Frail Words Collapse
# Frail Words Collapse

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Exclaim! | Highly favorable |
| HM Magazine | Highly favorable |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | |
| Imperiumi | |

Frail Words Collapse is the second studio album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. The album is their first release on the record label Metal Blade Records. This is also the last album to feature Evan White before his departure from the band shortly after the album's release. Two of the band's signature songs, "94 Hours" and "Forever", appear on the album.

Music videos have been produced for the songs "94 Hours" and "Forever". The album has sold 250,000 copies to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The album gets its name from a lyric of one of the songs on it, "Falling upon Deaf Ears".

## Track listing

All tracks are written by As I Lay Dying.

## Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

As I Lay Dying

* Tim Lambesis – lead vocals, keyboards
* Evan White – guitars, bass
* Jordan Mancino – drums

Production

* Tim Lambesis – production
* Evan White – production
* Steve Russell – engineer, mixing
* Evan White – lead guitar, bass, production
* Dan de la Isla – assistant engineer, mixing
* Brad Vance – mastering
* Brandon O'Connell – pre-production
* Jacob Bannon – artwork

Additional musicians

* Dylan Plymale – guitars
* Tommy Garcia – backing vocals on "94 Hours"
* Johnny Upton – clean vocals on "Forever"
* Jarrod – clean vocals on "Distance is Darkness"

## Charts

| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 30 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 41 |
