The Lost Children (album)

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The Lost Children
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The cover of The Lost Children, featuring The Guy, Disturbed's mascot
Compilation album by
Disturbed
ReleasedNovember 8, 2011
Recorded1999–2010
Genre
Length60:52
Label Reprise
Producer
Disturbed chronology
Asylum
(2010)		The Lost Children
(2011)		 Immortalized
(2015)
Singles from The Lost Children
  1. "Hell"
    Released: October 11, 2011
  2. "3"
    Released: 2011

The Lost Children is a B-sides compilation album by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on November 8, 2011. [1] The album was announced in August 2011 by David Draiman via Twitter, where he answered several questions regarding the album.

Contents

Background

The title comes from the band calling the songs "their children", because they can't pick a favorite. [2] The Lost Children features all of Disturbed's B-side tracks that were recorded during a time period of 11 years with the exception of the song "Glass Shatters" which is only available on WWF Forceable Entry . The only song on the album not previously available is "Mine". A track titled "3", which was originally released as a digital single on the band's website for a campaign backing the West Memphis Three, was not originally intended to be released on the album but was included due to a surprise hearing for the West Memphis Three, resulting in their release from prison. The album artwork was revealed on September 22, 2011. [3] "Hell" was announced as the first radio single for the album. [4]

Songs

According to David Draiman, the album's first single, "Hell", is "about a relationship with someone who keeps coming in and out of your life, and every time they come back they fuck up your whole world." [5] The track "Mine" is about religion as a catalyst for war. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Artistdirect Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Revolver Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]

The first online review of The Lost Children was posted by the website Artistdirect, and Rick Florino had given the album a positive review. Florino states about the album, "One of the reasons why Disturbed stood out from the turn of the century pack is because they've always been as diverse as they are dangerous in their approach. The band wasn't afraid to take risks, while crafting pulse-pounding, arena-filling heavy metal. The Lost Children screams that loud and clear." [8] Revolver also reviewed the album and gave it a 4 out of 5, saying "Granted, it is a collection of B-sides, but any lack of overall cohesiveness or structure makes this album an enjoyably random pile of 16 good-to-great songs that force the listener to pick through and find their favorite." [9]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 chart with 43,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [10] The album has sold 238,000 copies in the United States as of July 2015. [11]

Track listing

No.TitleOriginally fromLength
1."Hell"B-side from Ten Thousand Fists 4:15
2."A Welcome Burden"B-side from The Sickness and Dracula 2000: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture 3:31
3."This Moment"B-side from Transformers: The Album 3:05
4."Old Friend"B-side from Asylum 3:34
5."Monster"B-side from Ten Thousand Fists4:04
6."Run"B-side from Indestructible 3:13
7."Leave It Alone"B-side from Asylum4:07
8."Two Worlds"B-side from Ten Thousand Fists3:33
9."God of the Mind"B-side from The Sickness and Valentine 3:05
10."Sickened"B-side from Ten Thousand Fists4:00
11."Mine"B-side from Asylum5:04
12."Parasite"B-side from Indestructible3:25
13."Dehumanized"B-side from Believe 3:32
14."3"B-side from Asylum, originally released as a digital single to benefit the West Memphis Three 4:02
15."Midlife Crisis" (Faith No More cover)B-side from Indestructible4:04
16."Living After Midnight" (Judas Priest cover)B-side from Asylum4:25
Total length:60:52

Personnel

Disturbed

Production

Chart positions

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart [12] 12
Austrian Albums Chart [13] 35
German Albums Chart [14] 29
New Zealand Albums Chart [15] 10
Scottish Albums [16] 88
Swedish Albums Chart [17] 59
Swiss Albums Chart [18] 59
UK Albums Chart [19] 85
US Billboard 200 [10] 13

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