Rise (Skillet album)

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Rise
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 2013
RecordedOctober 2012 – January 2013
Studio West Valley Studios (Woodland Hills, California) and NRG Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California).
Genre
Length48:11
Label
Producer Howard Benson
Skillet chronology
Awake and Remixed EP
(2011)
Rise
(2013)
Unleashed
(2016)
Skillet studio albums chronology
Awake
(2009)
Rise
(2013)
Unleashed
(2016)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rise"John Cooper, Scott Stevens4:20
2."Sick of It"J. Cooper, Stevens3:11
3."Good to Be Alive"J. Cooper, Zac Maloy, Tom Douglas4:59
4."Not Gonna Die"J. Cooper, Korey Cooper3:45
5."Circus for a Psycho"J. Cooper4:31
6."American Noise"J. Cooper, Maloy, Douglas4:09
7."Madness in Me"J. Cooper, David Hodges, Brian Howes4:17
8."Salvation"J. Cooper, K. Cooper3:45
9."Fire and Fury"J. Cooper, K. Cooper3:56
10."My Religion"J. Cooper, K. Cooper4:12
11."Hard to Find"J. Cooper, Hodges, Joshua Hartzler3:48
12."What I Believe"J. Cooper, K. Cooper3:19
Total length:48:11
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Battle Cry"J. Cooper, K. Cooper3:45
14."Everything Goes Black"J. Cooper, K. Cooper4:26
15."Freakshow"J. Cooper, K. Cooper4:38
Total length:61:03
Awake & Live DVD [37]
No.TitleLength
1."Whispers in the Dark" 
2."Behind the Scenes 1" 
3."Comatose" 
4."Awake & Alive" 
5."Those Nights" 
6."Behind the Scenes 2" 
7."Hero" 
8."The Last Night" 
9."Lucy" 
10."Behind the Scenes 3" 
11."Monster" 
12."Rebirthing" 
13."Making of Rise" 
Total length:114:27

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [57] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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