Something Old / Something New

This article is about the Marianas Trench extended play. For other uses, see Something old, something new (disambiguation).

Something Old / Something New is the third extended play recorded by Canadian rock group Marianas Trench, released May 26, 2015 through 604 Records, Cherrytree Records, and Interscope Records.^[1] It contains two songs originally recorded for the band's fourth studio album, Astoria (2015), and two tracks that pre-date the recording of their debut studio album, Fix Me (2006), from their Self-Titled EP "Marianas Trench" (2002).^[2] The EP was released in promotion of Astoria and serves as a "thank you" to their fans.^[3]

Something Old / Something New
EP by Marianas Trench
Released	May 26, 2015 (2015-05-26)
Recorded	2001–2014
Length	14:58
Label	604 Cherrytree Interscope
Producer	Josh Ramsay
Marianas Trench chronology
Face the Music (2013) Something Old / Something New (2015) Astoria (2015)
Singles from Something Old / Something New
"Pop 101" Released: July 29, 2014 "Here's to the Zeros" Released: December 25, 2014

Background

After wrapping up promotion of their previous studio album, Ever After (2011), in 2013, the group returned to the studio to work on new music. The release of "Pop 101" in July 2014 was intended as the beginning of the Astoria era and was followed up with a second single ("Here's to the Zeros") that winter. However, when the band officially announced Astoria, they ultimately decided not to include either of these tracks, as they no longer fit the tone of the record.^[2][3][4] These singles were repackaged with two old tracks from before Fix Me (2006) and released as the Something Old / Something New EP to tide fans over until the release of the album (Astoria).^[3]

Singles

"Pop 101" was released July 29, 2014 as the lead single for the EP, and the originally-announced lead single for the then-upcoming album, Astoria.^[5] Its music video premiered on MuchMusic on August 1, 2015 before being uploaded to their Vevo account on August 4.^[6][7] The song reached a peak position of 27 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was certified Gold by Music Canada in November 2014.^[8][9]

The second single, "Here's to the Zeros", was released December 25, 2014.^[10] It reached number 57 on the Canadian Hot 100.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Recorded for	Length
1.	"Pop 101" (featuring Anami Vice)	Astoria (Ended up on Something Old/Something New)	4:08
2.	"Primetime"	Marianas Trench (Self-Titled EP)	3:21
3.	"Here's to the Zeros"	Astoria (Ended up on Something Old/Something New)	3:50
4.	"Sicker Things"	Marianas Trench (Self-Titled EP)	3:39
Total length:			14:58

All tracks are written by Josh Ramsay

Chart performance

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		CAN [8]	CAN CHR [11]	CAN Hot AC [12]
2014	"Pop 101"	27	22	11
	"Here's to the Zeros"	59	23	25

References

1. "Something Old / Something New - EP by Marianas Trench". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
2. Sternall, Allison (May 28, 2015). "NEWS: Marianas Trench Announce New Album To Be Released Later This Year". Confront Magazine. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. DeAndrea, Joe (June 2, 2015). "Marianas Trench - 06/02/15 - Interview". Absolute Punk. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
4. Josh Ramsay (May 27, 2015). "Detective Mittens on Twitter: "That's right. All new. RT @NorthsideLala: @JoshRamsay so here's to the zeros and Pop 101 wont be on the album? It'll be all brand new?"". Twitter. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
5. "Pop 101 (Barely feat. Anami Vice) - Single". iTunes Store (CA). Apple Inc. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014.
6. Melody. "Marianas Trench Take On Robin Thicke, Mumford & Sons and LMFAO In Their New Video". MuchMusic. Bell Media. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
7. "Pop 101 - Marianas Trench". VEVO. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
8. "Marianas Trench - Chart history (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
9. "Canadian singles certifications - Marianas Trench - Pop 101". Music Canada.
10. "Here's To the Zeros - Single by Marianas Trench". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
11. "Chart Search". Billboard Canada CHR/Top 40 for Marianas Trench. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
12. "Chart Search". Billboard Canada Hot AC for Marianas Trench. Retrieved October 2, 2015.