Every Second Counts (album)

Every Second Counts is the fourth studio album by American rock band Plain White T's. It is the first Plain White T's album to be released on Hollywood Records along with Fearless Records. The album peaked at number ten on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album was also certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in October 2007.[5]

Every Second Counts
Studio album by Plain White T's
Released	September 12, 2006
Recorded	2003–2006
Genre	Pop punk[1] pop rock alternative rock indie rock
Length	44:09
Label	Hollywood Fearless
Producer	Johnny K
Plain White T's chronology
All That We Needed (2005) Every Second Counts (2006) Big Bad World (2008)
Singles from Every Second Counts
"Hey There Delilah" Released: May 9, 2006 "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)" Released: August 15, 2006 "Our Time Now" Released: September 25, 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Rocklouder	[3]
Entertainment.ie	[4]

Use in media

The song "Our Time Now" is used in most commercials and trailers for the ABC Family show Greek, and is 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 iCarly. "Making a Memory" was played during Katy Fox's final episode in Hollyoaks. 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.[6] The album reached it peak at number ten on the chart on the date issued August 11, 2007, selling 39,000 copies that week.[7] On July 3, 2007, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.[5]

In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart.[8] On July 22, 2013, the album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 100,000 copies in the UK.[9]

Track listing

All songs written by Tom Higgenson, except where noted.

Standard edition

1. "Our Time Now" (Mia Koo, Mike Daly, Higgenson) – 2:50
2. "Come Back to Me" (Bret Mazur, Kraig Tyler, Higgenson) – 3:23
3. "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)" – 3:47
4. "You and Me" – 2:18
5. "Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk" (Mazur, Tyler, Higgenson) – 3:22
6. "Making a Memory" (Higgenson, Daly) – 2:49
7. "So Damn Clever" (Matthew Gerrard, Higgenson) – 3:03
8. "Tearin' Us Apart" – 2:36
9. "Write You a Song" – 4:01
10. "Gimme a Chance" (Higgenson, Mia Koo) – 2:57
11. "Figure It Out" (Higgenson, Daly) – 2:45
12. "Let Me Take You There" – 3:46
13. "Hey There Delilah" (bonus track) – 3:52
14. "Hold On" (iTunes bonus) – 2:40

• The Best Buy version of the album contains two bonus tracks: "Hold On" and an acoustic demo of "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)".

Deluxe edition

A deluxe edition of Every Second Counts was released. It has a different cover, with a white background instead of brown and includes a slipcase.[10] It contains:

CD

• Tracks 1–12 as above

13. "Hey There Delilah" – 3:53
14. "We Can Work It Out"
15. "Hold On" – 2:40

DVD

The DVD includes a live concert in the band's hometown, Chicago. The set list was:

1. "Our Time Now"
2. "Revenge"
3. "All That We Needed"
4. "Stop"
5. "Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk"
6. "You and Me"
7. "Come Back to Me"
8. "Write You a Song"
9. "Tearin' Us Apart"
10. "So Damn Clever"
11. "Let Me Take You There"
12. "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)"
13. "Hey There Delilah"
14. "Take Me Away"

Personnel

• Tom Higgenson – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Tim G. Lopez – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Dave Tirio – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Mike Retondo – bass guitar, backing vocals
• De'Mar Hamilton – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Stephen Barber – keyboards

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2007–08) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 45 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 27 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 98 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 66 French Albums (SNEP)[15] 65 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 26 Irish Albums (IRMA)[17] 2 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 66 UK Albums (OCC)[19] 3 US Billboard 200[20] 10

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position US Billboard 200[21] 107

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[23]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Plain White T's – Every Second Counts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
17. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 36, 2007". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
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21. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
22. "British album certifications – Plain White T's – Every Second Counts". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Every Second Counts in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
23. "American album certifications – Plain White T's – Every Second Counts". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.