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Dirty Work is the fourth studio album by American rock band All Time Low. The album is the band's major label debut and was released on June 7, 2011 by Interscope Records. "I Feel Like Dancin'" was released as the album's first single on April 15, 2011. Frontman Alex Gaskarth felt the album was "more of a pop-rock/alt-rock album for us. There are definitely elements of pop punk—where we came from. But this album was an effort to develop our sound and hone in on great songwriting rather than conform to the boundaries of a certain genre." Gaskarth penned all the lyrics, and collaborated with musicians on the music. Being a pop punk success, Dirty Work was met with some commercial success, debuting at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 in the United States with 45,000 first week sales. It also charted in the top 20 in Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada. All Time Low toured extensively throughout 2011 and 2012 in support of the album. Dirty Work has sold 107,000 copies in the US to date October 2012.

In late March 2010, All Time Low began recording their fourth studio album with producers John Fields, Matt Squire and Mike Green. They documented the process with video blogs on their official website and fan club, The Hustler Club. On August 17, 2010, a demo song from the new album, titled "Actors," was posted on earthtoalex.tumblr.com. On July 28, Alex announced via Twitter that they had officially finished tracking all songs for the album.

During an interview with MTV, All Time Low stated that the album was named Dirty Work after the band's past and present events. Alex says that it is a lot of "dirty work" doing what they love, because, while it has many benefits, it has downsides too, one of which being that it keeps them away from their loved ones at home. In the same interview, they also revealed how the album was a "crossroads" in their lives, with the music on the album being both similar to their usual style in some songs, as well as diverging into new areas in others. The band also revealed that the title Dirty Work came from the record's content itself with songs about how life on the road can have its ups and downs, and what they are effectively doing is "dirty work."

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