Inertia (The Exies album)

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Inertia
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 7, 2003
Genre Post-grunge, [1] [2] nu metal [1]
Length35:10
Label Virgin
Producer Matt Serletic
The Exies chronology
The Exies
(2000)
Inertia
(2003)
Head for the Door
(2004)
Singles from Inertia
  1. "My Goddess"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Kickout"
    Released: April 22, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Inertia is the second studio album by American rock band The Exies, released on January 7, 2003. The video to the first single "My Goddess" was directed by hip hop video director Diane Martel. [4] The concept of the video revolved around the band playing in front of oncoming traffic- some of which were doing speeds as high as 70 miles an hour. "My Goddess" was filmed on Highway 2 in Los Angeles County in the fall of 2002. [5]

Contents

It is their most successful album, reaching #115 on the Billboard 200. Inertia and their next studio album Head for the Door have sold over a combined 400,000 units.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."My Goddess"2:49
2."Without"3:30
3."Can't Relate"3:05
4."Kickout"3:21
5."No Secrets"2:48
6."Inertia"3:26
7."Creeper Kamikaze"3:21
8."Calm & Collapsed"3:00
9."Lo-Fi"3:03
10."Irreversible"3:03
11."Genius"3:46
Japanese Edition
No.TitleLength
12."Supernatural"3:03
13."Cut Me Free"3:30

Personnel

Musical
Technical

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