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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->

{{Infobox album

Name = This Won't Hurt...|

| name Type = This =Won't [[Album]] |Hurt...

| type Artist = [[The MethadonesAlbum]] |

| Cover artist = [[The |Methadones]]

| cover Released = 2007This Won't |Hurt...jpg

| alt Recorded = | =

| released = July 10, 2007

Genre = [[Punk rock]], [[pop punk]] |

| Length recorded = 33:00Atlas |Studios

| venue =

Label = [[Red Scare Records]] |

| studio Producer = |

| genre = [[Punk rock]], [[pop punk]]

Reviews = *[[Punknews.org]] {{rating-5|3.5}} [http://www.punknews.org/review/6516 link]

| length = 33:08<br />37:42 (Reissue)

|

| label = [[Red Scare Industries]]

Last album = ''[[21st Century Power Pop Riot]]''<br />(2006) |

| producer =

This album = '''''This Won't Hurt...'''''<br />(2007) |

| prev_title = 21st Century Power Pop Riot

Next album = ''The Methadones/The Copyrights Split''<br />(2008) |

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = The Methadones/The Copyrights Split

| next_year = 2008

}}

'''''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'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={{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: The Methadones Announce 'This Won't Hurt' Re-release |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=The Methadones To Release "This Won't Hurt…" For The First Time On Vinyl|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>

'''This Won't Hurt...''' is the fifth album overall by [[punk]] band [[The Methadones]]. Released in 2007, it follows 2006's cover album, 21st Century Power Pop Riot, and is the proper follow up to 2004's Not Economically Viable.

==Track listReception ==

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.

# "Six Degrees of Separation" - 1:27

# "Getting Older/Losing Touch" - 3:15

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

# "Poor Little Rich Girl" - 3:17

| last = Kanaan

# "Street in My Hometown" - 2:16

| first = Ramsey

# "Turning Up the Noise" - 3:11

| date = June–July 2008

# "Where Did You Hide the Sun?" - 1:57

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

# "Falling Forward" - 3:24

| page = 157

# "Alcohol Makes the World Go Around" - 2:42

| department = Soundscape, Music Reviews

# "Break Out of My Head" - 2:30

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

# "Starting Line" - 2:54

| ___location = Martinez, California

# "I Believe" - 2:36

| publisher = American Music Press Magazine

# "Already Gone" - 3:40

}}</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==

# "Six Degrees Of Separation" – 1:27

# " Getting Older / Losing Touch" – 3:14

# "Poor Little Rich Girl" – 3:17

# "Street In My Hometown" – 2:16

# "Turning Up The Noise" – 3:11

# "Where Did You Hide The Sun?" – 1:57

# "Falling Forward" – 3:24

# "Alcohol Makes The World Go Around" – 2:42

# "Break Out Of My Head" – 2:30

# "Starting Line" – 2:54

# "I Believe" – 2:36

# "Already Gone" – 3:40

===Vinyl/digital bonus track===

#<li value=13> "Take Me To Japan" – 4:34

==References==

{{reflist|refs =

<ref name="punknews">{{Cite web

| last = Shultz

| first = Brian

| title = The Methadones - This Won't Hurt... (2007)

| publisher = punknews.org

| date = July 24, 2007

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

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

}}

==External links==

*{{Discogs master |2703935| This Won'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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