The Strange Case Of...

The Strange Case Of... is the second full-length studio album by the rock band Halestorm, released on April 10, 2012. 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...
Studio album by Halestorm
Released	April 10, 2012
Recorded	2011
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[3]" Released: October 21, 2013

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 500,000 copies in the US as of March 8, 2016, 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, Scott 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	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
16.	"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"

Personnel

• 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 – bass 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 Wolfgang Van Halen – 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) Peak position UK Albums Chart[12] 49 UK Rock Chart[13] 2 Japanese Albums Chart[14] 52 US Billboard 200[15] 15 US Top Rock Albums[16] 7 US Hard Rock Albums[16] 1 US Alternative Albums[16] 6 US Top Digital Albums[16] 15 US Top Tastemaker Albums[16] 21

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position US Hard Rock Albums[17] 12 US Rock Albums[18] 59 US Alternative Albums[19] 44 Chart (2013) Position US Hard Rock Albums[20] 12 US Rock Albums[21] 69

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[22]	Gold	500,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Silver	60,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

The singles "I Miss The Misery" and "Here's To Us" have been certified by the RIAA, selling 1 million and 500,000 copies, respectively.

References

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23. "British album certifications – Halestorm – The Strange Case Of." British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Strange Case Of.. in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.