The Truth Is... (Theory of a Deadman album)

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The Truth Is...
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 12, 2011
Genre Hard rock [1]
Length46:05
Label 604, Roadrunner
Producer Howard Benson
Theory of a Deadman chronology
Scars & Souvenirs
(2008)
The Truth Is...
(2011)
Savages
(2014)
Singles from The Truth Is...
  1. "Lowlife"
    Released: May 17, 2011
  2. "Out of My Head"
    Released: June 14, 2011
  3. "Bitch Came Back"
    Released: August 15, 2011
  4. "Hurricane"
    Released: January 17, 2012
  5. "Gentleman"
    Released: September 2012

The Truth Is... is the fourth studio album by rock band Theory of a Deadman, released on July 12, 2011. The first single, "Lowlife", was released to radio stations on May 17, 2011. It went to number 1 on the US rock charts. It was co-written by Christine Danielle Connolly. It is their first album with drummer Joey Dandeneau.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Billboard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Consequence of Sound F [4]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Q Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg

The album received mostly negative reviews from critics. AllMusic, Rolling Stone and CNN all gave it 1/5 stars.[ citation needed ] Metacritic gave the album a 35 out of 100 based on five reviews. [6]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200 chart selling 38,000 copies. [7] On March 31, 2021, the RIAA certified the album Gold. In Canada, the album debuted at number 2 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 8,500 copies. [8] This is an increase in sales from their previous album, Scars & Souvenirs, which sold 6,000 copies in its first week.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

Track list adapted from AllMusic: [9]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lowlife"Christine Connolly, Theory of a Deadman3:25
2."Bitch Came Back" Kara DioGuardi, Theory of a Deadman3:39
3."Hurricane"Kara DioGuardi, Theory of a Deadman4:17
4."Out of My Head" Brett James, Connolly3:57
5."Gentleman"Kara DioGuardi, Theory of a Deadman3:28
6."Love is Hell"Dana Calitri, Nina Ossoff, Kathy Sommer, Theory of a Deadman3:31
7."The Truth Is... (I Lied About Everything)"Christine Connolly, Theory of a Deadman3:27
8."Head Above Water" Scott Stevens, Theory of a Deadman3:32
9."Drag Me to Hell"Theory of a Deadman3:54
10."What Was I Thinking"Theory of a Deadman, Christine Connolly3:50
11."Easy to Love You"Theory of a Deadman4:19
12."We Were Men"Theory of a Deadman4:46
Total length:46:05
Special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Careless"Theory of a Deadman3:36
14."Does It Really Matter"Theory of a Deadman, Christine Connolly3:40
15."Villain"Theory of a Deadman3:04
16."Better or Worse"Theory of a Deadman4:21
17."Out of My Head (Acoustic)"Theory of a Deadman, Brett James 3:53
18."Easy to Love You (Acoustic)"Theory of a Deadman4:19
Pre-order and website bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
19."Lowlife (Acoustic)"Christine Connolly, Theory of a Deadman3:21
20."Gentlemen (Acoustic)"DioGuardi, Theory of a Deadman3:26

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [20] Gold40,000^
United States (RIAA) [21] Gold500,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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