Inertia is the second studio album from the U.S.

United States

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 alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band The Exies

The Exies

The Exies are an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1997. Their name, "The Exies", is short for "The Existentialists". Their two Virgin Records releases, Inertia and Head for the Door , have sold over 400,000 copies combined.-History:The Exies formed in 1997 when singer and...

. It was released on January 7, 2003. It is The Exies' most successful album, reaching # 115 on the Billboard 200

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. It, along with their next studio album, Head for the Door

Head for the Door

Head for the Door is the third studio album from the U.S. alternative rock band The Exies. It was released on November 30, 2004."Ugly" would prove to be the album's single and found notable airplay upon release...

, have sold over a combined 400,000 units.

Track listing

1. "My Goddess" – 2:49
2. "Without" – 3:30
3. "Can't Relate" – 3:05
4. "Kickout" – 3:21
5. "No Secrets" – 2:48
6. "Inertia" – 3:26
7. "Creeper Kamikaze" – 3:21
8. "Calm & Collapsed" – 3:00
9. "Lo-Fi" – 3:03
10. "Irreversible" – 3:03
11. "Genius" – 3:46

    Japan-only bonus tracks:

12. "Supernatural" – 3:03
13. "Cut Me Free" – 6:01

The enhanced version of the CD also features a video of "My Goddess", a multimedia track displayed as an additional track by some software. The duration of this track is 2:49.

The song "Without" can be heard on the video game MVP Baseball 2003.

Personnel

Musical

• Scott Stevens - vocals, guitar
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• David Walsh - vocals, guitar
• Freddy Herrera - bass guitar
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• Dennis Wolfe - drums
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  , percussion
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• Matt Serletic
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   - keyboards
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  , background vocals, string arrangements, orchestration
• Noel Golden - background vocals
• Mike Fasano - percussion
• Bruce Dukov - concertmaster
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Technical

• Matt Serletic
  Matt Serletic
  Matt Serletic is a record producer who has worked with several popular bands and artists for Atlantic Records, including Collective Soul, Matchbox Twenty, Blessid Union of Souls, Edwin McCain, Stacie Orrico, Taylor Hicks, Rob Thomas, and singer/songwriter Angie Aparo. Serletic will be working with...
  
   - producer
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• Noel Golden - producer, engineer, string engineer
• Jo Ann Thrailkill - executive producer
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• Dean Serletic - A&R
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• Lynn Oliver - A&R
• Christopher Wade Damerst - programming
• David Thoener - mixing
• Stewart Whitmore - digital editing
• Stephen Marcussen - mastering
• Phil Roland - pro-tools
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• Craig Poole - guitar technician
• Jay Goin - assistant
• Sam Story - assistant
• Tosh Kasai - assistant
• Tony Green - assistant
• P.R. Brown - design
• William Hames - photography
• Jeff Garner - photography
• Danny Clinch - photography
• Keith Carter - photography