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The Swiss Army Romance is the first full-length album by Dashboard Confessional. It had an original short release (1000 copies or so) on the then very small Fiddler Records, but soon a decision was made to sell the album to Drive-Thru Records so that it could reach more ears. Drive-Thru released the album on November 14, 2000. In 2003, the rights to the record were sold to Carrabba and Vagrant Records and the album was re-issued on April 22, 2003 including the newly-recorded bonus tracks "Hold On" and "This Is a Forgery". The record cover was designed by Christopher Sleboda of Gluekit.
The re-release was spurred by the rising popularity of the band and the announcement of the then upcoming album A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar.
- The song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" contains the lyric from which Dashboard Confessional got its name: "On the way home/This car hears my confession".
- The song "Age Six Racer" is commonly referred to by its recurring line "So long sweet summer", and is featured on MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.
[edit] Track listing
- "Screaming Infidelities" – 3:33
- "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" – 3:02
- "Living in Your Letters" – 3:40
- "The Swiss Army Romance" – 3:06
- "Turpentine Chaser" – 3:20 (Sometimes incorrectly called "Broken Hearts And Concrete Floors")
- "A Plain Morning" – 3:40
- "Age Six Racer" (often incorrectly named "So Long Sweet Summer" on P2P networks and lyrics sites) – 2:21
- "Again I Go Unnoticed" – 2:24
- "Ender Will Save Us All" – 5:14
- "Shirts and Gloves" – 2:53
- "Hold On" [re-issue bonus track] – 2:08
- "This Is a Forgery" (re-issue bonus track) – 5:37
- "Untitled" (hidden track, re-issue bonus track, sometimes listed as "Not Easy" or "Not So Easy") – 4:02
[edit] Chart positions
| Year |
Chart |
Peak position |
| 2003 |
Top Heatseekers |
39 |
[edit] Singles
| Single |
Chart |
Peak position |
| "Screaming Infidelities |
Modern Rock Tracks |
22 |
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