Frail Words Collapse
Studio album by
As I Lay Dying
ReleasedJuly 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)
RecordedFebruary 2003
StudioBig Fish Studio
GenreMetalcore
Length38:44
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerEvan White, Tim Lambesis
As I Lay Dying chronology
As I Lay Dying / American Tragedy
(2002) 		Frail Words Collapse
(2003) 		Shadows Are Security
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Exclaim!Highly favorable[2]
HM MagazineHighly favorable[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout[4]
Imperiumi[5]

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. 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.

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".

Track listing

All tracks are written by As I Lay Dying

No.TitleWriter(s)Re-recorded version, originally appeared on:Length
1."94 Hours"  3:11
2."Falling upon Deaf Ears"  2:31
3."Forever" As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy4:43
4."Collision"  3:11
5."Distance Is Darkness"  2:39
6."Behind Me Lies Another Fallen Soldier"As I Lay Dying, Jon JamesonBeneath the Encasing of Ashes3:03
7."Undefined"  2:17
8."A Thousand Steps"  1:46
9."The Beginning"As I Lay Dying, Tommy GarciaAs I Lay Dying/American Tragedy3:29
10."Song 10"  4:16
11."The Pain of Separation" As I Lay Dying/American Tragedy2:57
12."Elegy"  4:47
Total length:38:44

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

As I Lay Dying

Production

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] 30
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 41

References

  1. ^ "Frail Words Collapse - As I Lay Dying". Allmusic.
  2. ^ Pratt, Gregg (September 2003). "As I Lay Dying - Frail Words Collapse". Exclaim!. Ian Danzig. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  3. ^ Rhorer, Sean. "As I Lay Dying - FRAIL WORDS COLLAPSE". HM Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  4. ^ "As I Lay Dying, "Frail Words Collapse" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout.
  5. ^ Niko Kaartinen (2003-06-23). "Levyarviot: As I Lay Dying - Frail Words Collapse". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  6. ^ "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "As I Lay Dying Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
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