NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ A&M/ Octone) - Now in its 8th week out, "All Around Me," the third single by A&M/Octone recording group Flyleaf, is shaping up as their highest-charting song to date - and is having a definite impact on sales of their self-titled RIAA gold debut album FLYLEAF. "
All Around Me" is charting at -
Modern and Active (where it is spinning on a combined total of over 80 radio stations) and Mainstream Rock. In the process, it has sent the album back onto the Billboard 200 chart and revved up sales with a 15% increase this week over last week, for a total of 656,000 CDs sold.
Director Paul Fedor (Evanescence, Marilyn Manson, 30 Seconds to Mars) was tapped to shoot the video for "All Around Me," whose premiere date will be announced later this month.
This week, Flyleaf finishes up the second leg of their two-month headlining Justice & Mercy Tour. The tour features support bands Kill Hannah, Sick Puppies, and Resident Hero.
With no down time, Flyleaf will then be preparing for this summer's rigorous Family Values Tour - with Korn, Evanescence, Atreyu, Hellyeah, Trivium, Neurosonic, Droid, and other bands. The 31-city North American itinerary opens July 20th at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights, Missouri, and wraps up at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, California, on September 2nd. (Please see tour dates below.)
Flyleaf - vocalist/lyricist Lacey Mosley, guitarists Sameer Bhattacharya and Jared Hartmann, bassist Pat Seals, and drummer James Culpepper - have been on tour constantly honing their dynamic live performance, since the September 2005 release of their album (although they have been playing together since 2002). Three top-charted Rock singles later - "I'm So Sick," "Fully Alive," and "All Around Me" - they have amassed over 650,000 album sales.
Their fan club has more than 20,000 "Mob Members" signed up, and the Flyleaf site on MySpace has more than 390,000 friends. The site logs over 6,000 plays per day and boasts over 17 million plays to date. "Mob Member" perks (details at https://www.flyleafmusic.com) include limited edition merchandise, exclusive online content, and the chance to meet Flyleaf in person at shows. The band has also partnered with World Vision to offer fans a limited edition four song EP (available exclusively at shows) and a specially designed t-shirt. All proceeds from the sales of both items go to benefit World Vision, which provides worldwide aid to those in need (https://www.worldvision.org).
Among their biggest fans is FLYLEAF album producer Howard Benson (known for his work with Papa Roach, My Chemical Romance, POD and The All-American Rejects). Prior to "All Around Me," the videos for "I'm So Sick" and "Fully Alive" were directed by the Brothers Strause (whose credits include A Perfect Circle, Linkin Park, Godsmack, Staind, and others).
FLYLEAF ON 2007 FAMILY VALUES TOUR (with Korn, Evanescence, Atreyu, Hellyeah, Trivium, Neurosonic, Droid, others)
July 20 St Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
21 Minneapolis, MN Float-Rite Amphitheatre
22 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
24 Toronto, ON Molson
25 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theater
27 Boston, MA Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
28 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
29 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Theater
Aug. 3 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
4 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
5 Camden, NJ Tweeter Waterfront
7 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
10 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
11 Atlanta, GA Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre
12 Orlando, FL Amway Arena
14 Miami, FL Sound Advice Amphitheatre
15 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
17 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Centre
18 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
19 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
21 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre
22 Kansas City, KS Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
24 Denver, CO Coors Amphitheatre
25 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
26 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
29 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Arena
31 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Sept. 1 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
2 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
