We Don't Need to Whisper
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We Don't Need to Whisper was the 2006 debut album by the alternative rock band, Angels & Airwaves. Tom DeLonge regarded this album as "the best music made in decades and "the greatest Rock & Roll revolution for it has the conceptual depth of Pink Floyd, the architecture of U2 and the energy and youthful vibrancy of Blink-182.
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About
All of the album tracks was conceptualized and recorded by Tom and his bandmates in his home studio. The album's title We Don't Need To Whisper can be heard whispered at the beginning of the song Good Day. It's tracks The Adventure, Start the Machine and Valkyrie Missile are sampled in the track Heaven from the band's sophomore LP, I-Empire.
After 3 days of release, the album was a certified Gold in Canada, Silver in the UK and sold for more than 127,000 copies in the US in its first week of release. As of July 2007, the album has reached a total of 1.5 million copies worldwide.
Tracks
| Track | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valkyrie Missile | 6:39 |
| 2 | Distraction | 5:36 |
| 3 | Do It For Me Now | 4:33 |
| 4 | The Adventure | 5:12 |
| 5 | A Little's Enough | 4:45 |
| 6 | The War | 5:07 |
| 7 | The Gift | 5:02 |
| 8 | It Hurts | 4:14 |
| 9 | Good Day | 4:30 |
| 10 | Start the Machine | 4:11 |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MTV Video Music Award | Best New Artist for The Adventure | Nominated |
| 2006 | MuchMusic Video Award | Best International Group for The Adventure | Nominated |
| 2006 | San Diego Awards | Song of the Year for The Adventure | Won |
Certifications
| Year | UK | US | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Gold | Gold | 2x Platinum |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Modern Rock | U.S. Pop 100 | UK Singles Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Adventure | 55 | 5 | 51 | 20 |
| 2006 | It Hurts (UK) | - | - | - | 59 |
| 2006 | Do It For Me Now (U.S.) | - | 21 | - | - |
| 2006 | The War | - | 19 | - | - |
Credits
Performance Credits
Angels & Airwaves - Primary Artist
David Kennedy - Group Member
Tom Delonge - Group Member
Atom Willard - Group Member
David Kennedy - Group Member
Roger Joseph Manning Jr. - Keyboards
Ryan Sinn - Group Member
Doug Reesh - Guitar
Technical Credits
Brian Gardner - Mastering
Tom Delonge - Producer
Danny Lohner - Programming, Producer
Jordan Schur - Executive Producer
Doug Reesh - Bass Technician
Trivia
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