Song · Armor For Sleep
“Hold The Door” by Armor For Sleep
From the album Smile for Them (2007)
“Hold The Door” by Armor For Sleep appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2008. It was first released in 2007 on the album Smile for Them. Its best result is #85 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #604 alternative song of 2008.
"Hold the Door" was the second single from Smile for Them, the third album Armor for Sleep put out on Sire in October 2007, and it followed "Williamsburg" into the world in February 2008. The record had a bumpy birth: sessions with Ben Grosse in California were binned after a few months, and the band started again with Machine, working at The Machine Shop in Weehawken, New Jersey, and Loho Studios in New York City.
Machine produced this one and shares the music credit with the band and John Deley, Ben Jorgensen wrote the words, and Neal Avron mixed. The album around it is emo and post-hardcore with echoes of Foo Fighters, the Smashing Pumpkins and Quicksand, taking aim at celebrity culture, and critics split on it, some praising Machine's production and others finding the songwriting uninspired.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 100 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2008 | 106 |
| 2008 | 85 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2008 | 91 |
Also listed as: Hold the Door.
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