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Used and Abused (album)

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Used & Abused
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 8, 2008 (2008-07-08)
RecordedThe Tree Fort
(Los Angeles)
Sound City
(Los Angeles)
The Matrix
(Los Angeles)
Phantom Studios
(Westlake Village, CA)
GenrePower pop
Length46:05
LabelPhoto Finish
ProducerMike Green
Mike Elizondo
Martin Johnson
Danger Radio chronology
Punch Your Lights Out EP
(2007)
Used & Abused
(2008)
Nothing's Gonna Hold Us Down
(2010)
Singles from Used and Abused
  1. "Slow Dance with a Stranger"
    Released: July 2008

Used and Abused is a full-length album by the Seattle powerpop band Danger Radio.[1][2] It was released on July 8, 2008, and spent one week on the Billboard 200, at number 198.[3]

Critical reception

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The Daily Herald thought that "Danger Radio manipulates, squashes and expands synths to produce a high-energy beat fest with hooks that jump beyond catchy to addictive levels."[4]

AllMusic wrote that "snappy guitar and synth hooks abound, resting atop percolating grooves that push even the poppiest, most melodic tunes into dance-floor territory."[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Far Gone"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Mike Green3:25
2."Things"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Mike Elizondo3:03
3."One More Chance"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Mike Green3:22
4."Kiss N' Tell"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen3:41
5."Your Kind (Speak to Me)"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Mike Elizondo3:24
6."Slow Dance with a Stranger"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Tim James, Antonina Armato, Martin Johnson3:28
7."Used and Abused"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Mike Elizondo4:22
8."Alive for the First Time"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Mike Green, Martin Johnson4:27
9."You All Believe"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen3:51
10."Broken Man"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards3:41
11."Think About It"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen3:48
12."Another Lesson in Love"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Mike Elizondo, Raine Maida3:05
13."Where I Started"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Mike Green3:36
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Heart You Stole"3:39
15."Party Foul"3:06

Personnel

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Danger Radio[6]
Additional personnel[6]
  • Mike Green – production on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13, programming on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13, additional keyboards on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13, additional guitar on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13, mixing on track 13
  • Larry Solak – trumpet on tracks 1 and 4
  • Adam Hawkins – engineering
  • Martin Johnson (of Boys Like Girls) – production on tracks 6 and 8
  • Mike Elizondo – production on tracks 2, 5, 7 and 12, additional instrumentation on tracks 2, 5, 7 and 12
  • Brent Arrowood – engineering
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
  • Ted Jensenmastering

References

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  1. ^ Newman, Debbie. "Five Things You Never Knew About Danger Radio (Including The Answer To The Question: Who IS Danger Radio?)". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Radio Just Got Much More Dangerous". Seventeen. September 3, 2008.
  3. ^ Used and Abused (Billboard 200 chart), Billboard, July 26, 2008.
  4. ^ "Listen Up". Daily Herald. Time Out!. 3 July 2008. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Used and Abused - Danger Radio | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  6. ^ a b CD liner notes