Go Down in History

Go Down in History
EP by Four Year Strong
Released	July 22, 2014
Length	16:36
Label	Pure Noise
Producer	Machine
Four Year Strong chronology
In Some Way, Shape, or Form (2011) Go Down in History (2014) Four Year Strong (2015)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	87/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	85%[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
Revolver	[4]
Rock Sound	[5]
Sputnikmusic	[6]

Go Down in History is an EP by American rock band Four Year Strong. It features the first new material from the band since their 2011 album, In Some Way, Shape, or Form.

The release marks a return to form for the band and reverts to their pop punk/melodic hardcore roots for the first time since their 2010 release Enemy of the World, the only difference being the lack of keyboards. The EP was critically acclaimed upon release, garnering a rating of 87 on Metacritic indicating "Universal acclaim". The EP was included at number 34 on Rock Sound's "Top 50 Albums of the Year" list.^[7]

Song Titles

• "What's in the Box?" comes from a line in the film Se7en.
• "Tread Lightly" is a line from Breaking Bad.
• "So You're Saying There's a Chance..." is a line from Dumb and Dumber.

Track listing

All songs written by Dan O'Connor and Alan Day.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"What's in the Box?"	3:07
2.	"Living Proof of a Stubborn Youth"	3:05
3.	"Tread Lightly"	3:19
4.	"Go Down in History"	3:31
5.	"So You're Saying There's a Chance..."	3:34
Total length:		16:36

Personnel

• Alan Day – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
• Dan O'Connor – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
• Joe Weiss – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Jackson Massucco – drums, percussion

Production

• Machine – producer, engineer, mixing
• Andy Gomoll – engineer, editing
• Alberto De Icaza – editing, assistant engineer, assistant mixing

References

Citations

1. "Album Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
2. Nassiff, Thomas (2014-07-22). "Four Year Strong – Go Down In History". Absolute Punk. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
3. Manley, Brendan (2014-07-14). "Four Year Strong – Go Down In History EP". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
4. Bayer, Jonah (2014-07-17). "Review: Four Year Strong – Go Down In History". Revolver. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
5. Reeves, Alex (2014-07-16). "Four Year Strong – Go Down In History". Rock Sound. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
6. "Four Year Strong – Go Down In History". Sputnik Music. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2014-07-21. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
7. Bird, ed. 2015, p. 24

Sources

• Bird, Ryan, ed. (January 2015). "Top 50 Albums of the Year". Rock Sound (London: Freeway Press Inc.) (195). ISSN 1465-0185.

External links

• Go Down in History at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)