The Bravery (album)

The Bravery
Studio album by
the Bravery
ReleasedMarch 14, 2005 (2005-03-14)
Recorded2004–2005
Studio
  • Bushwick (Brooklyn, New York City)
  • Various bedrooms
Genre
Length37:51
LabelIsland
ProducerSam Endicott
The Bravery chronology
The Bravery
(2005) 		The Sun and the Moon
(2007)
Singles from The Bravery
  1. "An Honest Mistake"
    Released: January 31, 2005[2]
  2. "Fearless"
    Released: May 23, 2005[3]
  3. "Unconditional"
    Released: August 22, 2005[2]

The Bravery is the debut studio album by American rock band the Bravery, released on March 14, 2005, by Island Records. It peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard 200[4] and number 5 on the UK Albums Chart.[5]

The first single from the album, "An Honest Mistake", was released on January 31, 2005. The UK and Japanese releases of the album contain the bonus track "Hot Pursuit". The version on the Japanese edition is a different mix, featuring Gillian Conway (keyboardist John Conway's sister) on vocals, along with Sam Endicott.

The track "Swollen Summer" is featured in the PlayStation 2 game, Gran Turismo 4.[6] The Bravery opened up their set with this song at the July 27, 2008 Projekt Revolution concert held in the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Virginia.[7] The song "Unconditional" is featured in the 2005 game, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.[8] The song "An Honest Mistake" is featured in the video games True Crime: New York City and MVP Baseball 2005 (a remixed version by DJ Superdiscount can be found on Burnout Revenge).[9][10][11]

  1. ^ Kahrl, Sarah. "The Bravery - The Bravery". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". FMQB. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. May 21, 2005. p. 27.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference BB200 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference UK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Gran Turismo 4 (Video Game 2004) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.
  7. ^ https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/projekt-revolution-2008-73339edd-62a5-4bd0-8f11-3737ac35c934 [bare URL]
  8. ^ "Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Video Game 2005) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.
  9. ^ "True Crime: New York City (Video Game 2005) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.
  10. ^ "MVP Baseball 2005 (Video Game 2005) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.
  11. ^ "Burnout Revenge (Video Game 2005) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.