Foiled

Foiled
Studio album by Blue October
Released	April 4, 2006
Recorded	Early 2005
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	57:57
Label	Universal
Producer	David Castell Justin Furstenfeld Patrick Leonard
Blue October chronology
Argue with a Tree... (2004) Foiled (2006) Foiled for the Last Time (2007)
Blue October studio album chronology
History for Sale (2003) Foiled (2006) Approaching Normal (2009)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Make Me Smile"	4:21
2.	"She's My Ride Home"	4:41
3.	"Into the Ocean"	3:59
4.	"What If We Could"	4:03
5.	"Hate Me"	6:20
6.	"Let It Go"	4:03
7.	"Congratulations" (featuring Imogen Heap)	4:01
8.	"Overweight"	4:24
9.	"X Amount of Words"	4:14
10.	"Drilled a Wire Through My Cheek"	4:32
11.	"Sound of Pulling Heaven Down"	4:42
12.	"Everlasting Friend"	4:05
13.	"18th Floor Balcony"	4:32
14.	"It’s Just Me (Hidden Track)"	4:40

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006–07) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard) [8] 21 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9] 40 US Billboard 200 [10] 29 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [11] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position US Billboard 200 [12] 87 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [13] 15 Chart (2007) Position US Billboard 200 [14] 150

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [15]	Platinum	1,000,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [16]	Platinum	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Justin Furstenfeld — vocals, guitar, producer
• Jeremy Furstenfeld — drums
• C.B. Hudson — guitar
• Matt Noveskey — bass
• Ryan Delahoussaye — violin, keyboards
• Sarah Donaldson — cello
• Zayra Alvarez — vocals on "Into the Ocean" (track 3)
• Imogen Heap — vocals on "Congratulations" (track 7)
• Kirk Baxley — vocals on "Drilled a Wire Through My Cheek" (track 10)
• Jose Alcantar — producer, mixing
• David Castell — producer, mixing
• Phil Kaffel — mixing
• Patrick Leonard — producer, mixing
• Michael Perfitt — mixing
• Chick Reed — producer, mixing
• Joe Spix — art direction, design
• Paul Oakenfold — mixing
• Carmen Rizzo — mixing

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Billboard review ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
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4. Sputnikmusic review
5. The Tune review
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8. "Blue October Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
9. "Charts.nz – Blue October – Foiled". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
10. "Blue October Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
11. "Blue October Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
12. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
13. "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
14. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
15. "American album certifications – Blue October – Foiled". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved September 16, 2023.
16. "Canadian album certifications – Blue October – Foiled". Music Canada . Retrieved September 16, 2023.