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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 written partially in their hometown of [[Minneapolis]] and partially in Los Angeles, during a period in which frontman [[Justin Pierre]] was seeking treatment for [[alcohol abuse]]. He hoped for his lyricism to better emphasize [[storytelling]], inspired by the lyrics of [[Tom Waits]], [[Ben Folds]] and [[John K. Samson]]. Hoppus mainly worked with the band on completing song arrangements.
The album became the band's breakthrough,<ref name="cb">{{cite news|url=http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-31942-reeling_in_the_years.html|title=Reeling in the Years|date=January 14, 2015|work=Cincinnati CityBeat|___location=[[Cincinnati]], Ohio|author=Reyan Ali|accessdate=May 29, 2015}}</ref> with lead single "[[Everything Is Alright]]" becoming the band's signature song. The album peaked at number two on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'s}} [[Independent Albums]] chart. The singles' music videos achieved rotation on cable channel [[MTV2]] while the band toured alongside [[Fall Out Boy]] and [[Panic! at the Disco]] on the [[Nintendo Fusion Tour]], later also joining the [[Warped Tour]] for a stint. In 2014, ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' referred to the album as a classic of [[pop punk]], "full of hook-laden, keyboard-assisted songs whose bright melodies don't mask the despair and self-loathing lurking beneath them."<ref name=avclub>{{cite news|url=
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|rev3=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|rev3Score= {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/committhistomemory/ link]
| rev4 =''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4Score = (mixed)<ref name=ewreviewA>{{cite journal| last =Maerz| first =Jennifer| date =June 13, 2005| title =''Commit This to Memory'' – Review| journal = [[Entertainment Weekly]]| issue = 825| issn =1049-0434 | url =
|rev5= [[PopMatters]]
|rev5Score= (5/10)<ref name="Popm">{{cite magazine|url=
}}Upon its release, ''Commit This to Memory'' received general acclaim from music critics. Scott Heisel of ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' wrote that "''Memory'' is an inspired, mature sophomore disc chock full of catchy, intelligent pop-rock."<ref name="ap">{{cite magazine|author=Scott Heisel|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/committhistomemory|title=Review: ''Commit This to Memory''|magazine=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]|accessdate=April 14, 2014}}</ref> [[Allmusic]]'s Johnny Loftus considered the band more intelligent and sophisticated than their [[Warped Tour]] peers: "Motion City Soundtrack['s] wistful memories, tales of breaking up, and frantic searches for answers [are] realer than the next pop-punk combo on the quadruple summertime bill."<ref name="am">{{cite web|author=Johnny Loftus |url=
Jessica Grose of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' favorably compared it to Blink-182's ''[[Enema of the State]]'' (1999).<ref name="spin05">{{cite news|title=Band of the Day: Motion City Soundtrack|date=June 9, 2005|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|author=Jessica Grose|url=http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2005/06/06092005_motion_city_soundtrack/|accessdate=May 29, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060809215809/http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2005/06/06092005_motion_city_soundtrack/|archivedate=August 9, 2006}}</ref> Tony McMenamin of ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' deemed it the publication's album of the month, calling it "a charged mix of instantly catchy pop-punk lashings and somber acoustic wailings."<ref name="blender05">{{cite news|title=Editors' Picks: July 2005|date=July 2005|work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]|author=Tony McMenamin|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1688|accessdate=May 29, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123034520/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1688|archivedate=November 23, 2005}}</ref>
The album was leaked to [[file sharing]] websites within a day of the final [[Audio mastering|mastering]] and months before its official release.<ref name=rehearsalvid>{{cite video|people = Megan Cunningham, Mike Raffensperger (Producers) |title= Rehearsal Space: Motion City Soundtrack |url= http://www.zoom-in.com/spotlights/rehearsal_space_motion_city_soundtrack |format= Streaming video |medium= Interview |publisher= Zoom-In |accessdate = May 29, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705005216/http://www.zoom-in.com/spotlights/rehearsal_space_motion_city_soundtrack|archivedate=July 5, 2008}}</ref> It debuted on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] in the issue dated June 25, 2005 at position 72,<ref name=billboard1>{{cite journal| date =June 25, 2005| title =The ''Billboard'' 200| journal =[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| volume =117| issue = 26| page =53 | issn =0006-2510}}</ref> selling 16,000 copies in its opening week.<ref name=billboard>{{cite journal| author=Cortney Harding| date =October 6, 2007| title =Chart Motion| journal =[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| volume =119| issue = 40| page =46 | issn =0006-2510}}</ref> It charted better on the magazine's [[Independent Albums]] chart, where it peaked at number two.<ref name="ind"/> The last official estimate placed it at 285,000 albums sold in the U.S.,<ref name="oc"/> but Pierre said in 2015 interview that the number is closer to 500,000.<ref name="noisey">{{cite news|url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/rank-your-records-motion-city-soundtracks-justin-pierre|author=Jonah Bayer|title=Rank Your Records: Motion City Soundtrack's Justin Pierre Rates the Band's Five Albums|publisher=[[Vice Media, Inc.|Noisey]] ([[Vice Media, Inc.]])|date=October 1, 2015|accessdate=October 1, 2015}}</ref> The band's music videos found regular rotation on networks such as [[MTV2]], and the band also performed on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]''.<ref name="westw"/> ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s Lauren Gilton considered the album a [[sleeper hit]].<ref name="rs05">{{cite news|title=Bands to Watch: Motion City Soundtrack |author=Lauren Gilton |date=December 1, 2005 |url=http://www.motioncitysoundtrack.com/RSPress.jpg |page=28 |issue=988 |accessdate=May 29, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061218225055/http://www.motioncitysoundtrack.com/RSPress.jpg |archivedate=December 18, 2006 }}</ref> Nevertheless, the band's breakthrough brought naysayers, and the group became targets for critics of [[pop punk]]: "[the band was] frequently characterized as the sort of ultra-commercial punk poseurs who water down the genre to the point of drowning it."<ref name="westw">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.westword.com/2006-02-16/music/constant-motion/full|title=Constant Motion|author= Michael Roberts |date=February 16, 2006|magazine=[[Westword]]|accessdate=April 15, 2014}}</ref>
Subsequent reviews of the album have continued to be positive. In 2014, ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' referred to the album as a classic of [[pop punk]], "full of hook-laden, keyboard-assisted songs whose bright melodies don't mask the despair and self-loathing lurking beneath them."<ref name="avclub"/> Reyan Ali of ''Cincinnati CityBeat'' wrote that ''Commit This to Memory'' "absolutely bleeds charm," commenting, "Even with all the dire thematic matter Pierre's lyrics covered, [...] the band framed the words with music that sparkled, owing to spunky, inspired hooks, full-sounding record production and ample doses of Moog."<ref name="cb"/> ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''{{'s}} Tyler Sharp deemed the record a "classic,"<ref name="altpress14">{{cite news|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/motion_city_soundtrack_announce_commit_this_to_memory_10th_anniversary_tour|title=Motion City Soundtrack announce ‘Commit This To Memory’ 10th Anniversary Tour|author= Tyler Sharp |date=November 10, 2014|work=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]|accessdate=May 29, 2015}}</ref> while Taylor Morgan of ''[[OC Weekly]]'' called it "the soundtrack of [[millennial]] youth, reminiscent of breakups, making out, goofing off, and growing up."<ref name="oc">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2015/02/motion_city_soundtrack_february_12th_2015_1.php|title=Motion City Soundtrack Delivers Pop Punk Nostalgia in Anaheim|author=Taylor Morgan|date=February 13, 2015|work=[[OC Weekly]]|accessdate=May 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518103844/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2015/02/motion_city_soundtrack_february_12th_2015_1.php|archive-date=May 18, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[BuzzFeed]] included the album at number 21 on their "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F——ing Die" list.<ref name=BuzzFeed>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/mariasherm/36-pop-punk-albums-you-need-to-hear-before-you-f-ing-die|title=36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F----ing Die|author1=Sherman, Maria |author2=Broderick, Ryan |work=BuzzFeed|date=July 2, 2013|accessdate=July 29, 2015}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' listed the album as one of "20 Pop Punk Albums Which Will Make You Nostalgic".<ref>{{cite web|url=
==Touring==
[[File:Motion City Soundtrack in Denver.jpg|thumb|The band performs in [[Denver]], Colorado in February 2005.]]
During the recording of the album, the band embarked on their first headlining tour, The Sub-Par Punk Who Cares Tour 2004.<ref name="cleve"/> After recording, the band set out on the inaugural Epitaph Tour, alongside Matchbook Romance and From First to Last, with appearances by [[the Matches]] and Scatter the Ashes on select dates.<ref name="bbtour"/> The tour visited every major US city, and ran from February 2 to March 19, 2005.<ref name="bbtour">{{cite magazine|url=
The band embarked on a tour celebrating the tenth anniversary of the album between January and February 2015, playing the album in its entirety.<ref name="altpress14"/> "It doesn't feel like ten years ago, but then it also feels like a lifetime ago," said Pierre.<ref name="pga"/> The group later extended this anniversary tour, and further toured the album between June and August 2015.<ref name="pollstar">{{cite news|author=Sarah Marie Pittman|url=http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=817920|title=Motion City Soundtrack's 10-Year Anniversary Party|date=April 30, 2015|work=[[Pollstar]]|accessdate=May 29, 2015}}</ref>
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