Rotation (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Rotation
Type = Studio album
Artist = Cute Is What We Aim For


Released = flagicon|United States June 24, 2008
flagicon|UK July 7, 2008
flagicon|New Zealand July 8, 2008
Genre = Powerpop, pop punk
Label = Fueled by Ramen
Producer = John Feldmann
Reviews =
*AbsolutePunk.net (74%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=363221 link]
* Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kjfuxz9jldhe link]
* The Album Project Rating|3|5 [http://thealbumproject.net/2008/06/full-review-cute-is-what-we-aim-for-rotation/ link]
* Rocklouder Rating|3|5 [http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/5783/Cute-Is-What-We-Aim-For---Rotation.html link]
* Strange Glue rating-10|4 [http://www.strangeglue.com/reviews/cute-is-what-we-aim-for-rotation link]
Last album = "The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch"
(2006)
This album = "Rotation"
(2008)
Next album =
Misc = Singles
Name = Rotation
Type = Studio
single 1 = Practice Makes Perfect
single 1 date = May 6, 2008

"Rotation" is the second studio album by powerpop band Cute Is What We Aim For, released on the record label Fueled by Ramen. The album was released on June 24, 2008. On June 20th the full album was streamed on the band's MySpace. It debuted at #21 on the US Billboard Top 200 Chart selling around 22,000 copies. As of July 2008, the album has sold a total of 45,204 copies.

History

The first single from the album is "Practice Makes Perfect" which had a clip in "The Hills". Later on, the songs "Doctor" and "Safe Ride" were released on their MySpace in whole for fans to hear.

The video for "Practice Makes Perfect" was shot on May 22, 2008 in Los Angeles and was released on YouTube by their label, Fueled By Ramen. The video premiered on MTV2's 'Unleashed' which showed the video once each hour for the day.

On June 20, 2008, the band uploaded the album on their MySpace page for streaming. The album was then leaked to several file sharing sites.

Track listing

#"Practice Makes Perfect" - 3:44
#"Doctor" - 3:09
#"Navigate Me" - 3:21
#"Loser" - 3:03
#"Do What You Do" - 4:19
#"Hollywood" - 3:46
#"Safe Ride" - 3:52
#"The Lock Down Denial" - 3:13
#"Marriage to Millions" - 3:10
#"Miss Sobriety" - 2:51
#"Time" - 3:59
#Untitled bonus track - 0:42

iTunes Bonus Tracks:

The iTunes release did not include the "Untitled" bonus track.

*"Through to You"
*"Time" (Strings Version)
*"Moan" (Acoustic)
*"Teasing to Please (Left Side, Strong Side)" (Acoustic)

DVD

* 25 Minute ‘In the Studio’ Documentary and Interview
* 5 Acoustic Performances – Live from FBR Studios
* Karaoke Videos for all the songs from Rotation
* Exclusive Photo Gallery curated by Jeff Czum