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''Common Courtesy'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band A Day to Remember. Songs for the album were written mid-2011, with recording starting from early-2012 and going into March 2013, with mixing being handled in the same month. In between that time period, an unmixed version of "Violence (Enough Is Enough)" was streamed from the band's website in December 2012. The band then embarked on the Right Back at It Again Tour in March 2013, performing the new song "Right Back at It Again" at each show. From mid-August to late-September, the band released webisodes to tie-in with the album. The band performed another song that would appear on the album, "Dead & Buried", at each stop of the following House Party Tour, beginning in September 2013 and ending a month later. A few months before the recording of the album started, in December 2011, the band was involved in a lawsuit with their label Victory, which had parts resolved a few days before the album's release. This lawsuit led to the band's initial digital self-release of the album on October 8, with a physical release following on November 25, featuring three bonus tracks. ''Common Courtesy'' charted at number 34 in the UK and number 37 in the U.S. and was met with generally favorable reviews, with critics praising the album's sound. "Right Back at It Again" charted at number 33 on the Alternative Songs and at number 40 on the Mainstream Rock Songs charts in the U.S, while "End of Me" charted at number 40 on Alternative Songs and at number 26 on Mainstream Rock Songs. ==Background== Shortly after the end of Warped Tour in July 2011, the band decided to take a break to compose new material. In an interview with Alternative Press in November, vocalist Jeremy McKinnon said that after the band's done touring Europe the group will be recording their next album. McKinnon also said that he has "been writing constantly for the course of the two years" while the band has been touring, and he is "really happy" with the material accumulated up to this point.〔 On December 15, it was announced that A Day to Remember had plans of pressing charges against their label, Victory, due to breach of contract. Legal action was reportedly initiated on May 31 of that year, in which the band claims Victory owes them over $75,000 in royalties. Victory has said, on their behalf, that the lawsuit is actually about the band's refusal to fulfill their 5 album contractual commitment to Victory and their new-found desire to move to a major label. A Day to Remember gave Altpress.com a statement: "A Day To Remember would like to make it clear that they did not announce nor seek any attention regarding their ongoing suit with Victory Records. This information has been public record since May of 2011 and they have no intention of speaking publicly or disparagingly regarding their disagreement with Victory. A Day To Remember will continue to release music for their fans". Asked about a release date for the album in an interview with WGRD in April 2013, McKinnon said that "there's a date we've been–that I've heard–tossed around in the last week, but I mean we haven't really set anything in stone. But it's gonna be as soon as we possibly can. We're doing our best, we're just trying–you know–we took our time to really make this record as good as it could be, in our eyes () If everybody could be patient with us, I think they will be very very happy with what we put out." Asked if the album was going to be released on Victory, McKinnon replied that the band were "not sure", and that the lawsuit was still being settled.〔 On January 21, 2013, the band announced they would go on the Right Back at It Again Tour, which started on March 20 and lasted until May 4. On May 17, the tour would be extended to include dates in Australia in July. Replying to fan via Twitter on 22 July, McKinnon said the album was "still being mixed". In an Alternative Press interview posted on September 10, asked whether or not the album would be self-released, McKinnon replied "I'll be honest with you, I don't really know. I see () people are saying, "Oh, this is going to ruin their career ()" etc. How about this: I'm not going to allow someone to sit on my career and ruin what may be our best album for people." The album was finished "As of last week, we got the final master. I was telling people forever that the record wasn't finished, wasn't mastered and wasn't mixed. It's finally done."〔 McKinnon also said the album would be pressed "pretty soon" and that the band was "doing it ourselves"; further adding that "We don't care if we have to put out an album the day of October 8 and it's only available digitally."〔 It was revealed by McKinnon that the version of "Violence (Enough Is Enough)" that was posted back in December wasn't mixed and that the lawsuit was still ongoing. On October 4, it was announced the band had won against Victory in the court case, the group, however, is still contractually obligated to owe the label at least two more albums. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Common Courtesy (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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