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{{Infobox album

| name = This Won't Hurt...

| type = [[Album]]

| artist = [[The Methadones]]

| cover = MethadonesThis this wonWon't hurtHurt... cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = July 10, 2007

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'''''This Won't Hurt...''''' is the fifth studio album by punk rock band [[The Methadones]]. It was released on July 10, 2007 by [[Red Scare Industries]].<ref name="punknews"/> In 2022, the album was re-released with the bonus track "Take Me to Japan", including a [[Vinyl record|vinyl]] pressing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miladinović |first=Djordje |date=2022-06-11 |title=The Methadones Re-Release This Won’tWon't Hurt… On Vinyl Via Red Scare Industries |url=https://thoughtswordsaction.com/2022/06/11/the-methadones-re-release-this-wont-hurt-on-vinyl-via-red-scare-industries/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=THOUGHTS WORDS ACTION |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Inteview{{as written|Int|eview [sic]}}: The Methadones Frontman on Band's Prospects – |url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/interviews/inteview-the-methadones-frontman-on-bands-prospects/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=New Noise Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NEWS: THEThe METHADONESMethadones ANNOUNCEAnnounce ‘THIS'This WON’TWon't HURT’Hurt' RERe-RELEASErelease |url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/news-the-methadones-announce-this-wont-hurt-re-release/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=New Noise Magazine |date=2 June 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NEWS: The Methadones Announce "This Won't Hurt..." Vinyl Reissue |url=https://www.thepunksite.com/news/the-methadones-announce-this-wont-hurt-vinyl-reissue-announce-us-eu-tour-dates// |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=ThePunkSite.com |date=10 June 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=THEThe METHADONESMethadones TOTo RELEASERelease “THIS"This WON’TWon't HURT…”Hurt…" FORFor THEThe FIRSTFirst TIMETime ONOn VINYLVinyl|url=https://www.jadedinchicago.com/2022/06/news-the-methadones-to-release-this-wont-hurt-for-the-first-time-on-vinyl/|access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Jaded Chicago |date=7 June 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Methadones' This Won't Hurt on vinyl|url=https://www.scenepointblank.com/news/records/2022/06/13/methadones-wont-hurt-vinyl/|access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Scene Point Blank |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Reception ==

Weeks after release in 2007, Brian Schultz of ''Punknews.org''<ref name=punknews/> wrote, "the Methadones haven't necessarily progressed terribly far beyond their old selves, but there have been enough subtle changes through the years to finally call them unique," noting that fans of the band would enjoy it.

Ramsey Kanaan of ''[[AMP (magazine)|AMP]]'' criticized the vocal effects on several of the songs, saying, "it’s a good CD, but a few notches below their last few efforts."<ref name=Kanaan>{{cite magazine

| last = Kanaan

| first = Ramsey

| date = June–July 2008

| title = The Methadones, This Won't Hurt... CD

| page = 157

| department = Soundscape, Music Reviews

| magazine = [[AMP (magazine)|AMP]]

| ___location = Martinez, California

| publisher = American Music Press Magazine

}}</ref>

Multiple [[punk zine]]s reviewed the album. Andy Darling for ''[[Maximum Rocknroll]]'' called the record "really well written and well played melodic punk," noting, "this is [[power pop]] for the new millennium"<ref name=Darling>{{cite magazine

| last = Darling

| first = Andy

| date = Sep 2007

| title = Methadones - "This Won't Hurt..." CD

| department = Records

| url = https://archive.org/details/mrr_292/page/n125/mode/2up?q=%22this+won%27t+hurt%22+methadones

| magazine = [[Maximum Rocknroll]]

| issue = 192

| ___location = San Francisco

| access-date = 2023-09-08

}}</ref> A review of the album in ''[[Razorcake]]'' expresses surprise "that it was within poppunk’s molecular structure to mature along with its audience and practitioners?"<ref>{{cite magazine

| author = Rev. Nørb

| date = Sep–Oct 2007

| title = Methadones, The: This Won't Hurt...: CD

| magazine = [[Razorcake]]

| department = Record Reviews

| issue = 40

| ___location = Los Angeles

}}</ref> Joachim Hiller of the German language ''[[Ox-Fanzine|Ox]]'' praised the classic three-chord structure, noting the record still felt contemporary.<ref name=Hiller>{{cite magazine

| last = Hiller

| first = Joachim

| date = Oct–Nov 2007

| title = Methadones, This Won't Hurt... CD

| magazine = [[Ox-Fanzine]]

| issue = 74

| ___location = Solingen, Germany

}}</ref>

==Track listing==

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| date = July 24, 2007

| url = https://www.punknews.org/review/6516/the-methadones-this-wont-hurt

| accessdateaccess-date = September 5, 2023}}</ref>

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==External links==

*{{Discogs master |361110 2703935| TheThis MethadonesWon't Hurt...|type=album }}

{{The Methadones}}

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[[Category:The Methadones albums]]

[[Category:2007 albums]]

[[Category:Red Scare Industries albums]]

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