Watch Out! is the second studio album from Canadian post-hardcore band Alexisonfire, released on June 8, 2004. The album debuted at number 6 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 6,580 copies in its first week of release, and was certified Platinum (indicating sales of over 100,000 copies) by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) in 2007. Background and production Alexisonfire released their self-titled debut studio album in October 2002. It spawned music videos for "Pulmonary Archery", "Counterparts and Number Them", and "Water Wings (And Other Poolside Fashion Faux Pas)", all of which achieved success on the TV channel MuchMusic and its sister channel MuchLoud. The album would eventually sell 30,000 copies in Canada, and peak at number 127 in that country. Throughout 2003, the band promoted the album with two Canadian tours, and four treks across the United States. For their next album, the band were told to go with a popular producer, and to record at a big studio. Instead, Watch Out! was produced by the band and Julius Butty; sessions were held at Butty's home studio close to Hamilton, Ontario. Butty also acted as engineer and mixer; Brett Zilahi mastered the album. Composition Watch Out! is a post-hardcore album, which saw more of a focus on Green's melodic singing, and less emphasis on Pettit's screaming. According to guitarist Wade MacNeil, the closing track of their debut, "Pulmonary Archery", incorporated the "atmospheric sound" that the band expanded upon with Watch Out!. Pettit expanded on this by the saying the band were listening to a lot of ambient rock acts, such as the Appleseed Cast and Mogwai. "Accidents" was written in the basement of MacNeil's mother's house. "Side Walk When She Walks" uses metal guitar riffs and different tempo changes. "No Transitory" opens mid-screaming. "Sharks and Danger" is a darker track that was reminiscent of "Spike" (2003) by the Network. Release In March 2004, the group went on the Equal Vision Records Tour with Bane, Armor for Sleep and Silent Drive. On April 19, 2004, Watch Out! was announced for release in two months' time. Alongside this, the album's track listing was posted online. In April and May 2004, the band went on a tour of Canada with Boys Night Out and Blue Skies at War. On May 27, 2004, "Accidents" was made available for download. In May and June 2004, the band went on tour with Silverstein, Emery, the