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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Lies for the Liars
| name = Lies for the Liars
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Longtype = (Special edition includes [[DVD]])
| artist = [[The Used]]
| Artist = [[The Used]]
| cover = Lies for the liars.jpg
| alt = A box-headed creature sitting in a chair on a black hill
| Cover =‎ Lies for the liars.jpg
| Released = [[May 22]] [[2007]]
| released = {{Start date|2007|05|22}}
| Recorded = 2006–2007
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| venue =
| Length = CD: 39:50<br>DVD: Approx. 20 minutes
| studio = Foxy Studios, Los Angeles, California
| Label = [[Reprise Records]]
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Post-hardcore]]
| Producer = [[John Feldmann]]
* [[emo]]}}
| Reviews =
| length = 39:41
*[[AbsolutePunk.net]] (68%) [http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=239090 link]
| label = * [[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
*[[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|3}} [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gcfuxz85ldhe link]
* [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
*[[Alternative Press]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://altpress.com/reviews/733.htm link]
| producer = [[John Feldmann]]
*''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=4522 link]
| prev_title = [[In Love and Death]]
*Bullz-Eye {{rating-5|1.5}} [http://www.bullz-eye.com/cdreviews/thompson/the_used-lies_for_the_liars.htm link]
| prev_year = 2004
*[[IGN]] (7.7/10) [http://music.ign.com/articles/790/790844p1.html link]
| next_title = [[Artwork (album)|Artwork]]
*[[Kerrang!]] {{rating-5|4}}
| next_year = 2009
*[http://www.mammothpress.com/ Mammoth Press] {{rating-10|5}} [http://mammothpress.com/index.php?area=readreview&pid=1201]
| misc = {{Singles
*[[Metal Hammer]] {{rating-10|8}}
| name = Lies for the Liars
*[[Q]] {{rating-5|3}}
| type = studio
*[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver Magazine]] {{rating-5|4}}
| single1 = [[The Bird and the Worm]]
*[[Stylus Magazine]] (B-) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-used/lies-for-the-liars.htm link]
| single1date = April 3, 2007
*Twisted Ear {{Rating-5|2}} [http://www.twistedear.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=915&Itemid=31 link]
| single2 = [[Pretty Handsome Awkward]]
| Last album = ''[[Berth (The Used)|Berth]]''<br>(2007)
| This album = ''Lies for the Liars''<br>(2007)
| single2date = August 21, 2007
| Next album =
| Misc = {{Extra album cover 2
| Upper caption = Special Edition Artwork
| Type = album
| Cover = Liesspecialcoversample.jpg‎
| Lower caption =
}} {{Singles
| Name = Lies for the Liars
| Type = studio
| single 1 = [[The Bird and the Worm]]
| single 2 = [[Liar Liar (Burn in Hell)]]
| single 3 = [[Pretty Handsome Awkward (The Used song)|Pretty Handsome Awkward]]
| single 1 date = [[March 20]] [[2007]]
| single 2 date = [[May 1]] [[2007]]
| single 3 date = [[September 10]] [[2007]]
}}
}}
}}
}}
'''''Lies for the Liars''''' is the third studio album by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[the Used]]. It was released on May 22, 2007, and was certified gold by the RIAA on February 28, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=THE+USED&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH|title = Gold & Platinum|website = [[Recording Industry Association of America]]}}</ref>


==Background==
'''''Lies for the Liars''''' is [[The Used]]'s third studio [[album]]. It was released on [[May 22]], [[2007]]. As of mid September 2007, the album has sold over 241,090 copies in the USA. [http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=47833]
On September 12, 2006, it was announced that drummer [[Branden Steineckert]] left the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_1251|title=Branden Steineckert leaves the Used|work=Alternative Press|date=September 12, 2006|accessdate=August 4, 2016}}</ref> However, a day later, Steineckert explained that he was in fact kicked out of the band: "Quinn, Bert and Jeph have agreed that they no longer want to play music with me."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_1252|title=Branden Steineckert: "I was kicked out of the Used."|work=Alternative Press|date=September 13, 2006|accessdate=August 4, 2016}}</ref> In addition, they added that recording was nearly done.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melodic.net/?page=news&id=6712|title=The Used Without A Drummer....|work=Melodic|author=Wippsson, Johan|date=September 12, 2006|accessdate=March 7, 2019}}</ref> However, two months later the band was still working on the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melodic.net/?page=news&id=7079|title=The Used Close To Completing The New Album|work=Melodic|author=Roth, Kaj|date=November 27, 2006|accessdate=March 7, 2019}}</ref>


In total, the band recorded 19 songs, from about 40 that were written in preparation for the album. Dean Butterworth of [[Good Charlotte]] recorded the drums for the album.
==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 have stated that they have recorded 19 songs, from 40 that were written in preparation for the album, however some members have said 20 songs were recorded.[http://www.theusednews.com/index.php?topic=399.0] Those songs not featured on a version of the album were released as bonus tracks and on CD singles.


===Drums===
==Release==
On January 17, 2007, Dan Whitesides, formerly of [[New Transit Direction]], was announced as Steineckert's replacement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melodic.net/?page=news&id=7342|title=The Used Tired Of Screamo On The New Album|work=Melodic|author=Roth, Kaj|date=January 17, 2007|accessdate=March 7, 2019}}</ref> From mid February to early April 2007, the band co-headlined the 2007 edition of the [[Taste of Chaos]] tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_1554|title=Dates for Taste Of Chaos '07 revealed|work=Alternative Press|date=December 1, 2006|accessdate=August 8, 2016}}</ref> On February 24, ''Lies for the Liars'' was announced for release in May.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melodic.net/?page=news&id=7538|title=The Used's Lies For The Liars|work=Melodic|author=Roth, Kaj|date=February 24, 2007|accessdate=March 7, 2019}}</ref> "The Bird and the Worm" was made available for streaming on March 19<ref name=AltPBird>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_1877|title=Stream the new Used single|work=Alternative Press|date=March 19, 2007|accessdate=August 10, 2016}}</ref> through [[AOL Music]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melodic.net/?page=news&id=7637|title=Hear The First Single From The Used New Cd|work=Melodic|author=Winberg, Pär|date=March 20, 2007|accessdate=March 7, 2019}}</ref> and released to radio on April 3.<ref name=FMQB>{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 |title=FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock |publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated |accessdate=October 31, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322142732/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 |archivedate=March 22, 2013 }}</ref> In April, the band performed in the UK as part of the [[Give it a Name]] festival.<ref name=PHAUK/> A music video for "The Bird and the Worm" was released on April 26.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_1998|title=The Used release "The Bird And The Worm" video|work=Alternative Press|date=April 26, 2007|accessdate=August 12, 2016}}</ref> A behind-the-scenes video of the music video was released on May 11.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_2047|title=The Used release "The Bird And The Worm" making-of video|work=Alternative Press|date=May 11, 2007|accessdate=August 15, 2016}}</ref> ''Lies for the Liars'' was made available for streaming on May 18<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_2069|title=The Used post full-album stream of Lies For The Liars|work=Alternative Press|date=May 18, 2007|accessdate=August 16, 2016}}</ref> through their [[Myspace]] account,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melodic.net/?page=news&id=8029|title=New Album By The Used Streamed On Myspace|work=Melodic|author=Winberg, Pär|date=May 19, 2007|accessdate=March 7, 2019}}</ref> and released four days later through Reprise.<ref name=AltPBird/> 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.<ref>[http://smartpunk.com/product.php?item_id=21005 The Used – Lies For The Liars (CD/DVD)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070905034745/http://smartpunk.com/product.php?item_id=21005 |date=2007-09-05 }}. SmartPunk.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-24.</ref>
This is the first album without [[Branden Steineckert]] as the drummer. He was kicked out of the band in the summer of 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 group were initially planned to appear on the [[Warped Tour]] from late June to early July.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_1997|title=Throwdown added to Warped 07; Madina Lake drop off|work=Alternative Press|date=April 26, 2007|accessdate=August 21, 2016}}</ref> However, shortly prior to the beginning of the tour, it was announced that McCracken would be having vocal surgery, which forced the band to abandon the tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_2206|title=Bert McCracken to have vocal surgery; Used cancel Warped|work=Alternative Press|date=June 27, 2007|accessdate=August 24, 2016}}</ref> A music video was released for "Pretty Handsome Awkward" on July 23, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/24755/videos-the-used-pretty-handsome-awkward|title=The Used: 'Pretty Handsome Awkward'|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=July 23, 2007|access-date=May 30, 2022}}</ref> The song was released to US [[alternative radio]] on August 21<ref name=FMQB/> and released to UK radio on September 3.<ref name=PHAUK>{{cite AV media notes|title=Pretty Handsome Awkward|others=The Used|year=2007|type=Sleeve|publisher=Reprise Records|id=PR016410}}</ref> From mid August to early October, the band went a tour of the US with [[the Bled]], [[Army of Me (band)|Army of Me]] and the Josephine Collective, which included an appearance at the [[X96 big ass show|X96 Big Ass Show]] radio festival.<ref name=AltPsurgery>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_2303|title=The Used to tour following McCracken's surgery|work=Alternative Press|date=July 13, 2007|accessdate=August 25, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/24651/tours-the-used-the-bled-army-of-me-josephine-collective|title=The Used / The Bled / Army of Me / Josephine Collective|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=July 17, 2007|access-date=May 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/25863/social-distortion-continue-adding-more-dates|title=Social Distortion continue adding more dates|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=October 3, 2007|access-date=June 4, 2022}}</ref> In between this, the group performed on the main stage at [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] in the UK.<ref name=PHAUK/> Following the tour, the group went visited Australia and New Zealand on the [[Taste of Chaos|Taste of Chaos Down Under]] tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_214|title=The Used, Rise Against, Aiden on Taste Of Chaos Down Under|work=Alternative Press|date=June 8, 2007|accessdate=August 21, 2016}}</ref> Further tours of Japan and Europe were undertaken in November.<ref name=AltPsurgery/> A demo version of "Smother Me" was posted on the group's Myspace on November 29, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/26725/media-the-used-smother-me-demo|title=The Used: 'Smother Me (Demo)'|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=November 29, 2007|access-date=June 5, 2022}}</ref> A few outtakes from the recording sessions, namely "Dark Days", "Slit Your Own Throat", "Devil Beside You", "My Pesticide", "Sun Comes Up", "Sick Hearts" and "Tunnel", were released on the ''Shallow Believer'' EP in February 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melodic.net/?page=news&id=9781|title=The Used B-Sides Ep Available Now|work=Melodic|author=Roth, Kaj|date=February 22, 2008|accessdate=March 7, 2019}}</ref>
==Special edition==

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. [http://smartpunk.com/product.php?item_id=21005]
==Reception==
{{Music ratings
| MC = (58/100) <ref name=meta>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/lies-for-the-liars/the-used/critic-reviews|title=Critic Reviews for Lies For The Liars|website=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=2013-09-15}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AbsolutePunk]]
| rev1Score = (62%) <ref>Beringer, Drew (2007-05-22). [http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=239090 "Used, The - Lies For The Liars - Album Review"]. [[AbsolutePunk]]. Retrieved 2011-12-24.</ref>
| rev2 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1059173}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>Pettigrew, Jason (2007-07-25). [http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/liesfortheliars "The Used - Lies For The Liars"]. ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''. Retrieved 2011-12-24.</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref>[http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=4522 Blender review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185901/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=4522 |date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev5Score = B <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20039272,00.html|title=Lies for the Liars Review|last=Sinclair|first=Tom|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=2007-05-25|accessdate=2013-09-15|archive-date=2009-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108201920/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20039272,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Hot Press]]''
| rev6Score = (3/5) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/music/reviews/albums/2927077.html|title=Lies For The Liars|last=Keane|first=Mark|website=[[Hot Press]] |date=2007-05-28|accessdate=2013-09-15}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
| rev7 = [[IGN]]
| rev7Score = (7.7/10) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/05/22/the-used-lies-for-the-liars|title=The Used – Lies for the Liars|last=Thompson|first=Ed|website=[[IGN]]|date=2007-05-22|accessdate=2013-09-15}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[The New York Times]]''
| rev8Score = (average) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/21/arts/music/21choi.html?ref=music&pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=New CDs (The Used: 'Lies for the Liars')|last=Sanneh|first=Kelefa|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2007-05-21|accessdate=2013-09-15}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev9Score = (4/10) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-used/8588|title=Album Reviews – The Used (Lies For The Liars)|last=Silver|first=Dan|work=[[NME]]|date=2007-05-31|accessdate=2013-09-15}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]''
| rev10Score = {{Rating|1|5}} <ref name=meta/>
| rev11 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev11Score = (6/10) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/used-lies-liars-reprise/|title=The Used, 'Lies for the Liars' (Reprise)|last=Kelley|first=Trevor|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=2007-05-25|accessdate=2013-09-15}}</ref>
| rev12 = ''[[Stylus Magazine]]''
| rev12Score = B− <ref>Bradley, Jonathan (2007-06-15). [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-used/lies-for-the-liars.htm "The Used - Lies for the Liars - Review"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070718163853/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-used/lies-for-the-liars.htm |date=2007-07-18 }}. ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' Retrieved 2011-12-24.</ref>
| rev13 = Twisted Ear
| rev13Score = {{Rating|2|5}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twistedear.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=915&Itemid=31 |title=Twisted Ear review |accessdate=June 25, 2007 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625174007/http://www.twistedear.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=915&Itemid=31 |archivedate=June 25, 2007 }}</ref>
| rev14 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev14Score = (unfavorable) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-05-22/music/the-used-s-lies-for-the-liars/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130915223139/http://www.villagevoice.com/2007-05-22/music/the-used-s-lies-for-the-liars/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 15, 2013|title=The Used's Lies for the Liars|last=Shinefield|first=Mordechai|work=[[The Village Voice]]|date=2007-05-22|accessdate=2013-09-15}}</ref>
}}
The album peaked at number 5 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. It charted at number 39 in the UK and became the group's fastest-selling album in that country.<ref name=PHAUK/>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
#The Ripper – 2:56
| total_length = 39:41
#[[Pretty Handsome Awkward (The Used song)|Pretty Handsome Awkward]] - 3:32
| all_writing = Quinn Allman, Bert McCracken and Jeph Howard
#[[The Bird and the Worm]] – 3:45
| title1 = The Ripper
#Earthquake – 3:29
| length1 = 2:56
#Hospital – 2:57
| title2 = [[Pretty Handsome Awkward]]
#Paralyzed – 3:13
| length2 = 3:32
#With Me Tonight – 3:06
| title3 = [[The Bird and the Worm]]
#Wake the Dead – 4:14
| length3 = 3:45
#Find a Way – 3:23
| title4 = Earthquake
#[[Liar Liar (Burn in Hell)]] – 2:57
| length4 = 3:29
#Smother Me – 4:20
| title5 = Hospital
| length5 = 2:56
| title6 = Paralyzed
| length6 = 3:13
| title7 = With Me Tonight
| length7 = 3:06
| title8 = Wake the Dead
| length8 = 4:14
| title9 = Find a Way
| length9 = 3:21
| title10 = Liar Liar (Burn in Hell)
| length10 = 2:52
| title11 = Smother Me
| note11 = with hidden track "Queso"
| length11 = 6:17
}}


===Hidden track===
=== Additional track information ===
"Smother Me' ends at 4:20 but runs to 6:17 due to the addition of a hidden track titled "Queso". "Queso" is a 30 second song that is about a quesadilla. It was first released on The Used myspace in late 2006, most fans talked about it on message boards and said that it was a funny joke. No one ever expected it to actually be on the album.
The Used recorded 19 songs during the ''Lies for the Liars'' recording session. The 8 b-sides from the session are titled "Dark Days", "Devil Beside You", "Silt Your Own Throat", "My Pesticide", "Sun Comes Up", "Sick Hearts", "Pain" and "Tunnel". The b-sides were released as bonus tracks from select retailers and later appeared on ''Shallow Believer''. "Tunnel" is the only track that is different between the early bonus track release and ''Shallow Believer'' release a year later. A hidden track was also included titled "Queso" which 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. A demo version of "Smother Me" was also posted on the band's MySpace page.


{{Track listing
===B-sides===
| headline = Best Buy bonus tracks
Note: These B-Sides are demo versions of the songs and the real versions will most likely be released on an ep/compilation album.
| total_length =
| title12 = Dark Days
| note12 = later appeared on Shallow Believer
| length12 = 3:49
| title13 = Devil Beside You
| note13 = later appeared on Shallow Believer
| length13 = 3:45
}}


{{Track listing
*Dark Days – 3:49
| headline = Rhapsody bonus tracks
*Devil Beside You – 3:45
| total_length =
*My Pesticide – 3:07
| title12 = My Pesticide
*Slit Your Own Throat - 3:04
| note12 = later appeared on Shallow Believer
*Pain – 4:30
| length12 = 3:07
*Tunnel – 3:46
| title13 = On My Own
| note13 = Live, same track from Maybe Memories
| length13 = 2:26
}}


{{Track listing
*''Note: 2 or 3 b-sides still havent been released''
| headline = f.y.e. bonus track
| total_length =
| title12 = Slit Your Own Throat
| note12 = later appeared on Shallow Believer
| length12 = 3:04
}}


{{Track listing
===Bonus tracks===
| headline = Target bonus tracks
The 3 live bonus tracks are the same songs from the ''[[Maybe Memories]]'' compilation album.
| total_length =
*Maybe Memories (Live)
| title12 = Tunnel
*A Box Full of Sharp Objects (Live)
| note12 = later appeared on Shallow Believer
*On My Own (Live)
| length12 = 3:46
| title13 = Maybe Memories
| note13 = Live, same track from Berth<!-- Not the same as Maybe Memories, look on the back cover. -->
| length13 = 3:11
}}


===Special edition DVD track listing===
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese bonus track
#"The Making of "Lies for the Liars" - 19:23
| total_length = 43:39
| title12 = Devil Beside You
| note12 = later appeared on Shallow Believer
| length12 = 3:47
}}


{{Track listing
==Credits==
| headline = iTunes bonus tracks
*[[Bert McCracken]] – Lead Vocals, Piano, Keyboard
| total_length =
*[[Quinn Allman]] – Guitar, Backup Vocals
| title12 = Pain
*[[Jeph Howard]] – Bass, Backup Vocals
| note12 = later appeared on Shallow Believer
*[[Dean Butterworth]] – Drums
| length12 = 4:29
*[[Matt Appleton]] - Horns, Keys, and Organ
| title13 = A Box Full of Sharp Objects
*[[John Feldmann]] - Programming, Percussion, Keys, and Backup Vocals
| note13 = Live, same track from Maybe Memories; pre-order only
*[[Arin Older]] - Additional Vocals on "The Bird and the Worm"
| length13 = 2:56
*[[Julian Feldmann]] - Additional Vocals on "Find a Way"
}}


{{Track listing
| headline = Special edition DVD
| total_length =
| title1 = The Making of ''Lies for the Liars''
| note1 =
| length1 = 19:23
}}


== Personnel ==
{{The Used}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}


'''The Used'''
[[Category:2007 albums]]
* [[Bert McCracken]] – [[Lead vocalist|lead, backing and gang vocals]], piano
* [[Jeph Howard]] – bass, backing and gang vocals; animation sequence (DVD)
* [[Quinn Allman]] – guitars, backing and gang vocals; animation sequence, filming (DVD)


'''Additional musicians and production'''
* Matt Appleton – gang vocals, [[French horn|horns]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], organ, cadence on "Find a Way"; [[Audio engineering|engineering]]
* Suzie Katayama – string contractor
* [[John Feldmann]] – backing and gang vocals, keyboards, programming, percussion, cadence on "Find a Way", [[string instrument|string]] arrangement on "The Bird and the Worm", "Earthquake" and "Smother Me"; production
* Dean Butterworth – drums, percussion, gang vocals
* Arin Older – backing vocals on "The Bird and the Worm", gang vocals
* Ashley Grobmeyer – screams on "Wake the Dead"
* [[Joe Manganiello]] – gang vocals
* Danny Feinberg – gang vocals
* Monique Powell – backing vocals on "Smother Me" and "Wake the Dead"
* Julian Feldmann – backing vocals on "Find a Way"
* [[Chris Lord-Alge]] – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* [[Joe Gastwirt]] – [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
'''Design'''
* [[Alex Pardee]] – creative direction, design, photography, creation of "[[Chadam]]" and other characters
* MONSTER EFFECTS – creature effects, masks, props, building of Chadam.
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'''Technical'''
[[es:Lies For The Liars]]
* Jon – drum tech
[[pt:Lies For The Liars]]
* Allan Hessler – tech
[[fi:Lies for the Liars]]
* Todd Parker – tech

'''Managerial'''
* Craig Aaronson – [[Artists and repertoire|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
* 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
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{{col-end}}

== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Chart performance for ''Lies for the Liars''
!Chart (2007)
!Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Used&titel=Lies+For+The+Liars&cat=a |title=australian-charts&nbsp;– The Used&nbsp;– Lies for the Liars |publisher=australian-charts |accessdate=2011-07-29}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|-
!scope="row"|[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Austrian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Used&titel=Lies+For+The+Liars&cat=a |title=The Used&nbsp;– Lies for the Liars&nbsp;– austrian-charts |publisher=austrian-charts |accessdate=2011-07-29}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|48
|-
!scope="row"|[[Canadian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the used|chart=Canadian Albums}} |title=The Used – Chart History – Canadian Albums |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=2011-07-29}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
!scope="row"|[[Media Control Charts|German Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Used%2CThe/longplay |title=German Album Charts – Search for The Used |publisher=musicline.de |accessdate=2011-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010075542/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Used,The/longplay |archive-date=2012-10-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|61
|-
!scope="row"|[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Used&titel=Lies+For+The+Liars&cat=a |title=charts.nz&nbsp;– The Used&nbsp;– Lies for the Liars |publisher=charts.nz |accessdate=2011-07-29}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|38
|-
!scope="row"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_U.HTM |title=Chart Log UK (1994–2008) U2 – Utopia |work=Zobbel |accessdate=2011-07-29}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|39
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the used|chart=Billboard 200}} |title=The Used – Charts History – ''Billboard'' 200 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=2011-07-29}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|}

==Certifications==
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{{certification Table Entry|title=Lies for the Liars|artist=The Used|type=album|relyear=2007|certyear=2019|region=United States|award=Gold|refname=UScert}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | streaming=true|noshipments=true}}

== Release history ==
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;Standard edition
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Region
! Date
! Label
! Format
! Catalogue
|-
| Australia
| May 17, 2007
|rowspan="5"|[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Compact Disc|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
| [[Gramophone record|LP]]
| 1-43309
|}

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;Special edition
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Region
! Date
! Label
! Format
! Catalogue
|-
| United Kingdom
| May 21, 2007
|rowspan="2"|[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Compact Disc|CD]]+DVD
| 9362-43308-2
|-
| United States
| May 22, 2007
| 43308-2
|}
{{col-end}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTo9pEXsDq8bQyKYrEQDRus9yyv2K-dc3 ''Lies for the Liars''] at [[YouTube]] (streamed copy where licensed)
* {{Metacritic album}}

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Latest revision as of 04:41, 20 December 2024

Lies for the Liars
A box-headed creature sitting in a chair on a black hill
Studio album by
The Used
ReleasedMay 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)
StudioFoxy Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length39:41
Label
ProducerJohn Feldmann
The Used chronology
In Love and Death
(2004) 		Lies for the Liars
(2007) 		Artwork
(2009)
Singles from Lies for the Liars
  1. "The Bird and the Worm"
    Released: April 3, 2007
  2. "Pretty Handsome Awkward"
    Released: August 21, 2007

Lies for the Liars is the third studio album by American rock band the Used. It was released on May 22, 2007, and was certified gold by the RIAA on February 28, 2019.[1]

Background

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On September 12, 2006, it was announced that drummer Branden Steineckert left the band.[2] However, a day later, Steineckert explained that he was in fact kicked out of the band: "Quinn, Bert and Jeph have agreed that they no longer want to play music with me."[3] In addition, they added that recording was nearly done.[4] However, two months later the band was still working on the album.[5]

In total, the band recorded 19 songs, from about 40 that were written in preparation for the album. Dean Butterworth of Good Charlotte recorded the drums for the album.

Release

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On January 17, 2007, Dan Whitesides, formerly of New Transit Direction, was announced as Steineckert's replacement.[6] From mid February to early April 2007, the band co-headlined the 2007 edition of the Taste of Chaos tour.[7] On February 24, Lies for the Liars was announced for release in May.[8] "The Bird and the Worm" was made available for streaming on March 19[9] through AOL Music,[10] and released to radio on April 3.[11] In April, the band performed in the UK as part of the Give it a Name festival.[12] A music video for "The Bird and the Worm" was released on April 26.[13] A behind-the-scenes video of the music video was released on May 11.[14] Lies for the Liars was made available for streaming on May 18[15] through their Myspace account,[16] and released four days later through Reprise.[9] 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.[17]

The group were initially planned to appear on the Warped Tour from late June to early July.[18] However, shortly prior to the beginning of the tour, it was announced that McCracken would be having vocal surgery, which forced the band to abandon the tour.[19] A music video was released for "Pretty Handsome Awkward" on July 23, 2007.[20] The song was released to US alternative radio on August 21[11] and released to UK radio on September 3.[12] From mid August to early October, the band went a tour of the US with the Bled, Army of Me and the Josephine Collective, which included an appearance at the X96 Big Ass Show radio festival.[21][22][23] In between this, the group performed on the main stage at Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK.[12] Following the tour, the group went visited Australia and New Zealand on the Taste of Chaos Down Under tour.[24] Further tours of Japan and Europe were undertaken in November.[21] A demo version of "Smother Me" was posted on the group's Myspace on November 29, 2007.[25] A few outtakes from the recording sessions, namely "Dark Days", "Slit Your Own Throat", "Devil Beside You", "My Pesticide", "Sun Comes Up", "Sick Hearts" and "Tunnel", were released on the Shallow Believer EP in February 2008.[26]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(58/100) [27]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(62%) [28]
AllMusic [29]
Alternative Press [30]
Blender [31]
Entertainment WeeklyB [32]
Hot Press(3/5) [33]
IGN(7.7/10) [34]
The New York Times(average) [35]
NME(4/10) [36]
Now [27]
Spin(6/10) [37]
Stylus MagazineB− [38]
Twisted Ear [39]
The Village Voice(unfavorable) [40]

The album peaked at number 5 on the Billboard 200. It charted at number 39 in the UK and became the group's fastest-selling album in that country.[12]

Track listing

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

No.TitleLength
1."The Ripper"2:56
2."Pretty Handsome Awkward"3:32
3."The Bird and the Worm"3:45
4."Earthquake"3:29
5."Hospital"2:56
6."Paralyzed"3:13
7."With Me Tonight"3:06
8."Wake the Dead"4:14
9."Find a Way"3:21
10."Liar Liar (Burn in Hell)"2:52
11."Smother Me" (with hidden track "Queso")6:17
Total length:39:41

Additional track information

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The Used recorded 19 songs during the Lies for the Liars recording session. The 8 b-sides from the session are titled "Dark Days", "Devil Beside You", "Silt Your Own Throat", "My Pesticide", "Sun Comes Up", "Sick Hearts", "Pain" and "Tunnel". The b-sides were released as bonus tracks from select retailers and later appeared on Shallow Believer. "Tunnel" is the only track that is different between the early bonus track release and Shallow Believer release a year later. A hidden track was also included titled "Queso" which 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. A demo version of "Smother Me" was also posted on the band's MySpace page.

Best Buy bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Dark Days" (later appeared on Shallow Believer)3:49
13."Devil Beside You" (later appeared on Shallow Believer)3:45
Rhapsody bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."My Pesticide" (later appeared on Shallow Believer)3:07
13."On My Own" (Live, same track from Maybe Memories)2:26
f.y.e. bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Slit Your Own Throat" (later appeared on Shallow Believer)3:04
Target bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Tunnel" (later appeared on Shallow Believer)3:46
13."Maybe Memories" (Live, same track from Berth)3:11
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Devil Beside You" (later appeared on Shallow Believer)3:47
Total length:43:39
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Pain" (later appeared on Shallow Believer)4:29
13."A Box Full of Sharp Objects" (Live, same track from Maybe Memories; pre-order only)2:56
Special edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."The Making of Lies for the Liars"19:23

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for Lies for the Liars
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[41] 5
Austrian Albums Chart[42] 48
Canadian Albums Chart[43] 3
German Albums Chart[44] 61
New Zealand Albums Chart[45] 38
UK Albums Chart[46] 39
US Billboard 200[47] 5

Certifications

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Certifications for Lies for the Liars
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[48] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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References

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  5. ^ Roth, Kaj (November 27, 2006). "The Used Close To Completing The New Album". Melodic. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
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