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Used & Abused
Studio album by
Danger Radio
ReleasedJuly 8, 2008 (2008-07-08)
RecordedThe Tree Fort
(Los Angeles)
Sound City
(Los Angeles)
The Matrix
(Los Angeles)
Phantom Studios
(Westlake Village, CA)
GenrePower pop
Length46:05
LabelPhoto Finish
ProducerMike Green
Mike Elizondo
Martin Johnson
Danger Radio chronology
Punch Your Lights Out EP
(2007) 		Used & Abused
(2008) 		Nothing's Gonna Hold Us Down
(2010)
Singles from Used and Abused
  1. "Slow Dance with a Stranger"
    Released: July 2008

Used and Abused is a full-length album by the Seattle powerpop band Danger Radio.[1][2] It was released on July 8, 2008, and spent one week on the Billboard 200, at number 198.[3]

Critical reception

The Daily Herald thought that "Danger Radio manipulates, squashes and expands synths to produce a high-energy beat fest with hooks that jump beyond catchy to addictive levels."[4]

AllMusic wrote that "snappy guitar and synth hooks abound, resting atop percolating grooves that push even the poppiest, most melodic tunes into dance-floor territory."[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Far Gone"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Mike Green3:25
2."Things"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Mike Elizondo3:03
3."One More Chance"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Mike Green3:22
4."Kiss N' Tell"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen3:41
5."Your Kind (Speak to Me)"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Mike Elizondo3:24
6."Slow Dance with a Stranger"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Tim James, Antonina Armato, Martin Johnson3:28
7."Used and Abused"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Mike Elizondo4:22
8."Alive for the First Time"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Mike Green, Martin Johnson4:27
9."You All Believe"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen3:51
10."Broken Man"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards3:41
11."Think About It"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen3:48
12."Another Lesson in Love"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Mike Elizondo, Raine Maida3:05
13."Where I Started"Andrew de Torres, Nico Hartikainen, Mike Green3:36
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Heart You Stole"3:39
15."Party Foul"3:06

Personnel

Danger Radio[6]
Additional personnel[6]

References

  1. ^ Newman, Debbie. "Five Things You Never Knew About Danger Radio (Including The Answer To The Question: Who IS Danger Radio?)". MTV News.
  2. ^ "The Radio Just Got Much More Dangerous". Seventeen. September 3, 2008.
  3. ^ Used and Abused (Billboard 200 chart), Billboard, July 26, 2008.
  4. ^ "Listen Up". Daily Herald. Time Out!. 3 July 2008. p. 6.
  5. ^ "Used and Abused - Danger Radio | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  6. ^ a b CD liner notes
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