Your Favorite Weapon is the debut studio album by American rock band Brand New, released in 2001. The album consists largely of power chord-heavy pop punk songs, detailing the highs and lows of teenage relationships and experiences. Over time, as the band's sound changed drastically, many songs from the album have been phased out of the band's live shows. A 2004 interview with Kerrang! described the band as feeling "somewhat ashamed" of the album. Background Vocalist/guitarist Jesse Lacey, bassist Garrett Tierney and drummer Brian Lane played in a band called The Rookie Lot with Brandon Reilly before the band eventually broke up. After a period of inactivity between Lacey, Tierney and Lane, the trio formed Brand New in Long Island, NY in 2000. The name came from Lane and Reilly. Reilly went on to play in The Movielife. Shortly afterwards, the band acquired guitarist Vincent Accardi, who had previously played in One Last Goodbye. The band self-released a demo, and the band started gaining attention outside of their home state after touring with Midtown and Glassjaw. Lane had a job working at a recording studio which the band would use to record material. The band signed to Triple Crown after their second-ever show. Fred from Triple Crown was initially interested in hardcore band Home Town Hero, a band that featured Tierney and Lane, but by the time Fred contacted Lane Home Town Hero had been broken-up for six months. Instead, Brand New sent Fred their demo. Lacey said the label was "excellent" for the band "in every way". Composition and recording Asked about his influences, Lacey replied Lifetime, Foo Fighters, The Cars and The Smiths. The band would listen to several bands while in their van, such as Saves the Day, Modest Mouse and Green Day, among others. All of the songs on the album were written, according to Accardi, "within our whole teenage years. Some songs were written two or three years before the record came out." "The Shower Scene" references actress Janet Leigh's story in the film Psycho. The title of "Jude Law and a Semester Abroad" references actor Jude Law. "Failure by Design" is about Lacey experiencing writer's block. "Seventy Times 7" was written about a feud between Lacey and Taking Back Sunday guitarist John Nolan. Nolan wrote about the feud from his point of view in Taking Back Sunday's "There's No 'I' in Team". The name