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The Swiss Army Romance by Dashboard Confessional
The Swiss Army Romance is an album by Dashboard Confessional, released in 2000. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 25 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Screaming Infidelities”, on 25 lists with a best position of #3.
The Swiss Army Romance is where Dashboard Confessional began, and at first it wasn't really a band at all: Chris Carrabba made it as a solo side project while he was still in Further Seems Forever, and even the name came from one of its songs, "The Sharp Hint of New Tears". James Paul Wisner produced, and the record is emo stripped to the studs, mostly acoustic guitar and Carrabba's voice cracking open on purpose, every heartbreak delivered at close range.
Fiddler Records pressed just 1,000 copies in March 2000 before the album was sold on to Drive-Thru, which put it back out that November. As Carrabba's star rose, he and Vagrant bought the rights and reissued it in April 2003 with two bonus tracks, "Hold On" and "This Is a Forgery". "Screaming Infidelities" was the breakout, and its video took the MTV2 award at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards. Rock Sound later slotted the album at 100 on its 101 Modern Classics list.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Swiss Army Romance on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Screaming Infidelities | 25 | #3 | – | 2001–2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.