14 Shades of Grey

14 Shades of Grey
The gray words "Staind".
Studio album by
Staind
ReleasedMay 20, 2003
RecordedSeptember 2002 – March 2003
StudioWestlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length62:13
Label
ProducerJosh Abraham
Staind chronology
Break the Cycle
(2001) 		14 Shades of Grey
(2003) 		Chapter V
(2005)
Singles from 14 Shades of Grey
  1. "Price to Play"
    Released: April 1, 2003
  2. "So Far Away"
    Released: June 17, 2003
  3. "How About You"
    Released: December 23, 2003
  4. "Zoe Jane"
    Released: April 5, 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic41/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Alternative Press[4]
The A.V. Club(mixed)[5]
Blender[4]
E! OnlineB link
Entertainment WeeklyC[6]
Q[4]
Rolling Stone[7]
Uncut[4][8]
Yahoo! Music UK[9]

14 Shades of Grey is the fourth studio album by American rock band Staind, released on May 20, 2003. The album continues the post-grunge sound as seen on the band's previous album Break the Cycle, but the songs on 14 Shades of Grey have fewer pop hooks, focusing more on frontman Aaron Lewis's emotions.[3] It is the band's last album to be released from Elektra Records.

The album featured four singles and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of 220,000 copies. By July 2003, 14 Shades of Grey had been certified Gold then later Platinum.[10]

  1. ^ "Unconstrained, nu-metal Staind - Staind: 14 Shades of Grey".
  2. ^ "Staind faz nu-metal cheio de clichês em "14 Shades of Grey" - 31/07/2003 - UOL Música".
  3. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. 14 Shades of Grey at AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference metacritic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Thompson, Stephen (May 27, 2003). "Staind: 14 Shades Of Grey". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  6. ^ Ousborne, Jeff (June 13, 2003). "14 Shades of Grey Review". Entertainment Weekly. p. 96. Archived from the original on June 19, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  7. ^ Kot, Greg (June 26, 2003). "Staind: 14 Shades Of Grey: Music review". Rolling Stone. No. RS 925. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  8. ^ "Staind - 14 Shades Of Grey". Uncut. Archived from the original on May 5, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  9. ^ Rogan, Josh (May 26, 2003). "Staind - '14 Shades Of Grey'". Yahoo! Music UK. Archived from the original on August 23, 2004. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  10. ^ Staind Gets Good News On The Home Front, Goes Gold Yahoo! Music (July 23, 2003). Retrieved on 2-24-10.