Theory of a Deadman is the debut studio album by the Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman. The album was released on September 17, 2002 through 604 Records.
Album information
The album contained the hit single "Make Up Your Mind". It also featured the singles "Nothing Could Come Between Us", "Point to Prove" and "The Last Song," (which was originally called "Theory of a Deadman"), both of which were solely written by Tyler Connolly, the band's lead singer. The album bears a Parental Advisory label due to expletives in "Invisible Man", "Any Other Way", and "Confession". A clean version was released that removed the expletives. The track ‘Invisible Man’ was also featured on the 2002 Spider-Man film soundtrack.
The album received mixed reviews from critics but sold very well. It would later certified Platinum in Canada as well as charting at number 85 on the US Rock Albums chart.
Track listing
2009 special edition
Personnel
Personnel taken from Theory of a Deadman CD booklet.
Theory of a Deadman
- Tyler Connolly – lead vocals, guitar
- Dave Brenner – guitar
- Dean Back – bass
- Tim Hart – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Robin Diaz – drums
- Danny Craig – drums
- Brian Larson – violin
- Rebecca Whitling – violin
- Joshua Greenlaw – viola
- Charles Inkman – cello
Production
- Chad Kroeger – producer
- Joey Moi – producer, engineer
- Latif Tayour – second engineer
- Ryan Andersen – digital engineer
- Randy Staub – mixing
- Zach Blackstone – mix assistant
- George Marino – mastering
Design
- Daniel Moss – photography
- Scott Sandler – package design
- Lynda Kusnetz – creative director
Year-end charts
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Year-end chart performance for Theory of a Deadman
! scope="col"| Chart (2002)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)
| 134
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)
| 42
|-
!scope="row"|Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)
| 21
|}
Single Charts
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="11"| Peak chart positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="30"| CAN<br><br>
! width="30"| CAN<br>Alt<br><br />
! width="30"| US<br>Main<br>
! width="30"| US<br>Adult<br><br>
|-
| align="left"| "Nothing Could Come Between Us"
| 2
| —
| 8
| —
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Make Up Your Mind"
| 13
| —
| 13
| 38
| 36
| 41
|-
| align="left"| "Point to Prove"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "The Last Song"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Leg To Stand On"
| —
| 89
| —
| —
| —
| —
|}