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'''''Commit This to Memory''''' is the second studio album by American rock band [[Motion City Soundtrack]]. Produced by [[Mark Hoppus]], the album was released on June 7, 2005, in the United States by [[Epitaph Records]]. The Minnesota-based rock act formed in 1997, developing their emotionally-charged, pop-punk sound over the interim years. Their debut LP, ''[[I Am the Movie]]'', saw release on independent label Epitaph in 2003. It was followed with a heavy touring schedule, including stints on the [[Warped Tour]] and as the opening

act for multi-platinum rockersgroup [[Blink-182]]. Blink bassist Mark Hoppus took a liking to the quintet, offering to produce their next studio effort.

Recorded over six weeks in late 2004, ''Commit This to Memory'' was created largely at Seedy Underbelly Studios, a suburban home converted into a studio in Los Angeles' [[Valley Village, Los Angeles|Valley Village]] region. The album was partially composed there and in their hometown of [[Minneapolis]], during a period in which frontman [[Justin Pierre]] was seeking treatment for [[alcohol abuse]]. He aimed for stronger [[storytelling]] in his lyricism, inspired by the work of [[Tom Waits]], [[Ben Folds]], and [[John K. Samson]]. Hoppus mainly worked with the band on finalizing song arrangements.