Don't You Fake It

Don't You Fake It
Studio album by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Released	July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) March 20, 2007 (2007-03-20) (Re-release)
Recorded	December 2005–January 2006 at Water Music Recorders, Hoboken, New Jersey
Genre	Post-hardcore, pop punk, alternative rock, emo
Length	44:28
Label	Virgin
Producer	David Bendeth
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus chronology
Ass Shaker/Justify/Face Down EP (2006)2006 Don't You Fake It (2006) AOL Sessions Undercover-EP (2007)AOL Sessions Undercover-EP2007
Deluxe edition
"Deluxe Edition" cover "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

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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.

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+

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.