The End of the World Party

The End of the World Party is the second studio album by American electronicore band I See Stars. It was released on February 22, 2011 through Sumerian Records. The album is notable for featuring more pop-punk and pop influences than their debut album, 3-D.

Background

The album was first announced to be in the works on October 8, 2010, through a statement posted by AbsolutePunk. The album was not mentioned again until the release of a video update on Sumerian Records' YouTube page, released on November 6, 2010.

The title track of the album, "The End of the World Party", was released on December 6, 2010, and the song could be unlocked by "liking" the Sumerian Records Facebook page. The track list was announced on January 14, 2011.

The album's release date of February 22, 2011 was announced through I See Stars' Merch Connection Inc. page, where they released pre-order packages on January 15, 2011. On February 1, 2011, Alternative Press started streaming the song "Wonderland" on their website.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Andrew and Devin Oliver, all music composed by I See Stars.

References to other media

• "The Common Hours II" main beat is taken from the song "Not Today Bish", a previous demo song from I See Stars. "The Common Hours II" also contains a verse from the song "Green Light Go!", the title track from I See Stars' debut EP of the same name.

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Personnel

Credits for The End of the World Party adapted from Allmusic.

I See Stars

• Devin Oliver – clean vocals
• Zach Johnson – unclean vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, sequencer, programming
• Brent Allen – lead guitar
• Jimmy Gregerson – rhythm guitar
• Jeff Valentine – bass guitar
• Andrew Oliver – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Production

• Cameron Mizell – production, engineering
• Matt Dalton – additional recording
• Joey Sturgis – mastering at The Foundation Recording Studios, Connersville, IN

Management and artwork

• Adam Mott and Mark Weiss (Plant Management, LLC) and Bret Disend and Brent Mulligan (Ozone Entertainment) – management
• Mike Marquis (Precision Agency) – North America, Japan and Australia booking
• Mark Ngui (Creative Artists Agency) – UK and Mainland Europe booking
• Scott Padell (Padell Business Management) – business management
• Mike McKoy (Serling, Rooks & Ferrara) – legal representation
• Unlimited Design and Daniel McBride – artwork and layout
• Shawn Keith – A&R

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