Break the Spell

Break the Spell
Break the Spell
Studio album by Daughtry
Released	November 21, 2011
Recorded	July–September 2011
Studio	Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village; Sparky Dark Studio, Calabasas, California; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California; The Gray Curtain Studio;
Genre	Post-grunge
Length	43:45
Label	RCA; 19;
Producer	Howard Benson
Daughtry chronology
Singles from Break the Spell
	"Renegade"; Released: September 27, 2011; "Crawling Back to You"; Released: October 4, 2011; "Outta My Head"; Released: March 13, 2012; "Start of Something Good"; Released: September 4, 2012;

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(61/100)^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[3]
Billboard	71%^[4]
Slant	^[5]
Sputnikmusic	^[6]
Newsday	B−^[7]
Loudwire	^[8]
Celebrity Cafe	^[9]
The Boston Globe	(Mixed)^[10]
Artistdirect	^[11]

Break the Spell is the third studio album by American rock band Daughtry, released on November 21, 2011, by RCA Records.^[12] It is a follow-up to their platinum selling album Leave This Town in 2009. On December 15, the album was officially certified Gold.^[13]

Background

According to Chris Daughtry, the album is "more upbeat and positive lyrically" and also stated that the album sounds "nothing like the previous two".^[14] Chris Daughtry wrote all of the songs with band guitarists Josh Steely and Brian Craddock, bassist Josh Paul, and in collaboration with Marti Frederiksen, Busbee and Brett James.^[15] The album was produced by Howard Benson, who also produced their previous two albums.

Prior to the album's release, during the month of November, the tracks "Renegade", "Louder Than Ever" and "Outta My Head" were used by ESPN during some of their programming broadcasts.^[16]

Daughtry's official website made a listening party for Break the Spell.^[17]

Sales

Break the Spell opened at number 67 on the UK charts. On the Billboard 200, Break the Spell opened at #8 with sales of 129,000^[18]

"Start of Something Good" sold 10,000 singles.^[19]

Singles

"Renegade" was released as the album's lead single and first rock single. It was released to rock stations on September 27, 2011, and made available for download on October 18, 2011.

"Crawling Back to You" was released at the first pop single from the album, second overall on October 4, 2011. It reached to number 6 on the US Adult Top 40 chart.

"Outta My Head" and "Start of Something Good" were released as the third and fourth singles off the album, respectively.

Track listing

The track listing was announced on October 6 through Daughtry's official site.^[20]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Renegade"	Daughtry Josh Paul	3:35
2.	"Crawling Back to You"	Daughtry Marti Frederiksen	3:45
3.	"Outta My Head"	Daughtry Frederiksen	3:31
4.	"Start of Something Good"	Daughtry Brett James	4:24
5.	"Crazy"	Daughtry Elvio Fernandes Greg Wiktorski	3:24
6.	"Break the Spell"	Daughtry Dave Bassett	3:32
7.	"We're Not Gonna Fall"	Daughtry busbee Zac Maloy	3:19
8.	"Gone Too Soon"	Daughtry busbee	3:36
9.	"Losing My Mind"	Daughtry busbee	3:48
10.	"Rescue Me"	Daughtry Josh Steely	3:22
11.	"Louder Than Ever"	Daughtry James	3:37
12.	"Spaceship"	Daughtry Brian Craddock	3:51
Total length:			43:45

Deluxe edition bonus tracks^[20]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Who's They"	Daughtry	3:11
14.	"Maybe We're Already Gone"	Daughtry Steely Craddock Paul	4:21
15.	"Everything But Me"	Daughtry Steely Craddock Paul	4:28
16.	"Lullaby"	Daughtry	2:25
Total length:			55:29

Japan edition bonus tracks^[20]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Who's They"	Daughtry	3:11
14.	"Maybe We're Already Gone"	Daughtry Steely Craddock Paul	4:21
15.	"Everything But Me"	Daughtry Steely Craddock Paul	4:28
16.	"Lullaby"	Daughtry	2:25
17.	"Never Die"	Daughtry	3:26
Total length:			58:55

Tour edition bonus DVD^[21]^[22]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crawling Back to You" (music video)	3:37
2.	"Outta My Head" (music video)	3:24
3.	"Feels Like Tonight" (Live)	4:47
4.	"Outta My Head" (Live)	4:01
5.	"What About Now" (Live)	5:05
6.	"Home" (Live Acoustic)	6:37
7.	"Start Of Something Good" (Live)	5:17

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.^[23]

Band members

Chris Daughtry – lead vocals
Josh Steely – guitar
Brian Craddock – guitar
Josh Paul – bass
Robin Diaz – drums

Additional personnel

Howard Benson – production, keyboards, programming
Mike Plotnikoff – recording engineering
Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
Keith Armstrong – assistant mix engineering
Nik Karpen – assistant mix engineering
Brad Townsend – additional mix engineering
Andrew Schubert – additional mix engineering
Ted Jensen – mastering
Hatsukazu Inagaki – additional engineering
Paul DeCarli – digital editing and additional engineering
Marc Vangool – guitar technician
Jon Nicholson – drum technician
Lenny Skolnik – programming, strings (track 3)
Jimmy Fahey – assistant engineering (tracks 2, 7–9)
Morgan Stratton – assistant engineering (tracks 2, 7–9)
David Schwerkolt – assistant engineering (tracks 2, 7–9)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[24]	32
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[25]	39
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[26]	13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[27]	27
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[28]	53
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[29]	18
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[30]	57
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[31]	19
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[32]	57
UK Albums (OCC)^[33]	67
UK Album Downloads (OCC)^[34]	27
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[35]	2
US Billboard 200^[36]	8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[37]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Billboard 200^[38]	53
US Rock Albums (Billboard)^[39]	11

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[40]	Gold	40,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[13]	Gold	513,000^[41]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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[Allmusic-1] "Break the Spell - Daughtry | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

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[8] "Daughtry, 'Break the Spell' – Album Review". Loudwire.com. November 23, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.

[9] Chelsea Lewis (November 22, 2011). "Daughtry: 'Break the Spell'". TheCelebrityCafe.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.

[10] "More of same from Nickelback, Daughtry - Arts". The Boston Globe. November 22, 2011. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2011.

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[US-certification-13] "American album certifications – Daughtry – Break the Spell". Recording Industry Association of America.

[14] "Chris Daughtry Says New Album is More Upbeat and More Positive Lyrically [AUDIO] | Ryan Seacrest - The official entertainment news site of American Idol host and American Top 40 on air radio personality!". Ryan Seacrest. September 28, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.

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[16] "ESPN's featured music for November - ESPN". ESPN. November 2, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.

[17] "Listen to 'Break The Spell' in its Entirety | The Official Daughtry Website". Daughtryofficial.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.

[18] "Daughtry's 129,000 sales 'Spell' a top-10 debut". Content.usatoday.com. November 30, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.

[19] "'Idol' downloads: Kelly Clarkson, Haley and Casey, more". Content.usatoday.com. November 30, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2011.

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Chris Daughtry Brian Craddock Elvio Fernandes Marty O'Brien Jeremy Brady Joey Barnes Robin Diaz Andy Waldeck Josh Paul Brandon Maclin Jeremy Schaffer Josh Steely
Studio albums	Daughtry Leave This Town Break the Spell Baptized Cage to Rattle Dearly Beloved
Compilation albums	It's Not Over...The Hits So Far
EPs	Leave This Town: The B-Sides Shock to the System (Part One)
Singles	"It's Not Over" "Home" "What I Want" "Over You" "Crashed" "Feels Like Tonight" "What About Now" "No Surprise" "Life After You" "September" "Renegade" "Crawling Back to You" "Outta My Head" "Start of Something Good" "Waiting for Superman" "Battleships" "Torches" "Alive" "World on Fire" "Heavy Is the Crown" "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" "Artificial"
Tours	Leave This Town Tour Break the Spell Tour Bigger Than Life Tour Baptized World Tour Daughtry/Goo Goo Dolls Summer Tour Cage to Rattle Tour
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