Every Man for Himself (album)

Every Man for Himself is the third studio album by American rock band Hoobastank, released on May 8, 2006, by Island Records. It was the first album not to feature bassist Markku Lappalainen after his departure in 2005; Jane's Addiction bassist Chris Chaney and Paul Bushnell took his place for the album.

Every Man for Himself
Studio album by
Hoobastank
ReleasedMay 8, 2006
Studio
Genre
Length51:01
LabelIsland
ProducerHoward Benson
Hoobastank chronology
The Reason
(2003)		 Every Man for Himself
(2006)		 Fornever
(2009)
Singles from Every Man for Himself
  1. "If I Were You"
    Released: May 1, 2006
  2. "Inside of You"
    Released: May 26, 2006
  3. "Born to Lead"
    Released: June 18, 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic53/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Billboard(unfavorable)[2]
Blender[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
PopMatters[5]

Overview

The second and third singles from Every Man for Himself were "Inside of You" and "Born to Lead" respectively.

Those who pre-ordered the album from Apple's iTunes Music Store, received a bonus track called "Face the Music." Those who purchased the album in Japan received two bonus tracks with their green limited edition CDs titled "Finally Awake" and "Waiting". They also received a DVD with bonus content.

Hoobastank announced the "Every Fan for Himself" tour which was billed as a fan appreciation tour, and to help promote the new album.

The song "Without a Fight" was featured on the game Elite Beat Agents and the trailer for the film Stormbreaker.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Daniel Estrin and Doug Robb.

No.TitleLength
1."The Rules"0:52
2."Born to Lead"3:49
3."Moving Forward"4:27
4."Inside of You"3:08
5."The First of Me"5:24
6."Good Enough"3:21
7."If I Were You"4:18
8."Without a Fight"3:20
9."Don't Tell Me"4:12
10."Look Where We Are"3:28
11."Say the Same"4:01
12."If Only"3:28
13."More Than a Memory"7:15
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Finally Awake"4:02
15."Waiting"3:05
iTunes pre-order exclusive
No.TitleLength
1."Face the Music"3:55

Personnel

Hoobastank

  • Doug Robb – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass (Tracks unknown)
  • Daniel Estrin – lead guitar, bass (Tracks unknown)
  • Chris Hesse – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

  • Dale Dye – drill sergeant on "The Rules" and "Born to Lead"
  • Chris Chaney – bass (tracks 3, 5, 9, 10)
  • Paul Bushnell – bass (tracks 2, 4, 6-8, 11-13)
  • Howard Benson – keyboard, programming
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Deborah Lurie – string arrangements
  • Casey Stone – strings
  • The Heart Attack Horns – horns on "Inside of You" and "More Than a Memory"
  • Frank Marocco – accordion on "More Than a Memory"

Charts
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 68
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 73
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 45
US Billboard 200[10] 12
US Billboard Top Rock Albums[11] 5

References
  1. Every Man for Himself at AllMusic
  2. "Critic Reviews for Every Man For Himself - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. "Every Man for Himself - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. "At boys' poker night, the art of raconteurs". latimes. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  5. "Music Reviews, Features, Essays, News, Columns, Blogs, MP3s and Videos - PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  6. "Austriancharts.at – Hoobastank – Every Man for Himself" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  7. "Lescharts.com – Hoobastank – Every Man for Himself". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Hoobastank – Every Man for Himself" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  9. "Swisscharts.com – Hoobastank – Every Man for Himself". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  10. "Billboard for June 3, 2006". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  11. "Top Rock Albums for June 3, 2006". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
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