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Underdog Alma Mater
Studio album by Forever the Sickest Kids
Released	April 29, 2008
Genre	Pop rock, electronica, power pop
Label	Universal Motown Records Group
Professional reviews
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Underdog Alma Mater is the debut album from Dallas band Forever the Sickest Kids. It was released on April 29, 2008.^[1] The first track to be heard from this album was "Whoa Oh! (Me vs. Everyone)", which was released on their MySpace page on March 19 at midnight. The track listing for this album was released on March 20, revealing that 5 of the songs on this album are re-recorded versions of songs that have been previously released.^[2] The full album was leaked onto the internet on April 17; pre-order information also soon surfaced online.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Whoa Oh! (Me vs. Everyone)" – 3:24
2. "Hey Brittany" – 3:05
3. "My Worst Nightmare" – 3:46
4. "Believe Me I'm Lying" – 3:05
5. "The Way She Moves" – 3:43
6. "She's a Lady" – 4:00
7. "Uh Huh" – 2:58
8. "Phone Call" – 3:20
9. "Breakdown" – 3:37
10. "That for Me" – 2:58
11. "Coffee Break" – 2:41
12. "Catastrophe" – 3:18

[edit] Best Buy bonus tracks

13. "Give and Take" (Remix) – 2:21
14. "Hurricane Haley" – 3:42

[edit] iTunes bonus tracks

13. "Indiana" – 3:50
14. "Becky Starz" (Remix) – 3:48

[edit] UK bonus track

13. "The Party Song" – 3:35

[edit] Production

Of the 12 tracks, 8 were produced by Matt Squire and 4 were produced by Matt Mahaffey and Jeff Turzo. Geoff Rockwell provided additional production on each track.

[edit] Personnel

• Austin Bello – bass, backing vocals
• Kyle Burns – drums, percussion
• Jonathan Cook – lead vocals
• Kent Garrison – keyboards
• Marc Stewart – guitar
• Caleb Turman – guitar, backing vocals

[edit] Promotion

Fans would receive special bonuses by pre-ordering the album from certain retailers.^[3]

• Best Buy
  • Two bonus tracks: "Give & Take (Remix)" and "Hurricane Haley"
  • A bonus live video of the band's full set at SXSW
• Interpunk
  • Button, sticker, and signed poster
• iTunes (Digital download)
  • Two bonus tracks: "Becky Starz (Remix)" and "Indiana"
• Newbury Comics
  • Signed CD booklet
• SmartPunk
  • Autographed poster

[edit] Chart performance

[edit] References

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