Anthem (Less Than Jake album)

Anthem
Studio album by Less Than Jake
Released	May 20, 2003
Recorded	October–December 2002
Studio	Piety Street Recording, New Orleans Morning View, Malibu, California
Genre	Pop-punk pop rock ska punk
Length	40:09
Label	Sire
Producer	Rob Cavallo
Less Than Jake chronology
Borders & Boundaries (2000) Anthem (2003) In with the Out Crowd (2006)
Singles from Anthem
"She's Gonna Break Soon" Released: April 15, 2003 "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" Released: July 1, 2003

Anthem (stylized as anthem.) is the fifth studio album by American ska punk band Less Than Jake, released on May 20, 2003 on Sire Records, a Warner Bros. imprint. A year after their fourth studio album Borders & Boundaries (2000), the band had spent sometime at their practice space writing new material; by the middle of 2002, the band said their next album would be with Warner Bros. Records. Following a meeting with Rob Cavallo, he was enlisted as the producer for the album. Sessions were held at Piety Street Recording in New Orleans and Morning View Studio in Malibu, California, occurring between October and December 2002.

Anthem received generally favorable reviews from critics, some of whom noted the shift away from horns into pop-punk, while others commented on Cavallo's production. It reached number 45 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" peaked at number 36 on the US Alternative Airplay chart. Preceded by a headlining US tour, "She's Gonna Break Soon" was released as the album's lead single in April 2003. The band then appeared on the Honda Civic Tour, went on a European tour and then spent three months as part of the Warped Tour. "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" was released as the album's second single in July 2003. Outtakes from the sessions were released as the compilation album B Is for B-Sides (2004).