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As I Try Not to Fall Apart

As I Try Not to Fall Apart is the sixth studio album by British post-punk band White Lies. The album was released on 18 February 2022 through PIAS. The Bonus Edition of the album was released on 21 October 2022 and features 4 additional tracks.

As I Try Not to Fall Apart
Studio album by
White Lies
Released18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)
Length47:28
LabelPIAS
Producer
White Lies chronology
Five
(2019) 		As I Try Not to Fall Apart
(2022)
Singles from As I Try Not to Fall Apart
  1. "As I Try Not to Fall Apart"
    Released: 27 September 2021
  2. "I Don't Want to Go to Mars"
    Released: 1 December 2021
  3. "Am I Really Going to Die"
    Released: 17 January 2022
  4. "Blue Drift"
    Released: 14 February 2022
  5. "Trouble In America"
    Released: 14 September 2022
  6. "Breakdown Days"
    Released: 13 October 2022
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DIY[3]
Dork[4]
Gigwise[5]
MORS - Radio UG[6]

The album had four singles released ahead of its release: the title track, "I Don't Want to Go to Mars", "Am I Really Going to Die", and "Blue Drift". Bonus Edition tracks "Trouble In America" and "Breakdown Days" were also later released as singles.

Track listing

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As I Try Not to Fall Apart track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Am I Really Going to Die"4:47
2."As I Try Not to Fall Apart"4:58
3."Breathe"4:46
4."I Don't Want to Go to Mars"4:37
5."Step Outside"4:05
6."Roll December"6:44
7."Ragworm"4:32
8."Blue Drift"5:00
9."The End"3:54
10."There Is No Cure for It"4:05
Total length:47:28
Bonus Edition tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Trouble In America"3:36
12."Breakdown Days"3:38
13."What If We're Bad Together"4:23
14."Staring At the Sun"4:55
Total length:62:08

Personnel

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White Lies

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  • Harry McVeigh – lead vocal, guitar, keyboards
  • Charles Cave – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Jack Lawrence-Brown – drums, percussion

Production

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  • Claudius Mittendorfer – producer (tracks 1, 2, 5–7 and 10) and mixing
  • Ed Buller – producer (tracks 3, 4, 8 and 9)
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Richie Kennedy – engineer (tracks 1, 2, 5–7 and 10)
  • James Mellor – engineer (tracks 1, 2, 5–7 and 10)
  • Darren Lawson – engineer (tracks 3, 4, 8 and 9)
  • Claude Vause – studio assistant
  • Ed Farrell – studio assistant
  • Annelise Keestra – design

Charts

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Chart performance for As I Try Not to Fall Apart
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 69
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 36
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[12] 43
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 23
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 14
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] 3

References

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  1. ^ "As I Try Not to Fall Apart by White Lies Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. ^ Collar, Matt. "As I Try Not to Fall Apart – White Lies | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ Goggins, Joe (16 February 2022). "White Lies – As I Try Not To Fall Apart review". DIY. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  4. ^ Eastoe, Dillon (16 February 2022). "White Lies – As I Try Not To Fall Apart". Dork. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. ^ Williams, Josh (15 February 2022). "Album Review: White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart". Gigwise. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. ^ "White Lies – As I Try Not To Fall Apart RECENZJA". Mors.ug.edu.pl. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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