Every Man for Himself (album)

Every Man for Himself
Studio album by Hoobastank
Released	May 8, 2006 (UK) May 16, 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded	July 2005- March 2006
Genre	Post-grunge
Length	51:01
Label	Island
Producer	Howard Benson
Hoobastank chronology
The Reason (2003) Every Man for Himself (2006) Fornever (2009)
Singles from Every Man for Himself
"If I Were You" Released: May 1, 2006 "Inside of You" Released: May 26, 2006 "Born to Lead" Released: June 18, 2006

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(53/100) [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Billboard	(unfavorable) [1]
Blender	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B− [3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
PopMatters	[5]

Every Man for Himself is the third album by Hoobastank. It was released on May 16, 2006, and May 8 of the same year in the UK. The first single is "If I Were You". A Limited Edition of "Every Man For Himself" was released in a green color scheme (as opposed to the red one); the green limited edition contained no bonus track and was no different from the red edition.

Overview

The album is considered to be by many fans and critics to be softer than their previous albums and to be their most melodic album in that point. Some thought it was because the band wanted to regain their massive success of their previous album The Reason because the album had a couple of successful hits but the most successful hit was the title track which was a ballad song. The second and third singles from Every Man for Himself were "Inside of You" and "Born to Lead" respectively. Those who pre-ordered the album from Apple's iTunes Music Store, received a bonus track called "Face the Music." Those who purchased the album in Japan received 2 bonus tracks with their green limited edition CDs titled "Finally Awake" and "Waiting". They also receive a DVD with bonus content. Hoobastank announced the "Every Fan for Himself" tour which was billed as a fan appreciation tour, and to help promote the new album. The song "Without a Fight" was featured on the game Elite Beat Agents and the trailer for the film Stormbreaker.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Daniel Estrin and Doug Robb.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Rules"	0:52
2.	"Born to Lead"	3:49
3.	"Moving Forward"	4:27
4.	"Inside of You"	3:08
5.	"The First of Me"	5:24
6.	"Good Enough"	3:21
7.	"If I Were You"	4:18
8.	"Without a Fight"	3:20
9.	"Don't Tell Me"	4:12
10.	"Look Where We Are"	3:28
11.	"Say the Same"	4:01
12.	"If Only"	3:28
13.	"More Than a Memory"	7:15

Japanese Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Finally Awake"	4:02
15.	"Waiting"	3:05

iTunes pre-order exclusive

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Face the Music"	3:55

Personnel

Hoobastank Doug Robb - lead vocals Daniel Estrin - lead guitars Josh Moreau - bass Chris Hesse - drums

Additional personnel Dale Dye - drill sergeant on "The Rules" & "Born to Lead" Chris Chaney - bass (tracks 3, 5, 9, 10) Paul Bushnell - bass (tracks 2, 4, 6-8, 11-13) Howard Benson - keyboard, programming Lenny Castro - percussion Deborah Lurie - string arrangements Casey Stone - strings The Heart Attack Horns - horns on "Inside of You" & "More Than a Memory" Frank Morroco - accordion on "More Than a Memory"

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	12
US Billboard Top Rock Albums[7]	5
US Billboard Digital Albums[8]	11

Billboard Top 200 Chart
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12
Position	12	44	65	83	101	116	129	139	151	166	188	Out
Sales	72,447	25,489	15,270	12,477	10,832	8,291	7,501	6,305	5,651	5,191	4,510	Out
Total	72,447	97,936	113,206	125,683	136,515	144,806	152,307	158,612	164,263	169,454	173,964	Out

References

1. "Critic Reviews for Every Man For Himself - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
2. Every Man for Himself (album) at AllMusic
3. "Every Man for Himself - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
4. "At boys' poker night, the art of raconteurs". latimes. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
5. "Music Reviews, Features, Essays, News, Columns, Blogs, MP3s and Videos - PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
6. "Billboard for June 3, 2006". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
7. "Top Rock Albums for June 3, 2006". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
8. "Digital Albums for June 3, 2006". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

External links

• Every Man for Himself at Metacritic