What Separates Me from You received generally favorable reviews. James Christopher Monger of Allmusic said, "[It] is whiney, petulant, immature, hopeless, and thoroughly addicting, as the ten songs contained within the gatefold packaging [...] are as immaculately crafted and engaging as they are blindingly self-absorbed." Brendan Manley from Alternative Press wrote, "The vitriolic delivery seems sincere, but even if you don’t buy into all of the personal/emotional factors underpinning Separates (smack-talking the smack-talkers/a recent, devastating breakup/assorted perils of touring), the album simply kills." However, Christine Caruana of Loud Online said, "[It] is very much typical of its genre: Lyrics filled with standard teenage angst, fast, distorted guitars and heavy, yet boring, drum fills to imitate a metal sound." Matt Heafy

Matt Heafy

Matthew Kiichi "Matt" Heafy is a Japanese-American musician, best known as the lead vocalist and lead guitarist for the American Metal band Trivium. Heafy is also the vocalist for the band Capharnaum, along with Trivium's former producer Jason Suecof.-Biography:Heafy is Japanese from his mother...

, frontman and guitarist of the metal band Trivium

Trivium (band)

Trivium is an American heavy metal band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 1999. Signed to Roadrunner Records, the band has released five studio albums, eleven singles, and twelve music videos...

, listed the album as the 6th best album of 2010. The album peaked at #11 on the US Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

, #66 on the UK Albums Chart

UK Albums Chart

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, #24 on the ARIA Chart in Australia, and #4 on the German Newcomer Chart. The album has sold 185,050 copies in the US as of April 2011.

Track listing

Personnel

A Day to Remember

• Jeremy McKinnon — lead vocals
  Singing
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• Alex Shelnutt — drums
  Drum kit
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• Kevin Skaff — lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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  , backing vocals
• Neil Westfall — rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
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• Joshua Woodard — bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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Additional musicians

• Chad Gilbert
  Chad Gilbert
  Chad Everett Gilbert is an American musician and record producer. He is a founding member of the rock band New Found Glory, for whom he plays lead guitar, composes music and provides backing vocals...
  
   - additional guitars & vocals
• Tom Denney - additional guitars & vocals

Production

• Produced by Chad Gilbert
  Chad Gilbert
  Chad Everett Gilbert is an American musician and record producer. He is a founding member of the rock band New Found Glory, for whom he plays lead guitar, composes music and provides backing vocals...
  
   and Andrew Wade
• Pre-production by Tom Denney, Jeremy McKinnon, and Andrew Wade
• Mixed by David Bendeth
  David Bendeth
  David Bendeth is a multi-platinum award-winning record producer. Born in London, England and then moved to Toronto as a teenager, He has worked with acts such as Paramore, Papa Roach, Killswitch Engage, In Flames, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Underoath, Breaking Benjamin, Cavo, Taking Back Sunday,...
  
   and Dan Korneff
• Mastered by Ted Jensen
  Ted Jensen
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• Art direction by Jeremy McKinnon