Violet
EP / Studio album by
The Birthday Massacre
ReleasedOctober 25, 2004 (EP); August 9, 2005 (album)
StudioDire Studios, Desolation Studios, Phase One Studios[1]
GenreElectronic rock,[2] gothic rock,[2] new wave,[3] dream pop
Length30:42 (EP)
44:25 (LP)
LabelMetropolis
ProducerThe Birthday Massacre
The Birthday Massacre chronology
Nothing and Nowhere
(2002) 		Violet
(2004) 		Blue
(2005)
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Violet is the second studio album by The Birthday Massacre, released on August 9, 2005. It was first released as an extended play (EP) on October 25, 2004, then commercially released on August 9, 2005 as a long play (LP) through Metropolis Records (North America/UK), Repo Records [4] (Europe) and Hellion Records (Brazil). The LP version included four re-recorded and slightly reworked tracks from their Nothing and Nowhere album: "Happy Birthday", "Horror Show", "Video Kid" and "The Dream".

Track listing

EP version
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Prologue" Rainbow, M. Falcore0:37
2."Lovers End"Rainbow, ChibiRainbow, M. Falcore4:18
3."Violet"RainbowRainbow, M. Falcore3:37
4."Red" J. Aslan1:17
5."Play Dead"Rainbow, ChibiRainbow, M. Falcore4:47
6."Blue"RainbowRainbow4:29
7."Black" J. Aslan1:34
8."Holiday"Rainbow, ChibiRainbow5:15
9."Nevermind"RainbowRainbow, M. Falcore4:45
LP version[5][6]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Prologue" Rainbow, M. Falcore0:38
2."Lovers End"Chibi, RainbowRainbow, M. Falcore4:14
3."Happy Birthday"RainbowRainbow3:39
4."Horror Show"RainbowM. Falcore, Rainbow4:06
5."Violet"RainbowM. Falcore, Rainbow3:37
6."Red" J. Aslan1:11
7."Play Dead"Chibi, RainbowM. Falcore, Rainbow4:47
8."Blue"RainbowRainbow4:30
9."Video Kid"RainbowRainbow4:34
10."The Dream"Chibi, RainbowRainbow, M. Falcore3:51
11."Black" J. Aslan1:29
12."Holiday"Chibi, RainbowRainbow5:14
13."Nevermind"RainbowRainbow, M. Falcore4:35
Total length:44:25

Personnel

Credits adapted from Violet album liner notes.[1]

Release history

Region Date
Germany[7] October 25, 2004
Canada August 9, 2005[8]
United Kingdom September 12, 2005
France November 28, 2005[9]
Italy December 12, 2005[10]
Netherlands March 1, 2007[11][12]

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b Violet (liner notes). The Birthday Massacre. Metropolis Records. 2004.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ a b "The Birthday Massacre: Violet - Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com". Archived from the original on 2014-03-26.
  3. ^ "The Birthday Massacre on Apple Music". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2014-06-19.
  4. ^ "Repo Records". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.
  5. ^ "Violet" – via Amazon.
  6. ^ "Violet" – via Amazon.
  7. ^ "Violet" – via Amazon.
  8. ^ "VIOLET by BIRTHDAY MASSACRE". HMV Canada. Retrieved September 6, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Violet - Digipack : The Birthday Massacre" (in French). Fnac. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  10. ^ "Birthday Massacre - Violet" (in Italian). Internet Bookshop Italia. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  11. ^ "Violet, Birthday Massacre" (in Dutch). bol.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  12. ^ "Violet; The Birthday Massacre" (in Dutch). Free Record Shop. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  13. ^ "The NeverEnding Story, by the Birthday Massacre".
  14. ^ TheVampireDiariesOne (28 May 2011). "TVD Music Scene - Happy Birthday - The Birthday Massacre - 1x08". Archived from the original on 5 September 2017 – via YouTube.
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