Never Going Back to OK explained

Never Going Back to OK
Type:studio
Artist:The Afters
Cover:Afters never going back to ok album cover.jpg
Released:February 26, 2008
Recorded:2006 - 2008
Studio:Glomo Studio, Garage Rock Studio and Sound Kitchen (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre:Christian rock
Length:41:53
Label:INO/Columbia
Producer:Dan Muckala
Prev Title:I Wish We All Could Win
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Light Up the Sky
Next Year:2010

Never Going Back to OK is the second album by Christian rock group The Afters, released on February 26, 2008.[1] [2]

The first single from the album is the title track, "Never Going Back to OK". The track has been released as a streaming file on their MySpace website and for purchase on iTunes. Since the album's release, "Keeping Me Alive" and "We Are the Sound" have both been played as singles on Christian radio. "We Are the Sound" was used in commercials and promotion of the reality-talent competition show American Idol.[3] The song "Ocean Wide" also made an appearance on Vampire Diaries.

The music video for the title track was shot in Windsor, Ontario.[4]

Reception

Following its release, it debuted at No. 41 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling about 16,000 units in its first week.[5] [6] [7]

The album won a Dove Award for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards. The title song was also nominated for Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year.[8] [9]

The track entitled "Myspace Girl" was heavily criticised in PopMatters.[10] In contrast, the same track was praised in Seventeen Magazine.[11]

Never Going Back to OK – EP

An EP of this album has also been released exclusively to iTunes, containing three tracks:

Personnel

The Afters

Additional musicians

Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Billboard review . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080829192535/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3ia99a189e2d22c6c749b71a6d9c900544 . August 29, 2008 . July 7, 2008.
  2. Web site: Price . Deborah Evans . February 22, 2008 . Texas band Afters follows debut hit with "Never" . live . May 5, 2024 . Reuters . May 16, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210516063138/https://www.reuters.com/article/music-afters-dc-idUSN2262050420080223 .
  3. Web site: April 1, 2008 . American Idol Chooses The Afters' We Are The Sound For Show Promo . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907232046/http://www.ccmmagazine.com/news/headlines/11572370/ . September 7, 2008 . September 4, 2008 . . Salem Media Group.
  4. Web site: The Afters To Shoot Newest Video In Windsor . 2024-05-06 . May 1, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240501011754/https://windsorite.ca/2010/09/the-afters-to-shoot-newest-video-in-windsor/ . live .
  5. Web site: Hasty . Katie . March 5, 2008 . Janet Dethrones Jack To Top Billboard 200 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160104195101/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046359/janet-dethrones-jack-to-top-billboard-200 . January 4, 2016 . . Eldridge Industries.
  6. Web site: Kreps . Daniel . 2008-03-05 . On The Charts: Janet Jackson Wrestles Top Spot from Jack Johnson . 2024-05-01 . Rolling Stone . en-US . May 1, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240501015656/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/on-the-charts-janet-jackson-wrestles-top-spot-from-jack-johnson-123089/ . live .
  7. Web site: Gallo . Phil . 2008-03-05 . Janet Jackson controls the charts . 2024-05-01 . Variety . en-US . May 1, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240501015612/https://variety.com/2008/music/markets-festivals/janet-jackson-controls-the-charts-1117981881/ . live .
  8. Web site: Nominations Announced for 40th GMA Dove Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125202831/http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/news/022009doves.aspx . November 25, 2020 . CBN.
  9. Web site: 2009-04-24 . 40th Annual GMA Dove Award Recipients . 2024-05-01 . christianpost.com . en . May 1, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240501021200/https://www.christianpost.com/news/40th-annual-gma-dove-award-recipients.html . live .
  10. Web site: 2008-02-25 . The Afters: Never Going Back to OK . 2024-05-06 . www.popmatters.com . en-US . April 30, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240430000543/https://www.popmatters.com/the-afters-never-going-back-to-ok-2496173931.html . live .
  11. Web site: 2008-02-19 . The Afters rock out with "Myspace Girl" . 2024-05-06 . Seventeen . en-US . May 1, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240501001047/https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a27970/afters-myspace-17buzz-021908/ . live .

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