Complete Collapse

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Complete Collapse
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ReleasedOctober 14, 2022
Recorded2020–21
Genre
Length41:13
Label Sumerian
Producer
Sleeping with Sirens chronology
How It Feels to Be Lost
(2019)
Complete Collapse
(2022)
Singles from Complete Collapse
  1. "Bloody Knuckles"
    Released: June 2, 2021
  2. "Crosses"
    Released: June 22, 2022
  3. "Let You Down"
    Released: August 11, 2022
  4. "Ctrl + Alt + Del"
    Released: August 11, 2022
  5. "Complete Collapse"
    Released: September 14, 2022
  6. "Be Happy"
    Released: October 14, 2022
  7. "Don't Let the Party Die"
    Released: September 29, 2023
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Complete Collapse is the seventh studio album by American rock band Sleeping with Sirens. It was released on October 14, 2022, by Sumerian Records. It serves as a follow-up to their sixth studio album, How It Feels to Be Lost (2019). It is their first album to feature drummer Matty Best of Tonight Alive who replaced longtime drummer Gabe Barham. It is also their final album to feature longtime guitarist Jack Fowler, who departed the band early before the album's release. [4] The album also features guest appearances from Spencer Chamberlain of Underoath, Charlotte Sands, Royal & the Serpent, and Dorothy. [5]

Contents

Promotion

On June 2, 2021, Sleeping with Sirens released the song "Bloody Knuckles" as the lead single of the then-untitled album. [6] A second single, "Crosses", which features Spencer Chamberlain of Underoath, was released on June 22, 2022, simultaneously with the album's announcement, [7] followed by the releases of two promotional singles "Let You Down" featuring Charlotte Sands, and "Ctrl + Alt + Del" on August 11, 2022. [8] The single "Complete Collapse" was released on September 14, 2022, alongside an accompanying music video. [9] On September 29, 2023, the band released the deluxe version of the album. [10]

Track listing

Complete Collapse track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tyrants"3:25
2."Complete Collapse"
  • Bostwick
  • Fowler
  • Baylis
  • Michael Whitworth
3:12
3."Crosses" (featuring Spencer Chamberlain of Underoath)
  • Bostwick
  • Fowler
  • Martin
  • Baylis
  • Andrew Fulk
  • Spencer Chamberlain
  • Zakk Cervini
3:29
4."Family Tree"
  • Bostwick
  • Fowler
  • Martin
  • Baylis
  • Julian Comeau
4:13
5."Let You Down" (featuring Charlotte Sands)
  • Bostwick
  • Fowler
  • Martin
  • Baylis
  • Comeau
3:25
6."Be Happy" (featuring Royal & the Serpent)
3:18
7."Us" (featuring Dorothy)
  • Bostwick
  • Fowler
  • Martin
  • Cervini
3:44
8."Ctrl + Alt + Del"
  • Bostwick
  • Fowler
  • Cervini
3:05
9."Bloody Knuckles"
3:27
10."Mr. Nice Guy"
  • Bostwick
  • Fowler
  • Baylis
2:59
11."Apathetic"
  • Bostwick
  • Fowler
  • Baylis
3:27
12."Grave"
3:23
Total length:41:13
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Complete Collapse" (Acoustic)
  • Bostwick
  • Fowler
  • Baylis
  • Whitworth
3:04
14."Let You Down" (Acoustic)
  • Bostwick
  • Fowler
  • Martin
  • Baylis
  • Comeau
3:03
15."Us" (Acoustic)
  • Bostwick
  • Fowler
  • Martin
  • Cervini
4:25
16."Be Happy" (Acoustic)
2:42
17."Don't Let the Party Die"
2:46
Total length:57:15

Personnel

Sleeping with Sirens

Additional Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Complete Collapse
Chart (2022)Peak
position
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [11] 25
US Top Current Album Sales ( Billboard ) [12] 53

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