Dirty Work is the fourth studio album by American rock band All Time Low.

After spending sometime writing material in Los Angeles, the band started recording with Mike Green in March 2010.

Over the following months the band recorded songs with John Fields, Butch Walker, Matt Squire, David Kahne and U4L.

In July, the band appeared at the Sonisphere and Oxegen UK festivals and embarked on a North America tour, which lasted into August.

After the tour's conclusion, music videos were released for "Time-Bomb" and "Merry Christmas, Kiss My Ass" in November and December, respectively.

[6] After touring in Australia as part of the Soundwave festival in February and March 2010,[11] Gaskarth spent time writing new material in Los Angeles.

[17] SonicScoop reported in November 2010 that the band were doing overdubs with Green, who was producing and engineering, in Studio A at Sear Sound in New York.

)", "I Feel Like Dancin'", "Guts", "Under a Paper Moon", "Return the Favor", "No Idea", "A Daydream Away", "Heroes" and "Get Down on Your Knees and Tell Me You Love Me".

"[26] In an interview with MTV, Gaskarth said that the title was inspired "by the subject matter on the record, where it's this toss-up of being wrapped up in what we do, and having the fun and the good times, and kind of pulling that blindfold down in order to ignore the fact that other problems are crumbling around you".

"[28] He mentioned that "there's one [track] that starts with classical guitar playing something that sounds like it could be out of vaudeville and it's that kind of thing that we really decided to go for on this record.

But this album was an effort to develop our sound and hone in on [sic] great songwriting rather than conform to the boundaries of a certain genre.

[42] Gaskarth visited Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo at his house and ended up co-writing "I Feel Like Dancin'".

"[42] "No Idea" is based upon the film Inception (2010), specifically the scene where the character Dom Cobb has a dream relationship with his wife.

"[42] Gaskarth called "A Daydream Away" the "kind of front porch, snare brushes and acoustic guitar slow jam I always wanted to write.

"[42] Gaskarth called "Heroes" the "no-so-find farewell closer" that is also the "most pop-punk song" on the record, in tribute to their roots.

"[26] After appearing at Reading and Leeds Festivals in August, the band returned to the studio to finalise the album's track listing in September.

[10] In October and November, the band went on a headlining club tour in the US with support from A Rocket to the Moon and City (Comma) State.

"[44] Gaskarth stated in another interview: "We never actually gave an official release date; it's all been left to speculation and stretching of the facts.

We just wanted to make sure we didn't get caught up in that shit storm essentially, so we decided to hold off on putting the record out.

[59] In mid-March, Barakat stated in an interview with AbsolutePunk that All Time Low will "hopefully be releasing the track-listing shortly, maybe even clips of every song."

[60] From late March to early May, the band went on the Dirty Work Tour[61] with support from Yellowcard, Hey Monday, and the Summer Set.

[70] Gaskarth explained the video was "taking a stab at the music industry, how it works and the sort of things and extents people go to become successful.

The band were supported by Mayday Parade and We Are the In Crowd for the majority of the tour, while the Starting Line, Cartel, the Cab and Brighter appeared on select dates.

[83] In late September and early October, the band toured Australia as part of the Soundwave Counter-Revolution festival.

[84] In October and November, the band went on the Rise and Fall of My Pants tour in the US with support from the Ready Set, He Is We and Paradise Fears.

[91] The music video for "Merry Christmas, Kiss My Ass" was released on December 8,[92] directed by Jon Danovic.

[98] Entertainment Weekly gave this album a positive review, saying "Dirty Work proves you can grow up and still act like a kid, just as long as your songs are this head-rushingly catchy".

[101] AllMusic was also positive, saying "Consider Dirty Work the band's ultimate bid for mainstream acceptance, and one of their strongest pop albums to date".

[32] Alternative Press gave the album an average review, stating "Guts, featuring The Sounds' Maja Ivarsson is a synth-assisted 6/8 number loaded with urgency and lyrical poignancy" yet also notes "Other tracks feel homogenized and lifeless, as if they were focus group to death.

[120] Alternative Press included "Under a Paper Moon", "That Girl" and "Heroes" on their list of the band's best non-single songs.