Weird Kids (album)

Weird Kids
Studio album by We Are the In Crowd
Released	February 18, 2014
Recorded	2013 - 2014
Genre	Pop punk, pop rock, alternative rock
Length	31:52
Label	Hopeless Records
Producer	John Feldmann
We Are the In Crowd chronology
Best Intentions (2011) Weird Kids (2014)
Singles from Weird Kids
"Attention" Released: August 20, 2013 "The Best Thing (That Never Happened)" Released: December 3, 2013[1] "Long Live the Kids" Released: January 19, 2014 "Windows in Heaven" Released: January 26, 2014 "Manners" Released: February 2, 2014

Weird Kids is the second studio album by American rock band We Are the In Crowd.

Composition

"Attention", according to Taylor Jardine, "is about friendship, and needing friends to help you see it’s okay to change for the better."^[2]

Release

The first track and subsequent video for "The Best Thing (That Never Happened)" was released on December 10, 2013. The album premiered for streaming on February 11, 2014.^[3] Weird Kids was released on February 18 through Hopeless Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
Alter The Press!	4/5 [6]
The Observer	[7]

The album was included at number 45 on Rock Sound's "Top 50 Albums of the Year" list.^[8] The album was included at number 22 on Kerrang!'s "The Top 50 Rock Albums Of 2014" list.^[9]

Track listing

All songs written by We Are the In Crowd and John Feldmann.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Long Live the Kids"	4:11
2.	"The Best Thing (That Never Happened)"	2:51
3.	"Manners"	3:05
4.	"Come Back Home"	2:56
5.	"Attention"	3:22
6.	"Dreaming Out Loud"	3:06
7.	"Remember (To Forget You)"	3:04
8.	"Don't You Worry"	2:44
9.	"Windows in Heaven"	3:26
10.	"Reflections"	2:41
Total length:		31:52

Bonus tracks

Best Buy exclusive tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Perfect Reason"	3:06
12.	"Waiting"	2:39
Total length:		37:37

Personnel

We Are the In Crowd

• Taylor Jardine – Vocals
• Jordan Eckes – Guitar, vocals
• Mike Ferri – Bass guitar
• Cameron Hurley – Guitar
• Rob Chianelli – Drums

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	29
US Alternative Albums	8
US Independent Albums	5
US Rock Albums	9

References

Citations

1. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/best-thing-that-never-happened/id772002903
2. Patashnik, ed. 2014, p. 64
3. http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2014/02/11/we-are-the-in-crowd-weird-kids-album-stream/
4. "Reviews for Weird Kids by We Are the In Crowd". Metacritic. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
5. Monger, Timothy. Weird Kids at AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
6. Sheridan, Claire Louise (January 22, 2014). "ALBUM REVIEW: WE ARE THE IN CROWD - WEIRD KIDS". Alter The Press!. SpinMedia. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
7. Mongredien, Phil (February 16, 2014). "We Are the In Crowd: Weird Kids – review". The Observer. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
8. Bird, ed. 2015, p. 22
9. Emily (March 18, 2015). "The Top 50 Rock Albums Of 2014". Kerrang!. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

Sources

• Bird, Ryan, ed. (January 2015). "Top 50 Albums of the Year". Rock Sound (London: Freeway Press Inc.) (195). ISSN 1465-0185.
• Patashnik, Ben, ed. (January 2014). "August". Rock Sound (London: Freeway Press Inc.) (182). ISSN 1465-0185.

External links

• Weird Kids at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)