Exile on Mainstream

Exile on Mainstream is the first compilation album by American rock band Matchbox Twenty. The album was released in two parts: the first was an EP, featuring seven new songs that emerged from a 12-song recording session, produced by Steve Lillywhite. The other part consists of remastered versions of 11 of the band's biggest hits.

Exile on Mainstream
Compilation album by
Matchbox Twenty
ReleasedOctober 2, 2007
Recorded1996–2002; 2007
Atlanta, Nashville, New York
Genre
Length70:07
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Matchbox Twenty chronology
More Than You Think You Are
(2002)		 Exile on Mainstream
(2007)		 North
(2012)
Singles from Exile on Mainstream
  1. "How Far We've Come"
    Released: September 4, 2007
  2. "All Your Reasons"
    Released: January 18, 2008 (Australia)
  3. "These Hard Times"
    Released: January 29, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Alternative Addiction[2]
Blender[3]
Sputnikmusic[4]

Recording

Matchbox Twenty had been on hiatus since 2005, when Adam Gaynor had left the band. In 2007, the remaining four group members reunited in Los Angeles to do a compilation album, and ended up recording seven new songs over the course of one session. For the first time, every member of the group worked on songwriting. All seven of the new songs on the album were credited to the members of Matchbox Twenty, a first for the group. Prior to this, the songs either were credited to Rob Thomas himself or co-written with various members of the band. Paul Doucette, originally the band's drummer, played rhythm guitar due to Adam Gaynor's departure.[5]

The album's title is a reference to the Rolling Stones' Exile on Main St.[6]

Release

The album was available for pre-order on September 4, 2007 from iTunes. The full album was released on VH1's "The Leak" one week before release. It leaked onto the Internet on September 28, 2007, four days ahead of the official release date. The album was released on October 2, 2007, exactly 11 years and one day since the release of the band's debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You. The album debuted on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart on October 8, 2007 at number-one with sales of 18,199 units.[7] In the U.S., the album debuted at number-three on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 131,000 copies in its first week.[8] The album was released in a USB wristband format as well as the 2-CD edition making Matchbox Twenty the first band to do so.

The first single, "How Far We've Come", was released on July 16, 2007, and charted in the top 10 in Australia[9] and in the top 20 in the United States. Paul Doucette announced in mid-October that "These Hard Times" would be released as the album's second single in early 2008. In Australia, "All Your Reasons" was released as the second single instead of "These Hard Times", and the single is available on the Australian iTunes Store.

The album has sold 660,319 copies as of June 7, 2008 and was certified gold in the United States.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rob Thomas, Paul Doucette, Kyle Cook, Brian Yale except where noted

Exile on Mainstream – Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How Far We've Come" 3:31
2."I'll Believe You When" 3:16
3."All Your Reasons" 2:40
4."These Hard Times" 3:48
5."If I Fall"Thomas2:48
6."Can't Let You Go"Thomas3:28
7."Come Dancing" (iTunes pre-order / International Digital Download[10][11])Ray Davies3:38
Total length:23:50

All tracks are written by Rob Thomas except where noted

Exile on Mainstream – Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Long Day" Yourself or Someone Like You3:45
2."Push"
Yourself or Someone Like You3:57
3."3 A.M."
Yourself or Someone Like You3:44
4."Real World" Yourself or Someone Like You3:50
5."Back 2 Good"
  • Thomas
  • Serletic
Yourself or Someone Like You5:37
6."Bent" Mad Season4:16
7."If You're Gone" Mad Season4:34
8."Mad Season" Mad Season5:07
9."Disease"
More Than You Think You Are3:38
10."Unwell" More Than You Think You Are3:48
11."Bright Lights" More Than You Think You Are4:01
Total length:46:17

Exile On Mainstream Revisited

All tracks are written by Rob Thomas except where noted

Side One[12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How Far We've Come"
3:31
2."I'll Believe You When"
  • Thomas
  • Doucette
  • Cook
  • Yale
3:16
3."All Your Reasons"
  • Thomas
  • Doucette
  • Cook
  • Yale
2:40
4."These Hard Times"
  • Thomas
  • Doucette
  • Cook
  • Yale
3:48
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."If I Fall"  2:48
2."Can't Let You Go"  3:28
3."Come Dancing"Ray DaviesExile on Mainstream (iTunes Version)3:38
4."You & I & I" Mad Season (Deluxe Edition)3:29
Side Three
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Never Going Back Again"Lindsey BuckinghamMad Season (Deluxe Edition)3:47
2."Suffer Me" Mad Season (Deluxe Edition)3:12
3."So Sad, So Lonely" More Than You Think You Are3:45
4."Waiting On a Train" North (Deluxe/Target Edition)2:59
Side Four
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."I Don't Wanna Be Loved"
  • Thomas
  • Cook
  • Doucette
North (Japanese/Target Edition)3:34
2."I Believe In Everything"
  • Thomas
  • Cook
  • Doucette
North (Japanese/Deluxe Edition)3:39
3."Straight For This Life"
  • Thomas
  • Cook
  • Doucette
North (Japanese/Deluxe Edition)3:16
4."Help Me Through This"
  • Thomas
  • Cook
  • Doucette
North (Japanese Edition)3:34

Personnel
  • Rob Thomas – lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar
  • Kyle Cook – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Adam Gaynor – rhythm guitar and backing vocals on Disc 2
  • Paul Doucette – drums on Disc 2, rhythm guitar and backing vocals on Disc 1
  • Brian Yale – bass
  • Ryan MacMillan – drums on Disc 1

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[31] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[32] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33] Platinum 15,000^
United States (RIAA)[34] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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  2. Alternative Addiction review
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