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Billy Talent (album)

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Billy Talent
Studio album by
Billy Talent
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2003
RecordedDecember 2002
The Factory, Vancouver[1]
Metalworks, Mississauga
GenrePunk rock, post-hardcore, pop punk, alternative rock, emo
Length41:04
LabelAtlantic
ProducerGavin "Golden" Brown
Billy Talent chronology
Try Honesty / Living in the Shadows
(2003) 		Billy Talent
(2003) 		Billy Talent II
(2006)
Alternative cover
Cover of the 10th anniversary edition
Singles from Billy Talent
  1. "Try Honesty"
    Released: September 1, 2003
  2. "The Ex"
    Released: December 23, 2003
  3. "River Below"
    Released: July 5, 2004
  4. "Nothing to Lose"
    Released: November 16, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Daily Princetonian(favorable)[3]
Decoy Music[4]
Ottawa XPress[5]
Q Magazine[6]
Rock Hard9.5/10[7]
Sputnikmusic[8]

Billy Talent is the debut album of Canadian rock band Billy Talent, released in 2003. The band's previous album Watoosh! (1999) was released under their old name Pezz.

Commercial performance

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Billy Talent debuted at number 6 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 7,700 copies in its first week.[9] The album was certified four-time platinum in Canada in January 2021. Between 1996 and 2016, Billy Talent was among the top 15 best-selling albums by Canadian bands in Canada and among the top 40 best-selling albums by Canadian artists overall in Canada.[10]

Reception

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In 2005, Billy Talent was ranked number 453 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[11]

Tenth anniversary

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In August 2013, Billy Talent announced a Canadian tour for fall of that year entitled "A Return to the Roots", in which they played their entire first self-titled album live to celebrate its 10th anniversary.[12] Soon after the tour, the band announced a 10th anniversary reissue of the album, released on November 26, 2013, through Warner Bros. Records, that features a bonus disc of rare demos and live recordings of the album's track list.[13]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Billy Talent

No.TitleLength
1."This Is How It Goes"3:27
2."Living in the Shadows"3:15
3."Try Honesty"4:13
4."Line & Sinker"3:37
5."Lies"2:58
6."The Ex"2:40
7."River Below"2:59
8."Standing in the Rain"3:20
9."Cut the Curtains"3:50
10."Prisoners of Today"3:53
11."Nothing to Lose"3:38
12."Voices of Violence"3:10
Disc 2 – 10th anniversary edition reissue
No.TitleLength
1."This Is How It Goes" (demo)3:08
2."Living in the Shadows" (demo)3:15
3."Try Honesty" (demo)4:05
4."Line & Sinker" (live at Nova Rock Festival)4:51
5."Lies" (live acoustic)3:05
6."The Ex" (demo)2:36
7."River Below" (live at the Orange Lounge)3:00
8."Standing in the Rain" (live at Metalworks)3:34
9."Cut the Curtains" (demo)3:38
10."Prisoners of Today" (demo)3:43
11."Nothing to Lose" (live at Phillipshalle)3:59
12."Voices of Violence" (live at Norwegian Wood Festival)3:20

Members

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Chart positions

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Chart Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 38
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 6
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 97
UK Albums[citation needed] 124
US Billboard 200[17] 194
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] 11

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19] 4× Platinum 400,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[20]
10th Anniversary Edition 		Gold 40,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[21] Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Silver 60,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Bliss, Karen, "Billy Talent", Access Magazine (February 2003 – March 2003), archived from the original on June 12, 2010
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ "The Daily Princetonian review". Archived from the original on April 27, 2005. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  4. ^ Quote on decoymusic.com Review With Broken Link
  5. ^ Ottawa XPress review Archived February 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Q Magazine December 2003, p. 120
  7. ^ Himmelstein, Andreas. "Rock Hard". issue 198. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  8. ^ Boy, Davey. "Billy Talent Billy Talent". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  9. ^ "Billy Talent debuts in Top 10". Archived from the original on November 7, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "NIELSEN MUSIC & BILLBOARD PRESENT CANADA 150 CHARTS" (PDF). bdsradio.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  11. ^ Best of Rock & Metal – Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 27. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
  12. ^ "Billy Talent Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Debut Album with Canadian Tour". exclaim.ca. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  13. ^ "Billy Talent Give Self-Titled Debut Expanded Reissue for 10th Anniversary". exclaim.ca. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  14. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Billy Talent – Billy Talent" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  15. ^ "Billy Talent Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Billy Talent – Billy Talent" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  17. ^ "Billy Talent Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  18. ^ "Billy Talent Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  19. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Billy Talent – Billy Talent". Music Canada. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  20. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Billy Talent – Billy Talent 10th Anniversary Edition". Music Canada. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  21. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Billy Talent; 'Billy Talent')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  22. ^ "British album certifications – Billy Talent – Billy Talent". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
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