Anthem (Hanson album)

Anthem

Studio album by Hanson

Released

June 18, 2013

Recorded

2012–2013

Genre

Pop rock

Length

47:58

Label

3CG

Producer

Hanson

Hanson chronology

Shout It Out
(2010)

Anthem
(2013)

Singles from Anthem

"Get the Girl Back"
Released: April 09, 2013

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
PopMatters	6/10^[3]
Target Audience Reviews	3.6/5^[4]

Anthem is the sixth studio album released by American pop rock group Hanson. The album is the fourth release through their own label 3CG Records. The album was released on June 18, 2013 in the US^[5] and on July 1, 2013 in the UK and Europe.^[6] The album charted at #22 on the US Billboard 200, making it their eighth album to chart in the top 40 of the US Billboard 200; the album also charted on #5 on the US Independent Albums Chart.

On April 5, a blog on the group's website written by Zac Hanson revealed that three songs were cut from the album; "Nothing on Me" (lead vocal by Isaac), "Get So Low" (lead vocal by Zac) and "All I Ever Needed" (lead vocal by Taylor).^[7]

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zac Hanson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fired Up (Lead vocals: Taylor)"	3:30
2.	"I've Got Soul (Lead vocals: Taylor)"	2:56
3.	"You Can't Stop Us (Lead vocals: Zac, Taylor, Isaac)"	3:26
4.	"Get the Girl Back (Lead vocals: Taylor)"	3:46
5.	"Juliet (Lead vocals: Zac)"	3:11
6.	"Already Home (Lead vocals: Taylor)"	3:59
7.	"For Your Love (Lead vocals: Isaac)"	3:17
8.	"Lost Without You (Lead vocals: Taylor)"	4:11
9.	"Cut Right Through Me (Lead vocals: Taylor)"	3:10
10.	"Scream and Be Free (Lead vocals: Zac)"	4:22
11.	"Tragic Symphony (Lead vocals: Taylor)"	3:10
12.	"Tonight (Lead vocals: Taylor, Isaac)"	4:37
13.	"Save Me from Myself (Encore) (Lead vocals: Zac)"	3:56

Personnel

As listed at allmusic

Hanson

Taylor Hanson: Acoustic and Fender Rhodes electric piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond organ, clapping, drums, percussion, vocals
Isaac Hanson: Acoustic and electric guitars, bass, clapping, vocals
Zac Hanson: Drums, percussion, clapping, vocals

Additional personnel

Chad Copelin, Joe Karnes: Bass
Imani Coppola, Curtis Stewart: Violin
Dan Higgins: Saxophone
Bill Reichenbach: Trombone
Tom Malone: Sax, trumpet, trombone
Yuri Lemeshev: Accordion
Michael Fitzpatrick: Vocals
Strings arranged by Imani Coppola; horns arranged by Jerry Hey and Tom Malone

Production

Arranged and produced by Hanson
Recording engineers: Steve Churchyard and Ryan Williamson; assisted by Manuel Calderón, Charles Godfrey and David Schwerkolt
Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge
Mastered by Andrew Mendelson

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, label and format
Region	Date	Label	Format(s)
Australia^[8]	June 18, 2013 (2013-06-18)	3CG	CD, digital download
Canada
Japan
United States
United Kingdom	July 1, 2013 (2013-07-01)
Brazil	July 1, 2013 (2013-07-01)

Chart positions

Chart (2013–2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[9]	65
U.S. Billboard 200	22

References

↑ "Anthem Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen. "Anthem - Hanson". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
↑ McGuire, Colin (2013-06-19). "Hanson: Anthem". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
↑ Doss, Patrick. "Hanson - "Anthem"". Target Audience Reviews. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
↑ Hanson announced new album, tour, and single Archived April 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Hanson Announce UK/European Album Release & Tour
↑ "Anthem: Hanson: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
↑ "Anthem HANSON". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 25 August 2014" (PDF) (1278). Pandora Archive. August 28, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-04.

Hanson

Isaac Hanson Taylor Hanson Zac Hanson

Studio albums	Boomerang MMMBop Middle of Nowhere Snowed In This Time Around Underneath The Walk Shout It Out Anthem

Singles	"MMMBop" "Where's the Love" "I Will Come to You" "Weird" "Thinking of You" "If Only" "This Time Around" "Penny & Me" "Lost Without Each Other" "Great Divide" "Go" "Thinking 'bout Somethin'" "Give a Little" "Get the Girl Back"

Compilations	3 Car Garage MMMBop: The Collection 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Hanson

Live albums	Live from Albertane The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric Middle of Nowhere Acoustic

EPs	Underneath Acoustic Take the Walk Stand Up, Stand Up Facing the Blank Page (members-only EP) No Sleep for Banditos (members-only EP) Sound of Light (members-only EP) Music Made For Humans (members-only EP) Inside the Box (members-only EP) Roots & Rock 'n' Roll EP Loud (members-only EP) Play

Videos and DVDs	Tulsa, Tokyo and The Middle of Nowhere The Road to Albertane At the Fillmore Strong Enough to Break Underneath Acoustic Live 5 of 5 DVD Set

Concert tours	Albertane Tour (1998) This Time Around Tour (2000) Underneath Acoustic Tour (2003) Underneath Tour (2004) Live and Electric Tour (2005) The Walk Tour (2007) The Walk Around the World Tour (2008) Use Your Sole Tour (2009) Shout It Out Tour (2010) The Musical Ride Tour (2011) Shout It Out World Tour (2011–2012) Anthem World Tour (2013–2014) Roots and Rock 'N' Roll Tour (2015)

Related articles	Discography Tinted Windows 3CG Records "Someone (Laissons nous une chance)"

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