''Lose This Life'' is the second and final studio album by American

Christian rock Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus in Christianity, Jesus. This music is typically performed by Christians, Christian individuals. The extent to whi ...

band Tait. According to frontman

Michael Tait Michael DeWayne Tait (born May 18, 1966) is an American contemporary Christian music artist. Tait met Toby McKeehan in 1984 when he was in high school. Both Tait and McKeehan and Michael met Kevin Max while attending Liberty University in the ...

, the songs all have to do with the striving human passion to know, feel and experience God's love. It was released by

ForeFront Records ForeFront Records is a contemporary Christian music and Christian rock record label founded in 1987 by Dan R. Brock, Eddie DeGarmo, Dana Key, and Ron W. Griffin. It was purchased by EMI in 1996 from Dan R. Brock and Eddie DeGarmo, and is a divis ...

on November 4, 2003. It was later released to the Japanese market on April 15, 2004 through Epic Records Japan and on March 27, 2005 through Sony BMG Music Entertainment Philippines. Rob Beckley, lead singer of the alternative rock band Pillar, appears in the second song "Numb". "Lose This Life" is the single that had been released in the U.S. release of

Eyeshield 21 is a Japanese manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. The series tells the story of Sena Kobayakawa, an introverted boy who joins an American football club as a secretary, but after being coerced by q ...

. On streaming services, the album has been blocked off for unknown reasons. Their first album has not been blocked.

Recording and production

Pre-production for ''Lose This Life'' began during the first week of March 2003.

Track listing

"Lose This Life" appeared on Gundam Seed,

Gran Turismo 4 ''Gran Turismo 4'' is a 2004 sim racing video game developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the fourth main installment and the sixth overall in the ''Gran Turismo'' series. It was ...

, MahaGoGo, and the U.S. version of

Music video

The title track, "Lose This Life", is the only song so far to have spawned a

music video A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to ...

Personnel

Tait *

– vocals * Justin York – guitars * Lonnie Chapin – bass * Chad Chapin – drums Additional musicians * Mark Heimermann *

Matt Bronleewe Matthew Ryan Bronleewe (born December 13, 1973) is an American record producer, musician, novelist and songwriter. Biography Matt Bronleewe was born on December 13, 1973, in Dallas, Texas. As a boy, he moved to central Kansas, Lorraine, with his ...

* Paul Moak * Jerry McPherson * Adam Lester * Jay Johnson * Javier Solis * Todd Robbins * Rob Beckley (from Pillar) – lead vocals (2) * Carl Marsh – orchestra arrangements (12) * Gavyn Wright – concertmaster (12) * The London Session Orchestra – orchestra (12) Production * Michael Tait – producer (1–11) * Mark Heimermann – producer (1, 2, 4–10) * Matt Bronleewe – producer (3) * Chad Chapin – producer (11) * Brown Bannister – producer (12) * Brent Milligan – executive producer, A&R direction * Charlie Peacock – A&R direction * Todd Robbins – engineer, mixing (1, 3, 8, 9, 11, 12) * Glen Spinner – engineer * Shane D. Wilson – engineer * Michael H. Brauer – mixing (2, 4–7, 10) * Steve Bishir – recording (12) * Grant Greene – assistant engineer * Greg Lawrence – assistant engineer * Melissa Mattey – assistant engineer * Chris Barnett – assistant engineer (12) * Tracy Martinson – digital editing (12) *

Greg Calbi Gregory Calbi (born April 3, 1949) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, New Jersey. Biography Greg Calbi was born on April 3, 1949, in Yonkers, New York, and raised in Bayside, Queens, New York. He graduated in 1966 from Bishop ...

– mastering (1–11) *

Doug Sax Doug Sax (April 26, 1936 – April 2, 2015) was an American mastering engineer from Los Angeles, California. He mastered three The Doors' albums, including their 1967 debut; six Pink Floyd's albums, including '' The Wall''; Ray Charles' multiple ...

– mastering (12) * Amy Guenthner – A&R coordinator * PJ Heimmerman – production manager (1, 2, 4–10) * Shawn Andrews – production coordinator * Susannah Parrish – creative coordinator * Scott McDaniel – art direction * Room 120 – design * Danny Clinch – photography * Jennifer Catron – artist development

References

Tait (band) albums 2003 albums ForeFront Records albums {{2000s-Christian-rock-album-stub