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. It was released on April 27, 2007 in Germany, April 30 in Europe and on May 1 in the U.S.. The album features a harder, more raw sound compared with their previous record ''

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edition of the album was set to be released on May 1 in the U.S.; however, it has since been canceled. The album debuted at number 46 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, selling about 14,000 copies in its first week. The album title refers to Baby 81, a survivor of the

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Track listing

Singles

* ''Weapon Of Choice'' (April 16, 2007) ** b/w "666 Conducer" / "The Show's About To Begin" / "666 Conducer" (Acoustic) * ''Berlin'' (July 30, 2007) ** b/w "Vision" / "20 Hours" / "Weapon Of Choice" (Alternate Video) * See also: '' American X: Baby 81 Sessions EP''

In popular culture

"Weapon of Choice" was featured in the bonus setlist in '' Guitar Hero: World Tour'', '' Driver: San Francisco'', and as downloadable content for ''

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''. It is also featured in the racing game '' Ferrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli''. "Need Some Air" was featured in ''

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''. "Berlin" and "Weapon of Choice" were featured in ''

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''. A short film was created for the American X track and can be found on the American X EP and the Live DVD released from the Baby 81 Tour.See track notes for both releases

Chart performance

References

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