Restoring Force (album)

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Restoring Force
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2014
Recorded2013
StudioHouse of Loud, Elmwood Park, New Jersey [1]
Genre
Length38:37
Label Rise
Producer David Bendeth
Of Mice & Men chronology
The Flood
(2011)
Restoring Force
(2014)
Live at Brixton
(2016)
Singles from Restoring Force
  1. "You're Not Alone"
    Released: December 2, 2013 [4]
  2. "Bones Exposed"
    Released: December 23, 2013 [5]
  3. "Would You Still Be There"
    Released: May 15, 2014
  4. "Feels Like Forever"
    Released: October 23, 2014
  5. "Broken Generation"
    Released: February 5, 2015 [6]
  6. "Never Giving Up"
    Released: February 21, 2015 [7] [8]
No.TitleLength
1."Public Service Announcement"3:32
2."Feels Like Forever"3:13
3."Bones Exposed"4:15
4."Would You Still Be There"3:12
5."Glass Hearts"3:15
6."Another You"3:45
7."Break Free"3:29
8."You Make Me Sick"3:21
9."Identity Disorder"3:37
10."You're Not Alone"3:21
11."Space Enough to Grow"3:38
Total length:38:37
Restoring Force: Full Circle bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Broken Generation"3:41
13."Something to Hide"3:30
14."Never Giving Up"3:39
15."Feels Like Forever" (acoustic version)3:11
Total length:52:47

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Top Canadian Albums (Billboard) [47] 9
US Billboard 200 [41] 4
US Rock Albums [41] 2
US Independent Albums [41] 1
US Hard Rock Albums [41] 1
UK Albums Chart [48] 17
UK Rock Chart [43] 2
Australian Albums Chart [44] 9
New Zealand Albums Chart [44] 36

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
US Billboard Rock Albums [49] 47
US Billboard Hard Rock Albums [50] 11
US Billboard Independent Albums [51] 17

References

Citations
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