Album · 2005
How to Save a Life
by The Fray
How to Save a Life is a 2005 rock album by The Fray. It runs 13 tracks across 49 minutes on RCA. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 31 ratings.
Rock · Alternative Rock · Electronic
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- 4.0 /5
- 31 ratings
- 13
- Tracks
- 49 min
- Runtime
- 110 bpm
- Tempo
- D# minor
- Key
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How to Save a Life album cover
The How to Save a Life cover was photographed by Crackerfarm, illustrated by Nathan Johnson and Zack Johnson, and art-directed by Michelle Holme.
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- Crackerfarm
- Illustration
- Nathan Johnson, Zack Johnson
- Art direction
- Michelle Holme
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13 tracks · 49 min
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How to Save a Life is the debut album by American indie rock group The Fray. Released on September 13, 2005 through Epic Records, the record charted in the top 15 on the Billboard 200 and was a top ten hit in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the UK. The first two singles from the album, "Over My Head (Cable Car)" and "How to Save a Life" helped the album become a commercial success and brought the band mainstream popularity. Critical reception to the album was mixed. The piano-rock style of the album drew comparisons with British piano-driven bands like Keane and Coldplay. The album was certified double platinum by the RIAA, and was also certified platinum in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and in the UK. The album went on to become the best-selling digital album of all time, breaking the record held previously by Coldplay's X&Y. It was ranked #21 on Billboard's list of the Best Digital Albums of the Decade.
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After independently releasing two EPs, The Fray were looking for a record company to release a full-length album. The band released their song "Cable Car" to Denver radio station KTCL, and the song saw significant airplay. Denver alternative newsweekly Westword named the band "Best New Band" in 2004, and this prompted Epic Records A&R man Daniel Davis to sign the band to a recording contract on December 17, 2004. The album was recorded over six weeks in Echo Park Studios in Bloomington, Indiana, and was produced by Aaron Johnson and Mike Flynn.
In brief
- Is How to Save a Life good?
- Riffiter listeners rate How to Save a Life 4.0/5 from 31 ratings.
- When was How to Save a Life released?
- How to Save a Life was released in 2005 on RCA.
- How many tracks are on How to Save a Life?
- How to Save a Life has 13 tracks, with a runtime of 49 minutes.
- What genre is How to Save a Life?
- How to Save a Life is catalogued under Rock, Alternative Rock, Electronic.
- What BPM is How to Save a Life?
- How to Save a Life runs at a median tempo of 110 BPM across its tracks, most often in D# minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to How to Save a Life?
- Listeners of How to Save a Life also rate A Head Full of Dreams by Coldplay, A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay, No Name Face by Lifehouse.