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Them vs. You vs. Me is the fourth full-length studio album from Canadian alternative rock band Finger Eleven. The album was initially rumoured to be titled Sense of a Spark. The album was released on March 6, 2007. It reached number 31 on the US Billboard 200 and number two on the Canadian Albums Chart, making it the band's most successful album on either chart. As of May 17, 2008, the album has sold 650,342 copies in the United States and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.

Them vs. You vs. Me
Studio album by Finger Eleven
Released	March 6, 2007
Recorded	Chicago, 2006
Genre	Alternative rock, hard rock, funk rock, post-grunge
Length	40:24 44:36 (Canada)
Label	Wind-Up
Producer	Johnny K
Finger Eleven chronology
Finger Eleven (2003) Them vs. You vs. Me (2007) Life Turns Electric (2010)
Singles from Them vs. You vs. Me
"Paralyzer" Released: 2006 "Falling On" Released: June 28, 2007 "I'll Keep Your Memory Vague" Released: October 2007 (Canada) February 5, 2008 (U.S.) "Talking to the Walls" Released: March 2008 (Canada)

The album won the 2008 Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C[2]

AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine was conflicted with the album, praising the flourishes of disco-rock and funk in tracks like "Paralyzer" and "Lost My Way" but felt there wasn't enough of it in "a collection of otherwise colorless but capable by-the-book alt-rock", concluding with: "So, the variety of rhythms, along with the increasing emphasis on acoustic-based power ballads, gives Them vs. You vs. Me the greatest musical variety of any Finger Eleven record, but they remain boxed in by their good intentions: they remain a group that's too polite to dislike but too well-mannered to remember."[1] Chris Willman of Entertainment Weekly said of the band's change in musical direction throughout the record, "Mostly, though, their newfound malleability results in cravenly radio-baiting ballads like ”I’ll Keep Your Memory Vague” — a title that may also describe listeners’ reaction to this forgettable fare."[2]

Track listing

Bonus tracks

12. "Change the World [Acoustic Mix]" – 3:43 (Canada deluxe version)
13. "Sacrifice [B-Side]" – 3:45 (Canada and UK deluxe version)
14. "Them vs. You vs. Me" – 4:12 (Canada and UK deluxe version)
15. "Falling On [Live]" – 3:18 (Canada deluxe version)
16. "Paralyzer [Live]" – 3:34 (Canada deluxe version)

Charts

Singles

Song (2007)	CAN [10]	AUS [11]	NZ [12]	US [13]	US Alt. [14]	US Pop [15]
"Paralyzer"	3	12	7	6	1	5
"Falling On"	36	—	—	—	31	—
"I'll Keep Your Memory Vague"	12	—	—	—	30	—

References

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