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Goodbye to the Machine
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 7, 2009
RecordedOctober 2008, Shorefire Recording Studios, Long Branch, NJ [1]
GenreAlternative rock, art rock, hard rock
Length54:08
LabelAmusement
ProducerHURT
HURT chronology
Vol. II
(2007)
Goodbye to the Machine
(2009)
The Crux
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
TuneLab Music[3]
Type 3 Media[4]

Goodbye to the Machine is the fifth studio album from American band Hurt, released on April 7, 2009, on the independent Amusement record label.[5] The album was released in both CD and vinyl format.[6] On February 3, 2009, the song "Wars" was released for download as a single. Each CD and vinyl comes with a unique code to download "ultra-high-quality MP3s sampled directly from the analog 1/2" master tapes," as well as bonus tracks, including "Flowers", "Another Time" and "That (Such a Thing) – Jazz Club Mix".

Track listing

Side 1

No.TitleLength
1."Got Jealous"4:41
2."Pandora"4:52
3."Wars"3:59
4."World Ain't Right" (featuring Shaun Morgan)3:32
5."Sweet Delilah"3:27
6."1331"3:15

Side 2

No.TitleLength
7."Role Martyr"4:36
8."Well"3:57
9."Pills"3:58
10."Dreams Away"3:49
11."Fighting Tao"4:25
12."That (Such a Thing)" (includes hidden track "Flowers")9:31

Downloadable bonus tracks

No.TitleLength
1."Flowers" (at the end of "That (Such A Thing)")4:38
2."Another Time"6:45
3."That (Such a Thing) – Jazz Club Mix"4:21

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 112
US Top Heatseekers[7] 1
US Top Independent Albums[7] 6
US Top Alternative Albums[8] 22
US Top Hard Rock Albums[9] 15
US Top Internet Albums[10] 25

Singles

Year Single Peak Chart Position
US Mainstream Rock
2009 "Wars" 20 [11]
"Pills (Remix)" [12]

Personnel

Personnel information from album liner notes[1]

Additional personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Goodbye to the Machine (CD liner). Hurt. CA: Amusement. 2009.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Prato, Greg. "Review: Goodbye to the Machine". Allmusic. Retrieved October 11, 2009.
  3. ^ Nick. "Review: Review: Hurt - Goodbye To The Machine". TuneLab Music. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
  4. ^ P., J. "Album Review: Hurt, Goodbye to the Machine". Type 3 Media. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  5. ^ "Tom Lewis On The State Of The Band (Part II)". Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
  6. ^ "Tom Lewis Official GttM track listing". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
  7. ^ a b c "Billboard Artist Chart History - Hurt". Retrieved April 16, 2009.
  8. ^ "Top Alternative Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2009. [dead link]
  9. ^ "Top Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2009. [dead link]
  10. ^ "Top Internet Albums". Retrieved April 16, 2009. [dead link]
  11. ^ "Billboard Artist Singles Chart History - Hurt". Retrieved April 16, 2009.
  12. ^ "Last.fm- Hurt".