Swan Songs is the debut studio album by American rap rock band Hollywood Undead. It was released through Octone Records and Polydor Records on September 2, 2008. "Everywhere I Go" was the first single to be released, it was a web single and was available for download only on iTunes. The band released four music videos for four songs on the album, "No. 5", "Undead", "Young", and "Everywhere I Go". When purchased through Amazon.com and at some other retailers, the album includes a bonus track and an option to unlock music videos.

Background

Swan Songs was supposed to be released on the band's original label, MySpace Records in 2007, however it was postponed by the record label when they requested to have some of the songs removed and others censored. The band declined and switched labels to Octone which wouldn't require them to censor their songs. The song "Undead" is featured in the video games UFC Undisputed 2009 and Madden NFL 09. The song "Young" is featured as downloadable content for Rock Band 2.

Critical reception

Swan Songs received mostly mixed reviews. Dave Donnelly of AllMusic gave the album a 2 out of 5 stars, saying that the lyrics were uninteresting and that the album was "given over to ironic frat-boy party rap" (using the singles "Everywhere I Go" and "No. 5" as examples).

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 22 on the US Billboard 200 selling 21,000 copies in its first week.

Track listing

All tracks are written and performed by Hollywood Undead, with specific writers detailed for each track.

Personnel

Credits for Swan Songs adapted from Allmusic. Hollywood Undead Additional musicians Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history