Defy | ||||
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Released | January 19, 2018 | |||
Recorded | 2017 | |||
Studio | West Valley Studios, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles | |||
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Length | 45:31 | |||
Label | Rise | |||
Producer | Howard Benson | |||
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Defy is the fifth studio album by American rock band Of Mice & Men. It was released on January 19, 2018, through Rise Records. The album was produced by Howard Benson and is the follow-up to the group's fourth album, Cold World (2016). This is the first album to feature Aaron Pauley as the sole lead vocalist following the departure of Austin Carlile, who left the band in late 2016 due to health issues. It sold 9,400 copies in the US in its first week. [6]
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Loudwire | (very positive) [9] |
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All music is composed by Of Mice & Men, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Defy" | 3:41 |
2. | "Instincts" | 4:20 |
3. | "Back to Me" | 3:18 |
4. | "Sunflower" | 3:40 |
5. | "Unbreakable" | 4:09 |
6. | "Vertigo" | 4:14 |
7. | "Money" (Pink Floyd cover) | 3:55 |
8. | "How Will You Live" | 3:41 |
9. | "On the Inside" | 3:14 |
10. | "Warzone" | 3:13 |
11. | "Forever YDG'N" | 3:55 |
12. | "If We Were Ghosts" | 4:12 |
Total length: | 45:31 |
Credits adapted from AllMusic. [12]
Of Mice & Men
Additional personnel
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [13] | 29 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [14] | 44 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] | 98 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [16] | 74 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [17] | 58 |
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [18] | 7 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] | 47 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] | 42 |
UK Albums (OCC) [21] | 51 |
US Billboard 200 [22] | 48 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [23] | 3 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [24] | 7 |