The Con (album)

The Con
Studio album by
Tegan and Sara
ReleasedJuly 24, 2007 (2007-07-24)
RecordedJanuary – March 12, 2007, in Portland, Oregon
Genre
Length36:46
Label
Producer
Tegan and Sara chronology
So Jealous
(2004) 		The Con
(2007) 		Sainthood
(2009)
Singles from The Con
  1. "Back in Your Head"
    Released: February 8, 2008[1]
  2. "The Con"
    Released: February 22, 2008[2]

The Con is the fifth studio album by Canadian indie pop duo Tegan and Sara, released on July 24, 2007.[3][4] The album charted at number 4 in Canada and at number 34 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.[5][6] Two singles were released from the album, "Back in Your Head" and "The Con", which both had music videos filmed for them.[7][8]

Guest performers on the album include Jason McGerr of Death Cab for Cutie, Matt Sharp of The Rentals and formerly of Weezer (on Sara's songs), Hunter Burgan of AFI (on Tegan's songs) and Kaki King.[9][10][11]

The title track was featured in rhythm video game Rock Band 3.

  1. ^ "iTunes – Music – Back in Your Head – EP by Tegan and Sara". iTunes Store. Apple. September 2, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "iTunes – Music – The Con – Single by Tegan and Sara". iTunes Store. Apple. February 22, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  3. ^ "Music | Tegan and Sara". teganandsara.com. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  4. ^ Brown, Marisa. The Con at AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2007.
  5. ^ "The Con – Tegan And Sara". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  6. ^ "The Con – Tegan And Sara". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  7. ^ "Tegan And Sara – Back in Your Head (Video)". Warner Bros Records. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  8. ^ "Tegan And Sara – The Con (Video)". Warner Bros Records. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  9. ^ "Tegan & Sara Update". Archived from the original on June 30, 2012.
  10. ^ Katie Hasty, "Tegan & Sara Weigh Pros And 'Cons' On New CD", Billboard.com, March 18, 2007.
  11. ^ "First Impressions: Tegan and Sara - The Con". July 5, 2007. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2007.