Here's to the Mourning

Here's to the Mourning
Here's to the Mourning
Studio album by Unwritten Law
Released	February 1, 2005
Recorded	2004 at Ocean Recording, Glenwood Place, and Royaltone in Burbank, The Blue Room in Laurel Canyon, Pulse in Hollywood, and Sound Wherehouse in Sherman Oaks
Length	46:15
Label	Lava
Producer	Josh Abraham; Sean Beavan; Linda Perry;
Unwritten Law chronology
Singles from Here's to the Mourning
	"Save Me (Wake Up Call)"; Released: May 2, 2005; "She Says"; Released: September 2005;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]

Here's to the Mourning is the fifth studio album by American rock band Unwritten Law, released in 2005 by Lava Records. Much of the lyrics on the album were co-written by singer/songwriter Aimee Allen. She and singer Scott Russo soon began a romantic relationship and formed the side project Scott & Aimee.^[3] Allen and Linda Perry contributed to the writing of the album's lead single "Save Me (Wake Up Call)," which reached #5 on US modern rock charts. Overall the album reached #51 on the Billboard 200, becoming the highest-ranking album of the band's career. Songs featured in racing games include “Celebration Song”, which is featured on MX vs. ATV Unleashed and Need for Speed: Underground 2. and "F.I.G.H.T" which is featured on Burnout Revenge^[4] and Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition.

Production

The band spent about eight months recording the album. ^[5]^[6] When they began to record the album they were without a drummer (founding drummer Wade Youman had been expelled from the band).^[7]^[8]^[9] They were joined in the studio by Adrian Young of No Doubt and Tony Palermo of Pulley who filled in on drums for the recording, as singer Scott Russo stated in a 2005 interview: "They can both play drums really well, on top of their drumming skills, they brought really good energy to the record".^[10]

The band got along so well with Palermo that by the time of the album's release he had joined as their permanent drummer.

In a February 2005 interview on Super Request, Russo mentioned that the band started recording the album with producer Josh Abraham, but they felt that the songs were sounding dated, like their previous works, Abraham was fired after a few songs, according to Russo, they wanted the album to sound like a modern day version of Closer, the band tried to get Trent Reznor to produce, but he wasn’t available, so they ended up getting Sean Beavan, who had worked with Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, and No Doubt.^[11]

The album was also the band's last one with rhythm guitarist Rob Brewer, who was ejected from the group in March 2005.^[12]

In a 2011 interview, former guitarist Steve Morris had recalled working on the album:

"Here's To The Mourning was written when the band had a lot of interpersonal turmoil going on. None of (us) were really friends let alone a functioning professional band. We fired our original drummer during the writing process do to his personal issues with drugs and other things. And we could barely get into the studio with each other"^[13].

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Scott Russo and Aimee Allen

No.	Title	Music	Drummer	Length
1.	"Intro"	Russo	Tony Palermo	0:50
2.	"Get Up"	Russo, Steve Morris	Palermo	4:11
3.	"Celebration Song"	Russo, Rob Brewer	Adrian Young	3:41
4.	"Because of You"	Russo, Phil Jamieson, Nicholas Wright	Young	3:03
5.	"Lost Control"	Morris	Palermo	2:53
6.	"Save Me (Wake Up Call)"	Russo, Linda Perry, Allen	Palermo	3:31
7.	"I Like the Way" (additional lyrics by Jamieson)	Russo	Palermo	2:58
8.	"Slow Dance"	Russo, Pat Kim	Palermo	3:11
9.	"She Says"	Russo, Jamieson	Palermo	3:59
10.	"Rejection's Cold"	Kim	Young	4:01
11.	"F.I.G.H.T."	Russo	Young	2:48
12.	"Walrus" "Machine" (hidden track)	Russo Kim	Young	11:09
Total length:				46:15

Personnel

Band

Scott Russo - lead vocals
Steve Morris - lead guitar, backing vocals
Rob Brewer - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Pat "PK" Kim - bass guitar
Tony Palermo - drums

Additional musicians

Adrian Young - drums
John Krovoza - cello on "Walrus"
Tom Vos - violin on "Walrus"
Ben Rosen - programming

Production

Sean Beavan – producer, engineer, mixing
Josh Abraham – Producer of "Celebration Song" and "Because of You" (with Beavan)
Linda Perry – Producer of "Save Me (Wake Up Call)" (with Beavan)
Critter and Zach Barnhorst – Engineers
Zach Barnhorst, Jay Groin, James Murray, and Alex Pavlides – Assistant engineers
Brain Gardener – Mastering
John Michael Gill - Cover Artist, Graphics

Charts

Album

Chart performance for *Here's to the Mourning*
Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[14]	27
US Billboard 200^[15]	51

Singles

Chart performance for singles from *Here's to the Mourning*
Year	Single	Chart	Position
2005	"Save Me (Wake Up Call)"	US Modern Rock Tracks	5
2005	"She Says"	US Modern Rock Tracks	32

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Rolling Stone review^{[dead link‍]}
^ Levitan, Corey (December 3, 2004). "Unwritten Law shakes off the past, moves forward in a classic direction". signonsandiego.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
^ "Yellowcard headlines Burnout Revenge soundtrack". GameSpot. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
^ "Noise Toeing The Line - Unwritten Law Still Struggles To Find Its Voice". lasvegasweekly.com. December 2, 2004. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
^ "Here's to the rockers". www.pauseandplay.com. February 2005. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
^ "Unwritten Law fires drummer; Alex Pappas not available for comment". www.punknews.org. March 11, 2004. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
^ "Drummer says Unwritten Law was Yoko'd". Archived from the original on June 7, 2004. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "Unwritten Newsletter #7". Archived from the original on June 14, 2004. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "Unwritten Law". www.rebelnoise.com. January 3, 2005. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
^ "Unwritten Law Interview 1". Archived from the original on January 4, 2006. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "Unwritten Law parts with guitarist Rob Brewer". www.punknews.org. April 10, 2005. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
^ "Unwritten Law: 'We're Better Than We've Ever Been'". www.ultimate-guitar.com. April 11, 2011. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Unwritten Law – Here's to the Mourning". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
^ "Billboard 200: Week of February 19, 2005". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

[1] Allmusic review

[2] Rolling Stone review^{[dead link‍]}

[3] Levitan, Corey (December 3, 2004). "Unwritten Law shakes off the past, moves forward in a classic direction". signonsandiego.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.

[4] "Yellowcard headlines Burnout Revenge soundtrack". GameSpot. Retrieved 2019-11-28.

[5] "Noise Toeing The Line - Unwritten Law Still Struggles To Find Its Voice". lasvegasweekly.com. December 2, 2004. Retrieved 2023-12-06.

[6] "Here's to the rockers". www.pauseandplay.com. February 2005. Retrieved 2023-12-06.

[7] "Unwritten Law fires drummer; Alex Pappas not available for comment". www.punknews.org. March 11, 2004. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

[8] "Drummer says Unwritten Law was Yoko'd". Archived from the original on June 7, 2004. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[9] "Unwritten Newsletter #7". Archived from the original on June 14, 2004. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[10] "Unwritten Law". www.rebelnoise.com. January 3, 2005. Retrieved 2023-12-01.

[11] "Unwritten Law Interview 1". Archived from the original on January 4, 2006. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[12] "Unwritten Law parts with guitarist Rob Brewer". www.punknews.org. April 10, 2005. Retrieved 2023-12-01.

[13] "Unwritten Law: 'We're Better Than We've Ever Been'". www.ultimate-guitar.com. April 11, 2011. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

[ac_Australia_Unwritten_Law-14] "Australiancharts.com – Unwritten Law – Here's to the Mourning". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

[15] "Billboard 200: Week of February 19, 2005". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

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Here's to the Mourning

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References

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