Wolves (Rise Against album)

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Wolves
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
StudioRock Falcon Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length40:04
Label Virgin
Producer Nick Raskulinecz
Rise Against chronology
The Black Market
(2014)
Wolves
(2017)
The Ghost Note Symphonies, Vol. 1
(2018)
Rise Against studio album chronology
The Black Market
(2014)
Wolves
(2017)
Nowhere Generation
(2021)
No.TitleLength
1."Wolves"3:37
2."House on Fire"3:14
3."The Violence"3:48
4."Welcome to the Breakdown"3:03
5."Far from Perfect"3:32
6."Bullshit"4:12
7."Politics of Love"4:09
8."Parts Per Million"3:40
9."Mourning in Amerika"3:19
10."How Many Walls"3:50
11."Miracle"3:40
Total length:40:04
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Megaphone"3:05
13."Broadcast[Signal]Frequency"2:30
Total length:45:46

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Wolves. [26]

Charts

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