As I Try Not to Fall Apart

As I Try Not to Fall Apart is the sixth studio album by British post-punk band White Lies. The album was released on 18 February 2022 through PIAS. The Bonus Edition of the album was released on 21 October 2022 and features 4 additional tracks.

As I Try Not to Fall Apart
Studio album by
White Lies
Released18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)
Length47:28
LabelPIAS
Producer
White Lies chronology
Five
(2019)		 As I Try Not to Fall Apart
(2022)
Singles from As I Try Not to Fall Apart
  1. "As I Try Not to Fall Apart"
    Released: 27 September 2021
  2. "I Don't Want to Go to Mars"
    Released: 1 December 2021
  3. "Am I Really Going to Die"
    Released: 17 January 2022
  4. "Blue Drift"
    Released: 14 February 2022
  5. "Trouble In America"
    Released: 14 September 2022
  6. "Breakdown Days"
    Released: 13 October 2022
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DIY[3]
Dork[4]
Gigwise[5]
MORS - Radio UG[6]

The album had four singles released ahead of its release: the title track, "I Don't Want to Go to Mars", "Am I Really Going to Die", and "Blue Drift". Bonus Edition tracks "Trouble In America" and "Breakdown Days" were also later released as singles.

Track listing
As I Try Not to Fall Apart track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Am I Really Going to Die"4:47
2."As I Try Not to Fall Apart"4:58
3."Breathe"4:46
4."I Don't Want to Go to Mars"4:37
5."Step Outside"4:05
6."Roll December"6:44
7."Ragworm"4:32
8."Blue Drift"5:00
9."The End"3:54
10."There Is No Cure for It"4:05
Total length:47:28
Bonus Edition tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Trouble In America"3:36
12."Breakdown Days"3:38
13."What If We’re Bad Together"4:23
14."Staring At the Sun"4:55
Total length:62:08

Personnel

White Lies
  • Harry McVeigh – lead vocal, guitar, keyboards
  • Charles Cave – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Jack Lawrence-Brown – drums, percussion

Production
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – producer (tracks 1, 2, 5–7 and 10) and mixing
  • Ed Buller – producer (tracks 3, 4, 8 and 9)
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Richie Kennedy – engineer (tracks 1, 2, 5–7 and 10)
  • James Mellor – engineer (tracks 1, 2, 5–7 and 10)
  • Darren Lawson – engineer (tracks 3, 4, 8 and 9)
  • Claude Vause – studio assistant
  • Ed Farrell – studio assistant
  • Annelise Keestra – design

Charts
Chart performance for As I Try Not to Fall Apart
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 69
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 36
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[12] 43
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 23
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 14
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] 3

References
  1. "As I Try Not to Fall Apart by White Lies Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. Collar, Matt. "As I Try Not to Fall Apart – White Lies | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. Goggins, Joe (16 February 2022). "White Lies – As I Try Not To Fall Apart review". DIY. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  4. Eastoe, Dillon (16 February 2022). "White Lies – As I Try Not To Fall Apart". Dork. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. Williams, Josh (15 February 2022). "Album Review: White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart". Gigwise. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. "White Lies – As I Try Not To Fall Apart RECENZJA". Mors.ug.edu.pl. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  7. "Austriancharts.at – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  8. "Ultratop.be – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  9. "Ultratop.be – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  11. "Offiziellecharts.de – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  12. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  13. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  16. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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