Don't You Fake It

Don't You Fake It
Studio album by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Released July 18, 2006
March 20, 2007 (Re-release)
Recorded December 2005–January 2006
Genre Post-hardcore, emo, pop punk, alternative rock
Length 44:28
Label Virgin
Producer David Bendeth
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus chronology
Ass Shaker/Justify/Face Down EP
(2006)
Don't You Fake It
(2006)
AOL Sessions Undercover-EP
(2007)
Deluxe edition
"Deluxe Edition" cover
Singles from Don't You Fake It
  1. "Face Down"
    Released: 2006
  2. "False Pretense"
    Released: 2007
  3. "Your Guardian Angel"
    Released: 2007
  4. "Damn Regret"
    Released: 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
RockLouder [2]

Don't You Fake It is an album by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, released on July 18, 2006 and re-released on March 20, 2007.

The album was dedicated to Lachlan Pike, a friend of Wilkes' who almost died from cancer. The title of the album is taken from a line in the opening track, "In Fate's Hands".

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ronnie Winter, all music composed by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

Don't You Fake It
No. Title Length
1. "In Fate's Hands"   3:27
2. "Waiting"   2:56
3. "False Pretense"   2:27
4. "Face Down"   3:10
5. "Misery Loves Its Company"   3:14
6. "Cat and Mouse"   3:27
7. "Damn Regret"   2:44
8. "Atrophy"   3:16
9. "Seventeen Ain't So Sweet"   3:20
10. "Justify"   3:26
11. "Your Guardian Angel" (includes 1:30 of silence) 5:21
12. "Grim Goodbye" (hidden track) 7:40
Total length:
44:28

Other versions

  1. "Face Down" (acoustic version)
  2. "Face Down" (version featured on debut album)
  3. "Face Down" (album version)
  4. "The Acoustic Song" (demo version of "Your Guardian Angel")
  5. "Waiting" (demo version)
  6. "Justify" (demo version)
  7. "Cat and Mouse" (demo version)
  8. "Ass Shaker" (demo version of "In Fate's Hands")
  9. "Disconnected" (demo version)
  10. "Grim Goodbye" (demo version)

DVD

Personnel

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Artwork
  • Myriam Santos-Kayda – photography
Additional musicians
Production
  • David Bendethproducer, mixing
  • Steve Tramposch – A&R
  • Isaiah Abolin – assistant engineer
  • Anthony Fontana – assistant engineer
  • Ted Young – assistant engineer
  • Sean Mosher-Smith – creative director
  • John Bender – digital editing, engineer
  • Kato Khandwala – digital editing, engineer
  • Dan Korneff – digital editing, mixing, strings

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
2006 U.S. Billboard 200 25

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2006 "Face Down"
US Hot 100 24
US Mainstream Rock Tracks 38
US Modern Rock Tracks 3
US Pop 100 10
US Top 40 Mainstream 10
Canadian BDS Airplay 84
New Zealand Singles Chart 4

Certifications

Country Certification Recording Industry Association Sales
United States Gold RIAA 852,000+[3]

In pop culture

References