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Let's Cheers to This

Let's Cheers to This is the second studio album by American rock band Sleeping with Sirens. The album is the first to feature guitarists Jesse Lawson and Jack Fowler.

Let's Cheers To This
Studio album by
Sleeping with Sirens
ReleasedMay 10, 2011
StudioInterlace Audio, Portland, Oregon
Genre
Length40:40
LabelRise
ProducerKris Crummett, Sleeping with Sirens
Sleeping with Sirens chronology
With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear
(2010) 		Let's Cheers To This
(2011) 		If You Were a Movie, This Would Be Your Soundtrack
(2012)
Singles from Let's Cheers to This
  1. "Do It Now Remember It Later"
    Released: April 8, 2011
  2. "Fire"
    Released: April 28, 2011
  3. "If You Can't Hang"
    Released: September 14, 2011
  4. "A Trophy Father's Trophy Son"
    Released: October 15, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk77% [1]
AllMusic [2]
Dead Press![3]
Review Rinse Repeat [4]
Rockfreaks.net [5]
Sound Scene [6]

Production

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Recording took place at Interlace Audio in Portland, Oregon. Sessions were co-produced by Kris Crummett, who also served as the engineer, and the band. Crummett provided additional instrumentation, specifically percussion, electronics, piano and strings, before mixing and mastering the recordings.[7]

Composition

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"Do It Now Remember It Later" is about people who stand in the way of others' dreams. For the band, this refers to critics and people they work with. "If You Can't Hang" is about three different relationships and the lessons learned from them. Quinn came up with the pre-chorus while waiting before a show in San Francisco, with the rest of the song following shortly after. "Who Are You Now" talks about hope and self-reflection. "Four Corners and Two Sides" discuss faith and where a person stands with it. Quinn came up with "A Trophy Father's Trophy Son" while thinking about divorce and how it affects the parent's children. It is written from the perspective of a son to a father.[8]

Guitarist Jack Fowler showed the rest of the band a riff, which later became "Fire". It talks about a drive people have inside themselves, and the knowledge that what we do could consumes us. "Tally It Up: Settle the Score" was the first song written for the album. The band were apprehensive about including "Your Nickel Ain't Like My Dime", but, according to Quinn, "it has a vibe that not many bands can pull off in our scene."[8] Quinn and guitarist Jesse Lawson wrote "All My Heart" acoustically, and decided to include it as-is on the album. Quinn titled the last track "Let's Cheers to This" after his stepson's enthusiasm for New Years Day. He added that it, along with the album, is a "cheers to triumph, hard times, success, and to life itself."[8]

Release

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On March 30, 2011, Let's Cheers to This was announced for release in May. The album's artwork and track listing was revealed.[9] In March and April, the group supported Of Mice & Men on the Artery Foundation Across The Nation Tour in the US.[10] On April 7, "Do It Now Remember It Later" was made available for streaming,[11] before being released as a single the following day.[12] Let's Cheers to This was released on May 10 through Rise Records.[11] The album's working title was "Who Are You Now?", being named after a Christian moral, but it was renamed due to the album not having any religious attributes. Later that month, the band made an appearance at Bled Fest.[13] On July 10, the group filmed a music video for "If You Can't Hang" in Ohio.[14] In July and August, the group participated in the All Stars Tour in the US.[15] The "If You Can't Hang" music video was released on September 22.[16] In September and October, the group supported A Skylit Drive on their headlining European tour.[17]

In October and November, the group supported Alesana on the Rock Yourself to Sleep tour in the US.[18] On November 15, the group posted that they were filming a music video for "Do It Now Remember It Later".[19] In November and December, the group supported We Came as Romans on the Take a Picture, It Will Last Longer tour in the US.[20] In January and February 2012, the group supported Attack Attack! on their US tour.[21] On February 28, the music video for "Do It Now Remember It Later" was premiered via Alternative Press.[22] In March and April, the group went on a headlining US tour with main support from Abandon All Ships and Secrets. They were also supported on the first half of the tour by Lions Lions, with Conditions supporting the second half.[23] Between June and August, the group performed on the Warped Tour.[24] In October and November, the band supported Pierce the Veil on their Collide with the Sky Tour in the US.[25]

Track listing

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Track listing per booklet.[7]

No.TitleLength
1."Do It Now Remember It Later"3:23
2."If You Can't Hang"4:10
3."Who Are You Now"4:17
4."Four Corners and Two Sides"3:18
5."A Trophy Father's Trophy Son"3:42
6."Fire"3:47
7."Tally It Up: Settle the Score"3:35
8."Your Nickel Ain't Worth My Dime"2:48
9."Postcards and Polaroids"3:14
10."All My Heart"4:39
11."Let's Cheers to This"3:40
Total length:40:40

Personnel

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Personnel per booklet.[7]

Charts

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Chart performance for Let's Cheers to This
Chart (2011–2013) Peak
position
UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)[26] 13
US Billboard 200[27] 78
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[28] 13
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[29] 21
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[30] 5

Certifications

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Certifications and sales for Let's Cheers to This
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[31] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Let's Cheers to This - absolutepunk.net
  2. ^ Let's Cheers to This Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine - allmusic.com
  3. ^ Thompson, Oliver (May 10, 2011). "ALBUM: Sleeping With Sirens – Let's Cheers to This". Dead Press!. Retrieved November 9, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Sleeping With Sirens - Let's Cheers to This Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine - reviewrinserepeat.com
  5. ^ Let’s Cheers To This Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine - rockfreaks.net
  6. ^ Review: Sleeping With Sirens’ Let’s Cheer To This Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine - soundscenepress.com
  7. ^ a b c Let's Cheers to This (booklet). Sleeping with Sirens. Rise Records. 2011. RISE132.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ a b c Redrup, Zach (May 27, 2011). "TRACK-BY-TRACK: Sleeping With Sirens – Let's Cheers To This". Dead Press!. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  9. ^ Redrup, Zach (March 30, 2011). "NEWS: Sleeping With Sirens reveal details on new album 'Let's Cheers To This'!". Dead Press!. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  10. ^ Karan, Tim (December 15, 2010). "Of Mice & Men, I setmyfriendsonfire, more on Artery Across The Nation Tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  11. ^ a b Common, Tyler (April 7, 2011). "Sleeping With Sirens stream new song "Do It Now Remember It Later"". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  12. ^ "Do It Now Remember It Later - Single". iTunes. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  13. ^ "Bled Fest releases full lineup". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. March 2, 2011. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  14. ^ "Sleeping With Sirens film new music video". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. July 10, 2011. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  15. ^ Bird, Michele (May 11, 2011). "Blessthefall announce North American tour dates with Alesana, Emmure, more". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  16. ^ Kraus, Brian (September 22, 2011). "Sleeping With Sirens release video for "If You Can't Hang"". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  17. ^ Bird, Michele (March 8, 2011). "A Skylit Drive announce European tour with I Set My Friends On Fire, Woe, Is Me and more". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  18. ^ Common, Tyler (August 22, 2011). "Alesana to headline "Rock Yourself To Sleep" tour with A Skylit Drive, Sleeping With Sirens and more". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  19. ^ Common, Tyler (November 15, 2011). "Sleeping With Sirens shooting new music video". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  20. ^ Bird, Michele (September 28, 2011). "We Came As Romans announce "Take A Picture, It Will Last Longer" tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  21. ^ Bird, Michele (November 14, 2011). "Attack Attack! announce new album, 2012 headlining tour dates". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  22. ^ Zaleski, Annie (February 28, 2012). "Premiere: Sleeping With Sirens' "Do It Now Remember It Later"". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  23. ^ Common, Tyler (December 12, 2011). "Sleeping With Sirens announce spring headlining tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  24. ^ Epting, Chris (March 27, 2012). "Sleeping With Sirens Frontman Talks Dave Grohl, a Bloody Claudio Sanchez (VIDEO)". Noisecreep. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  25. ^ Bird, Michele (August 6, 2012). "Pierce The Veil announce 'Collide With The Sky' tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  26. ^ "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart: 29 December 2012 - 4 January 2013". Official Charts. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  27. ^ "Sleeping with Sirens Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  28. ^ "Sleeping with Sirens Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  29. ^ "Sleeping with Sirens Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  30. ^ "Sleeping with Sirens Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  31. ^ "American album certifications – Sleeping With Sirens – Cheers To This". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
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