Used and Abused (album)

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Used & Abused
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

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

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Far Gone"
Graham Edwards
3:41
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

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
  • mastering

References

  1. ^ Newman, Debbie. "Five Things You Never Knew About Danger Radio (Including The Answer To The Question: Who IS Danger Radio?)". MTV News.
  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