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Pardon My French
Studio album by Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!
Released	April 30, 2013
Studio	The Foundation Estate, 37
Genre	Metalcore, pop punk
Length	39:23
Label	Fearless
Producer	Joey Sturgis
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! chronology
Something for Nothing (2011) Pardon My French (2013) Get Lost, Find Yourself (2015)
Singles from Pardon My French
"Restart" Released: March 18, 2013 "Taking Chances" Released: April 16, 2013
Deluxe Edition cover

Pardon My French is the second album by French rock band Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!. The album was released on April 30, 2013, on Fearless Records. The album was produced by Joey Sturgis, a well-known metalcore producer. It is the last album with original drummer Jonathan Donnaes.

Background

The album was produced by Joey Sturgis, a well-known metalcore producer. Sessions were held at The Foundation Estate; the drums were recorded at 37 Studios, with the aid of Chris Suitt, and drum editor Jeff Dune. Gang vocals were done by Jacob Matzkows, Spencer Maybe, Andy Loy, and Kristen Woutersz, and were edited by Kacey Dodson. Sturgis and Nick Scott served as engineers; Sturgis mixed and mastered the final album. Because the band had a producer for this album, singer Bertrand Poncet, who acted as a producer for the first album, could focus more on song writing.

The expression Pardon My French as a title was picked because, in Poncet's words, "is rude and classy at the same time and that is exactly who we are and what our music is about." The band announced the album's cover art, track listing and release date on 11 March 2013.

Release and promotion

On 4 March 2013, Pardon My French was announced for release in April. In addition, a studio update video was posted online. On 11 March, the album's cover art was revealed. Originally, the band was supposed to headline the Pardon My French Tour in March and April 2013; instead, the band went on tour with A Day to Remember on the Right Back at It Again Tour. In April, the group eventually went on the Pardon My French Tour. They were supported For All Those Sleeping, Upon This Dawning and City Lights. On April 26, in the lead up to the Pardon My French's release Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! unveiled each track each half an hour with a different online publication. Each song was released in track order starting with “Bipolar Mind” through: Alternative Press, Hot Topic, Absolute Punk, Metal Injection, Revolver Magazine, Loudwire, Pure Volume, Boom Movement, Artist Direct, and then Noise Creep. Pardon My French was released on 30 April through Fearless Records. A music video was released for "Haters Gonna Hate" on Vevo on 24 October. In November, the group embarked on a headlining US tour with support from Counterparts, State Champs and Living with Lions.

On 13 May 2014, it was announced that the band will be releasing a deluxe version of their second album Pardon My French, which featured 3 previously unreleased tracks and an acoustic version of Taking Chances, and was released on June 17.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Alternative Press
Big Cheese
Revolver	2.5/5

Commercial

The album debuted at No. 72 on Billboard 200, No. 20 on Top Rock Albums and No. 15 on Alternative Albums, with 12,000 copies sold in its first week. It has sold 44,000 copies in the US as of May 2015.

Track listing

All music and lyrics written by Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!.

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.

Charts

References

1. ^ James Christopher Monger. "Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! – Pardon My French". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2015. Pardon My French, the sophomore outing Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, sounds a whole lot like its predecessor, 2011's Something for Nothing. That's not such a bad thing, as the band's signature blend of punishing metalcore and peppy, melodic, and surprisingly good-natured punk-pop serves as an excellent tonic for listeners...
2. ^ Camisasca, Paige (4 June 2013). "Review: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! – Pardon My French". Revolver. (NewBay Media). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015. The band play extremely tight pop punk augmented (or more accurately interrupted) with Hatebreed-inspired screaming and breakdowns. It's a formula tailor made for fans of acts like A Day to Remember, and it's a real shame because the band shine on melodic numbers like "The Progression of Regression" before they inexplicably attempt to work metalcore hallmarks into the mix.
3. ^ James Christopher Monger. "Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! – Get Lost, Find Yourself". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2015. The third studio long-player French easycore unit, ... Get Lost, Find Yourself doubles down on the melodic metalcore/pop-punk predilections of 2013's well-received Pardon My French.
4. Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! (19 March 2013). "Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! Single 'Restart'". Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!. (Fearless Records). Retrieved 25 March 2013.
5. Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! (16 April 2013). "Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! Single 'Taking Chances'". Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!. (Fearless Records). Retrieved 16 April 2013.
6. Cassie Whitt (11 March 2013). "Exclusive: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! announce 'Pardon My French' album details". Alternative Press. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
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8. Cassie Whitt (9 January 2013). "Chunk! No, Captain Chunk post studio announcement". Alternative Press. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
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16. Bird, Michele (26 February 2013). "Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! announce "The Pardon My French Tour"". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
17. Cassie Whitt (26 Apr 2013). "Song Premiere: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, "Bipolar Mind"". Alternative Press. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
18. "PREMIERE: Hear The New CHUNK! NO CAPTAIN CHUNK! Song "Haters Gonna Hate"". Hot Topic. 26 Apr 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
19. Christian Wagner (26 Apr 2013). "ABSOLUTExclusive: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! Song..." Absolute Punk. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
20. "CHUNK! NO CAPTAIN CHUNK Pardon My French track premiere". Metal Injection. 26 Apr 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
21. "Exclusive: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! Premiere New Song, "Between Your Lines"". Revolver Magazine. (NewBay Media). 26 Apr 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
22. Chad Childers (26 Apr 2013). "Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, 'I Am Nothing Like You' – Exclusive Song Premiere". Loudwire. (Townsquare Media). Retrieved 3 May 2013.
23. "EXCLUSIVE: Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! Premieres "Reasons To Turn Back" Off Pardon My French". Pure Volume. (Spin Media). 26 Apr 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
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• Albums produced by Joey Sturgis