''Collide'' is the fifth studio album by American

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band

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. It was originally released on November 18, 2003 under

Ardent Records Ardent Records is an American record label based in Memphis, which was founded by John Fry in 1959. Ardent of the 1960s and 1970s featured pop music acts and was distributed by Stax Records from 1972 until 1975. It is best remembered today for Bi ...

. The album was re-released through

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on May 25, 2004 with the bonus track "Open Wounds". The album peaked at No. 179 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 5 on the

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. The album artwork is, according to John Cooper, faith and fear colliding. This is also Skillet's first full album to feature Ben Kasica on lead guitar.

Music video

A video was made for the song "

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". The music video shows the band playing in both a house and at a park at night. It became only the second Skillet video to have a story in the video, after "Best Kept Secret", though the story in the "Savior" video is more heavily featured. The video shows an abusive father mistreating his children in the house, and the subsequent escape of the children from their father. They make their way into the park, while the location of the band playing switches from one to the other. The video ends with the children being safe in their mother's arms. Lead singer and bassist, John Cooper, has said that 'Savior' is a song written mostly about his childhood. Although he was not physically abused by his father, he had a very destructive emotional relationship with him.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits taken from the CD liner notes. Skillet * John L. Cooper – lead vocals, bass guitar *

Korey Cooper Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1996. The band currently consists of husband John Cooper (lead vocals, bass) and wife Korey Cooper (rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals) along with Jen Ledger (dr ...

– keyboards, acoustic piano, drum programming, sampling, string arrangements, backing vocals *

Ben Kasica Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1996. The band currently consists of husband John Cooper (lead vocals, bass) and wife Korey Cooper (rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals) along with Jen Ledger (dr ...

– electric guitars, acoustic guitar, backing vocals *

Lori Peters Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1996. The band currently consists of husband John Cooper (lead vocals, bass) and wife Korey Cooper (rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals) along with Jen Ledger (dr ...

– drums, backing vocals Technical * Paul Ebersold – producer (all tracks except "Fingernails" and "Open Wounds"), engineer (all tracks except "Open Wounds"), additional string arrangements * John L. Cooper – producer ("Fingernails") *

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- producer ("Open Wounds") * Curry Weber – engineer (all tracks except "Open Wounds") * Matt Martone – engineer (all tracks except "Open Wounds") *

Skidd Mills Skidd Mills is a songwriter/producer based in Nashville, Tennessee. Skidd began his career at Ardent Studios in 1991. There he learned from the likes of John Hampton, Joe Hardy, Jim Dickinson, and Paul Ebersold. In 2001, Skidd left Ardent and start ...

– engineer (all tracks except "Open Wounds"), mixing *

John Goodmanson John Goodmanson (born 1968) is an American recording engineer and indie rock record producer. He is best known for producing multiple albums by Bikini Kill, Blonde Redhead, Death Cab for Cutie, Los Campesinos!, and Sleater-Kinney. Selected dis ...

– engineer ("Open Wounds") * Scott Hardin – assistant engineer (all tracks except "Open Wounds") * Ryan Wiley – assistant engineer (all tracks except "Open Wounds") * Scott Hull – mastering * Asterik Studio – art direction, design * Christiév Carothers and Everything Visual – imaging * Margaret Malandruccolo – band photography * Kris McCaddon – additional photography

Charts

References

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