Testify (P.O.D. album)

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All tracks are written by P.O.D., except where noted.

Testify
P.o.d. testify.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2006
RecordedDecember 2004 – July 2005
Studio
Genre
Length50:19
Label Atlantic
Producer Glen Ballard, P.O.D.
P.O.D. chronology
The Warriors EP, Volume 2
(2005)
Testify
(2006)
Greatest Hits: The Atlantic Years
(2006)
P.O.D. studio album chronology
Payable on Death
(2003)
Testify
(2006)
When Angels & Serpents Dance
(2008)
No.TitleLength
1."Roots in Stereo" (featuring Matisyahu)4:42
2."Lights Out"2:47
3."If You Could See Me Now"3:07
4."Goodbye for Now"4:34
5."Sounds Like War"3:53
6."On the Grind" (featuring Sick Jacken and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. [21] )4:25
7."This Time"4:41
8."Mistakes & Glories"3:38
9."Let You Down"4:15
10."Teachers"4:21
11."Strength of My Life" (featuring Matisyahu)3:37
12."Say Hello"2:32
13."Mark My Words" (featuring Sick Jacken)3:43
Total length:50:19
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Not Your Kind" (Japan bonus track)2:37
15."Your Eyes" (Walmart exclusive bonus track)4:23
Unreleased track
No.TitleLength
1."Here We Go" (Previously unreleased but was put on Greatest Hits: The Atlantic Years )3:28

Beyond Testify is also a limited edition second disc that features exclusive web content, commentaries for all the songs, and the following bonus tracks:

Beyond Testify
No.TitleLength
1."Generation"4:25
2."Bridge to Burn" (previously unreleased B-side from the Payable on Death sessions)4:26
3."Will You" (Chris Vrenna Remix)3:54
4."Every Time I Die" (demo)3:31
5."New Wave" ("Let You Down" demo)3:39

Personnel

P.O.D.

Additional personnel

Jonathan Davis was scheduled to perform backup vocals on the song "Mistakes and Glories" but could not be due to scheduling conflicts. Jason Truby recorded the sections left for Davis in his place.

Charts

Chart performance for Testify
Chart (2006)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [22] 81
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [23] 57
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [24] 54
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [25] 64
US Billboard 200 [26] 9
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [27] 1

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