The Used (album)

The Used
Studio album by The Used
Released	June 25, 2002 (2002-06-25) (see release history)
Recorded	Foxy Studios, Marina del Rey, CA and Olympic Studios, London, England
Genre	Emo, post-hardcore, screamo, pop punk
Length	47:16
Label	Reprise
Producer	John Feldmann
The Used chronology
The Used (2002) Maybe Memories (2003)
Singles from The Used
"A Box Full of Sharp Objects" Released: 2002 "The Taste of Ink" Released: March 10, 2003 "Buried Myself Alive" Released: 2003 "Blue and Yellow" Released: 2003

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Used is the self-titled debut album by American rock band The Used. It was released on June 25, 2002 and has since been certified gold in the US.^[1]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by The Used. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Maybe Memories"	2:55
2.	"The Taste of Ink"	3:28
3.	"Bulimic"	3:20
4.	"Say Days Ago"	3:17
5.	"Poetic Tragedy"	3:44
6.	"Buried Myself Alive"	4:02
7.	"A Box Full of Sharp Objects"	2:56
8.	"Blue and Yellow"	3:21
9.	"Greener with the Scenery"	3:37
10.	"Noise and Kisses"	2:49
11.	"On My Own"	2:43
12.	"Pieces Mended" (with hidden tracks "Polly" and "Choke Me")	11:00
Total length:		47:16

Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Just a Little"	3:28
Total length:		50:44

Multimedia content

The CD contains various multimedia content such as pictures, links, and promotional material for the band. It also contains the music video for "A Box Full of Sharp Objects", and a video showing some of the antics that went on during the recording of the album.

Personnel

The Used Bert McCracken — vocals Branden Steineckert — drums, backing vocals Quinn Allman — guitar, backing vocals Jeph Howard — bass, backing vocals Performance credits John Feldmann – backing vocals on "Bulimic" and "Greener with the Scenery" Carmen Daye – backing vocals on "Greener with the Scenery" Visuals and imagery P.R. Brown – art direction, photography, design Gina Keeler – additional line illustration

Instruments Nick Ingman – string arrangement on "Poetic Tragedy", "Greener with the Scenery" and "On My Own" Technical and production John Feldmann – production, engineering, mixing Mark Blewett – engineering assistant Donny Campion – engineering assistant Joe Gastwirt – mastering Managerial John Reese – management Paul Gomez – management Craig Aaronson – A&R Eric Greenspan – legal Daryl Eaton – booking

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart Peak position Australian Albums Chart[2] 34 German Albums Chart[3] 87 US Billboard 200[4] 63

Certifications Territory Provider Certification Australia ARIA Gold[5] Canada CRIA Gold[6] United States RIAA Gold[7]

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
United States	June 25, 2002	Reprise	CD	9 48287-2
Australia	October 21, 2002			9362482872
United Kingdom	November 18, 2002			9362482872
Japan	December 18, 2002			WPCR-11395
	November 3, 2004			WPCR-22108
United States	August 11, 2009		12" vinyl	519935-1

References

1. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Data
2. ^ "australian-charts – The Used – The Used". australian-charts. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Used&titel=The+Used&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-07-26. 
3. ^ "German Album Charts - Search for The Used". musicline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Used%2CThe/longplay. Retrieved 2011-07-26. 
4. ^ "The Used - Charts History - Billboard 200". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/the-used/chart-history/488046?f=305&g=Albums&sort=date. Retrieved 2011-07-26. 
5. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2007 Albums". ARIA. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2007Albums.htm. Retrieved 26 July 2011. 
6. ^ "CRIA Database Search for The Used". CAN. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php. Retrieved 26 July 2011. 
7. ^ "RIAA Gold and Platinum Search". RIAA. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 26 July 2011.