Lies for the Liars

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(58/100) ^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	(62%) ^[2]
AllMusic	^[3]
Alternative Press	^[4]
Blender	^[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B ^[6]
Hot Press	(3/5) ^[7]
IGN	(7.7/10) ^[8]
The New York Times	(average) ^[9]
NME	(4/10) ^[10]
Now	^[1]
Spin	(6/10) ^[11]
Stylus Magazine	B− ^[12]
Twisted Ear	^[13]
The Village Voice	(unfavorable) ^[14]

Lies for the Liars is the third studio album by American alternative rock band The Used. It was released on May 22, 2007.

Information

While only eleven tracks are featured on the standard copy of Lies for the Liars, bonus tracks were released on certain versions. In total, the band recorded 19 songs, from about 40 that were written in preparation for the album. Those songs not featured on a version of the album were released as bonus tracks, on CD singles, and the Shallow Believer EP. This is the first album without Branden Steineckert as the drummer. He was kicked out of the band in August 2006. Dean Butterworth of Good Charlotte recorded the drums for the album. Dan Whitesides toured with the band and was later announced as the official new drummer.

The special edition version includes a bonus DVD, slightly different artwork, special casing, and a 24-page booklet packed with vibrant images of the band and Chadam. The special casing is fashioned to look like a book, with the pages within holding several photographs of the band and different fictional characters as well as the lyrics. The DVD has a 20-minute feature on the making of the album.^[15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Quinn Allman, Bert McCracken and Jeph Howard

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Ripper"	2:56
2.	"Pretty Handsome Awkward"	3:33
3.	"The Bird and the Worm"	3:46
4.	"Earthquake"	3:29
5.	"Hospital"	2:58
6.	"Paralyzed"	3:14
7.	"With Me Tonight"	3:06
8.	"Wake the Dead"	4:14
9.	"Find a Way"	3:23
10.	"Liar Liar (Burn in Hell)"	2:57
11.	"Smother Me" (with hidden track "Queso")	6:18
Total length:		39:50

Hidden track

"Queso" is a 29-second song that is about a quesadilla. Though it was first released on The Used's MySpace in late 2006, most fans talked about it on message boards and thought of it as a joke; it was not expected to actually be on the album.

Best Buy bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Devil Beside You"	3:45
13.	"Dark Days"	3:49

Circuit City bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"My Pesticide"	3:07
13.	"On My Own" (Live)	2:26

f.y.e. exclusive
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Slit Your Own Throat"	3:04

Target bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Tunnel"	3:46
13.	"Maybe Memories" (Live)	3:11

Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Devil Beside You"	3:47
Total length:		43:39

iTunes bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Pain"	4:29
13.	"A Box Full of Sharp Objects" (Live; pre-order only)	2:56

iTunes deluxe version
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Pain"	4:30
13.	"Pretty Handsome Awkward" (video)	3:43
14.	"Smother Me" (Demo)	3:47
15.	"The Bird and the Worm" (video)	4:09
16.	"Making of Lies for the Liars" (video)	19:25

Special edition DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Making of Lies for the Liars"	19:23

Personnel

The Used

Performance credits

John Feldmann – vocals, gang vocals
Arin Older – additional vocals on "The Bird and the Worm", gang vocals
Ashley Grobmeyer – screams on "Wake the Dead"
Quinn Allman – gang vocals
Bert McCracken – gang vocals
Jeph Howard – gang vocals
Matt Appleton – gang vocals
Joe Manganiello – gang vocals
Danny Feinberg – gang vocals
Dan Whitesides – gang vocals
Monique Powell – vocals on "Smother Me" and "Wake the Dead"
Julian Feldmann – additional vocals on "Find a Way"

Visuals and imagery

Alex Pardee – creative direction, design, photography, creation of "Chadam" and other characters
MONSTER EFFECTS – creature effects, masks, props, building of Chadam.

Instruments

Matt Appleton – horns, keys, organ, cadence on "Find a Way"
Dean Butterworth – drums, percussion
John Feldmann – additional percussion, keys, cadence on "Find a Way", string arrangement on "The Bird and the Worm", "Earthquake" and "Smother Me"
Bert McCracken – piano on "Smother Me"
Suzie Katayama – string contractor

Technical and production

John Feldmann – production, programming
Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
Matt Appleton – engineering
Jon – drum tech
Allan Hessler – tech
Todd Parker – tech
Joe Gastwirt – mastering

Managerial

John Reese – management
Eric Greenspan – legal affairs
Larry Einbund – business management
Steven Landau – business management
Daryl Eaton – booking North America
Marlene Tsuchii – booking International
Karen Poznansky – publicity
Craig Aaronson – A&R
Tim Carhart – A&R coordinator

Technical and production – DVD

CW Mihlberger – director, editor, filming
Adam Peterson – director, editor, animation sequence, filming
Chris Trovero – director, editor
Jeph Howard – animation sequence
Quinn Allman – animation sequence, filming
David May – DVD producer
Raena Winscott – DVD producer
Tony Friedman – DVD post audio
Sean Donnelly – DVD menus
Jim Atkins – DVD authoring
Sean Cowling – DVD coordination

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[16]	5
Austrian Albums Chart^[17]	48
Canadian Albums Chart^[18]	3
German Albums Chart^[19]	61
New Zealand Albums Chart^[20]	38
UK Albums Chart^[21]	39
US Billboard 200^[22]	5

Release history

Standard edition

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
Australia	May 17, 2007	Reprise	CD	9362433092
United Kingdom	May 21, 2007			936-243309-2
United States	May 22, 2007			2-43309
Japan	May 23, 2007			WPCR-12587
United States	June 5, 2007		LP	1-43309

Special edition

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
United Kingdom	May 21, 2007	Reprise	CD+DVD	9362-43308-2
United States	May 22, 2007	Reprise	CD+DVD	43308-2

Use in popular media

"The Ripper"

appears on the soundtrack to the video game Madden NFL 08.
Also appears on the soundtrack for the PlayStation 2 version of MX vs. ATV: Untamed.

"Pretty Handsome Awkward"

appears in the film and the soundtrack of the motion picture Transformers.

"The Bird and the Worm"

an instrumental version of the song appears in the teaser trailer for the motion picture Clash of the Titans, a remake of the 1981 film of the same name.

References

^ ^a ^b "Critic Reviews for Lies For The Liars". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
^ Beringer, Drew (2007-05-22). "Used, The - Lies For The Liars - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
^ Lies for the Liars at AllMusic
^ Pettigrew, Jason (2007-07-25). "The Used - Lies For The Liars". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
^ Blender review Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
^ Sinclair, Tom (2007-05-25). "Lies for the Liars Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-09-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Keane, Mark (2007-05-28). "Lies For The Liars". Hot Press. Retrieved 2013-09-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)(subscription required)
^ Thompson, Ed (2007-05-22). "The Used - Lies for the Liars". IGN. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
^ Sanneh, Kelefa (2007-05-21). "New CDs (The Used: 'Lies for the Liars')". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-09-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Silver, Dan (2007-05-31). "Album Reviews - The Used (Lies For The Liars)". NME. Retrieved 2013-09-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Kelley, Trevor (2007-05-25). "The Used, 'Lies for the Liars' (Reprise)". Spin. Retrieved 2013-09-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Bradley, Jonathan (2007-06-15). "The Used - Lies for the Liars - Review". Stylus Magazine Retrieved 2011-12-24.
^ Archived 2007-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
^ Shinefield, Mordechai (2007-05-22). "The Used's Lies for the Liars". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2013-09-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ The Used – Lies For The Liars (CD/DVD). SmartPunk.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-24.
^ "australian-charts – The Used – Lies for the Liars". australian-charts. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
^ "The Used – Lies for the Liars – austrian-charts". austrian-charts. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
^ "The Used – Chart History – Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
^ "German Album Charts – Search for The Used". musicline.de. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
^ "charts.org.nz – The Used – Lies for the Liars". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
^ "Chart Log UK (1994–2008) U2 – Utopia". Zobbel. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
^ "The Used – Charts History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-29.

External links

Lies for the Liars at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
Lies for the Liars at Metacritic

[meta-1] "Critic Reviews for Lies For The Liars". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-09-15.

[2] Beringer, Drew (2007-05-22). "Used, The - Lies For The Liars - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2011-12-24.

[3] Lies for the Liars at AllMusic

[4] Pettigrew, Jason (2007-07-25). "The Used - Lies For The Liars". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2011-12-24.

[5] Blender review Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Sinclair, Tom (2007-05-25). "Lies for the Liars Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-09-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[7] Keane, Mark (2007-05-28). "Lies For The Liars". Hot Press. Retrieved 2013-09-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)(subscription required)

[8] Thompson, Ed (2007-05-22). "The Used - Lies for the Liars". IGN. Retrieved 2013-09-15.

[9] Sanneh, Kelefa (2007-05-21). "New CDs (The Used: 'Lies for the Liars')". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-09-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[10] Silver, Dan (2007-05-31). "Album Reviews - The Used (Lies For The Liars)". NME. Retrieved 2013-09-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[11] Kelley, Trevor (2007-05-25). "The Used, 'Lies for the Liars' (Reprise)". Spin. Retrieved 2013-09-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[12] Bradley, Jonathan (2007-06-15). "The Used - Lies for the Liars - Review". Stylus Magazine Retrieved 2011-12-24.

[13] Archived 2007-06-25 at the Wayback Machine

[14] Shinefield, Mordechai (2007-05-22). "The Used's Lies for the Liars". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2013-09-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[15] The Used – Lies For The Liars (CD/DVD). SmartPunk.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-24.

[16] "australian-charts – The Used – Lies for the Liars". australian-charts. Retrieved 2011-07-29.

[17] "The Used – Lies for the Liars – austrian-charts". austrian-charts. Retrieved 2011-07-29.

[18] "The Used – Chart History – Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-29.

[19] "German Album Charts – Search for The Used". musicline.de. Retrieved 2011-07-29.

[20] "charts.org.nz – The Used – Lies for the Liars". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2011-07-29.

[21] "Chart Log UK (1994–2008) U2 – Utopia". Zobbel. Retrieved 2011-07-29.

[22] "The Used – Charts History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-29.

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v t e The Used
Bert McCracken Jeph Howard Dan Whitesides Joey Bradford Justin Shekoski Quinn Allman Branden Steineckert
Studio albums	The Used In Love and Death Lies for the Liars Artwork Vulnerable Imaginary Enemy The Canyon Heartwork Toxic Positivity Medz
Live albums	Berth Live & Acoustic at the Palace
Compilation albums	Maybe Memories
EPs	The Ocean of the Sky
Singles	"The Taste of Ink" "Buried Myself Alive" "Blue and Yellow" "Take It Away" "All That I've Got" "I Caught Fire" "The Bird and the Worm" "Pretty Handsome Awkward" "Blood on My Hands" "I Come Alive" "Cry"
Related articles	Discography