''Every Second Counts'' is the fourth studio album by American

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, released on September 12, 2006. It is the first Plain White T's album to be released on

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. Its title is derived from a lyric in the song "Let Me Take You There". The album peaked at number ten on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The album was certified

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(RIAA) in March 2025.

Use in media

The song "Our Time Now" was used in most commercials and trailers for the ABC Family show ''

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'', and was performed by the band (along with "Hey There Delilah") in the episode "The Rusty Nail". "Our Time Now" and "You and Me" were used in the Disney Channel Original Movie, '' Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board''. The Plain White T's also performed "Our Time Now" on an episode of the Nickelodeon show ''

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''. "Making a Memory" was played during Katy Fox's final episode in ''

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''. The same song was put after the US version of ''The Voice''s blind auditions, after Christina Aguilera made her choice. The song "Let Me Take You There" was used as the main song for the BBC's Live Masters Golf coverage.

Commercial performance

''Every Second Counts'' debuted at number 89 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart on the week of September 30, 2006. The album reached its peak at number ten on the chart on the date issued August 11, 2007, selling 39,000 copies that week. On July 3, 2007, the album was certified

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by the

(RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at number three on the

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. On July 22, 2013, the album was certified gold by the

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(BPI) for sales of over 100,000 copies in the UK.

Track listing

;Notes * "Hey There Delilah" appears as track one on some editions of the album.

DVD

The DVD includes a live concert in the band's hometown,

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. The set list was: # "Our Time Now" # "Revenge" # "All That We Needed" # "Stop" # "Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk" # "You and Me" # "Come Back to Me" # "Write You a Song" # "Tearin' Us Apart" # "So Damn Clever" # "Let Me Take You There" # "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)" # "Hey There Delilah" # "Take Me Away"

Personnel

* Tom Higgenson –

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* Tim G. Lopez –

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, backing vocals * Dave Tirio –

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* Mike Retondo –

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, backing vocals * De'Mar Hamilton –

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* Stephen Barber – keyboards

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Every Second Counts (Album) Plain White T's albums Fearless Records albums 2006 albums Hollywood Records albums