and Statelines tour, alongside Panic! at the Disco, Acceptance and Hellogoodbye. On February 21, the band released an acoustic EP, titled From the Carpet, which included three songs from Almost Here: "The Phrase That Pays", "Down and Out" and "Black Mamba". The band went on the 2006 edition of the Warped Tour. The album spawned three singles: "Checkmarks", "Slow Down" (often incorrectly referred to as "Hollywood Hills"), which was chosen through an online poll on the band's website, and "The Phrase That Pays". "Classifieds" was an intended single from the album and a video was made for the song. This video was never officially released, but the video's director posted it on YouTube. Reception and legacy The album debuted at #20 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, as well as at #24 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart. It also charted at #185 on The Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. By May 2006, the album had sold over 144,000 copies. By October 2009, the album's sales stood at 265,000. BuzzFeed included the album at number 33 on their "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F——ing Die" list. Cleveland.com ranked "Checkmarks" at number 88 on their list of the top 100 pop-punk songs. On February 6, 2010, The Academy Is... performed a 5th Anniversary Show for the album with Sing It Loud and special guest. On September 12, 2015, rumors were confirmed that the band would embark on a 10th Anniversary show for Riot Fest in Chicago. Following the announcement of the Riot Fest reunion show, the band released dates for the 10th Anniversary U.S. tour. Track listing All songs written by Mike Carden and William Beckett, except "Down and Out" by Beckett. All lyrics by Beckett. Personnel Adapted credits from the Almost Here liner notes. The Academy Is... William Beckett – vocals AJ LaTrace – guitars Mike Carden – guitars Adam T. Siska – bass Mike DelPrincipe – drums Production and design James Paul Wisner – producer, engineer, recording, mixing Jeremy Dubois – mixing Alan Douches – mastering Evan Leake – graphic design Charts Album References Citations Sources The Academy Is... albums 2005 albums Fueled by Ramen albums Albums produced by James Paul Wisner