The Art of Breaking

2005 studio album by Thousand Foot Krutch

The Art of Breaking

Studio album by

Thousand Foot Krutch

Released

July 19, 2005

Genre

Christian rock
nu metal^[1]

Length

40:47

Label

Tooth & Nail

Producer

Arnold Lanni

Thousand Foot Krutch chronology

Phenomenon
(2003)

The Art of Breaking
(2005)

The Flame in All of Us
(2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout	^[1]

The Art of Breaking is the third studio album by Christian rock band Thousand Foot Krutch that was released by Tooth & Nail Records in July 2005. The single Move received moderate mainstream success, reaching No. 16 on Billboard's mainstream rock charts in early 2006. The album has three singles: "Move", "Absolute" and "Breathe You In". Of these, only "Move" received a music video. The band has said that the girl on the album's cover is the girl in the video for "Move", as shown in a picture on their MySpace.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Trevor McNevan, Joel Bruyere, Steve Augustine, and Arnold Lanni^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Absolute"	3:19
2.	"Slow Bleed"	3:14
3.	"The Art of Breaking"	3:19
4.	"Stranger"	3:48
5.	"Hurt"	4:44
6.	"Hand Grenade"	4:13
7.	"Move"	3:28
8.	"Hit the Floor"	3:48
9.	"Go"	3:46
10.	"Make Me a Believer"	2:49
11.	"Breathe You In"	4:19
Total length:		40:47

Personnel

Thousand Foot Krutch

Trevor McNevan – vocals, guitar
Joel Bruyere – bass guitar
Steve Augustine – drums

Additional personnel

Arnold Lanni – producer, mixing, recording, keyboards
Ziad "Zee" Al-Hillal – recording
Angelo Caruso – recording
Kenny Luong – additional engineering
George Marino – mastering
Phil X – guitar engineer
Harry Hess – additional background vocals
Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace – guest appearance on "Hurt" and "Go"
Brandon Ebel – executive producer

Awards

In 2006, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards. The song "Move" was also nominated for Short Form Music Video of the Year.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Taylor, Josh (July 17, 2005). "Thousand Foot Krutch, "The Art of Breaking" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
^ Hage, Erik. The Art of Breaking - Thousand Foot Krutch >Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
^ "Credits / The Art of Breaking / Thousand Foot Krutch – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
^ 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine on About.com; Jones, Kim