Critical response

Entertainment Weekly writer Sean Richardson praised the band for adding tracks that range from "string-laden balladry (”I Don’t Wanna Know”) to surging hardcore (”At Least I’m Known for Something”)" alongside their pop punk repertoire, concluding that "They may have eyes for the Top 40, but these skater boys still know how to rock." Writing for the Chicago Tribune, Blair R. Fischer criticized Jordan Pundik's vocal performance for getting "more irritating with every song." It was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in August 2004. As of June 2005, the album has sold over 600,000 copies. The "All Downhill from Here" music video was nominated for Best Breakthrough Video at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards. In 2016, Gilbert ranked Catalyst as his second-to-least favorite New Found Glory album. Looking back, he said it "doesn’t really make any sense … Catalyst is all over the place [musically]." The group performed the album in its entirety on a tour in 2017 to celebrate the 20th anniversary since they formed.

Track listing

All songs written by New Found Glory.

New Found Glory

  • Jordan Pundik – lead vocals
  • Chad Gilbert – lead guitar
  • Steve Klein – rhythm guitar
  • Ian Grushka – bass guitar
  • Cyrus Bolooki – drums

Additional musicians

  • Kendall Payne – backing vocals <small>(track 5)</small>
  • David Campbell – string arrangements, viola <small>(track 5)</small>
  • Joel Derouin – violin <small>(track 5)</small>
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin <small>(track 5)</small>
  • Larry Corbett – cello <small>(track 5)</small>
  • Freddy Cricien – backing vocals <small>(tracks 6 and 11)</small>
  • Riley Avron – backing vocals <small>(track 6)</small>
  • Debra Byrd – backing vocals <small>(track 7)</small>
  • Angela Fisher – backing vocals <small>(track 7)</small>
  • Tony Wilkins – backing vocals <small>(track 7)</small>
  • James Dewees – keyboards <small>(track 8)</small>
  • Andy Jackson – backing vocals <small>(track 9)</small>
  • Toby Morse – backing vocals <small>(track 9)</small>
  • Hazen Street – backing vocals <small>(track 9)</small>
  • Neal Avron – keyboards

Production

  • Neal Avron – producer, recording
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Chris Wonzer – assistant engineer
  • Ryan Castle – assistant engineer, Pro Tools engineer
  • Femio Hernández – assistant engineer
  • Travis Huff – Pro Tools engineer
  • Gunnar – artwork, illustration
  • New Found Glory – artwork, art direction
  • JP Robinson – art direction
  • James Minchin III – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

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|140

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Certifications

References

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  • Catalyst at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)