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Walking with Strangers is the third studio album by Canadian rock band The Birthday Massacre. The album was released on September 10, 2007, in North America and September 21, 2007, in Europe.

The song "To Die For" is a reworked and re-recorded version of the track of the same name that appeared on the band's first album, Nothing & Nowhere, in 2002. "Remember Me" is also a reworked and re-recorded version of the track of the same name that appeared on the band's limited edition demo 1 Imagica.

Walking with Strangers

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Kill the Lights"	Rainbow, Chibi	Rainbow, M. Falcore	3:55
2.	"Goodnight"	Rainbow	Rainbow, M. Falcore	4:02
3.	"Falling Down"	Rainbow, Chibi	Rainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.	4:12
4.	"Unfamiliar"	Rainbow, O.E.	Rainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.	3:18
5.	"Red Stars"	Rainbow, Chibi, O.E.	Rainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.	3:41
6.	"Looking Glass"	Rainbow, Chibi, O.E.	Rainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.	4:25
7.	"Science"	Rainbow	Rainbow, M. Falcore	4:04
8.	"Remember Me"	Rainbow, Chibi	Rainbow, M. Falcore	4:07
9.	"To Die For"	Rainbow	Rainbow, M. Falcore	5:05
10.	"Walking with Strangers"	Rainbow, Chibi, O.E.	Rainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.	3:55
11.	"Weekend"	Rainbow, Chibi	Rainbow	3:53
12.	"Movie"	Rainbow	Rainbow, M. Falcore, O.E.	5:03

Singles

The first single, Red Stars, was released as a digital download on iTunes on August 21, 2007. An EP for the song Looking Glass was released on May 6, 2008.

Credits and personnel

The Birthday Massacre

Chibi - lead vocals
Rainbow - rhythm guitar, synth/percussion programming, backing vocals
Mike Falcore - lead guitar, synth/percussion programming
O.E. - live bass, backing vocals
O-EN - live keyboards
Rhim - live drums

Reviews

Charts

On the issue date of September 29, 2007, Walking with Strangers debuted at number #10 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart. It stayed on the chart for two weeks.

Chart	Peak position
Billboard Top Heatseekers	10
Billboard Independent Albums	32

Release history

Region	Date
Netherlands	September 21, 2007

Notes

"Weekend" features elements from "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2.
The track "Red Stars" is the album's first single and was released as an iTunes digital download. "Looking Glass", the second single off the album, received a physical release and a music video.
To promote the CD, the band went on two tours. The first being the "Walking with Strangers Tour" in 2007. For 2008 the band co-toured with Mindless Self Indulgence on their "If" tour.
A demo version of "Kill the Lights" was released on January 1, 2007. The band also played this demo version on their Broken Minds Tour in both North America and Europe in 2006.

References

"The Birthday Massacre - Walking With Strangers (album review ) - Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
"The Birthday Massacre: Violet - Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com". www.ultimate-guitar.com.
"The Birthday Massacre on Apple Music". Apple Music.
"iTunes Store". Phobos.apple.com. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
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"Top Heatseekers for the 9/29/2007 issue". Reuters. September 21, 2007.
"Walking With Strangers, Birthday Massacre" (in Dutch). bol.com. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
"Walking With Strangers; The Birthday Massacre" (in Dutch). Free Record Shop. Retrieved September 7, 2013.

External links

thebirthdaymassacre.com, the band's official website

v t e The Birthday Massacre
Chibi Michael Rainbow Michael Falcore Owen Mackinder Philip Elliott Brett Carruthers O.E. Aslan Adm Dank Rhim Nate Manor
Studio albums	Nothing and Nowhere Violet Walking with Strangers Pins and Needles Hide and Seek Superstition Under Your Spell Diamonds
Live albums	Show and Tell
Demo albums	Imagica
Video albums	Blue Show and Tell
Extended plays	Violet Looking Glass Imaginary Monsters
Related articles	Discography

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