''Phenomenon'' is the second studio album by

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band

Thousand Foot Krutch Thousand Foot Krutch (often abbreviated TFK) is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1997. The band has released eight studio albums, two live albums, and three remix albums. The band currently consists of foundin ...

, and their first project on

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. The album was released on September 30, 2003. It displays a different style than the band's previous album, with less rapping and instead, a fusion of modern rock and

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Track listing

All songs written by Trevor McNevan, Steve Augustine and Joel Bruyere. The album was recorded in 2003 .

Personnel

Credits adapted from the CD liner notes.Thousand Foot Krutch. Liner notes. ''Phenomenon.'' Tooth & Nail, 2003. CD. Thousand Foot Krutch *

Trevor McNevan Trevor McNevan is a Canadian singer who is best known as the lead singer, songwriter and rapper of Thousand Foot Krutch, lead singer and songwriter of pop punk side project FM Static along with Steve Augustine (the third Thousand Foot Krutch dr ...

– vocals, guitar, producer *

Joel Bruyere Thousand Foot Krutch (often abbreviated TFK) is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1997. The band has released eight studio albums, two live albums, and three remix albums. The band currently consists of foundin ...

– bass guitar, producer *

Steve Augustine Steve Augustine (born 11 March 1977 in Road Town, Tortola) is a sprinter who represented the British Virgin Islands. Augustine represented British Virgin Islands at the Summer Olympics when he competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he ...

– drums, producer Technical *

Aaron Sprinkle Aaron Sprinkle (born March 20, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer from Seattle, Washington. Career His career in music began in high school with a group called BellBangVilla. BellBangVilla became Poor Old Lu and the ...

– producer,

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, additional guitars * Latif Taylor - engineer *Jason Corsaro - drum engineer *J.R. McNeely - mixing at Compound Recording (1-2, 4-7, 9-12) *

Ben Grosse Ben Grosse is an American record producer and mixer, known for his signature sound involving metal and hard rock music. Grosse has mixed and produced numerous albums for popular artists such as Dream Theater, Marilyn Manson, Sevendust, Disturbe ...

- mixing (3, 8) *Zach Hodges - mixing assistant *Steve Chahley - drum mixing assistant *

Brandon Ebel Brandon Ebel is the founder, president and CEO of Tooth & Nail Records. He founded the label in 1993 in California, United States. The label has since grown to include sub-labels BEC Recordings, Solid State Records and Uprok Records. Ebel has c ...

- executive producer Artwork * Asterik Studio - art direction and design * David Johnson - band photography

Reception

* "Rawkfist", "Faith, Love and Happiness", and "This Is a Call" were top 10 hits on the Christian hit radio format; "Rawkfist" entered the top 40 on mainstream rock radio. * The album has sold over 250,000 units. * Both "Phenomenon" and "

Rawkfist "Rawkfist" (pronounced "rock fist") is a song by the Canadian rock band Thousand Foot Krutch. It is the fifth track from their third album ''Phenomenon'' (2003), and it was released as the album's second single on January 26, 2004. ESPN Sports Ce ...

" reached No. 1 on

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in 2003–2004. "Bounce" was also a No. 1 on ChristianRock.Net.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Phenomenon (Thousand Foot Krutch Album) Thousand Foot Krutch albums 2003 albums Tooth & Nail Records albums Albums produced by Aaron Sprinkle