. ▁We ▁never ▁said ▁‘ let ’ s ▁write ▁a ▁heav ier ▁record ,’ ▁this ▁is ▁just ▁what ▁happened ." ▁ ▁With ▁Mind ▁Control ▁having ▁been ▁released ▁merely ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁T ant ric ' s ▁prior ▁album , ▁Fer re ira ▁just ified ▁the ▁hast iness ▁by ▁explaining ▁" We ▁had ▁the ▁material ▁written . ▁We ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁off ▁the ▁rad ar . ▁We ▁were ▁off ▁the ▁rad ar ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁we ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁people ▁to ▁have ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁us . ▁It ' s ▁already ▁not ▁a ▁very ▁loyal ▁business , ▁so ▁if ▁you ' re ▁not ▁constantly ▁at ▁it ▁you ▁can ▁be ▁easily ▁forgotten ." ▁ ▁Prom otion ▁and ▁tour ▁ ▁The ▁album ' s ▁title ▁track ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁lead ▁single , ▁being ▁introduced ▁to ▁radio ▁in ▁August . ▁After ▁two ▁weeks , ▁it ▁entered ▁the ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Medi abase ▁Active ▁Rock ▁chart . ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁" M ind ▁Control " ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁Nash ville ▁with ▁director ▁Mason ▁D ixon , ▁who ▁previously ▁directed ▁" Down ▁and ▁Out ." ▁It ▁deb uted ▁nation wide ▁via ▁MTV 2 ’ s ▁Un le ashed ▁on ▁August ▁ 4 . ▁ ▁T ant ric ' s ▁first ▁tour ▁for ▁Mind ▁Control ▁was ▁scheduled ▁from ▁August ▁to ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁with ▁guests ▁Ar anda ▁and ▁V ay den . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁▁ ▁Mind ▁Control ▁gained