The Strange Case Of...

The Strange Case Of... is the second studio album by American rock band Halestorm. It was released on April 10, 2012 by Atlantic. The album was produced by Howard Benson, who also produced the band's self-titled debut album. The first single and video from the album "Love Bites (So Do I)" won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance.^[9] The song "Freak Like Me" was the band's first single to reach number one on the Mainstream Rock chart. The song "Here's to Us" was performed on the US television show, Glee, with clean lyrics. Four of the album's songs were previously released on the sneak-preview EP Hello, It's Mz. Hyde. A deluxe edition of the album was also released containing three bonus tracks. A different version of the song "Here's to Us" featuring multiple guests including Slash was included as a bonus track on the reissue version of the standard and deluxe version of the album in 2013. In interviews about the album, Hale noted that the album was heavier than their previous album, but was significantly closer to the sound of them live.

The Strange Case Of...
Standard edition cover. Some editions appear without the band's and album's title.
Studio album by Halestorm
Released	April 10, 2012
Recorded	2011
Studio	Bay 7 Studios (Valley Village, CA) Sparky Dark Studio (Calabasas, CA) Sunset Sound Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Genre	Hard rock heavy metal[1] alternative metal[2]
Length	40:56
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Howard Benson
Halestorm chronology
Reanimate: The Covers EP (2011) The Strange Case Of... (2012) Reanimate 2.0: The Covers EP (2013)
Singles from The Strange Case Of...
"Love Bites (So Do I)" Released: January 24, 2012 "I Miss the Misery" Released: July 22, 2012 "Freak Like Me" Released: January 8, 2013 "Here's to Us" Released: May 14, 2013 "Mz. Hyde" Released: October 21, 2013[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
411Mania	[1]
AllMusic	[4]
aNewRisingMusic	[5]
Kerrang!	[6]
Live Metal	[7]
Loudwire	[8]

The album debuted at No. 7 on Top Rock Albums and No. 15 on the Billboard 200, selling 24,000 copies in its first week.^[10] It has sold 1,000,000 copies in the US as of June 2, 2022, certified by the RIAA.^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Bites (So Do I)"	Lzzy Hale Dave Bassett	3:11
2.	"Mz. Hyde"	Hale Scott Stevens	3:22
3.	"I Miss the Misery"	Hale Christine Danielle Connolly Stevens	3:03
4.	"Freak Like Me"	Hale Johnny Andrews Rob Graves	3:38
5.	"Beautiful with You"	Hale Nina Ossoff Dana Calitri Maria Sommer	3:16
6.	"In Your Room"	Hale Zac Maloy	2:46
7.	"Break In"	Hale Aimée Proal Graves Mark L. Holman	4:45
8.	"Rock Show"	Hale Julian Emery Jim Irvin	3:19
9.	"Daughters of Darkness"	Hale Blair Daly	3:55
10.	"You Call Me a Bitch Like It's a Bad Thing"	Hale Ossoff Calitri Martin Briley	3:11
11.	"American Boys"	Hale Robert Huff	3:28
12.	"Here's to Us"	Hale Toby Gad Danielle Brisebois Brian Connors	2:57
Total length:			40:56

Deluxe edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Don't Know How to Stop"	Hale Emery Irvin Jason Keith Perry	3:55
14.	"Private Parts" (feat. James Michael of Sixx:A.M.)	Hale James Michael	3:59
15.	"Hate It When You See Me Cry"	Hale	3:11
Total length:			52:01

Japanese edition bonus tracks (taken from Reanimate: The Covers EP)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Slave to the Grind" (Skid Row cover)	Sebastian Bach Rachel Bolan Dave "The Snake" Sabo	3:31
14.	"Bad Romance" (Lady Gaga cover)	Stefani Germanotta Nadir Khayat	4:08
15.	"Hunger Strike" (Temple of the Dog cover)	Chris Cornell	3:53
16.	"All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" (Heart cover)	Robert John "Mutt" Lange	5:02
17.	"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" (The Beatles cover)	John Lennon Paul McCartney	6:49
Total length:			68:34

Reissue edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Here's to Us (Guest Version)" (feat. Slash, Wolfgang Van Halen, Brent Smith, Myles Kennedy, James Michael, Tyler Connolly, David Draiman, and Maria Brink)	Hale Gad Brisebois	3:15
Total length:			44:11

Hello, It's Mz. Hyde EP

The band released an EP before the album release of four of the songs set to appear on The Strange Case Of....

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love Bites (So Do I)"
2.	"Rock Show"
3.	"Daughters of Darkness"
4.	"Here's to Us"
Total length:		13:28

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Strange Case Of....^[12]

Band members

• Lzzy Hale – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
• Joe Hottinger – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Josh Smith – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Arejay Hale – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional personnel

Musicians Wolfgang Van Halen – background vocals Myles Kennedy – guitar Slash – guitar Phil X – guitar Howard Benson – keyboards Lenny Skolnik – keyboards Jamie Muhoberac – piano Maria Brink – background vocals Tyler Connolly – background vocals David Draiman – background vocals Myles Kennedy – background vocals James Michael – background vocals Brent Smith – background vocals

Artistry Alex Kirzhner – art direction, design, photography Hikari Tezuka – hair stylist Lucky Smyler – make-up Chris Phelps – photography Mody Al Khufash – stylist

Production

• Anne Declemente – A&R, administration
• Pete Ganbarg – A&R
• Paul DeCarli – digital editing, engineer
• Jon Nicholson – drum technician
• Jimmy Fahey – engineer
• Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki – engineer
• James Michael – engineer
• Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
• Marc VanGool – guitar technician
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
• Brian Ranney – packaging
• Howard Benson – producer, programming
• Lenny Skolnik – programming

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2012-2023) Peak position Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[13] 26 UK Albums (OCC)[14] 49 UK Rock and Metal Albums (OCC)[15] 2 Japanese Albums Chart (Oricon)[16] 52 US Billboard 200[17] 15 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] 7 US Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] 1 US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[18] 6 US Top Digital Albums (Billboard)[18] 15 US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[18] 21

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position US Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 12 US Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] 59 US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[21] 44 Chart (2013) Position US Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 12 US Rock Albums (Billboard)[23] 69

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[24]	Silver	60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[25]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.