Crossfade (album)

Crossfade
Studio album by Crossfade
Released	April 13, 2004
Recorded	2003 at Sugarstar Studios, West Columbia, South Carolina
Genre	Alternative metal, post-grunge, Nu Metal
Length	34:19
Label	Columbia
Producer	Crossfade
Crossfade chronology
Crossfade (2004) Falling Away (2006)
Singles from Crossfade
"Cold" Released: May 25, 2004 "So Far Away" Released: 2005 "Colors" Released: 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Crossfade is the self-titled debut album by the South Carolina band Crossfade. It was released on April 13, 2004, five years after they were formed. An oddity about the album is that the minimal swearing on it is censored and no explicit version was released. The band says that the label did not have the money to put out both a clean and an explicit version, and they needed the money from sales from stores that do not sell explicit CDs, such as Walmart. The album was also released as a DualDisc CD that includes extra content not found on the original, standard edition. The album has now gone Platinum in the United States.

The singles from this album helped launch the band to mainstream success. "Cold" remains the band's biggest hit, reaching #2 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and #3 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks, and is also their only single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, at #81. Follow-up singles "So Far Away" and "Colors" charted in the top 10 of the Mainstream Rock chart, at #4 and #6, respectively. They also hit the top 20 of the Modern Rock chart ("So Far Away" at #14, "Colors" at #18).

Track listing

All tracks by Crossfade (Ed Sloan).

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Starless"	3:55
2.	"Cold"	3:14
3.	"So Far Away"	3:25
4.	"Colors"	3:18
5.	"Death Trend Setta"	3:35
6.	"The Deep End"	3:23
7.	"No Giving Up"	3:35
8.	"Dead Skin"	3:52
9.	"Disco"	2:57
10.	"The Unknown"	2:56
Total length:		34:19

Bonus tracks

1. "Cold" (Acoustic Version) – 3:20
2. "Cold" (DeeTown Remix featuring Miss Eighty 6) – 3:18

Personnel

Crossfade

• Ed Sloan – lead and rhythm guitar, lead vocals
• Tony Byroads – turntables, vocals, background vocals, sampling
• Mitchell James – bass guitar, background vocals
• Brian Geiger – drums

Production

• Crossfade – producer, engineer, art direction
• Doug Ford – A&R
• Bryan Gallant – assistant
• Matt Pinfield – A&R
• Mick Rock – photography
• Randy Staub – engineer, mixing

Chart positions

Album Chart Position U.S. Billboard 200 41 U.S. Top Heatseekers 1

Certifications Territory Certifier Certification United States RIAA Platinum[2]

Singles

Title	Peak chart positions				Certifications
	US [3]	US Alt. [3]	US Main. [3]	SWE [4]
"Cold"	81	2	3	47	US: Gold[2]
"So Far Away"	—	14	4	—
"Colors"	—	18	6	—	—

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ ^{a b} "RIAA certifications". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2010-08-23. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Billboard charts". Billboard charts. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p646608. Retrieved 2010-08-23. 
4. ^ "Swedish singles chart". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Crossfade&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-08-23.