Every Man for Himself (album)

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Every Man for Himself
Hoobastank-everyman.jpg
Studio album by
Hoobastank
ReleasedMay 8, 2006 (2006-05-08)
Studio
Genre
Length51:01
Label Island
Producer Howard Benson
Hoobastank chronology
The Reason
(2003)		Every Man for Himself
(2006)		 Fornever
(2009)
Singles from Every Man for Himself
  1. "If I Were You"
    Released: May 1, 2006
  2. "Inside of You"
    Released: May 26, 2006
  3. "Born to Lead"
    Released: June 18, 2006

Every Man for Himself is the fourth studio album by American rock band Hoobastank, released on May 8, 2006, by Island Records. It was the first album not to feature bassist Markku Lappalainen after his departure in 2005; Jane's Addiction bassist Chris Chaney and Paul Bushnell took his place for the album.

Contents

Singles

The first single "If I Were You" was released on May 1, 2006

The second and third singles from Every Man for Himself were "Inside of You" and "Born to Lead" respectively.

Those who pre-ordered the album from Apple's iTunes Music Store, received a bonus track called "Face the Music." Those who purchased the album in Japan received two bonus tracks with their green limited edition CDs titled "Finally Awake" and "Waiting". They also received a DVD with bonus content.

Promotion

Hoobastank announced the "Every Fan for Himself" tour which was billed as a fan appreciation tour, and to help promote the new album.

The song "Without a Fight" was featured in the trailer for the film Stormbreaker . An abridged cover version of the song was composed for the penultimate mission of the Nintendo DS rhythm game Elite Beat Agents in which the titular protagonists first respond to an incursion from hostile alien invaders who outlaw all music.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 53/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Billboard (unfavorable) [2]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B− [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
PopMatters 4/10 [5]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Every Man for Himself was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 53 based on 7 reviews. [2]

In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "If Every Man for Himself was constructed with the mainstream in mind, it likely won't win any new converts, since at their core Hoobastank remains unchanged: their songs aren't particularly dynamic or catchy, the band doggedly follows alt-rock conventions as if adherence to clichés gives the group legitimacy, and Robb's pedestrian voice alternately disappears into the mix or veers flat when he holds a note." [1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Daniel Estrin and Doug Robb.

No.TitleLength
1."The Rules"0:52
2."Born to Lead"3:49
3."Moving Forward"4:27
4."Inside of You"3:08
5."The First of Me"5:24
6."Good Enough"3:21
7."If I Were You"4:18
8."Without a Fight"3:20
9."Don't Tell Me"4:12
10."Look Where We Are"3:28
11."Say the Same"4:01
12."If Only"3:28
13."More Than a Memory"7:15
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Finally Awake"4:02
15."Waiting"3:05
iTunes expanded edition [7]
No.TitleLength
14."Finally Awake"4:02
15."Waiting"3:05
iTunes pre-order exclusive
No.TitleLength
1."Face the Music"3:55

Personnel

Hoobastank

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] 68
French Albums (SNEP) [9] 73
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 45
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [12] 15
US Billboard 200 [13] 12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [14] 5

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [15] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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