Exile on Mainstream

Infobox Album
Name = Exile on Mainstream
Type = Compilation album
Longtype = (half studio, half compilation)
Artist = Matchbox Twenty


Released = October 2 2007
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative rock Post-grunge
Label = Atlantic
Producer = Steve Lillywhite Matt Serletic
Reviews =
*"Allmusic" Rating|4.0|5 [http://wm04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3nfpxztgld0e link]
Last album = "More Than You Think You Are" (2002)
This album = "Exile on Mainstream" (2007)
Next album =
Misc = Singles
Name = Exile on Mainstream
Type = Compilation album
single 1 = How Far We've Come
single 1 date = September 4 2007
single 2 = All Your Reasons
single 2 date = January 18 2008 (Australia)
single 3 = These Hard Times
single 3 date = January 29, 2008

"Exile on Mainstream" is the fourth album by Matchbox Twenty and is a compilation album featuring six new songs that emerged from a twelve-song recording session in L.A., produced by Steve Lillywhite, and 11 greatest hits songs. The album was released on October 2, 2007, which is only one day over eleven years after their first album, "Yourself or Someone Like You" was released on October 1, 1996. In the same article, Rob Thomas stated that Paul Doucette, originally the band's drummer, would be playing rhythm guitar due to Adam Gaynor's departure. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003605892 matchbox twenty Breaks From 'Exile' With New Tunes ] ] The album's title is a reference to the Rolling Stones' "Exile on Main St." (the track "Disease" was co-written with Mick Jagger). [cite web|url=http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=2625|title=Matchbox Twenty Exiled|quthor=Paul Cashmere|date=August 14 2007|accessdate=2007-09-01]

All six 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 or in the case of the song "Disease" co-written by Mick Jagger.

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 prior to release. It leaked onto the Internet on September 28, 2007, four days ahead of the official release date. The album debuted on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart on October 8, 2007 at number-one with sales of 18,199 units. [http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=3025 "Matchbox Twenty Mainstream Tops Mainstream Chart"] . "Undercover". Retrieved October 9 2007.] In the U.S., the album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart, selling about 131,000 copies in its first week. [Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003656214 "Springsteen Is Boss Of Album Chart With 'Magic'"] , Billboard.com, October 10, 2007.] The album was released in a USB wristband format as well as the 2 CD edition making them the first band to do so.

The first single, "How Far We've Come", was released on July 16 2007 and was a success peaking in the top 10 in Australia [ [http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50 Top 50 Singles Chart] ] and the top 20 in the United States.

Paul Doucette announced in mid-October that "These Hard Times" will be released as the album's second single in early 2008. It has already received high downloads on iTunes, charting on Billboard's Pop 100 at #92, and is currently enjoying strong early airplay on the Adult Top 40 format, off the strength of numerous early adds in mid-December before its official release date. 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.

Track listing

Disc 1

# "How Far We've Come" - 3:31
# "I'll Believe You When" - 3:16
# "All Your Reasons" - 2:40
# "These Hard Times" - 3:48
# "If I Fall" - 2:48
# "Can't Let You Go" - 3:28
# "Come Dancing" iTunes Pre-Order - 3:38

The Best Buy version of the CD has the following bonus tracks, which are also on the "How Far We've Come" CD single:

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"Remedy (Live)" (originally by The Black Crowes)
# "Modern Love (Live)" (originally by David Bowie)

Disc 2

# "Long Day" - 3:45
# "Push" - 3:57
# "3 A.M." - 3:44
# "Real World" - 3:50
# "Back 2 Good" - 5:37
# "Bent" - 4:17
# "If You're Gone" - 4:34
# "Mad Season" - 5:07
# "Disease" - 3:38
# "Unwell" - 3:57
# "Bright Lights" - 4:01

The UK version comes with all the tracks on the same CD.

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