▁h ank y ▁and ▁have ▁a ▁good ▁time . ▁And ▁we ▁want ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁provide ▁that ▁for ▁people . ▁We ▁want ▁to ▁make ▁music ▁that ▁touch es ▁them ▁and ▁moves ▁them ▁in ▁that ▁way , ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁tears ▁come ▁from , ▁for ▁joy ▁and ▁for ▁sorrow . ▁ ▁The ▁We ep ies ' ▁first ▁album ▁H app iness ▁was ▁released ▁at ▁Club ▁Pass im ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁unsigned ▁by ▁a ▁label ▁it ▁sold ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies . ▁ ▁N ett werk ▁( 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 1 1 ) ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁The ▁We ep ies ▁recorded ▁a ▁second ▁album , ▁Say ▁I ▁Am ▁You , ▁in ▁the ▁bed room ▁of ▁their ▁home ▁in ▁Pas ad ena , ▁California ; ▁the ▁occas ional ▁motor ist ▁can ▁be ▁heard ▁passing ▁by ▁in ▁the ▁background ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁tracks . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁after ▁a ▁sold - out ▁show ▁at ▁The ▁Living ▁Room ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁The ▁We ep ies ▁were ▁approached ▁by ▁N ett werk ▁Records ▁and ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁label ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁digit ally ▁in ▁December ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁and ▁phys ically ▁on ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁By ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁album ▁hit ▁number ▁one ▁the ▁i T unes