Fractured (Everything I Said Was True)

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"Fractured (Everything I Said Was True)"
Taproot fractured.png
Single by Taproot
from the album Plead the Fifth
Released February 16, 2010
Recorded Saline, Michigan
Genre
Length3:16
Label Victory
Songwriter(s) Mike DeWolf, Stephen Richards, Phil Lipscomb, Nick Fredell
Producer(s) Tim Patalan
Taproot singles chronology
"Path Less Taken"
(2009)
"Fractured (Everything I Said Was True)"
(2010)
"Release Me"
(2010)

"Path Less Taken"
(2009)
"Fractured (Everything I Said Was True)"
(2010)
"Release Me"
(2010)

"Fractured (Everything I Said Was True)" is the lead single from Taproot's fifth studio album Plead the Fifth . It is the band's first single released through Victory Records.

Taproot (band) American band

Taproot is a four-piece nu metal band from Ann Arbor, Michigan. They are most known for their hit single "Poem", as well as a number of other singles from 2000 to the present.

<i>Plead the Fifth</i> (album) 2010 studio album by Taproot

Plead the Fifth is the fifth studio album by American alternative metal band Taproot. Originally planned for an April 13, 2010 release, it was delayed to May 11. The album marks Taproot's first release through Victory Records, having signed in November 2009. "Fractured " was released as the lead single, followed by "Release Me". The confirmed track listing was released on the Victory Records website.

Victory Records record label

Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels. It has featured many prominent post-hardcore and metalcore artists, and such bands as Thursday, Hawthorne Heights, Silverstein, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, Streetlight Manifesto, and A Day to Remember.

Contents

This is the band's first song to chart within the top 20 of the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks since 2005's "Calling" from Blue-Sky Research . [2]

Calling (Taproot song) 2005 song performed by Taproot

"Calling" is the first single released from Taproot's third studio album Blue-Sky Research.

<i>Blue-Sky Research</i> 2005 studio album by Taproot

Blue-Sky Research is Taproot's third major label album which was released on August 15, 2005 internationally and a day later in the United States. Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan co-wrote three songs on the album. Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter and Jonah Matranga from Far and Onelinedrawing make guest appearances. The band wrote over 80 songs for the effort. "Calling" was released as the first single and was a moderate hit, while the second single, "Birthday", followed quietly. It is Taproot's last album with Atlantic Records, as both parties have decided to part ways. It has a different, softer, more alternative melody from the first two albums. The album has sold over 140,000 copies in the U.S., despite little label support.

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Eric Richter. [3]

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Main. Rock [2] 18
US Rock [4] 49

Personnel

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References

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