The Fiction We Live

"Miligram Smile"
The Fiction We Live
Studio album by From Autumn to Ashes
Released	September 9, 2003
Recorded	2003 at Plumper Mountain Sound in Gibsons, British Columbia and Greenhouse Studios in Vancouver
Genre	Post-hardcore, emo, screamo, metalcore
Length	40:01
Label	Vagrant
Producer	GGGarth
From Autumn to Ashes chronology
Singles from The Fiction We Live
	"Miligram Smile"; Released: 2003; "The After Dinner Payback"; Released: 2003; "Lilacs & Lolita"; Released: 2004;

The Fiction We Live is the second studio album By the American post-hardcore band From Autumn to Ashes. It was produced by Garth Richardson and released September 9, 2003, through Vagrant Records. Melanie Wills of One True Thing makes a guest appearance once again, contributing to the vocals on "Autumns Monologue." This is the last album to feature Scott Gross and Mike Pilato. It peaked at number 73 on the US Billboard 200 charts.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Absolute Punk	(83%)
Sputnik Music

Videos

Three music videos were produced for The Fiction We Live: "The After Dinner Payback", "Lilacs & Lolita," and "Milligram Smile." They aired on Headbangers Ball upon release.

Musical style

The album features more clean vocals than the previous album, Too Bad You're Beautiful. Four songs have no screaming vocals, "No Trivia", "Autumns Monologue", "The Fiction We Live", and "I'm the Best at Ruining My Life." "Autumns Monologue" is a re-working of "The Fiction We Live" with the collaboration of Melanie Wills.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Benjamin Perri, Francis Mark, Scott Gross, Brian Denevee, and Mike Pilato.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The After Dinner Payback"	2:51
2.	"Lilacs & Lolita"	2:42
3.	"No Trivia"	4:08
4.	"Milligram Smile"	3:35
5.	"The Second Wrong Makes You Feel Right"	4:58
6.	"Every Reason To"	2:53
7.	"Autumns Monologue"	4:33
8.	"Alive Out of Habit"	4:57
9.	"All I Taste Today Is What's Her Name"	3:37
10.	"The Fiction We Live"	1:18
11.	"I'm the Best at Ruining My Life"	4:23
Total length:		40:01

Band

From Autumn to Ashes

Benjamin Perri – vocals
Francis Mark – drums, vocals
Scott Gross – rhythm guitar
Brian Denevee – lead guitar
Mike Pilato – bass guitar

Artwork

P.R. Brown – art Direction, photography, design

Managerial

Cory Brennan – management
Irene Richter – managing assistant
Tim Borror – US booking agent
John Jackson – international booking agent

Production

Garth Richardson – producer
Dean Mahler – engineer
Christopher Shaw – mixing
Zach Blackstone – mixing assistant
Chris Crippen – drum technician
Ben Kaplan – digital Editing, engineer, programming
Misha Rajaratnam – mixing assistant
Lee Robertson & Gordon Sran – assistant engineers
Darryl Romphf – assistant engineer, production coordination
Howie Weinberg – mastering

Charts

Album

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[1]	73
Top Independent Albums	5

References

"From Autumn to Ashes Billboard Albums Chart". billboard.com.

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[1] "From Autumn to Ashes Billboard Albums Chart". billboard.com.