Goodbye to the Machine

Goodbye to the Machine
Studio album by
HURT
ReleasedApril 7, 2009
RecordedOctober 2008, Shorefire Recording Studios, Long Branch, NJ
GenresAlternative rock, art rock, hard rock
Length54:08
LabelAmusement
ProducerHURT
HURT chronology
Vol. II
(2007)		 Goodbye to the Machine
(2009)		 The Crux
(2012)
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Goodbye to the Machine is the fifth studio album from American band Hurt, released on April 7, 2009, on the independent Amusement record label. The album was released in both CD and vinyl format. 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 200 112
US Top Heatseekers 1
US Top Independent Albums 6
US Top Alternative Albums 22
US Top Hard Rock Albums 15
US Top Internet Albums 25

Singles

Year Single Peak Chart Position
US Mainstream Rock
2009 "Wars" 20
"Pills (Remix)" —

Personnel

Personnel information from album liner notes

Additional personnel

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "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".