Bright Idea

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The album was recorded for just $5,000 in Hollywood, funded by the band themselves, and produced by Noah Shain.[2] It contains the hit singles "No Tomorrow", the title track, "Happiness" and "Already Over". Bright Idea charted at number one on the official UK Albums Chart on June 4, 2006.[3] The video for the single "Bright Idea" was directed by Tony Petrossian and was released as the follow-up to the UK number-one single "No Tomorrow".

The album was prized with a platinum record in the United Kingdom.[4] About 700,000 copies were sold worldwide.[5]

Guitarist Chad Rachild departed a year after the independent self release of the album. He was replaced by Kevin Roentgen and soon after the band were signed to Mercury Records UK.[6]

Track listing

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Personnel

  • George Astasio – guitars
  • Chris Cano – drums
  • Johnny Lonely – bass
  • Jason Pebworth – vocals
  • Chad Rachild – guitars
  • Kevin Roentgen – guitars

Charts

Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Bright Idea
Chart (2006) Peak
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Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Bright Idea
Chart (2006) Position
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 168
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 59

Release history

Release history for Bright Idea
Region Date
United Kingdom May 29, 2006
Various June 13, 2006

References

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