''Upside Down'' is the third studio album by American band Set It Off. The album was released on October 7, 2016, through record labels

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and

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. It is the first album of the band as a quaret after the departure of bassist Austin Kerr in 2015.

Promotion and release

The first single from the album, "Uncontainable", was released on March 18, 2016, alongside the announcement of ''Upside Down''. The second single of the album, "Something New", was released on June 29, with a music video. That same day, the band revealed the track listing and the art cover of the album. The third single of the album, "Life Afraid", was released on August 4, with a lyric video. A music video of the song was published in the band's official youtube channel the same day the album was released. The fourth and last single of the album, "Hypnotized", was released on April 17, 2017, with a music video.

Critical reception

The album received average reviews from critics. Matt Collar from

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wrote that the album "is another stylistically robust effort that finds Set it Off incorporating their love of hip-hop, R&B, and hooky pop into their infectious punk style."

Track listing

Personnel

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. Set It Off * Cody Carson – vocals, instruments,

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* Zach Dewall – guitar * Maxx Danziger – drums * Dan Clermont – guitars, vocals, composition, arrangement, programming, instruments Background vocals * Ahmad Alkurabi * Anna Fisher * Brigitte Knowlson * Callie Castillo * Erin Reagan * Henry Lunette * Kirsten Collins * Nick Morzov * Paul Slater * Sam Broucke Production * Brandon Paddock - arrangement, composition, producer, mixing, programming, instruments *

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- arrangement, composition, producer, mixing, programming, instruments * Mike Green - arrangement, composition, producer, programming, instruments *

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- arrangement, composition, producer, programing, instruments *

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- arrangement, composition, programming, instruments * UE Nastasi - mastering Additional composers *

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* Kevin Fisher * Rami Jrade Other * Jonathan Weiner – photography * Bill Scoville – layout * Francesa Caldara - A&R

Charts

References

{{Set It Off 2016 albums Set It Off (band) albums Equal Vision Records albums