Sing the Sorrow is the sixth studio album by American rock band AFI. It was released on March 11, 2003 through (now defunct) DreamWorks Records. Recorded at Cello Studios in Los Angeles, California between 2002 and 2003, the album was produced by Jerry Finn and Butch Vig.
Musically, Sing the Sorrow is a departure from the hardcore punk and horror punk genres established through the band's previous material, with the album primarily using influences of alternative rock and post-hardcore, as well as incorporating more experimental sounds, including synthesizers, strings and samples. Lyrically, the album is darker and more poetic than previous material, with the inclusion of a hidden track containing a spoken word poem accompanied by piano keys and distorted synth sounds.
Sing the Sorrow received critical acclaim from music critics, who praised its melodies and musicianship, as well as its mature sound in comparison to the band's previous material. The album was a commercial success, reaching number 5 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, as well as peaking within the charts of Canada and the United Kingdom. It has since been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), as well as being certified Platinum in Canada. The album was supported by three singles: "Girl's Not Grey", "The Leaving Song Pt. II" and "Silver and Cold", which have since successfully charted within the Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts.Sing the Sorrow is the sixth studio album by American rock band AFI. It was released on March 11, 2003 through (now defunct) DreamWorks Records. Recorded at Cello Studios in Los Angeles, California between 2002 and 2003, the album was produced by Jerry Finn and Butch Vig.
Musically, Sing the Sorrow is a departure from the hardcore punk and horror punk genres established through the band's previous material, with the album primarily using influences of alternative rock and post-hardcore, as well as incorporating more experimental sounds, including synthesizers, strings and samples. Lyrically, the album is darker and more poetic than previous material, with the inclusion of a hidden track containing a spoken word poem accompanied by piano keys and distorted synth sounds.
Sing the Sorrow received critical acclaim from music critics, who praised its melodies and musicianship, as well as its mature sound in comparison to the band's previous material. The album was a commercial success, reaching number 5 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, as well as peaking within the charts of Canada and the United Kingdom. It has since been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), as well as being certified Platinum in Canada. The album was supported by three singles: "Girl's Not Grey", "The Leaving Song Pt. II" and "Silver and Cold", which have since successfully charted within the Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts.false2025-09-25 15:38:05Sing the Sorrow20032003-03-112003-03-1156EmoPop PunkPunk11311621227604b39ee68-0e2a-4838-ae6c-6e7de35b83831c3919b2-43ca-4a4a-935d-9d50135ec0efbbaed6d5-f299-3893-994b-17a29cbe08cb/media/data/media5/Music/AFI/Sing the Sorrow/folder.jpgAFIAFIAFI (abbreviation for A Fire Inside) is an American rock band from Ukiah, California, formed in 1991. Since 1998, it consists of lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backing vocalist Adam Carson, bassist, backing vocalist and keyboardist Hunter Burgan, and guitarist, backing vocalist and keyboardist Jade Puget. Havok and Carson are the sole remaining original members. Originally a hardcore punk band, they have since delved into many genres, starting with horror punk and following through post-hardcore and emo into alternative rock and gothic rock.
AFI has released eleven studio albums, ten EPs, one live album and one DVD. The band first reached substantial commercial success with their fifth album, The Art of Drowning (2000), which peaked at number 174 on the Billboard 200. They then broke into the mainstream with their sixth, Sing the Sorrow (2003), which peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and remained on the chart for 51 weeks. The album was supported by popular singles "Girl's Not Grey" and "Silver and Cold", both of which peaked at number seven on America's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in 2003. "The Leaving Song Pt. II" was also released as a single, reaching number 16 on the chart. Sing the Sorrow was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 2006 and is AFI's best-selling release, having sold over 1.26 million copies as of September 2009.AFI's seventh album, Decemberunderground (2006), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and featured the hit single "Miss Murder", which topped the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and appeared in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 2013. Their next three albums, Crash Love (2009), Burials (2013) and AFI (2017), were also successful, peaking at increasing positions on the Billboard 200. An EP, The Missing Man, followed in December 2018. The band released their 11th album, Bodies, on June 11, 2021.