Tear the World Down

Tear the World Down
Studio album by We Are the Fallen
Released	May 10, 2010
Recorded	October 2009 – December 2009
Genre	Gothic metal,[1][2] alternative metal,[1][3] symphonic rock[4]
Length	46:13
Label	Universal Republic
Producer	We Are the Fallen, Dan Certa
Singles from Tear the World Down
"Bury Me Alive" Released: February 2, 2010 "Tear the World Down" Released: October 12, 2010

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B–[6]
Rock Sound	[7]
Sputnikmusic	(2/5)[8]

Tear the World Down is the debut album by the gothic metal band We Are the Fallen. It was released in the United Kingdom on May 10, 2010^[9] and the United States on May 11, 2010^[10] under the Universal Republic record label. It includes their first single "Bury Me Alive". It debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 33 and sold 13,000 for the week.^[11] It has sold 41,000 copies as of September 2010.^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bury Me Alive"	4:46
2.	"Burn"	3:43
3.	"Paradigm"	3:55
4.	"Don't Leave Me Behind"	3:33
5.	"Sleep Well, My Angel"	4:07
6.	"Through Hell"	3:41
7.	"I Will Stay"	4:07
8.	"Without You"	3:16
9.	"St. John"	3:58
10.	"I Am Only One"	4:37
11.	"Tear the World Down"	6:30
Total length:		46:13

B-Sides

• "Samhain" - 4:07
• "Like a Prayer" - 4:11

Personnel

We Are the Fallen

• Carly Smithson – vocals
• Ben Moody – lead guitar, programming, piano, percussion
• John LeCompt – rhythm guitar, mandolin, programming
• Marty O'Brien – bass
• Rocky Gray – drums

Additional musicians

• Jeremiah Gray – percussion
• Daniel Moody – piano, B3
• David Hodges – piano
• Phillip Peterson – Cello, strings on "I Am Only One"
• Bethanie and John "J.C." LeCompt II – additional choir vocals on "Burn"
• David Campbell – string and choir arrangement

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200[13]	33
U.S. Billboard Top Alternative Albums[14]	7
U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums[15]	17
U.S. Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums[16]	6
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums[17]	12

Release history

Country	Date
United Kingdom[9]	May 10, 2010
United States[10]	May 11, 2010
Canada[18]
Brazil	May 21, 2010

References

1. Burkart, Gregory (March 26, 2010). "We Are The Fallen Debut 'Bury Me Alive' Video". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
2. "We Are The Fallen - Tear The World Down".
3. "We are the fallen TWD". ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
4. Review: We Are The Fallen – Tear The World Down | MusicReview
5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Tear the World Down Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
6. Greenwald, Andy (May 11, 2010). "Tear The World Down". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
7. Lewis, Faye (May 11, 2010). "We Are the Fallen - Tear the World Down". Rock Sound. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
8. Bentham, Jeremy (May 10, 2010). "We Are the Fallen Tear the World Down". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
9. "We Are The Fallen get set for debut album". Kerrang!. March 2, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
10. "We Are the Fallen's Debut Album 'Tear the World Down' In-Stores on May 11th". Marketwire. March 1, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
11. Idol Chatter 05-19-2010
12. WE ARE THE FALLEN: First Episode Of 'Interrogation Video Blog' - Sep. 7, 2010
13. "Billboard 200 - Week of May 29, 2010". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
14. "Billboard Alternative Albums - Week of May 29, 2010". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
15. "We Are the Fallen Album & Song Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
16. "Billboard Hard Rock Albums - Week of May 29, 2010". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
17. "Billboard Rock Albums - Week of May 29, 2010". Billboard.com. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
18. "We Are the Fallen - Tear the World Down". amazon.ca. May 16, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010.

External links

• We Are the Fallen's official website