How to Ruin Everything is the sixth studio album by the punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band Face to Face

Face to Face (punk band)

Face to Face is an American pop punk band from Victorville, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith. Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums. The group was initially signed by Dr. Strange...

, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music

2002 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...

). This was their last album before their 4-year hiatus from September 2004 to January 2008.

As of the release date, How to Ruin Everything was Face to Face's only album since their 1992 debut Don't Turn Away

Don't Turn Away

Don't Turn Away is the first album by the band Face to Face. It was released in 1992 under the label Dr. Strange Records, and was considered a strong debut for the band. It was re-released a year later on Fat Wreck Chords....

without Chad Yaro on guitar. The band remained as a three-piece, marking the first time in over a decade that Face to Face had recorded and played live as a trio.

Track listing

1. "Bill of Goods" – 2:46
2. "The Take-Away" – 2:47
3. "14 Hours" – 2:20
4. "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" – 3:06
5. "The New Way" – 3:35
6. "The World in Front of You" – 2:44
7. "Why Would I Lie?" – 2:46
8. "Unconditional" – 3:13
9. "Shoot the Moon" – 3:20
10. "Graded on a Curve" – 3:43
11. "Fight or Flight" – 3:06
12. "Waiting to Be Saved" – 3:18
13. "Double Standard" – 2:42
14. "The Compromise" – 3:31
15. "How to Ruin Everything" – 3:04
16. "Nothing Succeeds Like Success" – 2:34 †
17. "Anybody Listening?" – 2:26 †

† = Japan

Japan

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ese bonus track.

Personnel

• Trever Keith - Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  , Vocals, Producer
• Scott Shiflett - Bass
  Bass guitar
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  , Vocals (background), Producer
• Pete Parada - drums
  Drum kit
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• Chad Blinman - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Hiro Arishima - Liner Notes
• Ramon Breton - Mastering
• Kalynn Campbell - Art Direction, Illustrations

Charts

Album - Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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(United States)

Year	Chart	Position
2002	Heatseekers	12
2002	The Billboard 200	178
2002	Top Independent Albums	13