of the UK.[18] "Bada Bing! Wit' a Pipe" was released as a single on November 23.[19] In December, the band went on a brief holiday tour, titled Setting the Records Straight Tour alongside Set Your Goals, Every Avenue and Energy.[20] Between mid-February and early April 2009, the band participated in the 2009 edition of Taste of Chaos.[21] Following this, the band supported Bring Me the Horizon on their tour of Australia and New Zealand in May.[22] In July, the band went on a tour of the US with Set Your Goals, Fireworks, the Swellers and Grave Maker.[23] Further dates were added, extending the tour into late August.[24]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk85%[25]
AllMusic [26]
Ox-Fanzine8/10[27]
Punknews.org [28]

It chart at number 31 on the Billboard Heatseekers album charts in 2007. The album has sold over 50,000 copies.

Track listing

Original release

All music written by Four Year Strong. All lyrics written by Alan Day and Dan O'Connor.[3]

No.TitleLength
1."The Take Over"1:34
2."Prepare to Be Digitally Manipulated"3:07
3."Abandon Ship or Abandon All Hope"3:33
4."Heroes Get Remembered, Legends Never Die"3:36
5."Wrecked 'Em? Damn Near Killed 'Em"3:12
6."Catastrophe"2:37
7."Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Hell"3:06
8."Bada Bing! Wit' a Pipe!"3:22
9."Beatdown in the Key of Happy"3:03
10."If He's Here, Who's Runnin' Hell?"3:18
11."Maniac (R.O.D.)"3:08
Total length:32:16

Bonus tracks

Australian & Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."So Hot and You Sweat on It"3:22
UK bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Beep Beep"4:05
14."Gotta Get Out"3:02

10 Year Anniversary Edition

Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."So Hot, And You Sweat On It"3:22
13."Gotta Get Out"3:02
14."Not to Toot My Own Horn, But Beep Beep!"4:05
15."Sparkle Motion"3:10

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "purevolume™ - fouryearstrong". PureVolme. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ "purevolume™ - fouryearstrong". PureVolme. Archived from the original on October 31, 2005. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Rise or Die Trying (Booklet). Four Year Strong. Decaydance/I Surrender. 2007. ISUR 008.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ "purevolume™ - fouryearstrong". PureVolme. Archived from the original on March 29, 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 Shultz, Brian (July 14, 2007). "Four Year Strong announce release date, tour dates". Punknews.org. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  6. ↑ Reinecker, Meg (May 27, 2007). "Kevin Says Stage bands announced for Warped Tour". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  7. ↑ Reinecker, Meg (August 1, 2007). "The Starting Line / Permanent Me / Four Year Strong". Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ "AP Exclusive: From First To Last tour diary (part one)". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. November 12, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Four Year Strong post "Heroes Get Remembered, Legends Never Die"". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. December 1, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  10. ↑ Paul, Aubin (December 14, 2007). "Bayside / Straylight Run / Four Year Strong / The Status". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  11. ↑ "The Starting Line, Bayside touring together this spring". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. January 6, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  12. ↑ Paul, Aubin (January 15, 2008). "Paramore, Finch, Strike Anywhere, Glassjaw, Anti-Flag, Silverstein at Give It A Name 2008". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  13. ↑ Paul, Aubin (February 26, 2008). "Warped Tour unveils final band lineup for 2008". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Decaydance shows planned w/Gym Class Heroes, the Academy Is…". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. June 5, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Four Year Strong post video for "Bada Bing! Wit' A Pipe!"". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. July 31, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  16. ↑ "New Found Glory to tour with A Day To Remember, Crime in Stereo, Four Year Strong and ISOH". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. June 6, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Four Year Strong to tour with I Am The Avalanche, This Is Hell, A Loss For Words". Alternative Press. August 25, 2008. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  18. ↑ "New Found Glory to tour the UK with Set Your Goals, Crime In Stereo and Four Year Strong". Alternative Press. May 23, 2008. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Bada Bing! Wit' a Pipe - Single". iTunes. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  20. ↑ "Set Your Goals / Four Year Strong / Every Avenue / Energy head out on mini-tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. October 20, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Thursday, Bring Me The Horizon top Taste Of Chaos lineup". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. December 2, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Bring Me The Horizon announce tour dates". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. February 25, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong and more to tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. May 18, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Set Your Goals tack on more tour dates". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. May 20, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  25. ↑ link
  26. ↑ link
  27. ↑ Pausch, Christin (August–September 2008). "Reviews: Four Year Strong Rise or Die Trying". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  28. ↑ Punknews.org review
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