EVERYONE KEEPS TALKING
THEY PROMISE YOU EVERYTHING
BUT THEY DON'T MEAN ANYTHING
Exile on Mainstream
is the first
compilation album
by American rock band
The album was released in
two parts:
the first was an EP,
featuring seven new songs
that emerged from a
12-song recording session,
produced by
Steve Lillywhite.
The other part consists of
remastered versions
of 11
of the band's
biggest hits.
This Is Now
A Deluxe
Expanded Edition
With
2 CD's
and
32 Tracks
and New
Art Work
Recording
Matchbox Twenty
had been on hiatus
since 2005,
when Adam Gaynor
had left the band.
In 2007,
the remaining four
group members
reunited in Los Angeles
to do a
compilation album,
and ended up
recording seven
new songs
over the course
of one session.
For the first time,
every member of the group
worked on songwriting.
All seven of the new songs
on the album
were credited to
the members of
Matchbox Twenty,
a first for the group.
Prior to this,
the songs either were
credited to
Rob Thomas
himself or
co-written
with various members
of the band.
Paul Doucette,
originally the
band's drummer,
played rhythm guitar
due to
Adam Gaynor's
departure.
The album's title
is a reference to
the Rolling Stones'
Exile on Main St.
(see New back Artwork)
Release
The album was available
for pre-order on
September 4, 2007,
from iTunes.
The full album
was released on
VH1's
"The Leak"
one week before release.
It leaked onto the Internet on
September 28, 2007,
four days ahead of
the official release date.
The album was released on
October 2, 2007,
exactly 11 years
and one day
since the release
of the band's
debut album,
Yourself or Someone Like You.
The album debuted on
the Australian ARIA
Albums Chart on
October 8, 2007,
at number-one
with sales of
18,199 units
In the U.S.,
the album debuted at
number-three
on the
Billboard 200 chart,
selling
131,000 copies
in its first week.
The album was released
in a
USB wristband format
as well as
the 2-CD edition
making
Matchbox Twenty
the first band to do so.
The first single,
"How Far We've Come",
was released on
July 16, 2007,
and charted in the top 10
in Australia
and in the top 20
in the United States.
Paul Doucette
announced in
mid-October that
"These Hard Times"
would be released as
the album's second single
in early 2008.
In Australia,
"All Your Reasons"
was released as
the second single instead of
"These Hard Times",
and the single is
available on the
Australian iTunes Store.
The album has sold
660,319 copies
as of
June 7, 2008
and was certified gold
in the United States
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