The Art of Breaking

The Art of Breaking
Studio album by Thousand Foot Krutch
Released	July 19, 2005
Genre	Christian rock nu metal [1] [2]
Length	40:47
Label	Tooth & Nail
Producer	Arnold Lanni
Thousand Foot Krutch chronology
Phenomenon (2003) The Art of Breaking (2005) The Flame in All of Us (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[1]

The Art of Breaking is the third studio album by Christian rock band Thousand Foot Krutch that was released by Tooth & Nail Records in July 2005. The single Move received moderate mainstream success, reaching No. 16 on Billboard 's mainstream rock charts in early 2006. The album has three singles: "Move", "Absolute" and "Breathe You In". Of these, only "Move" received a music video. The band has said that the girl on the album's cover is the girl in the video for "Move", as shown in a picture on their MySpace.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Trevor McNevan, Joel Bruyere, Steve Augustine, and Arnold Lanni ^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Absolute"	3:19
2.	"Slow Bleed"	3:14
3.	"The Art of Breaking"	3:19
4.	"Stranger"	3:48
5.	"Hurt"	4:44
6.	"Hand Grenade"	4:13
7.	"Move"	3:28
8.	"Hit the Floor"	3:48
9.	"Go"	3:46
10.	"Make Me a Believer"	2:49
11.	"Breathe You In"	4:19
Total length:		40:47

Personnel

Thousand Foot Krutch

• Trevor McNevan – vocals, guitar
• Joel Bruyere – bass guitar
• Steve Augustine – drums

Additional personnel

• Arnold Lanni – producer, mixing, recording, keyboards
• Ziad "Zee" Al-Hillal – recording
• Angelo Caruso – recording
• Kenny Luong – additional engineering
• George Marino – mastering
• Phil X – guitar engineer
• Harry Hess – additional background vocals
• Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace – guest appearance on "Hurt" and "Go"
• Brandon Ebel – executive producer

Awards

In 2006, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards. The song "Move" was also nominated for Short Form Music Video of the Year. ^[5]

References

1. Taylor, Josh (July 17, 2005). "Thousand Foot Krutch, "The Art of Breaking" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
2. Marck, Jon (September 13, 2005). "Thousand Foot Krutch, The Art of Breaking". The Queen's Journal . Archived from the original on December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
3. Hage, Erik. The Art of Breaking - Thousand Foot Krutch >Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
4. "Credits / The Art of Breaking / Thousand Foot Krutch – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
5. 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine on About.com; Jones, Kim