Every Second Counts (album)

Every Second Counts is the fourth studio album by American rock band Plain White T's, released on September 12, 2006. It is the first Plain White T's album to be released on Hollywood Records along with Fearless Records. Its title is derived from a lyric in the song "Let Me Take You There".

Every Second Counts
Studio album by Plain White T's
Released	September 12, 2006
Recorded	2003–2006
Studio	The Pass (Los Angeles, California) Slideaway Music Studio (Los Angeles, California) Pinewood Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Pop-punk[1] pop rock alternative rock indie rock
Length	44:09
Label	Hollywood Fearless
Producer	Johnny K
Plain White T's chronology
All That We Needed (2005) Every Second Counts (2006) Big Bad World (2008)
Singles from Every Second Counts
"Hey There Delilah" Released: May 9, 2006 "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)" Released: August 15, 2006 "Our Time Now" Released: September 25, 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Rocklouder	[3]
Entertainment.ie	[4]

The album peaked at number ten on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in March 2025.^[5]

Use in media

The song "Our Time Now" was used in most commercials and trailers for the ABC Family show Greek, and was performed by the band (along with "Hey There Delilah") in the episode "The Rusty Nail". "Our Time Now" and "You and Me" were used in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board. The Plain White T's also performed "Our Time Now" on an episode of the Nickelodeon show iCarly. "Making a Memory" was played during Katy Fox's final episode in Hollyoaks. The same song was put after the US version of The Voice's blind auditions, after Christina Aguilera made her choice. The song "Let Me Take You There" was used as the main song for the BBC's Live Masters Golf coverage.

Commercial performance

Every Second Counts debuted at number 89 on the US Billboard 200 chart on the week of September 30, 2006.^[6] The album reached its peak at number ten on the chart on the date issued August 11, 2007, selling 39,000 copies that week.^[7] On July 3, 2007, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.^[5]

In the United Kingdom, the album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart.^[8] On July 22, 2013, the album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 100,000 copies in the UK.^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Our Time Now"	Tom Higgenson Mia Koo Mike Daly	2:50
2.	"Come Back to Me"	Higgenson Bret Mazur Kraig Tyler	3:23
3.	"Hate (I Really Don't Like You)"	Higgenson	3:47
4.	"You and Me"	Higgenson	2:18
5.	"Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk"	Higgenson Mazur Tyler	3:22
6.	"Making a Memory"	Higgenson Daly	2:49
7.	"So Damn Clever"	Higgenson Matthew Gerrard	3:03
8.	"Tearin' Us Apart"	Higgenson	2:36
9.	"Write You a Song"	Higgenson	4:01
10.	"Gimme a Chance"	Higgenson Koo	2:57
11.	"Figure It Out"	Higgenson Daly	2:45
12.	"Let Me Take You There"	Higgenson	3:46
Total length:			44:09

Bonus edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Hey There Delilah[a]"	Higgenson	3:52

International edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Take Me Away"	Higgenson	2:44

iTunes Store bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Hold On"	Higgenson	2:40

Deluxe edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Hey There Delilah"	Higgenson	3:53
14.	"We Can Work It Out"	Lennon-McCartney	2:15
15.	"Hold On"	Higgenson	2:40

Notes

• ^{^[a]} "Hey There Delilah" appears as track one on some editions of the album.

DVD

The DVD includes a live concert in the band's hometown, Chicago. The set list was:

1. "Our Time Now"
2. "Revenge"
3. "All That We Needed"
4. "Stop"
5. "Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk"
6. "You and Me"
7. "Come Back to Me"
8. "Write You a Song"
9. "Tearin' Us Apart"
10. "So Damn Clever"
11. "Let Me Take You There"
12. "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)"
13. "Hey There Delilah"
14. "Take Me Away"

Personnel

• Tom Higgenson – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Tim G. Lopez – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Dave Tirio – rhythm guitar
• Mike Retondo – bass guitar, backing vocals
• De'Mar Hamilton – drums, percussion
• Stephen Barber – keyboards

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2007–08) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 45 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 27 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 98 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 66 French Albums (SNEP)[14] 65 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 26 Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] 2 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 66 UK Albums (OCC)[18] 3 US Billboard 200[19] 10 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position UK Albums (OCC)[21] 102 US Billboard 200[22] 107 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23] 23

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Ireland (IRMA)[24]	Gold	7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[25]	Gold	100,000*
United States (RIAA)[26]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.