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band

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, released in 2002 on

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Track listing

# "Shelter" # "Sustain You" # "Breathe" # "Louder Than Words" # "Strong" # "Drowning Man" # "Faces" # "Identity" # "Disappear" # "Dim Halo" # "Radiance" # "The End" In Japan, the album was released with a bonus track entitled "Flood". The song "Shelter" also appears on the soundtrack albums to the films ''

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'' (2001) and ''

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'' (2002). The song "Strong" is featured in the video game ''

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''. The song "Breathe" was covered by

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, which garnered her a Grammy nomination in 2005.

Use in Public Media

The song "Louder Than Words" is a common ending to the popular podcast ''Distorted View Daily''.

Notes

{{Authority control 2002 debut albums Greenwheel albums Island Records albums