{"history":[],"article":{"id":"40a63292-d803-49d4-9787-8a0a989321a2","title":"Leave This Town","slug":"leave-this-town","content":":::summary\n![Leave This Town](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/daughtry///leave///this///town.png)\n**Name:** Leave This Town \n**Type:** studio \n**Artist:** [Daughtry](https://bliptext.com/articles/daughtry-band) \n**Border:** yes \n**Released:** July 14, 2009 \n**Recorded:** 2008–2009 · [Los Angeles](https://bliptext.com/articles/los-angeles) \n**Genre:** [Post-grunge](https://bliptext.com/articles/post-grunge) \n**Length:** 46:48 \n**Label:** RCA · 19 \n**Producer:** [Howard Benson](https://bliptext.com/articles/howard-benson) \n**Prev Title:** [Daughtry](https://bliptext.com/articles/daughtry-album) \n**Prev Year:** 2006 \n**Next Title:** [Leave This Town: The B-Sides](https://bliptext.com/articles/leave-this-town-the-b-sides) \n**Next Year:** 2010/2011 \n:::\n\n# \n**Leave This Town** is the second album by the American [rock](https://bliptext.com/articles/rock-music) band [Daughtry](https://bliptext.com/articles/daughtry-band), released on July 14, 2009, by [RCA Records](https://bliptext.com/articles/rca-records).\nIt is the first album that they recorded as a band, as their [self-titled debut album](https://bliptext.com/articles/daughtry-album) was recorded before the band was formed and only lead singer [Chris Daughtry](https://bliptext.com/articles/chris-daughtry) was signed to the label.\nIt was also their last album to feature Joey Barnes on drums.\nThe album's style is primarily [arena rock](https://bliptext.com/articles/arena-rock), with influences ranging from [hard rock](https://bliptext.com/articles/hard-rock) to [pop rock](https://bliptext.com/articles/pop-rock).\nThree singles were released from the album, led by \"[No Surprise](https://bliptext.com/articles/no-surprise-daughtry-song)\", which became the group's fourth chart topper on the Billboard [Adult Top 40](https://bliptext.com/articles/adult-top-40) chart in August 2009.\nAll three peaked within the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and within the top five on both the Adult Top 40 and [Adult Contemporary](https://bliptext.com/articles/adult-contemporary-chart) charts.\nThe album was released to generally mixed reviews, with critics noting the lack of progression from their previous album.\nIt fared better commercially, debuting atop the Billboard 200 and selling over 1.3 million copies in the US alone.\nLeave This Town has been certified Platinum by both the [RIAA](https://bliptext.com/articles/recording-industry-association-of-america) and [Music Canada](https://bliptext.com/articles/music-canada).\n\n# Background\nChris Daughtry announced on his Twitter that there would be 14 songs on the record, but 5 bonus tracks in different stores.\nNearly 70 songs were written for Leave This Town, before the selection was narrowed down to 19.\nDaughtry co-wrote the songs on the album with [Richard Marx](https://bliptext.com/articles/richard-marx), [Chad Kroeger](https://bliptext.com/articles/chad-kroeger) from [Nickelback](https://bliptext.com/articles/nickelback), [Ryan Tedder](https://bliptext.com/articles/ryan-tedder) from [OneRepublic](https://bliptext.com/articles/onerepublic), [Jason Wade](https://bliptext.com/articles/jason-wade) from [Lifehouse](https://bliptext.com/articles/lifehouse-band), [Adam Gontier](https://bliptext.com/articles/adam-gontier) from [Three Days Grace](https://bliptext.com/articles/three-days-grace), [Eric Dill](https://bliptext.com/articles/eric-dill) from [The Click Five](https://bliptext.com/articles/the-click-five), and [Mitch Allan](https://bliptext.com/articles/mitch-allan) from [SR-71](https://bliptext.com/articles/sr-71-band) and [Tommy Henriksen](https://bliptext.com/articles/tommy-henriksen).\nOn May 29, 2009, Daughtry released the album art cover.\nThe songs written with Marx, Tedder, Gontier and Wade did not make the standard edition of the album, but were released as bonus tracks in various markets.\nThree songs from the CD (\"[No Surprise](https://bliptext.com/articles/no-surprise-daughtry-song),\" \"Every Time You Turn Around,\" and \"You Don't Belong\") were used to promote racing on ESPN.\n\"You Don't Belong\" resultantly entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 95.\nThe title of the album comes from lyrics from the track \"[September](https://bliptext.com/articles/september-daughtry-song)\".\n\n# Reception\n\n## Critical reception\nCritical response to Leave This Town was mixed.\nAt [Metacritic](https://bliptext.com/articles/metacritic), which assigns a [normalized](https://bliptext.com/articles/standard-score) rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an [average](https://bliptext.com/articles/weighted-mean) score of 59, based on 10 reviews.\n\n## Commercial performance\nIt sold 269,000 copies in its first week in the U.S., peaking at number one.\nIt peaked at number two in Canada, six places ahead of its predecessor.\nThe album has sold 1,329,000 copies as of May 2, 2012.\n\n# In media\n\"Ghost of Me\" was featured on a [CSI: Miami](https://bliptext.com/articles/csi-miami) commercial.\n\"No Surprise\" was performed live by the band on the top 4 results show of the [eighth season](https://bliptext.com/articles/american-idol-season-8) of [American Idol](https://bliptext.com/articles/american-idol) on May 5, 2009.\n\"Tennessee Line\" was performed live with [Vince Gill](https://bliptext.com/articles/vince-gill) during the 2009 CMA awards on November 11, 2009.\nIt was also used as a music backdrop to the trailer for the TV series \"Young Justice\".\n\"Learn My Lesson\" has been featured in a commercial of [Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://bliptext.com/articles/fullmetal-alchemist) in [Animax-Asia](https://bliptext.com/articles/animax).\n\"Every Time You Turn Around\" was featured in the video game [MLB 2K10](https://bliptext.com/articles/mlb-2k10)\n\"Supernatural\" is featured in the preview of the 2010 MLB Division Series, both NL & AL on TBS.\n\n# Singles\n\n# Track listing\n

\"From Where You're Standing\" (performed live)

\"Standing Still\" (performed live)

\"When You Come Around\" (performed live)

\"You're In My Hands\" (performed live)

\"Back to Me\" (performed live)

\"Today\" (performed live)

\n\n\n# Personnel\nCredits adapted from the album's liner notes.\nDaughtry\nAdditional musicians\nTechnical personnel\n\n# Charts\n\n## Weekly charts\n\n## Year-end charts\n\n# Certifications","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T11:44:22.145Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T11:44:22.145Z","search_vector":"'leav':1 'town':3","search_content":" \n \n**Name:** Leave This Town \n**Type:** studio \n**Artist:** [Daughtry](https://bliptext.com/articles/daughtry-band) \n**Border:** yes \n**Released:** July 14, 2009 \n**Recorded:** 2008–2009 · [Los Angeles](https://bliptext.com/articles/los-angeles) \n**Genre:** [Post-grunge](https://bliptext.com/articles/post-grunge) \n**Length:** 46:48 \n**Label:** RCA · 19 \n**Producer:** [Howard Benson](https://bliptext.com/articles/howard-benson) \n**Prev Title:** [Daughtry](https://bliptext.com/articles/daughtry-album) \n**Prev Year:** 2006 \n**Next Title:** [Leave This Town: The B-Sides](https://bliptext.com/articles/leave-this-town-the-b-sides) \n**Next Year:** 2010/2011 \n \n\n# \n**Leave This Town** is the second album by the American [rock](https://bliptext.com/articles/rock-music) band [Daughtry](https://bliptext.com/articles/daughtry-band), released on July 14, 2009, by [RCA Records](https://bliptext.com/articles/rca-records).\nIt is the first album that they recorded as a band, as their [self-titled debut album](https://bliptext.com/articles/daughtry-album) was recorded before the band was formed and only lead singer [Chris Daughtry](https://bliptext.com/articles/chris-daughtry) was signed to the label.\nIt was also their last album to feature Joey Barnes on drums.\nThe album's style is primarily [arena rock](https://bliptext.com/articles/arena-rock), with influences ranging from [hard rock](https://bliptext.com/articles/hard-rock) to [pop rock](https://bliptext.com/articles/pop-rock).\nThree singles were released from the album, led by \"[No Surprise](https://bliptext.com/articles/no-surprise-daughtry-song)\", which became the group's fourth chart topper on the Billboard [Adult Top 40](https://bliptext.com/articles/adult-top-40) chart in August 2009.\nAll three peaked within the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and within the top five on both the Adult Top 40 and [Adult Contemporary](https://bliptext.com/articles/adult-contemporary-chart) charts.\nThe album was released to generally mixed reviews, with critics noting the lack of progression from their previous album.\nIt fared better commercially, debuting atop the Billboard 200 and selling over 1.3 million copies in the US alone.\nLeave This Town has been certified Platinum by both the [RIAA](https://bliptext.com/articles/recording-industry-association-of-america) and [Music Canada](https://bliptext.com/articles/music-canada).\n\n# Background\nChris Daughtry announced on his Twitter that there would be 14 songs on the record, but 5 bonus tracks in different stores.\nNearly 70 songs were written for Leave This Town, before the selection was narrowed down to 19.\nDaughtry co-wrote the songs on the album with [Richard Marx](https://bliptext.com/articles/richard-marx), [Chad Kroeger](https://bliptext.com/articles/chad-kroeger) from [Nickelback](https://bliptext.com/articles/nickelback), [Ryan Tedder](https://bliptext.com/articles/ryan-tedder) from [OneRepublic](https://bliptext.com/articles/onerepublic), [Jason Wade](https://bliptext.com/articles/jason-wade) from [Lifehouse](https://bliptext.com/articles/lifehouse-band), [Adam Gontier](https://bliptext.com/articles/adam-gontier) from [Three Days Grace](https://bliptext.com/articles/three-days-grace), [Eric Dill](https://bliptext.com/articles/eric-dill) from [The Click Five](https://bliptext.com/articles/the-click-five), and [Mitch Allan](https://bliptext.com/articles/mitch-allan) from [SR-71](https://bliptext.com/articles/sr-71-band) and [Tommy Henriksen](https://bliptext.com/articles/tommy-henriksen).\nOn May 29, 2009, Daughtry released the album art cover.\nThe songs written with Marx, Tedder, Gontier and Wade did not make the standard edition of the album, but were released as bonus tracks in various markets.\nThree songs from the CD (\"[No Surprise](https://bliptext.com/articles/no-surprise-daughtry-song),\" \"Every Time You Turn Around,\" and \"You Don't Belong\") were used to promote racing on ESPN.\n\"You Don't Belong\" resultantly entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 95.\nThe title of the album comes from lyrics from the track \"[September](https://bliptext.com/articles/september-daughtry-song)\".\n\n# Reception\n\n## Critical reception\nCritical response to Leave This Town was mixed.\nAt [Metacritic](https://bliptext.com/articles/metacritic), which assigns a [normalized](https://bliptext.com/articles/standard-score) rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an [average](https://bliptext.com/articles/weighted-mean) score of 59, based on 10 reviews.\n\n## Commercial performance\nIt sold 269,000 copies in its first week in the U.S., peaking at number one.\nIt peaked at number two in Canada, six places ahead of its predecessor.\nThe album has sold 1,329,000 copies as of May 2, 2012.\n\n# In media\n\"Ghost of Me\" was featured on a [CSI: Miami](https://bliptext.com/articles/csi-miami) commercial.\n\"No Surprise\" was performed live by the band on the top 4 results show of the [eighth season](https://bliptext.com/articles/american-idol-season-8) of [American Idol](https://bliptext.com/articles/american-idol) on May 5, 2009.\n\"Tennessee Line\" was performed live with [Vince Gill](https://bliptext.com/articles/vince-gill) during the 2009 CMA awards on November 11, 2009.\nIt was also used as a music backdrop to the trailer for the TV series \"Young Justice\".\n\"Learn My Lesson\" has been featured in a commercial of [Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://bliptext.com/articles/fullmetal-alchemist) in [Animax-Asia](https://bliptext.com/articles/animax).\n\"Every Time You Turn Around\" was featured in the video game [MLB 2K10](https://bliptext.com/articles/mlb-2k10)\n\"Supernatural\" is featured in the preview of the 2010 MLB Division Series, both NL & AL on TBS.\n\n# Singles\n\n# Track listing\n \"From Where You're Standing\" (performed live) \n \"Standing Still\" (performed live) \n \"When You Come Around\" (performed live) \n \"You're In My Hands\" (performed live) \n \"Back to Me\" (performed live) \"Today\" (performed live) \n \n\n# Personnel\nCredits adapted from the album's liner notes.\nDaughtry\nAdditional musicians\nTechnical personnel\n\n# Charts\n\n## Weekly charts\n\n## Year-end charts\n\n# Certifications","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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