Before Everything & After

Infobox Album | Name = Before Everything & After
Type = Album
Artist = MxPx
Released = September 16, 2003
Genre = Christian punk
Length = 47:04
Label = A&M
Producer = Ron Fair
Dave Jerden
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1dq8g4aztv3z link]
Last album = "Ten Years and Running"
(2002)
This album = "Before Everything & After"
(2003)
Next album = "Panic"
(2005)
Misc =

"Before Everything & After" is the 2003 release from Christian Punk band MxPx, released on A&M Records. The album achieved the band's highest ever chart position on the "Billboard" 200, peaking at number 51.

Track listing

"All songs by Mike Herrera."
# "Before" – 0:20
# "Play It Loud" – 3:18
# "Well Adjusted" – 3:39
# "It's Alright" – 3:01
# "Brokenhearted" – 2:10
# "First Day of the Rest of Our Lives" – 3:01
# "Everything Sucks (When You're Gone)" – 2:57
# "Quit Your Life" – 3:38
# "More Everything" – 2:50
# "Kings of Hollywood" – 3:41
# "The Capitol" – 2:50
# "On the Outs" – 3:11
# "Don't Walk Away" – 3:59
# "You Make Me, Me" – 3:06
# "You're Not Alone" – 3:40
# "After" – 1:43
# "Family Affair (Japanese Bonus Track)" - 3:57

Trivia

* "Play It Loud" was featured on the "SSX3" soundtrack and the Hilary Duff movie "Raise Your Voice".
* The album cover is a possible tribute to the cover of the Rolling Stones album "Sticky Fingers", which does not show hands. Another possible tribute is to the cover of "Chocolate and Cheese" by Ween.
* Portions of the Japanese bonus track "Family Affair" appear on the track "Before" although "Family Affair" was not released on the U.S. version of the record.

Credits

*Mike Herrera - bass guitar, Vocals
*Tom Wisniewski - Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar (Acoustic)
*Yuri Ruley- Cymbals, Drums, Percussion
*Jordan Pundik (New Found Glory)- Backup Vocals
*Benji Madden (Good Charlotte)- Backup Vocals
*Kris Roe (The Ataris)- Backup Vocals
*Ron Fair - Executive Producer
*Dave Jerden - Producer, Mixing
*Steve Duda - Keyboards
*Phil Shanale - Keyboards, String Arrangements
*Brian Hall - Guitar Technician
*Annette Cisneros - Engineer
*George Marino - Mastering
*Tom Lord-Alge - Mixing
*Chris Lord-Alge - Mixing
*Ben Grosse - Mixing
*Elan Trujillo - Assistant
*F. Scott Schafer - Photography
*Marc Rhea - Studio Technician

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)