Die Trying is the eponymous and sole studio album

Studio album

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 by hard rock

Hard rock

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 band Die Trying. It was released through Island Records

Island Records

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 on June 10, 2003.

"Oxygen's Gone" served as the album's only single

Single (music)

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. Its music video

Music video

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 found significant airplay on Fuse TV

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 and MTV2

MTV2

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 during the summer of 2003. The band is seen performing in the city along with shots of young men acrobat

Acrobatics

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ically jumping across urban buildings and structures. Hoobastank

Hoobastank

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 vocalist Doug Robb, also employed by Island Records, makes a brief cameo appearance in a car that's leaped over by one of the men.

That year, Die Trying toured with the likes of Andrew W.K.

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 and Hoobastank

Hoobastank

Hoobastank is an American rock band, best known for their 2004 hit "The Reason" and other hits "Crawling in the Dark" and "Running Away". They formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, with singer Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen. They...

 in promotion of the album.

Track listing

All tracks by Die Trying

#	Title	Length
1.	"One Day at a Time"	3:19
2.	"Runaway"	2:32
3.	"Oxygen's Gone"	3:23
4.	"Turn Up the Radio"	3:34
5.	"Love and Guns"	2:58
6.	"Fuck You"	2:37
7.	"Dirty Dirty"	3:17
8.	"Conquer the World" feat. Jacoby Shaddix Jacoby Shaddix Jacoby Dakota Shaddix is the lead singer of Californian rock band Papa Roach, and along with bassist Tobin Esperance, is the main songwriter for the band.-Early life:...  (Papa Roach Papa Roach Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California. Their first major-label release was the triple-platinum album Infest . The group's success continued with their gold album Lovehatetragedy , their platinum album Getting Away with Murder , The Paramour Sessions , and Metamorphosis... )	2:48
9.	"Never Good Enough"	2:25
10.	"Words That Kill"	3:23
11.	"Die Trying"	3:21
12.	"So Long"	4:17

Personnel

• Jassen Jensen - vocals
• Jack Sinamian - guitars
• Matt Conley - drums
• Steve Avery - bass
• Jacoby Shaddix
  Jacoby Shaddix
  Jacoby Dakota Shaddix is the lead singer of Californian rock band Papa Roach, and along with bassist Tobin Esperance, is the main songwriter for the band.-Early life:...
  
   - guest vocals on "Conquer The World"
• Roxy Saint
  Roxy Saint
  Roxy Saint is an American singer, musician, video producer, director, and actress who started singing at age 17. She's known for her role in the film Zombie Strippers and as the lead performer in the goth band Roxy Saint and the Blackouts.-Career:...
  
   - guest vocals on "Dirty Dirty"
• Neal Avron – producer, engineer
• Jay Baumgardner – mixing
• Ryan Castle – assistant engineer
• Travis Huff – digital editing, pro-tools
• Louis Marino – art direction, design
• Phil Mucci – photography, cover photo
• Dean Nelson – assistant engineer

Charts

Song	Chart	Peak position	Year
"Oxygen's Gone"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue...	35	2003
"Oxygen's Gone"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Modern Rock Tracks Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...	29	2003

External links

• Oxygen's Gone: Die Trying - AOL Video