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Make a Sound
Studio album by
Autopilot Off
ReleasedApril 13, 2004
Recorded2003–04
StudioOcean (Burbank, CA);
Glenwood Place (Burbank, CA);
Metal Works Recording, Mastering & DVD (Mississauga, ON);
Nada Recording (New Windsor, NY);
Larrabee East (Hollywood, CA)
GenrePunk rock, pop-punk
Length38:34
LabelIsland
B0001899-02
ProducerGreig Nori, Chris Johnson, John Naclerio
Autopilot Off chronology
Regenerator
(2003) 		Make a Sound
(2004)
Singles from Make a Sound
  1. "What I Want"
    Released: March 23, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net(86%)[1]
Allmusic[2]
Blender[3]

Make a Sound is the second album and major label debut by American rock band Autopilot Off. It was produced by then-Sum 41 producer and manager Greig Nori.

Release

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In February 2004, it was announced for release in two months' time.[4] On February 23, 2004, "What I Want" was posted online; it was released on a split single with Fall Out Boy on March 23, 2004.[5] The music video for "What I Want" was posted online on four days later.[6] Make a Sound was released on April 13 through Island Records. In April and May, the group supported Rufio on their headlining US tour, which included an appearance at the Skate and Surf Festival.[7][8] They played a handful of dates with Authority Zero and Pennywise.[9] On May 18, 2004, the band appeared on The Late Late Show.[10] They then embarked on a US headlining tour with Riddlin' Kids and Bayside.[11] Autopilot Off appeared on IMX on June 16, 2004.[12] Prior to a Japanese tour with the Offspring, drummer Phil Robinson got married; Ben Lythberg of Snapcase filled in his role. Upon returning to the US, they played shows with Squad Five-O, theStart and A Second Chance, and appeared at the Just Play Games Festival. They performed across the US on the Projekt Revolution tour until September 2004.[13]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Chris Johnson, Chris Hughes, Rob Kucharek and Phil Robinson, except where noted

Tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Make a Sound"3:44
2."Clockwork" (Autopilot Off, Greig Nori)3:06
3."Blind Truth" (Autopilot Off, Tim Armstrong)2:38
4."I Know You're Waiting"2:50
5."The 12th Day"4:26
6."Voice in the Dark"3:08
7."What I Want" (Autopilot Off, Tim Armstrong)2:45
8."Blessed by a Nightmare"3:48
9."Divine Intervention"2:50
10."Chromatic Fades"2:59
11."Byron Black"3:16
12."The Cicada's Song"3:04
13."Raise Your Rifles (Bonus Track)"2:37
Total length:38:34

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[14] 119
Top Heatseekers 2
Top Internet Albums 119

Other versions

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The Japanese version of Make a Sound includes a bonus track titled "Raise Your Rifles". There is also a limited edition print of the album, that, as well as the Japanese bonus track, includes two additional songs. These two songs are their covers of "Rejoice" by U2 and "Shovel" by Quicksand, both of which were originally featured on their 2003 EP, Regenerator.

Use in media

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"Make A Sound" appears in the soundtrack for Burnout 3: Takedown,[15] "Chromatic Fades" in NASCAR Thunder 2004, "Clockwork" in NHL 2004 (however is misspelled as "Clockworks")[16] and SSX 3, and "What I Want" in Test Drive: Eve of Destruction and Cars.

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". absolutepunk.net. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Make a Sound at AllMusic
  3. ^ Eells, Josh. "Autopilot Off Make A Sound". Blender. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Heisel, Scott (February 2, 2004). "Autopilot Off full length finally has release date". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Heisel, Scott (February 25, 2004). "New Autopilot Off single posted". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Heisel, Scott (March 27, 2004). "Autopilot Off video released". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  7. ^ Heisel, Scott (February 9, 2004). "Rufio/Senses Fail/Autopilot Off/Don't Look Down". Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  8. ^ Heisel, Scott (February 13, 2004). "Skate and Surf lineup announced". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  9. ^ White, Adam (May 3, 2004). "Authority Zero touring in California with Pennywise, Autopilot Off". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  10. ^ Heisel, Scott (May 17, 2004). "Bands on TV - week of 5/17/04". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  11. ^ White, Adam (June 10, 2004). "Autopilot Off on the radio today". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  12. ^ Heisel, Scott (June 14, 2004). "Bands on TV - week of 6/14/04". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  13. ^ White, Adam (July 13, 2004). "Autopilot Off in Japan with Snapcase's Ben Lythberg". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  14. ^ "Autopilot Off Billboard Albums Chart". billboard.com.
  15. ^ "EA'S BURNOUT 3 SOUNDTRACK". IGN. August 23, 2004. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  16. ^ Celebre, Luca (June 28, 2016). "Power Ranking the top 5 EA NHL video game soundtracks of all-time". The Sports Network. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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