The Ghost Overground
Encyclopedia
The Ghost Overground is an EP
that was released by Jack's Mannequin
on August 5, 2008 by Sire Records
as an iTunes Store
exclusive. It contains two songs from the album The Glass Passenger
(September 30, 2008) and two live tracks from their debut album Everything in Transit
. "The ghost overground" is a lyric from "Crashin'", a song on the new album. After the release of the EP, the track "The Resolution" peaked at #1 on Billboard's "Hot Singles Sales" chart, #104 on the Billboard Hot 100
and at #27 on Billboard Modern Rock Tracks as well.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
that was released by Jack's Mannequin
Jack's Mannequin
Jack's Mannequin is an American rock band formed in 2004, originally hailing from Orange County, California. The band began as a side project of Andrew McMahon, the frontman for Something Corporate, and is composed of guitarist Bobby Anderson, bassist Mikey "The Kid" Wagner, and drummer Jay...
on August 5, 2008 by Sire Records
Sire Records
Sire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a...
as an iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
exclusive. It contains two songs from the album The Glass Passenger
The Glass Passenger
The Glass Passenger is the second studio album by American rock band Jack's Mannequin, released through Sire Records on September 30, 2008 in the United States. It is the band's first studio album on Sire Records after Everything in Transit was released through Maverick Records...
(September 30, 2008) and two live tracks from their debut album Everything in Transit
Everything in Transit
Everything in Transit is the debut album of Jack's Mannequin. It was released on August 23, 2005 on Maverick Records.-Overview:Everything In Transit may be considered a concept album, that tells the story of Andrew McMahon finally coming home after years of nonstop touring with his band Something...
. "The ghost overground" is a lyric from "Crashin'", a song on the new album. After the release of the EP, the track "The Resolution" peaked at #1 on Billboard's "Hot Singles Sales" chart, #104 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and at #27 on Billboard Modern Rock Tracks as well.
Track listing
- "The Resolution" - 3:06
- "Bloodshot" - 3:54
- "Holiday from Real" (live from SIR) - 3:48
- "Kill the Messenger" (live from Rock Xentral) - 3:31