Getting Away with Murder (album)

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All lyrics are written by Jacoby Shaddix, except where noted; all music is composed by Tobin Esperance, except where noted.

Getting Away with Murder
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 31, 2004
RecordedOctober–December 2003
Genre
Length38:00
Label Geffen
Producer Howard Benson
Papa Roach chronology
Lovehatetragedy
(2002)
Getting Away with Murder
(2004)
Rolling Stone Original
(2004)
Singles from Getting Away with Murder
  1. "Getting Away with Murder"
    Released: July 19, 2004 [5]
  2. "Scars"
    Released: November 1, 2004 [5]
  3. "Take Me"
    Released: April 11, 2005 [5]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Blood (Empty Promises)"  2:55
2."Not Listening"  3:09
3."Stop Looking Start Seeing"  3:08
4."Take Me"  3:26
5."Getting Away with Murder" 
3:12
6."Be Free"  3:17
7."Done with You"  2:52
8."Scars"  3:28
9."Sometimes"
  • Shaddix
  • Dave Buckner
  • Esperance
  • Horton
3:07
10."Blanket of Fear"  3:21
11."Tyranny of Normality"  2:40
12."Do or Die"
  • Shaddix
  • Buckner
 3:25
Total length:38:00
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Harder Than a Coffin Nail"
  • Shaddix
  • Esperance
  • Buckner
  • Horton
3:28
14."Caught Dead"
  • Shaddix
  • Esperance
  • Buckner
  • Horton
3:04
15."Take Me" (live) 3:29
Total length:48:01
Original track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Not Listening"3:09
2."Take Me"3:26
3."Getting Away with Murder"3:12
4."Scars"3:28
5."Be Free"3:17
6."Visions" (retitled "Do or Die")3:21
7."Done with You"2:52
8."Blood (Empty Promises)"2:55
9."Just Go"2:56
10."These Walls" (retitled "Stop Looking, Start Seeing")3:07
11."Sometimes"3:07
12."Tyranny of Normality"2:40
Total length:37:35

Personnel

Papa Roach

Additional musicians

Production

  • Produced by Howard Benson at Bay 7 Studios Valley Village, CA and Sparky Dark Studio, Calabasas, CA
  • Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Image Recorders, Hollywood, CA
  • "Blanket of Fear" mixed by Mike Plotnikoff at Bay 7 Studio, Valley Village, CA
  • Recorded by Mike Plotnikoff
  • Additional engineering by Eric Miller
  • Pro Tools editing by Paul Decarli, Mike Plotnikoff, and Eric Miller
  • Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC
  • Drum technician: Gersh for Drum Fetish
  • Guitar guru: Keith Nelson
  • Pre-production technician: Bob Wall
  • Pre-production studios: Mates
  • Production coordinator: Dana Childs
  • Management by Mike Renault and Dennis Sanders
  • Booking: Jenna Adler for Creative Artists Agency
  • European booking: John Jackson for Helter Skelter
  • Business management: Jonathan Schwartz for GSO
  • Legal representation: Eric Greenspan for Myman, Abell, Fineman, Greenspan, and Light LLP
  • A&R coordination: Graham Martin
  • Marketing by Jen Littleton
  • Art direction by Greg Patterson, Jerry Horton and Dave Buckner
  • Band photography by Olaf Heine, Jerry Horton
  • Additional photography: Michael D. Knight, Lisa Sweet, and Dave Rau
  • Graphic design: Greg Patterson for singlemanriot.com
  • Enhanced CD produced by Greg Patterson and Devin Dehaven for FORTRESSDVD
  • Edited by Devin Dehaven, Tim Mardesich and Tony Minter
  • Opening sequence by BACKWARDHEROES
  • Avid DS operator: Bruce. W. Cathcart
  • A&R: Ron Handler

Appearances

Charts

Singles

YearSingleChartPeak
position
2004"Getting Away with Murder"Billboard Hot 10069
Modern Rock Tracks4
Mainstream Rock Tracks2
2005"Scars"Billboard Hot 10015
Pop 1008
Modern Rock Tracks2
Mainstream Rock Tracks4
Mainstream Top 407
Adult Top 4031
Hot Digital Songs15

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [31] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] Silver60,000*
United States (RIAA) [33] Platinum1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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