Connect the Dots (song) explained

Connect the Dots
Cover:NFG connectthedots.jpg
Type:single
Artist:New Found Glory
Album:Kill It Live
Recorded:2013 at Buzzbomb Sound Labs, Orange, California[1]
Genre:Pop punk, alternative rock
Label:Violently Happy/Bridge Nine
Producer:Paul Miner, New Found Glory
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"Connect the Dots" is a song by American rock band New Found Glory, serving as a limited edition single from their first live album Kill It Live (2013). The single was released on September 10 via Violently Happy Records, a partnership between independent label Bridge Nine Records and the bands guitarist Chad Gilbert.[2] [3]

The single was announced in August and later released as a digital download on September 10,[4] [5] before a 7" vinyl limited to just 1,000 pressings across three variants on September 17.[6] The single features title track "Connect the Dots" (one of three new studio recordings specifically for Kill It Live), as well as live recordings of "Truck Stop Blues" and "Better Off Dead", which were not included in the final cut of the full album.[7] The band had performed two sold-out dates at the Chain Reaction music venue in Anaheim, California between March 27–28, 2013.[8]

Personnel

The following personnel contributed to Connect the Dots, as adapted from the single liner notes.[9]

New Found Glory
Production

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue #
Worldwide[10] Violently Happy/Bridge NineDigital downloadB9R198/VHR005
7" vinyl

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Found Glory - Connect the Dots (Vinyl). Discogs (Zink Media, Inc.). September 11, 2013.
  2. Web site: New Found Glory announce live album, 'Kill It Live,' set for fall release. Alternative Press (Alternative Magazines, Inc). Obenschain, Philip. July 9, 2013. July 27, 2013.
  3. Web site: Violently Happy Records. Bridge Nine Records. March 21, 2013. July 27, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130512135440/http://www.bridge9.com/violentlyhappyrecords. May 12, 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: Listen to New Found Glory's new single, Connect The Dots. Alternative Press (Alternative Magazines, Inc.). Obenschain, Philip. September 10, 2013. September 12, 2013.
  5. Web site: New Found Glory streaming Connect The Dots from upcoming album Kill It Live . https://archive.today/20130913043709/http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2013/09/new_found_glory_streaming_conn.html . dead . September 13, 2013 . Kerrang! (Bauer Media Group) . Bridgeman, Jenny . September 11, 2013 . September 12, 2013 .
  6. Web site: New Found Glory "Connect The Dots" #B9R197. Bridge Nine Records. August 19, 2013. August 22, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130829052017/http://www.bridge9.com/disco/354#stay. August 29, 2013. dead.
  7. Web site: New Found Glory Post Up 7" Pre-Order. AbsolutePunk (Buzz Media). Tate, Jason. August 19, 2013. August 22, 2013.
  8. Web site: New Found Glory set to release first live album in October!. Rock Sound (Freeway Press, Inc). July 10, 2013. July 27, 2013.
  9. Connect the Dots. New Found Glory. 2013. Vinyl. Violently Happy/Bridge Nine. B9R198/VHR005.
  10. Web site: Music - Connect the Dots - Single by New Found Glory . September 10, 2013 . iTunes (Apple, Inc.). September 12, 2013.