they're only chasing safety

Underoath-Theyre_Only_Chasing_Safety-(Reissue)-2005-RTB

They're Only Chasing Safety is the fourth album by American metalcore band Underoath. The album was released on June 15, 2004 through Solid State Records. Prior to recording it was ready to be recorded with Underoath founder and frontman Dallas Taylor, the album's original title was intended to be "Dear Misery" and would feature songs such as "Coryn's Defeat", and "Look Past the Bright Lights" which is now "Reinventing Your Exit", but instead was replaced with the band's current lead vocalist Spencer Chamberlain.

As of 2005, They're Only Chasing Safety has sold more than 218,000 copies, with the re-release selling an additional 279,000 copies, making a combined sales of more than 500,000 copies in the US alone. All original version cover photography and album artwork was created by Kris McCaddon, formerly of Embodyment and Demon Hunter, and currently of The Famine. On October 4, 2005, the album was re-released through Tooth and Nail, which includes four bonus tracks, and a bonus DVD.

All of the bonus tracks that are featured on the special edition of the album except for "I've Got 10 Friends and a Crowbar That Says You Ain't Gonna Do Jack" were taken from the band's session with Matt Goldman and are early pre-production demos of songs which would later grow to become the regular album tracks. "The 80's Song" is an early version of "It's Dangerous Business Walking out Your Front Door", "You're So Intricate" is an early version of "I'm Content with Losing," and "SmicTague" is an instrumental adaptation of "Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Others Escape." Prior to the release of They're Only Chasing Safety, a few of these early version tracks were used to promote the album; the song "You're So Intricate" had been featured on a Tower Records exclusive Tooth & Nail Records compilation and a demo version of "Young and Aspiring" had been posted on the Underoath website.

"I've Got 10 Friends and a Crowbar That Says You Ain't Gonna Do Jack" first appeared as the opening track on SmartPunk.com's Music On the Brain Vol. 1 compilation, which was released on July 20, 2004. The song would later appear on the 12" vinyl and Japanese versions of They're Only Chasing Safety.

The intro of "Young and Aspiring" was inspired from the intro of the Pantera song "Suicide Note Pt. I", that appears on their eighth album The Great Southern Trendkill.

The title of the song "Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Others Escape" is a reference to the 1999 film Magnolia, where it can been seen in the synopsis on the DVD case.

Track listing

They're Only Chasing Safety
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Young and Aspiring"	3:04
2.	"A Boy Brushed Red Living in Black and White"	4:28
3.	"The Impact of Reason"	3:23
4.	"Reinventing Your Exit"	4:22
5.	"The Blue Note"	0:51
6.	"It's Dangerous Business Walking out Your Front Door"	3:58
7.	"Down, Set, Go"	3:44
8.	"I Don't Feel Very Receptive Today"	3:42
9.	"I'm Content with Losing"	3:55
10.	"Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Others Escape" (features Aaron Marsh of Copeland)	4:21
35:50

Special Edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"I've Got Ten Friends and a Crowbar That Says You Ain't Gonna Do Jack" (also included on the vinyl and Japanese versions)	5:06
12.	"The 80's Song"	3:59
13.	"You're So Intricate"	3:54
14.	"SmicTague"	3:29
52:18