Before Everything & After

Before Everything & After
Studio album by MxPx
Released	September 16, 2003
Genre	Pop punk [1]
Length	47:04
Label	A&M
Producer	Ron Fair, Dave Jerden
MxPx chronology
Ten Years and Running (2002) Before Everything & After (2003) Panic (2005)
Singles from Before Everything & After
"Everything Sucks (When You're Gone)" Released: September 9, 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blender	[3]
IGN	8.5/10 [4]

Before Everything & After is the sixth studio album by American punk rock band MxPx, released on September 16, 2003 by A&M Records. The album achieved the band's highest chart position on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 51. ^[5]

In May and June 2003, the group supported Good Charlotte and New Found Glory on the Honda Civic Tour. ^[6] Between late August and early October, the group supported Dashboard Confessional on their headlining US tour. ^[7] "Everything Sucks (When You're Gone)" was released to radio on September 9. ^[8] In January and February 2004, the band embarked on a co-headlining U.S. tour with Simple Plan. They were supported by Sugarcult, Motion City Soundtrack and Billy Talent. ^[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Herrera.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Before"	0:20
2.	"Play It Loud" (featuring Halo Friendlies)	3:18
3.	"Well Adjusted"	3:39
4.	"It's Alright" (featuring Benji Madden of Good Charlotte)	3:00
5.	"Brokenhearted" (featuring Kris Roe of The Ataris)	2:10
6.	"First Day of the Rest of Our Lives"	3:00
7.	"Everything Sucks (When You're Gone)"	2:55
8.	"Quit Your Life"	3:35
9.	"More Everything"	2:51
10.	"Kings of Hollywood" (featuring Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory)	3:39
11.	"The Capitol"	2:50
12.	"On the Outs" (featuring Benji Madden of Good Charlotte)	3:10
13.	"Don't Walk Away"	3:59
14.	"You Make Me, Me"	3:05
15.	"You're Not Alone" (featuring Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory)	3:40
16.	"After"	1:43
Total length:		47:04

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Length
17.	"Family Affair"	3:57

Personnel

• Mike Herrera – bass guitar, vocals
• Tom Wisniewski – guitar, vocals
• Yuri Ruley – drums, percussion
• Jordan Pundik (New Found Glory) – backing vocals
• Benji Madden (Good Charlotte) – backing vocals
• Kris Roe (The Ataris) – backing vocals
• Ron Fair – executive producer
• Dave Jerden – producer, mixing
• Steve Duda – keyboards
• Phil Shenale – keyboards, string arrangements
• Brian Hall – guitar technician
• Annette Cisneros – engineer
• George Marino – mastering
• Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
• Ben Grosse – mixing
• Elan Trujillo – assistant
• F. Scott Schafer – photography
• Marc Rhea – studio technician

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [5]	51

References

1. Sharp, Tyler (June 6, 2016). "10 pop-punk albums from 2003 still better than pop punk today". Alternative Press . Alternative Press. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
2. Allmusic review
3. Jenkins, Mark. "MxPx Before Everything and After". Blender . Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
4. Lord, Jesse (June 15, 2004). "Before Everything and After". IGN. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
5. "Before Everything & After - MXPX | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".
6. Moss, Corey (February 25, 2003). "New Found Glory, Good Charlotte To Roll Out On Civic Tour". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
7. D'Angelo, Joe (July 25, 2003). "Dashboard Confessional Singer Heals Scars, Stops Singing The Blues On New LP". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
8. "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
9. "Sugarcult News". Sugarcult. Archived from the original on December 9, 2003. Retrieved April 4, 2020.