We All Need a Reason to Believe

We All Need a Reason to Believe
Studio album by
Valencia
ReleasedAugust 26, 2008
GenrePop punk, alternative rock
Length38:28
LabelColumbia
ProducerAriel Rechtshaid
Valencia chronology
This Could Be a Possibility
(2005) 		We All Need a Reason to Believe
(2008) 		Dancing with a Ghost
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk89%[1]
Alternative Press
Melodic [2]

We All Need a Reason to Believe is the second studio album by American pop punk band Valencia. It was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, who has done projects for We Are Scientists and Plain White T's.[1] An early review from AbsolutePunk writer Drew Beringer stated the release proved Valencia is "a band that can breathe new life into pop-punk".[1]

The album title comes from lyrics in the second track, "Holiday".

Release

In early April 2008, the band appeared at the Bamboozle Left festival.[3] On April 8, the band posted a rough mix of "Holiday" online. It was mentioned that the track would feature on the band's next album, which was planned for release in late summer/early fall.[4] On June 14, 2008, We All Need a Reason to Believe was announced for release in two months' time; alongside this, the track listing was posted online.[5] In June and July 2008, the band appeared on the Warped Tour and supported All Time Low on their headlining US tour.[6][7] We All Need a Reason to Believe was made available for streaming on August 19 through the band's Myspace profile,[8] before being released on August 26[9] through major label Columbia Records. The band toured the US with Sing It Loud in August and September 2008.[10] In October and November, the band supported Bayside on their headlining US tour.[11] On November 21, the band released a music video for "Where Did You Go?".[12] In January and February 2009, the band went on a headlining tour of the US with support from Houston Calls.[13] In February and March, the band toured Australia as part of the Soundwave festival.[14] On April 30, a music video was released for "The Good Life".[15] The band appeared at The Bamboozle festival in early May.[16] Between late June and late August, the band performed on the Warped Tour.[17]

Track listing

  1. "Better Be Prepared" — 3:09
  2. "Holiday" — 2:58
  3. "Where Did You Go?" (featuring Rachel Minton of Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer) — 3:21
  4. "Head in Hands" — 2:56
  5. "Carry On" — 3:41
  6. "All at Once" — 3:27
  7. "Safe to Say" — 3:21
  8. "Listen Up" (featuring Kenny Vasoli of The Starting Line) — 3:39
  9. "I Can't See Myself" — 3:39
  10. "The Good Life" — 4:02
  11. "Free" — 4:18

Bonus track

  1. "Running Away" – 3:30

We All Need a Reason to B-Side

  1. "When Words Fail, This Music Speaks" — 2:41
  2. "Working" — 2:32
  3. "Running Away" — 3:33
  4. "A Better Place to Land" — 3:26

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c Beringer, Drew (2008-07-18). "Valencia – We All Need A Reason To Believe". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  2. ^ Holmgren, Henrik (September 5, 2008). "Valenci – We All Need a Reason to Believe". Melodic. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "Blaqk Audio, Hot Water Music, H2O added to Bamboozle Left". Alternative Press. February 15, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Valencia preview new song for fans April 8". Alternative Press. March 27, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  5. ^ Paul, Aubin (June 14, 2008). "Valencia plans August release". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  6. ^ Paul, Aubin (May 9, 2008). "Gaslight Anthem., Be Your Own Pet, Black President added to Warped". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  7. ^ Wippsson, Johan (July 4, 2008). "All Time Low On Headlining Tour July 11-July 21; Band Joins Vans Warped". Melodic. Archived from the original on May 29, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "Valencia post full stream". Alternative Press. August 19, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  9. ^ "Valencia plans August release". Punk News.org. 2008-06-14. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  10. ^ White, Adam (August 29, 2008). "Sing It Loud with Valencia, Cobra Starship". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "Bayside to tour with the Matches and Valencia; new album set for release". Alternative Press. July 17, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  12. ^ "Valencia post "Where Did You Go?" video". Alternative Press. November 21, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  13. ^ "Valencia to tour with Houston Calls". Alternative Press. January 3, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  14. ^ Hutton, Sarah (September 23, 2008). "Soundwave Line-up 2009". FasterLouder. Junkee Media. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  15. ^ "Valencia debut video for "The Good Life" online". Alternative Press. April 30, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  16. ^ "Bamboozle set single-day lineups". Alternative Press. February 8, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  17. ^ Paul, Aubin (March 26, 2009). "Warped Tour 2009". Punknews.org. Retrieved May 22, 2018.