The Strange Case Of...
2012 studio album by Halestorm
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The Strange Case Of... is the second studio album by American rock band Halestorm. It was released on April 10, 2012 by Atlantic. The album was produced by Howard Benson, who also produced the band's self-titled debut album. The first single and video from the album "Love Bites (So Do I)" won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance. The song "Freak Like Me" was the band's first single to reach number one on the Mainstream Rock chart. The song "Here's to Us" was performed on the US television show, Glee, with clean lyrics. Four of the album's songs were previously released on the sneak-preview EP Hello, It's Mz. Hyde. A deluxe edition of the album was also released containing three bonus tracks. A different version of the song "Here's to Us" featuring multiple guests including Slash was included as a bonus track on the reissue version of the standard and deluxe version of the album in 2013. In interviews about the album, Hale noted that the album was heavier than their previous album, but was significantly closer to the sound of them live.
The album debuted at No. 7 on Top Rock Albums and No. 15 on the Billboard 200, selling 24,000 copies in its first week. It has sold 1,000,000 copies in the US as of June 2, 2022, certified by the RIAA.
01Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Bites (So Do I)" | 3:11 | |
| 2. | "Mz. Hyde" |
| 3:22 |
| 3. | "I Miss the Misery" |
| 3:03 |
| 4. | "Freak Like Me" | 3:38 | |
| 5. | "Beautiful with You" |
| 3:16 |
| 6. | "In Your Room" |
| 2:46 |
| 7. | "Break In" |
| 4:45 |
| 8. | "Rock Show" | 3:19 | |
| 9. | "Daughters of Darkness" |
| 3:55 |
| 10. | "You Call Me a Bitch Like It's a Bad Thing" |
| 3:11 |
| 11. | "American Boys" |
| 3:28 |
| 12. | "Here's to Us" |
| 2:57 |
| Total length: | 40:56 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Don't Know How to Stop" |
| 3:55 |
| 14. | "Private Parts" (feat. James Michael of Sixx:A.M.) |
| 3:59 |
| 15. | "Hate It When You See Me Cry" | Hale | 3:11 |
| Total length: | 52:01 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Slave to the Grind" (Skid Row cover) | 3:31 | |
| 14. | "Bad Romance" (Lady Gaga cover) | 4:08 | |
| 15. | "Hunger Strike" (Temple of the Dog cover) | Chris Cornell | 3:53 |
| 16. | "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" (Heart cover) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | 5:02 |
| 17. | "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" (The Beatles cover) | 6:49 | |
| Total length: | 68:34 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Here's to Us (Guest Version)" (feat. Slash, Wolfgang Van Halen, Brent Smith, Myles Kennedy, James Michael, Tyler Connolly, David Draiman, and Maria Brink) |
| 3:15 |
| Total length: | 44:11 | ||
02Hello, It's Mz. Hyde EP
The band released an EP before the album release of four of the songs set to appear on The Strange Case Of....
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Love Bites (So Do I)" | |
| 2. | "Rock Show" | |
| 3. | "Daughters of Darkness" | |
| 4. | "Here's to Us" | |
| Total length: | 13:28 | |
03Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Strange Case Of....
Band members
- Lzzy Hale, lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
- Joe Hottinger, lead guitar, backing vocals
- Josh Smith, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Arejay Hale, drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional personnel
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Production
- Anne Declemente, A&R, administration
- Pete Ganbarg, A&R
- Paul DeCarli, digital editing, engineer
- Jon Nicholson, drum technician
- Jimmy Fahey, engineer
- Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki, engineer
- James Michael, engineer
- Mike Plotnikoff, engineer
- Marc VanGool, guitar technician
- Ted Jensen, mastering
- Chris Lord-Alge, mixing
- Brian Ranney, packaging
- Howard Benson, producer, programming
- Lenny Skolnik, programming
04Charts
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05Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI) | Silver | 60,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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