In Defense of the Genre
# In Defense of the Genre

In Defense of the Genre è il terzo album in studio del gruppo statunitense Say Anything.

L'album, che consta di due dischi, è stato pubblicato il 23 ottobre 2007 dalla J Records, preceduto dall'uscita del singolo Baby Girl, I'm a Blur su iTunes.

Via MySpace è stato possibile per un limitato periodo di tempo pre-ordinare una copia autografata dell'album.

## Tracce

### Disco 1

Testi e musiche di Max Bemis, Alexander Kent, Jacob Linder.

* Skinny, Mean Man – 3:33
* No Soul – 3:36
* That Is Why – 4:13
* Surgically Removing the Tracking Device – 2:30
* This Is F***ing Ecstasy – 2:39
* The Church Channel – 3:04
* Shiksa (Girlfriend) – 3:38
* Baby Girl, I'm a Blur – 4:19
* Retarded in Love – 3:06
* People Like You Are Why People Like Me Exist – 3:28
* Died a Jew – 2:29
* An Insult to the Dead – 4:09
* Sorry, Dudes. My Bad. – 2:43

### Disco 2

Testi e musiche di Max Bemis, Alexander Kent, Jacob Linder.

* Spay Me – 3:13
* In Defense of the Genre – 4:02
* The Truth Is, You Should Lie with Me – 2:31
* The Word You Wield – 3:50
* Vexed – 2:39
* About Falling – 4:13
* You're the Wanker, If Anyone Is – 3:22
* Spores – 2:49
* We Killed It – 1:53
* Have at Thee! – 3:03
* Hangover Song – 0:58
* Goodbye Young Tutor, You've Now Outgrown Me – 4:20
* I Used to Have a Heart – 4:17
* Plea – 4:31

## Formazione

### Collaborazioni

Una delle peculiarità dell'album è sicuramente il numero notevole di apparizioni di ospiti speciali nell'album, quasi tutti provenienti da noti gruppi della scena pop punk americana contemporanea.

* Pete Yorn – backing vocals in "Skinny, Mean Man"
* Anna Waronker (that dog.) – backing vocals in "No Soul"
* DJ Swamp – turntable in "No Soul"
* Adam Lazzara (Taking Back Sunday) – backing vocals in "Surgically Removing the Tracking Device"
* Fred Mascherino (The Color Fred) – backing vocals in "Surgically Removing the Tracking Device"
* Anthony Raneri (Bayside) – backing vocals in "This Is Fucking Ecstasy"
* Hayley Williams (Paramore) – backing vocals in "The Church Channel" and "Plea"
* Caithlin De Marrais (Rainer Maria) – backing vocals in "Shiksa (Girlfriend)"
* Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional) – backing vocals in "Retarded in Love"
* Michael Auerbach – backing vocals in "Retarded in Love"
* Casey Prestwood (Hot Rod Circuit) – in "Retarded in Love"
* Trever Keith (Face to Face) – backing vocals in "People Like You Are Why People Like Me Exist"
* Chris Conley (Saves the Day) – backing vocals in "Sorry, Dudes. My Bad."
* Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) – backing vocals in "In Defense of the Genre"
* Joshua Sultan – backing vocals in "The Truth Is, You Should Lie With Me"
* Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio) – backing vocals in "About Falling"
* Laura Kirsch – backing vocals in "About Falling"
* Jordan Pundik (New Found Glory) – backing vocals in "You're the Wanker, If Anyone Is"
* Chad Gilbert (New Found Glory) – backing vocals in "You're the Wanker, If Anyone Is"
* Aaron Gillespie (Underoath & The Almost) – backing vocals in "You're the Wanker, If Anyone Is"
* Andy Jackson (Hot Rod Circuit) – backing vocals in "We Killed It"
* Anthony Green (Circa Survive) – backing vocals in "Hangover Song"
* Kenny Vasoli (The Starting Line) – backing vocals in "Plea"
