In Some Way, Shape, or Form
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| Studio album by Four Year Strong | ||||
| Released | November 8, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | June–August 2011 at House of Loud, Elmwood Park, New Jersey, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Pop punk, melodic hardcore | |||
| Length | 40:55 | |||
| Label | Decaydance, Universal Motown | |||
| Producer | David Bendeth | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 60/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| Absolute Punk | 60% |
| AllMusic |   |
| Alter the Press! | |
| Big Cheese Magazine | |
| Bring On Mixed Reviews | |
| Glasswerk | Mixed |
| Kill Your Stereo |    |
| Sputnik Music |  |
| The NewReview | |
In Some Way, Shape, or Form is the fourth full-length studio album by American rock band Four Year Strong, released through Decaydance and Universal Motown Records on November 8, 2011.
The album was recorded between June–August 2011 at New Jersey's House of Loud, with producer David Bendeth. The album is the band's first without keyboardist/synthesizer player Josh Lyford, and is the band's first without synthesizers, as the band decided to remove the synthesizers from their songs, in order to mature and alter their sound. The album was influenced by Alexisonfire's Crisis (2006).
On August 18, 2011, the band released the song "Stuck in the Middle" for free listening as a free taster from the album, with an unofficial music video following on October 19, which showed footage of the band on their latest tour and features scenes of the recording process of In Some Way, Shape, or Form. On September 8, 2011, the band released another song for free, "Falling on You", which was already played live on the band's latest tour. "Just Drive" was released to radio on September 27, 2011, with a music video following exactly a month later, on October 27.
On October 14, 2011, Alternative Press revealed the track list of the album. On October 26, 2011, the band released another song for free listening. The song, entitled "Fairweather Fan", is a special song the band dedicated to their fans and was previously leaked in low quality footage that was filmed during the band's Fall 2011 AP Tour, where they debuted the song. The band released the song as a free download on their Facebook page. On November 4, 2011, the band uploaded the whole album for free streaming on their Facebook page.
The album sold over 6,500 copies in its first week, debuting at number 88 on the Billboard 200, nearly half of what their previous album Enemy of the World sold in its first week.
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