The lead single for their fourth album, ” All Downhill from Here ” reached number eleven in the Rock Chart before Catalyst (2004) was released. The album peaked at a career-high number three on the Billboard 200, selling 146,000 copies in its first week. The heavier style of the record, which included some metal and new wave influences, was due to the comparisons that magazines and other media outlets would make between New Found Glory and other popular bands. Chad Gilbert stated: “Well, when Sticks and Stones came out and we were doing that Honda Civic Tour, we were getting compared to bands like Good Charlotte and Simple Plan we were angry with that. At that point, we were getting compared to more pop bands and we aren’t a pop band.” The band promoted the album with a supporting tour with Green Day during the fall of 2004 on the American Idiot Tour . The song “This Disaster” was featured in EA Sports ‘ Madden NFL 2005 , and “At Least I’m Known for Something” was featured in EA’s Burnout 3: Takedown . This became the band’s third record to be certified gold by the RIAA.
Released ‘Catalyst’
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