I'm Sorry I'm Leaving Explained

I'm Sorry I'm Leaving
Type:	ep
Artist:	Saves the Day
Cover:	Saves the Day - I'm Sorry I'm Leaving cover.jpg
Released:	July 1, 1999
Recorded:	March 1999, Shoulder to the Wheel Studio
Genre:	Emo, pop punk
Length:	12:31
Label:	Immigrant Sun
Prev Title:	Can't Slow Down
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Through Being Cool
Next Year:	1999

I'm Sorry I'm Leaving is an acoustic EP released by American rock band Saves the Day, released by Immigrant Sun on July 1, 1999.

It differed from the band's debut album, Can't Slow Down, by having a lighter acoustic sound.

Background and recording

Saves the Day formed in late 1997. Their debut album, Can't Slow Down, was released with Equal Vision in August 1998. The album helped the band gain fans, but only in the New Jersey area.^[1] The band promoted the album with two tours, which helped the band expand their fan base.^[2] Saves the Day had three different line-up changes while touring Can't Slow Down, leaving vocalist Chris Conley and drummer Bryan Newman as the only original members left.^[3]

I'm Sorry I'm Leaving was recorded and mixed at Shoulder to the Wheel Studio in March 1999. The EP was mastered by M.J.R. at Metropolis Mastering Ltd.

Release

I'm Sorry I'm Leaving was released on Immigrant Sun Records on July 1, 1999.^[4] It includes a cover of Modern English's "I Melt with You".

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Conley, except "I Melt with You" by Modern English.

CD version

1. "I'm Sorry I'm Leaving" – 2:48
2. "Hold" – 2:22
3. "Jessie & My Whetstone" – 2:06
4. "Take Our Cars Now!" – 2:38
5. "I Melt with You" (Modern English cover) – 2:57

7" vinyl version

1. "I'm Sorry I'm Leaving"
2. "Hold"
3. "The Way His Collar Falls"

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.^[5]

Saves the Day

• Chris Conley – vocals
• Bryan Newman – drums
• Eben D'Amico – bass
• Ted Alexander – rhythm guitar
• David Soloway – lead guitar

Production

• M.J.R. – mastering
• Sean Mallinson – layout, design

References

Citations

Sources

• Book: Greenwald . Andy . Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo . registration . 2003 . St. Martin's Press . New York . 9781466834927 . First.

External links

• I'm Sorry I'm Leaving at MySpace (streamed copy where licensed)

Notes and References

1. Greenwald 2003, p. 80
2. Web site: EVR: SAVES THE DAY. https://web.archive.org/web/19991018200727/http://www.equalvision.com/evrbands/savesthed.html. October 18, 1999 . equalvision.com . May 18, 2015.
3. Happy Birthday, Through Being Cool: The Story Behind the Seminal Emo Album. Ufberg, Max . November 3, 2014. WIRED. May 18, 2015.
4. Web site: Immigrant Sun Records Homepage. https://web.archive.org/web/20000621120659/http://www.immigrantsun.com/. June 21, 2000. immigrantsun.com. May 14, 2015.
5. I'm Sorry I'm Leaving . . 1999 . Booklet . Immigrant Sun . none.