Vices and Virtues | ||||
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Released | March 22, 2011 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, post-grunge, alternative metal | |||
Length | 42:35 (standard edition) 49:27 (deluxe edition) | |||
Label | Intoxication/Reprise | |||
Producer | Howard Benson, Dan Donegan | |||
Art of Dying chronology | ||||
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Singles from Vices and Virtues | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
AHalfFast.com | [2] |
Metalholic | 8.2/10 [3] |
Vices and Virtues is the second studio album by Canadian rock band Art of Dying. It is the band's major label debut after signing under David Draiman and Dan Donegan's Intoxication records. Coincidentally, alternative rock band Panic! at the Disco released their third album, also titled Vices & Virtues (not counting the ampersand), on the same day. As of September 2014, Vices and Virtues has sold over 50,000 copies. [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Die Trying" | Greg Bradley, Jonny Hetherington | 3:49 |
2. | "Get Thru This" | Jonny Hetherington | 2:43 |
3. | "Sorry" | Jonny Hetherington, Davor Vulama | 4:25 |
4. | "Whole World's Crazy" | Hetherington, Tavis Stanley, Bradley, Cale Gontier | 3:45 |
5. | "Completely" | Jonny Hetherington, David Mariacci, Greg Bradley | 3:23 |
6. | "I Will Be There" | Jonny Hetherington | 3:51 |
7. | "You Don't Know Me" | Jonny Hetherington, David Mariacci, Greg Bradley, Flavio Cirillo | 3:06 |
8. | "Raining" (feat. Adam Gontier) | Jonny Hetherington | 3:57 |
9. | "Best I Can" | Jonny Hetherington, Tavis Stanley, Greg Bradley, Cale Gontier | 5:03 |
10. | "Straight Across My Mind" | Jonny Hetherington, Tavis Stanley, Greg Bradley, Adam Gontier, Cale Gontier | 4:21 |
11. | "Breathe Again" | Jonny Hetherington, Tavis Stanley, Greg Bradley, Jeff Broen, Cale Gontier | 4:12 |
Total length: | 42:35 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Better Off" | 3:00 |
13. | "Watching You Watching Me" | 3:52 |
Total length: | 49:27 |
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 117 |
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums | 31 |
U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Albums | 9 |
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums | 21 |
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