Jacoby Shaddix has described the album as a "rediscovery of the basic elements of Papa Roach." [1] He states: "We kind of went back and looked at the history of our band and really thought about… Creatively, what evolutions have we gone through? When we came in, it was, like, metal and hip-hop and nu-metal, and then we kind of got more into straight-ahead rock and then we added pop elements to our band. So this record just encompasses everything we’ve done from the beginning to where we are currently as a band; it just kind of connects the dots of all the elements of our sound over the years."[2] "There's some hip-hop, more keyboards than before, sound loops, textures - it's dynamic, diverse and vulnerable. That is Papa Roach. We have never sounded better", said Shaddix.[3]
In regards to the album's title, Shaddix stated it was one of many different titles the band went through. "We always just kept coming back to ‘The Connection.’" stated Shaddix. "What ‘The Connection’ means to us, it’s our connection to the music, it’s the connection of this music to the fans, it’s the connection that we make onstage with our music, it’s the connection from fan-to-fan on the social Internet marketing media world."[1]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Engage"
0:51
2.
"Still Swingin'"
3:24
3.
"Where Did the Angels Go?"
3:10
4.
"Silence is the Enemy"
2:53
5.
"Before I Die"
4:25
6.
"Wish You Never Met Me"
4:05
7.
"Give Me Back My Life"
3:58
8.
"Breathe You In"
3:07
9.
"Leader of the Broken Hearts"
4:12
10.
"Not That Beautiful" (featuring Shahnaz)
3:18
11.
"Walking Dead"
3:18
12.
"Won't Let Up"
4:00
13.
"As Far as I Remember"
3:42
Total length:
44:23
Japanese Edition
No.
Title
Length
14.
"Set Me Off"
15.
"What's Left of Me"
2:58
Amazon Deluxe Edition
No.
Title
Length
14.
"What's Left of Me"
2:58
15.
"9th Life"
3:13
iTunes Deluxe Edition
No.
Title
Length
1.
"You Gotta Want It"
3:39
2.
"Kick in the Teeth" (Video)
3:11
3.
"Burn" (Uncut Video)
3:37
4.
"No Matter What" (Video)
3:50
5.
"Still Swingin" (Video)
3:22
6.
"Constructing the Connection" (Video)
3:17
7.
"Behind the Scenes: Making of Still Swingin" (Video)
