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
Genre	Post-hardcore, emo, pop punk, alternative rock
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: 2006 "False Pretense" Released: 2007 "Your Guardian Angel" Released: 2007 "Damn Regret" Released: 2008

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Don't You Fake It is an album by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, released on July 18, 2006 and re-released on March 20, 2007.

The album was dedicated to Lachlan Pike, a friend of Wilkes' who almost died from cancer.^{[citation needed]} The title of the album is taken from a line in the opening track, "In Fate's Hands".

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ronnie Winter, all music composed by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

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.	"Grim Goodbye" (hidden track)	7:40
Total length:		44:28

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

Other versions

1. "Face Down" (acoustic version)
2. "Face Down" (version featured on debut album)
3. "Face Down" (album version)
4. "The Acoustic Song" (demo version of "Your Guardian Angel")
5. "Waiting" (demo version)
6. "Justify" (demo version)
7. "Cat and Mouse" (demo version)
8. "Ass Shaker" (demo version of "In Fate's Hands")
9. "Disconnected" (demo version)
10. "Grim Goodbye" (demo version)

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

Artwork

• Myriam Santos-Kayda – photography

Additional musicians

• Randy Winters – drums, sequencers

Production

• David Bendeth – producer, mixing
• Steve Tramposch – A&R
• Isaiah Abolin – assistant engineer
• Anthony Fontana – assistant engineer
• Ted Young – assistant engineer
• Sean Mosher-Smith – creative director
• John Bender – digital editing, engineer
• Kato Khandwala – digital editing, engineer
• Dan Korneff – digital editing, mixing, strings

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2006	U.S. 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	Recording Industry Association	Sales
United States	Gold	RIAA	852,000+

In pop culture

• The song "Face Down" appears in a scene during the 2006 film, Employee of the Month, and can be heard in the Lindsay Lohan film, Georgia Rule.
• The song "Misery Loves Its Company" is featured on the Saw IV soundtrack.
• The song "False Pretense" can be heard in the film Never Back Down.
• The song "In Fate's Hands" was featured in the video game Madden NFL 07.
• The song "Face Down" can be heard in the video games Saints Row 2 and MX vs. ATV: Untamed.