Apathetic EP

Apathetic EP is the fifth EP released by Relient K. It was released on November 8, 2005, and was initially packaged with copies of Mmhmm, but is also available separately. The EP reached no. 94 on the Billboard 200. The song "In Like a Lion (Always Winter)" was originally intended to be included on the album Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe but was later excluded.[5]

Apathetic EP
EP by Relient K
Released	November 8, 2005
Studio	S-S-Studio, Spring Hill, Tennessee
Genre	Christian rock, acoustic rock, pop punk
Length	23:34
Label	Gotee, Capitol
Producer	Mark Lee Townsend, Matt Thiessen
Relient K chronology
Mmhmm (2004) Apathetic EP (2005) Five Score and Seven Years Ago (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Cross Rhythms	[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[3]
Melodic	[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matt Thiessen.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Truth"	3:18
2.	"Apathetic Way to Be"	3:21
3.	"Be My Escape" (Acoustic)	4:02
4.	"Which to Bury, Us or the Hatchet?" (Acoustic)	2:44
5.	"Over Thinking" (Acoustic)	4:09
6.	"In Like a Lion (Always Winter)"	3:43
7.	"The Thief"	2:22

• "The Thief" went on to become "There was no Thief" on their 2008 EP, The Bird and the Bee Sides.

Credits

• Matt Thiessen – lead vocals, guitar, piano, organ, bells
• Matt Hoopes – guitar, backing vocals
• Dave Douglas – drums, backing vocals
• John Warne – bass, backing vocals
• Jon Schneck – guitar, banjo, mandolin, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Mark Lee Townsend – acoustic guitar and twelve string guitar on "In Like a Lion (Always Winter)"
• Davy Baysinger – additional vocals on "The Truth"
• Pete Prevost – additional vocals on "The Truth"
• Derek Kern – additional vocals on "The Truth"
• J.R. McNeely - audio mixing[6]

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Cross Rhythms review
3. "Relient K, "Apathetic EP" Review". jesusfreakhideout.com.
4. Roth, Kaj (November 9, 2005). "Relient K - Apathetic EP". Melodic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
5. "CCM Magazine: A Pathetic EP? As if | Relient K Fan Site - tradema-RK.net".
6. "Relient K - Apathetic EP CD Album". www.cduniverse.com.