Reach for the Sun is the full-length debut album from American

United States

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 alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band The Dangerous Summer

The Dangerous Summer (band)

The Dangerous Summer is an Indie / Rock band from Ellicott City, Maryland. The band formed in the summer of 2006 to write their first EP, There Is No Such Thing as Science, which drew the attention of Hopeless Records and other labels in 2007. They signed with Hopeless Records within 8 months of...

, released through Hopeless Records

Hopeless Records

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. The album was released on May 5, 2009.

Track listing

1. "Where I Want to Be" – 3:39
2. "Settle Down" – 3:41
3. "Weathered" – 3:54
4. "Symmetry" – 3:00
5. "Surfaced" – 4:05
6. "A Space to Grow" – 4:03
7. "Reach for the Sun" – 3:27
8. "The Permanent Rain" – 3:24
9. "Northern Lights" – 4:31
10. "This Is War" – 4:03
11. "Never Feel Alone" – 3:23

Bonus tracks

1. "Where I Want to Be (Acoustic Version)" – 3:44 (iTunes bonus track)

Singles

The first single from the album was "Where I Want to Be". It was released to iTunes on April 14, 2009.

Other appearances of songs

"Surfaced" and "Where I Want to Be (Acoustic Version)" appeared on the 2009 compilation album Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 7.

Chart performance

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...	42