Don't Tread on Me is the eighth studio album by 311, which was released on August 16, 2005. The first single, "Don't Tread on Me", was released to radio on July 26, 2005. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and #1 on the R&R Panel Alternative chart. The second single, "Speak Easy", was released on November 22, 2005 and a third "Frolic Room", was released on June 13, 2006. Don't Tread on Me debuted and peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200, selling 91,000 copies in its first week of release.Whitmire, Margo. "Duff Is 'Most Wanted' on Billboard Album Chart". billboard.com. August 24, 2005.
Background This is the third 311 album recorded in 311's recording studio The Hive in North Hollywood, California.
Reception
Track listing
Outtakes Released on Archive compilation "Into the Flame" () – 3:27 "Stealing My Girl" (later reworked into "The Call" on Stereolithic) () – 2:59
Unreleased "Take My Money" () – 3:27 "T.H.A.W. (Time Heals All Wounds)" ()
Personnel Credits adapted from album’s liner notes.
311 Nick Hexum – vocals (lead vocals on 1–7, 9, 11, 12, "Into the Flame," "Stealing My Girl," and "Take My Money"), guitar S.A. Martinez – vocals (lead vocals on 1–12, "Into the Flame," "Stealing My Girl," and "Take My Money") Chad Sexton – drums, percussion Tim Mahoney – guitar P-Nut – bass
Additional Musicians Robert Greenidge – pans on "Speak Easy"
Production 311 – producer Ron Saint Germain – producer, engineer, mixer Giff Tripp – assistant engineer David Kahne – additional pre-production Jason Walters – studio manager Bryan Manley – studio technician Joe Gastwirt – mastering Shepard Fairey – artwork, design Myriam Santos-Kayda – photography Pablo Mathiason – A&R
Chart performance
Album Year Chart Peakposition2005US Billboard 2005
Singles YearSingleChartPeakposition2005"Don't Tread on Me"U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks22005"Don't Tread on Me"U.S. Billboard Pop 100932006"Speak Easy"U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks22
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