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{{Infobox album

| Name = I'm Sorry I'm Leaving

| Type name = epI'm Sorry I'm Leaving

| Longtypetype = ep

| Artist artist = [[Saves the Day]]

| Cover cover = Saves the Day - I'm Sorry I'm Leaving cover.jpg

| Releasedalt = July 1, 1999 =

| Recorded released = MarchJuly 1, 1999

| recorded = March 1999,<br/>Shoulder to the Wheel Studio

| Genre = [[Emo]], [[acoustic rock]]

| Lengthvenue =

| Label studio = Immigrant Sun

| Genre genre = [[Emo]], [[acousticpop rockpunk]]

| Producer =

| length = 12:31

| Last album = ''[[Can't Slow Down (Saves the Day album)|Can't Slow Down]]''<br />(1998) |

| label = Immigrant Sun

| This album = '''''I'm Sorry I'm Leaving'''''<br />(1999) |

| producer =

| Next album = ''[[Through Being Cool]]'' <br />(1999)

| Last album prev_title = ''[[Can't Slow Down (Saves the Day album)|Can't Slow Down]]''<br />(1998) |

}}{{Album ratings

| rev1 prev_year = [[Allmusic]]1998

| Next album next_title = ''[[Through Being Cool]]'' <br />(1999)

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r519553|pure_url=yes}} link]

| next_year = 1999

}}

}}{{AlbumMusic ratings

'''''I'm Sorry I'm Leaving''''' is an EP released by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Saves the Day]], following their first album. It differed from the album by having a lighter acoustic sound. The EP was recorded in one week in 1998<!-- need a source for this part --> and was released on Immigrant Sun Records on July 1, 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.immigrantsun.com/|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20000621120659/http://www.immigrantsun.com/|title=Immigrant Sun Records Homepage|archivedate=June 21, 2000|work=immigrantsun.com|accessdate=May 14, 2015}}</ref> It includes a cover of [[Modern English (band)|Modern English]]'s "[[I Melt with You]]".

| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/im-sorry-im-leaving-mw0000114665|title=I'm Sorry I'm Leaving - Saves the Day - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic|work=AllMusic|accessdate=May 18, 2015}}</ref>

}}

'''''I'm Sorry I'm Leaving''''' is an acoustic EP released by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Saves the Day]], released by Immigrant Sun on July 1, 1999.

It differed from the band's debut album, ''[[Can't Slow Down (Saves the Day album)|Can't Slow Down]]'', by having a lighter acoustic sound.

==Background and recording==

Saves the Day formed in late 1997. Their debut album, ''[[Can't Slow Down (Saves the Day album)|Can't Slow Down]]'', was released with [[Equal Vision Records|Equal Vision]] in August 1998.<ref name=EVSTD/> The album helped the band gain fans, but only in the New Jersey area.<ref name=Greenwald80>Greenwald 2003, p. 80</ref> The band promoted the album with two tours, which helped the band expand their fan base.<ref name=EVSTD>{{cite web|url=http://www.equalvision.com/evrbands/savesthed.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19991018200727/http://www.equalvision.com/evrbands/savesthed.html|title=EVR: SAVES THE DAY|archivedate=October 18, 1999 |work=equalvision.com |accessdate=May 18, 2015}}</ref> Saves the Day had three different line-up changes while touring ''Can't Slow Down'', leaving vocalist [[Chris Conley (musician)|Chris Conley]] and drummer Bryan Newman as the only original members left.<ref name=Wired>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2014/11/oral-history-through-being-cool/|title=Happy Birthday, Through Being Cool: The Story Behind the Seminal Emo Album|author=Ufberg, Max |date=November 3, 2014|magazine=WIRED|accessdate=May 18, 2015}}</ref>

''I'm Sorry I'm Leaving'' was recorded and mixed at Shoulder to the Wheel Studio in March 1999.<ref name=ISILbooklet/> The EP was [[Mastering engineer|mastered]] by M.J.R. at Metropolis Mastering Ltd.<ref name=ISILbooklet/>

==Release==

'''''I'm Sorry I'm Leaving''''' is an EP released by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Saves the Day]], following their first album. It differed from the album by having a lighter acoustic sound. The EP was recorded in one week in 1998<!-- need a source for this part --> and was released on Immigrant Sun Records on July 1, 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.immigrantsun.com/|archiveurl=httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20000621120659/http://www.immigrantsun.com/|title=Immigrant Sun Records Homepage|archivedate=June 21, 2000|work=immigrantsun.com|accessdate=May 14, 2015}}</ref> It includes a cover of [[Modern English (band)|Modern English]]'s "[[I Melt with You]]".

== Track listing ==

All songs written by [[Chris Conley (musician)|Chris Conley]], except "I Melt with You" by [[Modern English (band)|Modern English]].<ref name=ISILbooklet/>

CD version

;CD version

# "I'm Sorry I'm Leaving" – 2:48

# "Hold" – 2:22

# "Jessie & My Whetstone" – 2:06

# "Take Our Cars Now!" – 2:38

# "[[I Melt with You]]" ([[Modern English (band)|Modern English]] cover) – 2:57

;7" vinyl version

# "I'm Sorry I'm Leaving"

# "Hold"

# "The Way His Collar Falls"

==Personnel==

{{Saves the Day}}

Personnel per booklet.<ref name=ISILbooklet>{{cite AV media notes|title=I'm Sorry I'm Leaving |others=[[Saves the Day]] |year=1999 |type=Booklet |publisher= Immigrant Sun |id=none}}</ref>

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

;Saves the Day

* [[Chris Conley (musician)|Chris Conley]] – [[vocals]]

* Bryan Newman – [[drums]]

* Eben D'Amico – [[bass guitar|bass]]

* Ted Alexander – [[rhythm guitar]]

* David Soloway – [[lead guitar]]

{{col-2}}

;Production

* M.J.R. – [[Mastering engineer|mastering]]

* Sean Mallinson – layout, design

{{col-end}}

==References==

; Citations

{{Reflist}}

;Sources

{{refbegin}}

* {{cite book|last1=Greenwald |first1=Andy |title=Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo |url=https://archive.org/details/nothingfeelsgood0000gree |url-access=registration |date=2003 |publisher=St. Martin's Press |___location=New York |isbn=9781466834927 |edition=First}}

{{refend}}

==External links==

<!-- This is a licensed stream for the album, which is allowed under Wikipedia polices -->

*[https://myspace.com/savestheday/music/album/i-m-sorry-i-m-leaving-20067385 ''I'm Sorry I'm Leaving''] at [[MySpace]] (streamed copy where licensed)

{{Saves the Day}}

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