Leave This Town

Leave This Town
Studio album by
Daughtry
ReleasedJuly 14, 2009 (2009-07-14)
Recorded2008–2009
Los Angeles
GenrePost-grunge[1]
Length46:48
Label
ProducerHoward Benson
Daughtry chronology
Daughtry
(2006) 		Leave This Town
(2009) 		Leave This Town: The B-Sides
(2010/2011)
Singles from Leave This Town
  1. "No Surprise"
    Released: May 5, 2009
  2. "Life After You"
    Released: November 10, 2009
  3. "September"
    Released: June 1, 2010

Leave This Town is the second album by the American rock band Daughtry, released on July 14, 2009, by RCA Records.[2] It is the first album that they recorded as a band, as their self-titled debut album was recorded before the band was formed and only lead singer Chris Daughtry was signed to the label. It was also their last album to feature Joey Barnes on drums. The album's style is primarily arena rock, with influences ranging from hard rock to pop rock.[3][4]

Three singles were released from the album, led by "No Surprise", which became the group's fourth chart topper on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart in August 2009.[5] All three peaked within the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and within the top five on both the Adult Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts.

The album was released to generally mixed reviews, with critics noting the lack of progression from their previous album.[3][6] It fared better commercially, debuting atop the Billboard 200 and selling over 1.3 million copies in the US alone.[7] Leave This Town has been certified Platinum by both the RIAA and Music Canada.

  1. ^ "Leave This Town Review | Daughtry | Compact Discs | Reviews @". Ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  2. ^ "News | The Official Daughtry Website". Daughtryofficial.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
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  4. ^ Fox, Al (2009). "BBC - Music - Review of Daughtry - Leave This Town". BBC Music. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  5. ^ Trust, Gary (August 27, 2009). "Chart Beat Thursday: Reba, Black Eyed Peas, Daughtry". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
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