Some Mad Hope | ||||
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Studio album by Matt Nathanson | ||||
Released | August 14, 2007 | |||
Genre | Rock, pop, acoustic | |||
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Vanguard Records Acrobat Records |
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Producer | Marshall Altman, Mark Weinberg | |||
Matt Nathanson chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
IGN | 7.9/10 |
Alternative Addiction |
Some Mad Hope is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson, released on August 14, 2007 on Vanguard Records. It peaked on the Billboard 200 at #60, and peaked at 3 on the Top Independent Albums.Some Mad Hope was Nathanson's first album for Vanguard Records, and contained two singles that became AAA airplay staples, "Car Crash" and "Come On Get Higher". In September 2008, Vanguard Records announced "All We Are" and "To the Beat of Our Noisy Hearts" as future singles, Nathanson has expressed live that he feels "Falling Apart" is the hit on the album. To date, it is Nathanson's most successful album. The city skyline that's featured on the album's cover is that of L.A..
The album has sold 234,960 copies to date.
The "Car Crash" song is also a sample song on Philips GoGear RaGa.
All songs written by Matt Nathanson and Mark Weinberg except where noted.