Lose This Life
Lose This Life is the second studio album by American Christian rock band Tait. According to frontman Michael Tait, the songs all have to do with the striving human passion to know, feel and experience God's love.
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| Released | November 4, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Christian rock | |||
| Label | ForeFront, Epic Japan, Sony BMG Philippines | |||
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It was released by ForeFront Records on November 4, 2003. It was later released to the Japanese market on April 15, 2004 through Epic Records Japan and on March 27, 2005 through Sony BMG Music Entertainment Philippines.
Rob Beckley, lead singer of the alternative rock band Pillar, appears in the second song "Numb". "Lose This Life" is the single that had been released in the U.S. release of Eyeshield 21.
Recording and production
Pre-production for Lose This Life began during the first week of March 2003.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Lose This Life" | Chad Chapin, Mark Heimermann, Michael Tait | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Numb" (featuring Rob Beckley from Pillar) | Heimermann, Toby McKeehan, Tait | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Electric Avenue" | Eddy Grant | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Fallen" | Chapin, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tait | 4:21 |
| 5. | "God Can You Hear Me" | Chapin, Ashley Clark, Heimermann, Tait | 5:11 |
| 6. | "Reconnecting" | Heimermann, Judson Spence, Tait | 3:41 |
| 7. | "Child" | Chapin, Heimermann, Tait | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Heartache" | Heimermann, Tait | 5:12 |
| 9. | "Free Will" | Chapin, Lonnie Chapin, Paul Colman, Heimermann, Tait, Justin York | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Wait" | Chapin, Heimermann, Tait | 3:31 |
| 11. | "Holding out for Grace" | Chapin, Tait | 5:01 |
| 12. | "The Christmas Song" | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | 4:33 |
| Total length: | 56:21 | ||
"Lose This Life" appeared on Gundam Seed, Gran Turismo 4, MahaGoGo, and the U.S. version of Eyeshield 21.
Music video
The title track, "Lose This Life", is the only song so far to have spawned a music video.
Band
- Michael Tait - vocals
- Lonnie Chapin - bass guitar
- Justin York - guitars
- Chad Chapin - drums
Additional musicians
- Jerry McPherson
- Adam Lester
- Jay Johnson
- Javier Solis
- Paul Moak
- Mark Heimermann
- Matt Bronleewe
- Todd Robbins