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Act on what you are saying or stop talking about it, as in You've been citing evidence for months but never presented it--now put up or shut up. This somewhat impolite term, often put as a command, is believed to come from gambling, in which a card player is told to ante up or withdraw. A second theory maintains that it means either put up your fists to fight or back down. [1870s] Also see put one's money where one's mouth is.

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For the song of the same name by Quiet Riot, see QR III.

Put Up or Shut Up

EP by All Time Low

Released

July 25, 2006

Recorded

Valencia Studios, Paul Leavitt's basement, Silver Spring, Maryland

Genre

Pop punk

Length

23:24

Label

Hopeless

Producer

Paul Leavitt

All Time Low chronology

Singles from Put Up or Shut Up
The Party Scene (2005)	Put Up or Shut Up (2006)	So Wrong, It's Right (2007)
"Coffee Shop Soundtrack" Released: August 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	(81%)^[1]
Allmusic	^[2]

Put Up or Shut Up is an EP by American pop punk band All Time Low. It was released in 2006 through Hopeless Records. The title originates from lyrics taken from "Break Out! Break Out!". The EP has sold over 60,000 copies.^[3]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Alex Gaskarth.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Coffee Shop Soundtrack"	3:01
2.	"Break Out! Break Out!"	3:03
3.	"The Girl's a Straight-Up Hustler"	3:38
4.	"Jasey Rae"	3:39
5.	"The Party Scene"	2:57
6.	"Running from Lions(electric)"	3:01
7.	"Lullabies"	4:03

Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 are all re-recordings of songs off The Party Scene.

iTunes deluxe edition
No.	Title	Length
8.	"Coffee Shop Soundtrack" (Acoustic remix)	3:53
9.	"Jasey Rae" (Acoustic)	3:34

Credits

Jack Barakat – lead guitar, back up vocals
Rian Dawson – drums
Alex Gaskarth – vocals, rhythm guitar
Zack Merrick – bass, back up vocals

References

^ "All Time Low - Put Up or Shut Up - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=151132&highlight=all+time+low.
^ "Put Up or Shut Up - All Time Low". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r842110.
^ All Time Low - So Wrong, It's Right AbsolutePunk. Retrieved April 14, 2012.

All Time Low

Alex Gaskarth
Jack Barakat
Zack Merrick
Rian Dawson

Studio albums
and singles

The Party Scene	"Circles" "The Girl's a Straight-Up Hustler"

Put Up or Shut Up	"Coffee Shop Soundtrack"

So Wrong, It's Right	"Six Feet Under the Stars" "Dear Maria, Count Me In" "Poppin' Champagne"

Nothing Personal	"Weightless" "Damned if I Do Ya (Damned if I Don't)" "Lost in Stereo"

Dirty Work	"I Feel Like Dancin'" "Forget About It" "Time-Bomb"

Extended plays

The Three Words to Remember in Dealing with the End
Put Up or Shut Up
Live from MySpace Secret Shows
Live Sessions
MTV Unplugged: All Time Low
All Time Low Live EP (iTunes Exclusive)

Live albums

Straight to DVD

Other songs

"Freaking Me Out"
"Painting Flowers"
"Art of the State"

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