Sunshine State of Mind is the third studio album by American rock band We the Kings. Background While writing new material, We the Kings used piano and acoustic guitars. Travis Clark explained that he "wanted all the songs to be able to be stripped down with acoustic and vocals, and [the band] built it off that." Release Sunshine State of Mind was released through S-Curve Records on July 5, 2011 on iTunes and July 12 everywhere else. "Say You Like Me" was released to mainstream radio on September 13, 2011. In February and March 2012 the band went on a co-headlining tour with Mayday Parade, with support from The Downtown Fiction and Anarbor. Reception The album received mixed to negative reviews from music journalists. It debuted at No. 45 on the US Billboard 200 and at No. 9 on the Rock Albums chart. This is the last album to feature bass player Drew Thomsen. Track listing Personnel We the Kings Travis Clark – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Hunter Thomsen – lead guitar, backing vocals Danny Duncan – drums Drew Thomsen - Bass References External links Sunshine State of Mind at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed) 2011 albums We the Kings albums S-Curve Records albums Albums produced by S*A*M and Sluggo