Frail Words Collapse is the second studio album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. The album is their first release on the record label Metal Blade Records. Only two of the four current band-members (drummer Jordan Mancino and frontman Tim Lambesis) appeared on the album. This is also the last album to feature Evan White before his departure from the band shortly after the album's release. Two of the band's signature songs, "94 Hours" and "Forever", appear on the album.
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Studio album by As I Lay Dying | ||||
Released | July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) | |||
Recorded | February 2003 | |||
Studio | Big Fish Studio | |||
Genre | Metalcore | |||
Length | 38:44 | |||
Label | Metal Blade | |||
Producer | Evan White, Tim Lambesis | |||
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Exclaim! | Highly favorable[2] |
HM Magazine | Highly favorable[3] |
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Music videos have been produced for the songs "94 Hours" and "Forever". The album has sold 250,000 copies to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[citation needed]
The album gets its name from a lyric of one of the songs on it, "Falling upon Deaf Ears".
All tracks are written by As I Lay Dying.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Re-recorded version, originally appeared on: | Length |
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1. | "94 Hours" | 3:11 | ||
2. | "Falling upon Deaf Ears" | 2:31 | ||
3. | "Forever" | As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy | 4:43 | |
4. | "Collision" | 3:11 | ||
5. | "Distance Is Darkness" | 2:39 | ||
6. | "Behind Me Lies Another Fallen Soldier" | As I Lay Dying, Jon Jameson | Beneath the Encasing of Ashes | 3:03 |
7. | "Undefined" | 2:17 | ||
8. | "A Thousand Steps" | 1:46 | ||
9. | "The Beginning" | As I Lay Dying, Tommy Garcia | As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy | 3:29 |
10. | "Song 10" | 4:16 | ||
11. | "The Pain of Separation" | As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy | 2:57 | |
12. | "Elegy" | 4:47 | ||
Total length: | 38:44 |
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
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Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] | 30 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] | 41 |
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