A Beautiful Lie

A Beautiful Lie
Studio album by
Thirty Seconds to Mars
ReleasedAugust 30, 2005
Recorded2004–2005
Studio
  • Pulse Recording (Los Angeles, CA)
  • The Laboratory (Los Angeles, CA)
  • The Center for the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences of Sound (Alaska)
  • Lionshead Studios (South Africa)
  • Circle in the Square Studio (New York City)
GenreAlternative rock
Length49:28
Label
ProducerJosh Abraham, Thirty Seconds to Mars
Thirty Seconds to Mars chronology
30 Seconds to Mars
(2002)		 A Beautiful Lie
(2005)		 AOL Sessions Undercover
(2007)
Singles from A Beautiful Lie
  1. "Attack"
    Released: May 3, 2005
  2. "The Kill"
    Released: January 24, 2006
  3. "From Yesterday"
    Released: November 7, 2006
  4. "A Beautiful Lie"
    Released: July 17, 2007

A Beautiful Lie is the second studio album by Thirty Seconds to Mars. Thirty Seconds to Mars is an American rock band. The album was released on August 30, 2005. It was released by Virgin Records. It is the band's first album with guitar player Tomo Miličević on it.

The album had four singles: "Attack", "The Kill", "From Yesterday", and "A Beautiful Lie". Three of them went into the top 30 on the US Modern Rock music chart. "The Kill" and "From Yesterday" went into the top three on the chart. Over 1 million copies of the album have been sold in the US. Many critics liked A Beautiful Lie. They liked it because it sounded different from the band's first album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jared Leto, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Attack" 3:09
2."A Beautiful Lie" 4:05
3."The Kill" 3:51
4."Was It a Dream?" 4:15
5."The Fantasy" 4:29
6."Savior"J. Leto, Shannon Leto, Tomo Miličević, Matt Wachter3:24
7."From Yesterday"J. Leto, S. Leto, Miličević, Wachter4:07
8."The Story" 3:55
9."R-Evolve" 3:59
10."A Modern Myth" (includes hidden track "Praying for a Riot") 14:14

References

  1. ↑ "2007 Year End Charts – Top Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  2. ↑ Graff, Gary. "Thirty Seconds to Mars Plans to 'Extend the Interactivity' On Tour". billboard.com. December 17, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Thirty Seconds to Mars at the Fillmore tonight". Denver Daily News. November 14, 2006. Archived from the original on August 24, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  4. ↑ Wiederhorn, Jon (October 2005). "A Beautiful Lie". Revolver. NewBay Media: 96.
  5. ↑ "Review of A Beautiful Lie by Thirty Seconds to Mars". Alternative Addiction. August 24, 2005. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2014.