e-track. In late August, a music video was released for "You Can't Look Back". In mid-September, a lyric video was released for "Death Wolf". Tidal Wave was released on September 16 through Hopeless Records. The album peaked at number 36 on the Billboard 200 and in the top 10 of several other Billboard charts. In addition, it also charted in Australia and Scotland. Following this, the group went in an intimate club tour, during which they played the album in its entirety. In February 2017, a music video was released for "Call Come Running", and the group went on a UK tour. An Australian tour in March, followed by appearances at the When We Were Young and Rock on the Range festivals in April and May, respectively. In summer, the band embarked on a co-headlining US tour with Every Time I Die.

Background
Taking Back Sunday released their sixth album Happiness Is in early 2014 through Hopeless Records. The album, which was produced by Mike Sapone, reached the top 10 in the Billboard 200. In between tours for the record, the group would meet up for two/three weeks at a time and work on ideas for their next album. In an interview with The Aquarian Weekly in early December 2015, vocalist Adam Lazzara reckoned that there would be another writing session before the group goes to record their next album. He said he can't "believe how [some of the songs] are coming out". During a holiday show in late December, Taking Back Sunday performed a new song entitled "Tidal Wave". While in preparation to record their next album, guitarist John Nolan was expecting a second child and wanted to be nearby. According to Lazzara, the group "always said it would be nice if there was a studio here we could record at", but was unaware of any.

Engineer Mike Pepe, who had been a long-time fan of the group, subsequently told Lazzara about a local studio where he worked at, Sioux Sioux Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina. Lazzara said he and Nolan were completely unaware of its existence, "It was too perfect. You never know what you’re gett