Healthy in Paranoid Times

Infobox Album
Name = Healthy in Paranoid Times
Type = studio
Artist = Our Lady Peace


Released = August 30, 2005
Recorded = May 2003 – May 2005
Genre = Alternative rock, pop
Length = 45:21
Label = Sony
Producer = Bob Rock
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rn6xlf3escqr link]
*Sputnikmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=3383 link]
Last album = "Live" (2003)
This album = "Healthy in Paranoid Times" (2005)
Next album = "A Decade" (2006)
Misc = Singles
Name = Healthy in Paranoid Times
Type = studio
single 1 = Where Are You?
single 1 date = June 28, 2005
single 2 = Angels/Losing/Sleep
single 3 = Will the Future Blame Us?

"Healthy in Paranoid Times" is Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace's sixth studio album, released on August 30, 2005. The disc was released on a regular audio disc as well as a DualDisc, with the DVD side containing a documentary on the making of the album. The album fared well in both Canada and the U.S., but didn't match up to the expectations of their previous smash hit, "Gravity".

"Healthy in Paranoid Times" has a lighter sound and tone, and is less metaphorical than OLP's pre-2002 releases. The second single, however, "Angels/Losing/Sleep" has vocalist Raine Maida singing at a higher pitch, making the jarred, falsetto-like voice Raine Maida and Our Lady Peace was formerly known for. More songs, like "Boy", also have a lighter melody and vocals, instead of the heavier sounds on Gravity, but do not have the falsetto. The album deals with current world events, and discusses issues such as war and the current state of the world, rather than the social and relationship themes featured on Gravity. It has been classified as a politically-charged album.

The first single was "Where Are You?", released in Canada on June 28, 2005 and released in the United States on July 18, 2005. The second single was "Angels/Losing/Sleep". And the third single (and probably the last from "Healthy in Paranoid Times") is "Will the Future Blame Us".

The making of the album

According to the band, Our Lady Peace came dangerously close to breaking up during the making of the record. Allegedly, producer Bob Rock and various other members of the band walked away from the project. 45 songs were recorded in the making of the album, and it was recorded in several cities including: Los Angeles, Maui, Vancouver and Toronto. Apparently, the band could not decide on what material would fit best for the album, and what should sound right or not. Even so, they said they were very proud of this album. Our Lady Peace took four years to record and release the record, which is the follow-up to 2002's "Gravity". One song in particular, "Kiss on the Mouth", is the first single off their Greatest Hits album.

Extended Copy Protection

In November 2005, it was revealed that Sony was distributing albums with Extended Copy Protection, a controversial feature that automatically installed rootkit software on any Microsoft Windows machine upon insertion of the disc. In addition to preventing the CDs contents from being copied, it was also revealed that the software reported the users' listening habits back to Sony and also exposed the computer to malicious attacks that exploited insecure features of the rootkit software. Though Sony refused to release a list of the affected CDs, the Electronic Frontier Foundation identified "Healthy in Paranoid Times" as one of the discs with the invasive software. As part of its settlement of the class action lawsuit filed against it, Sony allowed customers to return copies of "Healthy in Paranoid Times" for new copies plus a cash payment. copycontrol

Track listing

# "Angels/Losing/Sleep" – 4:31
# "Will the Future Blame Us" – 4:26
# "Picture" – 3:35
# "Where Are You" – 4:06
# "Wipe That Smile Off Your Face" – 4:24
# "Love and Trust" – 3:21
# "Boy" – 4:35
# "Apology" – 3:46
# "The World on a String" – 3:25
# "Don't Stop" – 3:45
# "Walking in Circles" – 3:33
# "Al Genina (Leave the Light On)" – 2:14

Non-album tracks

# "Our Time Is Fading" - written during "Gravity" tours, live version released on "Live".
# "Not Afraid" - played at 2004 Juno awards, studio version released on Labatt Blue promo CD.
# "No Warning" - never released, live version available on internet
# "Talk Is Cheap" - never released, live version available on internet
# "Imagine" (John Lennon cover) - live version released on fan club CD, studio version released on "Peace Songs", a War Child compilation
# "Drive" (Cars cover) - unreleased, available on live DVD
# "Kiss on the Mouth" - studio version released on the 2006 compilation A Decade
# "Better Than Here" - demo version released on the 2006 compilation A Decade
# "Vampires" - small clip of studio version is available on internet
# "End of the World" - title appeared on list of tracks from the recording sessions for Healthy in Paranoid Times in the 2004 holiday video; never released
# "Enemy" - title appeared on list of tracks from the recording sessions for Healthy in Paranoid Times in the 2004 holiday video; never released
# "Hit the Wall" - title appeared on list of tracks from the recording sessions for Healthy in Paranoid Times in the 2004 holiday video; Jeremy Taggart played a portion of the drums for it on the Dean Blundell Show; never released
# "Save Yourself" - title appeared on list of tracks from the recording sessions for Healthy in Paranoid Times in the 2004 holiday video; never released
# "Weight of the Lord" - title appeared on list of tracks from the recording sessions for Healthy in Paranoid Times in the 2004 holiday video; never released

External links

* [http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004144.php "Are You Affected By Sony-BMG's Rootkit?"] (November 9, 2005) from Electronic Frontier Foundation
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