More Than You Think You Are

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More Than You Think You Are
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Studio album by
Matchbox Twenty
ReleasedNovember 19, 2002
RecordedJune–October 2002
Studio
Genre Pop rock, alternative rock
Length49:36
Label Atlantic
Producer Matt Serletic
Matchbox Twenty chronology
Mad Season
(2000)		More Than You Think You Are
(2002)		 Exile on Mainstream
(2007)
Singles from More Than You Think You Are
  1. "Disease"
    Released: September 30, 2002 [1]
  2. "Unwell"
    Released: November 17, 2002 [2]
  3. "Bright Lights"
    Released: July 28, 2003 [3]
  4. "Downfall"
    Released: February 9, 2004 [4]
  5. "All I Need"
    Released: February 9, 2004 [5]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 50/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Stylus Magazine B [12]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]

More Than You Think You Are is the third studio album by American rock band Matchbox Twenty, released on November 19, 2002. The album is again a departure for the band as it has more of a focus on harder rock than the band's two previous albums. Five singles were released from the album: "Disease", "Unwell", "Bright Lights", "Downfall", and "All I Need". "Downfall" was released only in the United States while "All I Need" was issued only in Australia.

Contents

Recording

Produced by the band's longtime studio collaborator Matt Serletic, More Than You Think You Are was recorded at Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York and at The Hit Factory in New York City. [14]

Rob Thomas was pleased with the album, saying: "This is probably the most rockin' record we've ever done, because we've been working with Greg Collins, who's engineered bands like System of a Down and Red Hot Chili Peppers, and mixer Jim Scott, who's worked with people like Wilco and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. But at the same time, there's a warmness to the record, a real organic quality that I just love." [15]

Release

The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with 178,000 copies sold. Although not as commercially successful as the band's two earlier records, Yourself or Someone Like You and Mad Season , it had a large radio presence and produced three consecutive singles in the United States, all of them charting onto the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2004 Grammy Awards, losing to the Foo Fighters' One by One . Following the album's release, the group took a hiatus to allow the members to focus on other projects, like Thomas's solo career. The following year, rhythm guitarist Adam Gaynor left the band in 2005.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rob Thomas, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Feel"
3:20
2."Disease"
3:39
3."Bright Lights" 3:54
4."Unwell" 3:48
5."Cold"
3:15
6."All I Need" 3:41
7."Hand Me Down" 5:02
8."Could I Be You"Doucette3:43
9."Downfall"
  • Serletic
  • Thomas
4:07
10."Soul"
  • Cook
  • Doucette
  • Thomas
4:34
11."You're So Real" 3:01
12."The Difference" 4:11
13."So Sad So Lonely" (hidden track) 3:46
Total length:49:36
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Tired"
  • John Leslie Goff
  • John Joseph Stanley
  • Thomas
  • Brian Yale
3:01
15."Don't Let Me Down" (Live from Australia) Lennon–McCartney 4:11
16."Disease" (Acoustic)
  • Jagger
  • Thomas
3:46

Personnel

Matchbox Twenty

Additional musicians

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for More Than You Think You Are
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [36] 5× Platinum350,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [37] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [38] Gold7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI) [39] Silver60,000‡
United States (RIAA) [40] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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