| The Airborne Toxic Event | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | The Airborne Toxic Event |
| Cover: | Airbornetoxiceventep.JPG |
| Recorded: | 2007–2008 |
| Studio: | Pete Min's home studio (Los Angeles, California) |
| Length: | 37:33 |
| Label: | Majordomo |
| Prev Title: | Does This Mean You're Moving On? EP |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | All at Once |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
The Airborne Toxic Event is the debut studio album by American rock band The Airborne Toxic Event. It was first released on August 5, 2008, through Majordomo Records. It was later re-released by Island Records on March 16, 2009, following the band's signing to the label. The entire album was recorded using a recording studio in the home of Pete Min, the band's producer.
The album was released in the UK on February 9, 2009 and features three bonus tracks. The album's first single, "Gasoline", was released on November 17, 2008, and was used in the soundtracks for FIFA 09 and as a playable track in Band Hero. "Sometime Around Midnight" was released on February 2, 2009, and later reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) | 70 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[1] | 108 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 1 |
| UK Albums Chart | 35 |