They were signed to Indianola in February 2005,[4] for which they released their debut album, And Their Name Was Treason (2005) in May that year.[5] It went on to sell over 10,000 copies.[6][7]
Soon after signing with Victory,[8] the band with their new drummer Alex Shelnutt went into Zing Studios to record their second album.[1] The album, titled For Those Who Have Heart, was released in January 2007 on Victory[9] and peaked at number 17 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.[10]
A remastered version of their first album, And Their Name Was Treason, titled Old Record, was released in October 2008 through Victory.[20][21] Later that month, the band recorded their third studio album, Homesick.[22]
Homesick was released in February 2009[24] and placed at number 21 on Billboard's Top 200 Listings and at number 1 on Top Independent Albums.[25] It was featured in Rolling Stone's "Top 40 Albums" that month, hitting number 21. As of July 2010, the album had sold over 200,000 copies.[26][27]
On June 2, the band announced that Tom Denney had left the band because he wanted to focus on his marriage, family, and recording studio.[35] He would remain a part of the band's process of writing new material.[36][37] Skaff became a permanent replacement for Denney.[35]
According to Victory, it was claimed that the band was set to release their fourth studio album titled What Separates Me from You on October 26.[50] The album was recorded in Ocala, Florida, with producer Chad Gilbert, who also produced Homesick, with the tracking finished in July.[51] On September 20, A Day to Remember announced in a live video through Victory's website the name of their new album: What Separates Me from You. They then revealed the cover art for the album.[52] The album's release was delayed a few weeks, until November 16.[53][54]
On January 6, 2011, the band showcased the official music video for the first single taken from the album, "All I Want", through an MTV premiere. The video features musicians from groups including A Day to Remember's former lead guitarist Tom Denney, as well as Vic Fuentes, Pete Wentz, Dallas Taylor, and Tim Lambesis.[56]
On December 15, it was announced that A Day to Remember planned to file suit against their label, Victory, due to breach of contract. Legal action had reportedly been initiated on May 31 of that year, with the band claiming Victory owed them over $75,000 in royalties.[60] Victory has said that the lawsuit is actually about the band's refusal to fulfill their five- album contractual commitment, and their desire to move to a major label.[61] A Day to Remember gave Altpress.com this statement: "A Day To Remember would like to make it clear that they did not announce nor seek any attention regarding their ongoing suit with Victory Records. This information has been public record since May of 2011 and they have no intention of speaking publicly or disparagingly regarding their disagreement with Victory. A Day To Remember will continue to release music for their fans and are looking forward to touring in 2012."[62]
On May 8, 2012, the band announced at a show in New Jersey that their upcoming album would be called Common Courtesy.[65] On December 3, the band released a countdown on their website, counting down to December 21 but not revealing what it was counting down to. When the countdown reached zero, a new single titled "Violence (Enough Is Enough)" was released.[66] On January 21, 2013, A Day to Remember released more information about their upcoming tour, referring to it as the Right Back at It Again tour.[67] On March 18, McKinnon announced that the new album Common Courtesy had completed the tracking process and was going to be mixed.[68] On March 20, Woodard posted an image on his official Twitter account, stating that the band was back "on the road again".[69] On the same day, the first stop of their U.S. "Right Back At It Again" tour, A Day to Remember played a new track scheduled to appear on Common Courtesy, titled "Right Back at It Again".[70] They have continued to play this new track on each stop of the Right Back at It Again tour.[71] Asked about a release date for the album in an interview with WGRD in April, McKinnon said that "there's a date we've [...] tossed around in the last week, but I mean we haven't really set anything in stone."[72] Asked in the same interview if Common Courtesy was going to be released on Victory, he replied that the band were "not sure", and that the lawsuit was still being settled.[72]
On August 23, the album was announced for release on October 8, 2013.[73] A few days prior to the release, the band won the right to self-release the album,[74] with the band contractually obligated to owing Victory at least two more albums.[75][76] McKinnon said about Victory, "The only thing [they] held above us was the right to put out this album and we won the right to put it out ourselves [...] Now it can go to a jury and good luck having a jury of random people agree that two live albums that are sold separately not count as an album, good luck with that."[77] The band self-released the album digitally on October 8.[78] A physical edition with additional tracks was released on November 25,[79] by the band's own label, ADTR Records.
The band went on a UK and Europe tour in January and February 2014.[80] In an interview in late January, McKinnon mentioned the band would film the London show on the tour, with the hopes of releasing a live album.[81] The band toured across America throughout September and October with support acts including Bring Me the Horizon, Motionless in White and Chiodos, dubbing the venture the Parks & Devastation Tour.[82] The band opened for blink-182 (live debut with Matt Skiba) on two dates.[83]
On September 30, 2015, rhythm guitarist Neil Westfall announced in an interview with Ultimate Guitar that the band were casually working on new material, without a prospective release date.[84] A Day to Remember co-headlined the Big Ass Tour in arenas with the Amity Affliction in Australia and New Zealand in December 2015, with supporting bands Motionless in White and Hands Like Houses. On March 9, 2016, "Paranoia" was premiered through Beats 1.[85] The song was recorded with Bill Stevenson of Descendents/All.[86] It was released as a single on 11 March.[87] A music video was released on the same day,[88] directed by Ethan Lader.[89]
On June 2, 2016, a song titled "Bad Vibrations" was released, alongside a music video. It was also announced that the song would be the title track of their sixth album, Bad Vibrations.[90] The album was released on their independent label and Epitaph Records.[91][92] "Bullfight" was released as a single on July 25.[93] "Naivety" was released as a single on August 19.[94] "We Got This" was released as a single on September 1.[95] The album was released on September 2.[96] The band went on to support Blink 182 on the 2016 'California' Tour from July to October 2016. During their homecoming show in Ocala on March 18, 2017, the band were presented with keys to the city.[97] The song "Same About You" was released to rock radio stations on January 23, 2018.[98]
On June 14, 2019, EDM producer Marshmello released a collaboration track with the band titled "Rescue Me" marking A Day to Remember's first new release in three years.[99] Two months later, on August 20, 2019, the band released a new single titled "Degenerates" and revealed that they are now signed to Fueled by Ramen.[100][101] During an intimate free show at the House of Vans in London on August 21, 2019, the band announced that their seventh album is titled called You're Welcome and would be released later that year.[102]
It was eventually announced that the album would be released on November 15, but a week before this scheduled release, it was announced the album was delayed until early 2020, the band's guitarist Kevin Skaff later explained it was due to the album's mixing and artwork not being complete yet.[103][104][105] In the meantime, the band released another single, "Resentment", on November 22.[106] On April 15, 2020, the band released the third single "Mindreader" alongside an accompanying music video.[107] On November 18, the band announced that their new album is set for release on March 5, 2021. They also released the fourth single "Brick Wall".[108]
On January 25, 2021, the band held an acoustic livestream event called "Live at The Audio Compound".[109] On January 27, the album's fifth single, "Everything We Need" was released;[110] it was followed by an official music video on March 10.[111] On August 2, the band announced on their social media their headlining "The Re-Entry Tour" with Asking Alexandria and Point North as supporting acts.[112] On October 13, it was announced that founding bassist Joshua Woodard had left the band due to the addressed allegations of past sexual misconduct from 2020.[113] Woodard was also involved in a 2017 car crash where he "unexpectedly crossed over three lanes of traffic" and killed a 24-year old driver. This did not surface until 2021.[114][115] On December 16, the band released a music video for the song "Last Chance to Dance (Bad Friend)".[116]
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