Fast Times at Barrington High explained

Fast Times at Barrington High
Type:studio
Artist:The Academy Is...
Cover:Fast_Times_at_Barrington_High.jpg
Released:August 19, 2008
Recorded:Spring–Summer 2008
Studio:Avatar, New York City, New York
Genre:
Length:43:08
Label:Fueled by Ramen, Decaydance, Atlantic
Producer:S*A*M and Sluggo
Prev Title:Santi
Prev Year:2007
Next Year:2009

Fast Times at Barrington High is the third studio album by American rock band The Academy Is..., released on August 19, 2008.[1] [2]

Background

Fast Times at Barrington High was produced by S*A*M and Sluggo. The title refers to the high school to which William Beckett and Adam Siska went,[3] and is 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, who was guitarist Michael Guy Chislett’s girlfriend at the time, whom he later married.

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."[4] 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.

Release

In May 2008, the band performed at SunFest.[5] On June 26, 2008, Fast Times at Barrington High was announced for release in two months' time.[6] Between June and August 2008, the band performed on the Warped Tour.[7] [8] In between dates on this tour, they performed a handful of shows with artists on Decaydance Records.[9] The band performed "About a Girl" and "Summer Hair = Forever Young" on 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. On July 23, "Summer Hair = Forever Young" was posted on the group's Myspace profile.[10] "About a Girl" impacted radio on August 12.[11] Fast Times at Barrington High was released through Fueled by Ramen and Decaydance Records on August 19.[6] 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. In October and November, the band went on a headlining US tour, titled Bill & Trav's Bogus Journey Tour. They were supported by We the Kings, Carolina Liar and Hey Monday.[12] In April 2009, the group performed at Give it a Name festival in the UK and Groezrock in Belgium.[13] [14] In August, the band went on a tour of Australia with Anberlin.[15]

Reception

The album sold 35,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number 17 on the Billboard 200.[16] It was named the 46th best album of 2008 by Rolling Stone.[17] By October 2009, the album's sales stood at 85,000.[18]

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.

Standard Edition:
  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[19]
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

Release history

CountryRelease date
New ZealandAugust 18, 2008
United Kingdom
United StatesAugust 19, 2008
AustraliaAugust 23, 2008

Chart positions

Chart Position
Billboard 20017
Rock Albums5
Digital Albums17
Alternative Albums5

Personnel

Contributions

References

Citations
Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: The Academy Is... ready to rock . Gamboa . Glenn . 10 June 2008 . . 7 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080912033729/http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/music/blog/2008/06/the_academy_is_ready_to_rock.html . 12 September 2008 .
  2. The Academy Is... set third album name and date. Shultz. Brian. 26 June 2008. Alternative Press. 7 June 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20080803021736/http://altpress.com/news/4170.htm. 3 August 2008. dead.
  3. Web site: Question and Answers with William and Sisky . 9 October 2007 . Friends Or Enemies . 7 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080908175237/http://www.friendsorenemies.com/web/foe/videos/theacademyis/18336891/question-answers-william-sisky-biz/ . 8 September 2008 .
  4. Web site: Pete Wentz on the new album . Wentz . Pete . 11 July 2008 . Friends Or Enemies . 7 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080908174435/http://www.friendsorenemies.com/web/foe/journals/clandestine/entry/2665741/ . 8 September 2008 .
  5. Web site: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones playing Sunfest in West Palm Beach, Florida.. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. May 1, 2008. June 15, 2022.
  6. Web site: The Academy Is… announce title, release date. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. June 26, 2008. June 17, 2022.
  7. Web site: Warped Tour unveils final band lineup for 2008. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. February 26, 2008. June 13, 2022.
  8. Web site: Warped Tour confirms routing. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. January 28, 2008. June 8, 2022.
  9. Web site: Decaydance shows planned w/Gym Class Heroes, the Academy Is…. Alternative Press. June 5, 2008. July 10, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728165951/http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_4005. July 28, 2017. dead.
  10. Web site: The Academy Is… post another new song. Alternative Press. July 23, 2008. July 22, 2017.
  11. Web site: AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly. AllAccess. August 5, 2008. July 2, 2016.
  12. Web site: The Academy Is… announce dates with We The Kings, Carolina Liar and Hey Monday. Alternative Press. August 18, 2008. July 23, 2017.
  13. Web site: Groezrock confirms final lineup. Punknews.org. Paul, Aubin. March 4, 2009. October 3, 2022.
  14. Web site: Give It A Name 2009 line-up in full. https://web.archive.org/web/20090412190426/http://www2.kerrang.com/2009/02/give_it_a_name_2009_lineup_in.html. Kerrang!. Bauer Media Group. Dan. February 5, 2009. April 12, 2009. February 21, 2018. dead.
  15. Web site: Anberlin to tour Australia with The Academy Is…. Alternative Press. May 29, 2009. August 9, 2017.
  16. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the academy is...|chart=all}} 'Fast Times at Barrington High' chart history]. Billboard. 7 June 2009.
  17. Fast Times at Barrington High at No.46 in Rollingstone.com's Best albums list of 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081211155956/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/24958695/albums_of_the_year/31. dead. December 11, 2008. Fricke. David. Will Hermes . Christian Hoard . Melissa Maerz . Jody Rosen . 25 December 2008. RollingStone.com. 2009-05-31.
  18. Bell; Harding 2009, p. 57
  19. Web site: Fast Times At Barrington High's Track List. DeAndrea. Joe. 11 July 2008. Absolutepunk.com. 7 June 2009.

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