Don't You Fake It

Don't You Fake It
Studio album by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Released	July 18, 2006 March 20, 2007 (Re-release)
Recorded	December 2005–January 2006 at Water Music Recorders, Hoboken, New Jersey
Genre	Post-hardcore, pop punk, alternative rock, emo[1]
Length	44:28
Label	Virgin
Producer	David Bendeth
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus chronology
Ass Shaker/Justify/Face Down EP (2006) Don't You Fake It (2006) AOL Sessions Undercover-EP (2007)
Deluxe edition
"Deluxe Edition" cover
Singles from Don't You Fake It
"Face Down" Released: July 4, 2006 "False Pretense" Released: 2007 "Your Guardian Angel" Released: October 2007 "Damn Regret" Released: 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
RockLouder	[2]

Don't You Fake It is the debut studio album by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, released on July 18, 2006 and re-released on March 20, 2007. By August 2006, the album had sold over 100,000 copies.^[3]

The title of the album is taken from a line in the opening track, "In Fate's Hands".

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ronnie Winter, except where noted. 

Don't You Fake It
No.	Title	Length
1.	"In Fate's Hands"	3:27
2.	"Waiting"	2:56
3.	"False Pretense"	2:27
4.	"Face Down"	3:10
5.	"Misery Loves Its Company"	3:14
6.	"Cat and Mouse"	3:27
7.	"Damn Regret"	2:44
8.	"Atrophy"	3:16
9.	"Seventeen Ain't So Sweet"	3:20
10.	"Justify"	3:26
11.	"Your Guardian Angel" (includes 1:30 of silence)	5:21
12.	"The Grim Goodbye" (Winter, Duke Kitchens, Thomas Amason, Thomas Wurth, DanWagler) (hidden track; does not appear on digital download version of the album)	7:40
Total length:		44:28

Deluxe edition
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Face Down" (acoustic version)	3:10
14.	"Disconnected"	2:55

• Tracks 1, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12 and 14 originally appear on The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.
  • Tracks 1 and 11 have alternate names.

DVD

• Making the Album – Behind the Scenes
• "Face Down" (music video)
• "False Pretense" (music video)
• Behind the Scenes – "False Pretense"
• On the Road with RJA

Personnel

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

• Ronnie Winter – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
• Elias Reidy – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Duke Kitchens – rhythm guitar
• Joey Westwood – bass guitar
• Jon Wilkes – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Randy Winters – drums, sequencers on "In Fate's Hands" "Justify"
• Dan Korneff – strings

Production David Bendeth – producer, mixing Steve Tramposch – A&R Isaiah Abolin – assistant engineer Anthony Fontana – assistant engineer Ted Young – assistant engineer John Bender – digital editing, engineer Kato Khandwala – digital editing, engineer Dan Korneff – digital editing, mixing on "The Grim Goodbye" Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC Artwork Sean Mosher-Smith – Creative Direction Dzark Design Bureau – Design Myriam Santos-Kayda – Photography Management Steve Tramposch – Management for Launchpad David J. Wolter & Steve Tramposch – A&R Mike Arfin – Booking at Artist Group International Matt Greenberg – Legal at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, NYC Jeff Schwartz, Sue Kostner, & Alice Lee – Business Management at Tribeca Business Management

Charts

Album Year Chart Position 2006 US Billboard 200 25 Singles Year Single Chart Position 2006 "Face Down" US Hot 100 24 US Mainstream Rock Tracks 38 US Modern Rock Tracks 3 US Pop 100 10 US Top 40 Mainstream 10 Canadian BDS Airplay 84 New Zealand Singles Chart 4

Certifications Country Certification Sales United States Gold 852,000+[4]

In pop culture

• The song "Misery Loves Its Company" is featured on the Saw IV soundtrack.
• The song "In Fate's Hands" was featured in the video game Madden NFL 07.
• The Song "Face Down" was featured in the video game "Saints Row 2".
• The song "False Pretense" was featured in the movie Never Back Down.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. RockLouder review
3. Kohli, Rohan (August 30, 2006). "Soundscan Results: Week Ending August 27th, 2006". absolutepunk.net. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
4. "Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Recording New Album".