How to Ruin Everything

How to Ruin Everything
Studio album by Face to Face
Released	April 9, 2002
Recorded	August–September 2001
Genre	Punk rock
Length	51:01
Label	Vagrant
Producer	Trever Keith, Scott Shiflett, Chad Blinman
Face to Face chronology
Reactionary (2000) How to Ruin Everything (2002) Shoot the Moon: Essential Collection (2005)

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How to Ruin Everything is the sixth studio album by the punk rock band Face to Face, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). This was their last album before their 4-year hiatus from September 2004 to January 2008.

As of the release date, How to Ruin Everything was Face to Face's only album since their 1992 debut Don't Turn Away without Chad Yaro on guitar. The band remained as a three-piece, marking the first time in over a decade that Face to Face had recorded and played live as a trio.

Track listing

1. "Bill of Goods" – 2:46
2. "The Take-Away" – 2:47
3. "14 Hours" – 2:20
4. "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" – 3:06
5. "The New Way" – 3:35
6. "The World in Front of You" – 2:44
7. "Why Would I Lie?" – 2:46
8. "Unconditional" – 3:13
9. "Shoot the Moon" – 3:20
10. "Graded on a Curve" – 3:43
11. "Fight or Flight" – 3:06
12. "Waiting to Be Saved" – 3:18
13. "Double Standard" – 2:42
14. "The Compromise" – 3:31
15. "How to Ruin Everything" – 3:04
16. "Nothing Succeeds Like Success" – 2:34 †
17. "Anybody Listening?" – 2:26 †

† = Japanese bonus track.

Personnel

• Trever Keith – Guitar, Vocals, Producer
• Scott Shiflett – Bass, Vocals (background), Producer
• Pete Parada – drums
• Chad Blinman – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Hiro Arishima – Liner Notes
• Ramon Breton – Mastering
• Kalynn Campbell – Art Direction, Illustrations

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
2002	Heatseekers	12
2002	The Billboard 200	178
2002	Top Independent Albums	13