Innocence & Instinct

Innocence & Instinct
Studio album by Red
Released	February 10, 2009
Recorded	2008
Studio	Little Big Sound, Nashville, Tennessee Paragon Studios, Franklin, Tennessee The Graveyard, Franklin, Tennessee
Genre	Alternative metal [1] [2] post-grunge [1] alternative rock Christian rock Christian metal symphonic rock
Length	41:09
Label	Sony, Essential
Producer	Rob Graves
Red chronology
End of Silence (2006) Innocence & Instinct (2009) Until We Have Faces (2011)
Deluxe edition cover

Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fight Inside"	Rob Graves, Bernie Herms, Jason McArthur, Jasen Rauch	4:08
2.	"Death of Me"	Graves, Rauch	4:17
3.	"Mystery of You"	Graves, McArthur, Anthony Armstrong, Rauch	3:47
4.	"Start Again"	Graves, McArthur, Rauch	4:27
5.	"Never Be the Same"	Graves, C. Todd Nielson, Mike Seminari, McArthur, Rauch	3:49
6.	"Confession (What's Inside My Head)"	Graves, McArthur, Rauch	2:44
7.	"Shadows"	Benjamin Burnley, Graves, Rauch	3:20
8.	"Ordinary World" (Duran Duran cover)	Warren Cuccurullo, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor	4:58
9.	"Out from Under"	Graves, Richard Marx, Rauch	3:59
10.	"Take It All Away"	Graves, Rauch	5:42
Total length:			41:09

Alternate version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Forever" (Replaced "Out from Under")	Rob Graves, Richard Marx, Jasen Rauch	3:38

Deluxe edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro (Canto III)"		1:30
2.	"Fight Inside"	Rob Graves, Bernie Herms, Rauch	4:08
3.	"Death of Me"	Graves, Rauch	4:17
4.	"Mystery of You"	Graves, Jason McArthur, Anthony Armstrong, Rauch	3:45
5.	"Start Again"	Graves, McArthur, Rauch	4:25
6.	"Never Be the Same"	Graves, C. Todd Nielson, Mike Seminari, McArthur, Rauch	3:46
7.	"Confession (What's Inside My Head)"	Graves, McArthur, Rauch	2:44
8.	"Shadows"	Benjamin Burnley, Graves, Rauch	3:20
9.	"Ordinary World" (Duran Duran cover)	Warren Cuccurulo, Simon Lebon, Nick Rhodes, John Bass Taylor	4:56
10.	"Out from Under"	Graves, Richard Marx, Rauch	3:58
11.	"Take It All Away"	Graves, Rauch	5:38
12.	"Overtake You"	Graves, Rauch	3:00
13.	"Forever"	Graves, Nielson, Seminari, McArthur, Rauch	3:38
14.	"Nothing and Everything" (Piano version of "Fight Inside")	Graves, Herms, Rauch	5:59
Total length:			54:56

10th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks ^[19]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Death of Me (Single Version)"	Graves, Rauch	2:59
16.	"Mystery of You (Single Version)"	Graves, McArthur, A. Armstrong, Rauch	3:32
17.	"Start Again (Single Version)"	Graves, McArthur, Rauch	3:44
18.	"Ordinary World (Single Version)"	Warren Cuccurulo, Simon Lebon, Nick Rhodes, John Bass Taylor	4:12
Total length:			69:23

Japan special edition (additional tracks only)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Breathe Into Me"	Jasen Rauch, Anthony Armstrong, Rob Graves, Jason McArthur	3:34
16.	"Already Over (Acoustic)"	Rauch, Graves, McArthur	3:59
Total length:			61:29

B-side

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Condor (The Unfinished Song) [20] "	3:29

Deluxe Edition DVD

1. "Making of Documentary"
2. "Death of Me" (music video)
3. "Behind the Scenes of Death of Me video"
4. "Photo Gallery"

Japan Special Edition bonus videos

1. "Death of Me (Video)"
2. "Breathe Into Me (Video)"
3. "Already Over (Video)"

Personnel

Red Michael Barnes – lead vocals Anthony Armstrong – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Jasen Rauch – lead guitar, programming Randy Armstrong – bass, piano, backing vocals Joe Rickard – drums, percussion Additional musicians Jack Jezioro – double bass Anthony LaMarchina – cello John Allan Catching – cello Kirsten Cassel – cello Bernie Herms – composer, string arrangements Travis Palmer – additional drums Hunter Lamb – guitar technician Bobby Shin – string engineer Jim Grosjean – viola Monisa Angell – viola David Angell – violin David Davidson – string arrangements, violin Karen Winkelmann – violin Pamela Sixfin – violin Richard Marx – composer, backing vocals

Artwork and design Stephanie McBrayer – art direction, stylist Tim Parker – art direction, design Megan Thompson – hair stylist, make-up Caleb Kuhl – photography Production and recording Rob Graves – audio production, composer, digital editing, engineer, piano, producer, programming Ben Grosse – mixing Paul Pavao – mixing assistant Tom Baker – mastering Heather Hetzler – A&R Fred Paragano – digital editing, drum engineering, assistant engineering Jason McArthur – composer, executive producer Jason Fowler – management

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External links

• Death of Me video (HD version)
• "Red Announces Sophomore Album Called Innocence & Instinct". CMSpin. November 11, 2008. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2009.