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''The Papercut Chronicles II'' is the fifth and final studio album by American
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band
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. It was released through
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,
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and Fueled by Ramen on November 15, 2011. It serves as a sequel to the group's second album, ''The Papercut Chronicles'' (2005). The album has sold 88,000 copies in the United States.


Singles

* The album's lead single, "
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" featuring
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from
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was released for download via
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on June 14, 2011. It peaked at number 4 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. * The album's second single, "
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" featuring
Neon Hitch Neon Hitch (born 25 May 1986) is a Romani people, Romani singer and songwriter from England. She was signed to Mike Skinner (musician), Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem's label, The Beats, before it closed down. She was later discovered on MySpace b ...
was released for download via
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on October 31, 2011. * The album's third single, "
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" featuring
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of
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was released on November 8, 2011. * The album's fourth single, "Martyrial Girls" was released on August 27, 2012.


Promotional singles

* The album's first and only promotional single, " Life Goes On" featuring
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was released for download via
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on October 18, 2011.


Critical reception

Reception of ''The Papercut Chronicles II'' has been mixed. Kyle Anderson of ''
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'' opined that while the album "too often chokes on revved-up aggro crunch and laughable lyrical raging against the machine, it works when they jettison their limp rap-rock instincts and plunge into crossover pop like the haunting 'Life Goes On' and stealthily sincere 'Ass Back Home'." Gregory Heaney of
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noted that ''The Papercut Chronicles II'' will come as a "blast from the past" for the band's fans, adding that songs such as "Lazarus, Ze Gitan" and "Solo Discotheque (Whiskey Bitness)" feature the "infectious and highly polished sound that has made the quartet the pop/rap/punk crossover triple threat that it's grown into over the years." In a highly negative review of the record, Jody Rosen of ''
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'' gave the record one and a half stars out of five, calling it "the year's most charmless album" and referring to McCoy as a "laughably inept MC".


Track listing

The track listing for all versions of ''The Papercut Chronicles II'' is as follows: * The song "Kid Nothing and the Never-Ending Naked Nightmare" itself ends at 3:53. There is then a few minutes of silence, then at 7:07 a hidden track outro starts, which involves a computerized voice asking what the listener thought about the album, then going off into random tangents.


Personnel

Gym Class Heroes *
Travis McCoy Travis Lazarus "Travie" McCoy (born August 5, 1981) is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rap rock band Gym Class Heroes, which he formed in 1997 with then-fellow teenager Matt McGinley, afte ...
– vocals *
Matt McGinley Matthew Ryan "Matt" McGinley (born February 24, 1983) is an American musician and drummer, best known as the co-founder and drummer of Gym Class Heroes and a contributing music producer to the nationally syndicated radio program ''This American ...
– drums *
Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo Gym Class Heroes was an American rap rock band from Geneva, New York. The group formed in 1997 when Travie McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley during their high school gym class. The band's music displays a wide variety of influences, including hip ...
– guitar, vocals *
Eric Roberts Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. He has amassed more than 700 film and television credits since his debut in 1978, making him one of the most prolific English-speaking screen actors of all time. Roberts' career ...
– bass guitar Additional musicians * Jason Amsel – vocals * Austin Bisnow – Rhodes *
Benny Blanco Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer and songwriter. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall ...
– additional drums, keyboards, and programming *
Emile Haynie Emile Haynie (born July 13, 1980), often credited simply as Emile, is an American record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, his range of production includes alternative rock, hip hop, indie and pop music. Haynie has worked with seve ...
– keyboard and drum programming *
Neon Hitch Neon Hitch (born 25 May 1986) is a Romani people, Romani singer and songwriter from England. She was signed to Mike Skinner (musician), Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem's label, The Beats, before it closed down. She was later discovered on MySpace b ...
– vocals *
Adam Levine Adam Noah Levine ( ; born March 18, 1979) is an American musician who is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and sole continuous member of the pop rock band Maroon 5. Levine began his musical career in 1994 with the band Kara's Flowers, for ...
– vocals *
Ammar Malik Ammar Malik (born June 22, 1987) is an American songwriter. He has co-written several modern pop songs, most notably Maroon 5's "Moves like Jagger" and Gym Class Heroes' "Stereo Hearts" which have both been certified multi-platinum by the RIAA. ...
– background vocals * Phillip A. Peterson – strings *
Robopop Daniel Omelio, often known by his stage name "Robopop", is a producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. He is best known for his work on successful singles by Maroon 5, Gym Class Heroes and Lana Del Rey Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born J ...
– additional drums, keyboards, programming, and guitars *
Ryan Tedder Ryan Benjamin Tedder (born June 26, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder, frontman, and lead vocalist for the pop rock band OneRepublic, while also serving as a prolific cont ...
– additional instrumentation *
Noel Zancanella Noel Patrick Zancanella is an American record producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. He has written and produced songs for rock and pop artists such as Taylor Swift, OneRepublic, Maroon 5, B.o.B., Gym Class Heroes, Gavin DeGr ...
– additional instrumentation Technical personnel *
Benny Blanco Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer and songwriter. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall ...
– engineer , vocal editing * Smith Carlson – engineer * Rob Freeman – instrument engineer * Chris Galland – mixing assistant *
Chris Gehringer Chris Gehringer (born May 27, 1962) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound in New Jersey. Gehringer is known for having mastered recordings by popular artists such as AJR, Dua Lipa, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Gwen Stefani, Harry Styles, ...
– mastering *
Serban Ghenea Serban Ghenea () is a Canadian audio engineer and mixer. He has been nominated for a Grammy Award a total of 45 times and has won 21 times. Early life and education Ghenea was born in Romania, and in 1976 he moved to Montreal with his family. H ...
– mixing * Mark "Exit" Goodchild – engineer * John Hanes – mix engineer * Jimmy James – vocal editing assistant , assistant mix engineer * Jeremy "J Boogs" Levin – production coordination * Erik Madrid – mixing assistant *
Manny Marroquin Manny Marroquin (born September 21, 1971) is a Guatemalan-American record mixing engineer. He has been credited on albums for high-profile pop, R&B, hip hop and rock acts. He has worked with artists including Rihanna, Kanye West, Katy Perry ...
– mixing * Tore Nissen – engineer for Oh Land * Tim Roberts – assistant mix engineer * Phil Seaford – assistant mix engineer * David "D Slib" Silberstein – production coordination *
Ryan Tedder Ryan Benjamin Tedder (born June 26, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder, frontman, and lead vocalist for the pop rock band OneRepublic, while also serving as a prolific cont ...
– engineer * Andrew Wright – vocal engineer , engineer * Scott "Yarmov" Yarmovsky – assistant mix engineer


Charts


Release history


References

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