:D.R.U.G.S. (album)

As of August 25, 2010, the band is situated in Los Angeles recording their upcoming album with producer John Feldmann.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/craigeryowens/status/19366478631 |title=Twitter / Craig Owens: here we go! packing up & m |publisher=Twitter.com |date=2010-07-23 |accessdate=2012-02-14}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/craigeryowens/status/20237696885 |title=Twitter / Craig Owens: first day of pre-pro w/ @J |publisher=Twitter.com |date=2010-08-03 |accessdate=2012-02-14}}Kelham 2013, p. 42 According to a Twitter post made by Craig Owens on October 17, 2010, D.R.U.G.S.' album is finished and currently is waiting release.{{cite web|last=Owens|first=Craigery|title=Twitter post|url=https://twitter.com/craigeryowens/status/27696681842|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=20 October 2010|date=17 October 2010}} A similar post was also made by Matt Good a day later.{{cite web|last=Good|first=Matt|title=Twitter post|url=https://twitter.com/mattg00d/status/27703832435|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=20 October 2010|date=18 October 2010}}

On November 11, 2010, Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows released their first single, "If You Think This Song Is About You, It Probably Is."{{Cite news|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/new_d.r.u.g.s._song_today/|title=D.R.U.G.S. release "If You Think This Song Is About You, It Probably Is"|first=Tim|last=Karan|work=AltPress|publisher=Alternative Press|date=2010-11-11|accessdate=2011-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114123750/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/new_d.r.u.g.s._song_today/|archive-date=2010-11-14|url-status=dead}} On December 6, 2010, they released their second single, "Mr. Owl Ate My Metal Worm," (which is one of two songs, along with "Laminated E.T. Animal," whose titles are both palindromes).{{Cite news|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/d.r.u.g.s._unveil_new_song_mr._owl_ate_my_metal_worm/|title=D.R.U.G.S. unveil new song "Mr. Owl Ate My Metal Worm"|first=Aaron|last=Fowler|work=AltPress|publisher=Alternative Press|date=2010-12-06|accessdate=2011-01-20}}

On January 17, 2011, a supposed "sex tape" featuring Craig Owens and another woman was released, along with stills, on the website Is Anyone Up?. The video turned out to be a hoax, as the ending revealed it to be promotion for the music video D.R.U.G.S.' single "Sex Life" which would premiere the next day, January 18.{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/craig_owens_responds_to_leaked_sex_tape/ |title=News | Craig Owens responds to leaked "sex tape" |publisher=Alt Press |date=2011-01-18 |accessdate=2012-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123014232/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/craig_owens_responds_to_leaked_sex_tape/ |archive-date=2011-01-23 |url-status=dead }}

Also on January 18, pre-orders for their Regular and Deluxe versions were made available on iTunes. On February 1, "My Swagger Has a First Name" was released for streaming on the internet.{{cite web |url=http://commonrevolt.com/post/3040703205 |title=New Song Stream – D.R.U.G.S |publisher=Commonrevolt.com |date=2011-01-31 |accessdate=2012-03-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319202404/http://commonrevolt.com/post/3040703205 |archivedate=2012-03-19 }}

On February 9, 2011, Alternative Press released an exclusive album reveal video for "The Only Thing You Talk About" which is Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows's legal rendition of the song "Thermacare" originally by Chiodos.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/aptv/video/exclusive_destroy_rebuild_until_god_shows_the_only_thing_you_talk_about/ |title=APTV | Exclusive: Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows "The Only Thing You Talk About" |publisher=Alt Press |date=2011-02-09 |accessdate=2012-03-29}}

On February 10, 2011, D.R.U.G.S. released another album reveal video for the song "Graveyard Dancing" on MTV. Since then, they have released the songs on various media outlets, including "Laminated E.T. Animal", "Stop Reading, Start Doing Pushups" and "I'm The Rehab, You're The Drugs" on AbsolutePunk,{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2176431&page=1 |title=New DRUGS Song for "Laminated E.T. Animal" – |publisher=Absolutepunk.net |date= |accessdate=2012-03-29}} Noisecreep,{{cite web|url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2011/02/16/drugs-stop-reading-start-doing-pushups-video-premiere/ |title=D.R.U.G.S. Want Us to 'Stop Reading, Start Doing Pushups' – Song Premiere |publisher=Noisecreep.com |date=2011-02-16 |accessdate=2012-03-29}} and Friends or Enemies.{{cite web|url=http://www.friendsorenemies.com/profiles/blogs/foe-exclusive-destroy-rebuild |title=FOE Exclusive: Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows Song Premiere – "I'm The Rehab, You're The Drugs" |publisher=Friendsorenemies.com |date=2011-02-17 |accessdate=2012-03-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314111610/http://www.friendsorenemies.com/profiles/blogs/foe-exclusive-destroy-rebuild |archivedate=2012-03-14 }} An album reveal video has been released for every song on the album.

The music video for "If You Think This Song Is About You, It Probably Is," was released on December 2, 2010. The official video for the song "Sex Life", featuring the band performing this time, was released on April 7, 2011.

On July 12, 2011, D.R.U.G.S. released a live EP titled "Live From Hot Topic", which includes 5 live versions of songs from the album: "The Only Thing You Talk About", "My Swagger has a First Name", "Mr. Owl Ate My Metal Worm", "Graveyard Dancing" and "If You Think This Song is About You, It Probably Is".

The album sold 14,000+ copies in its first week debuting at No. 29 on the Billboard 200.[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472799/adeles-21-sells-over-350k-to-top-billboard-200 Adele's '21' Sells Over 350k to Top Billboard 200]{{cite web|url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi |title=Building Album Sales Chart |publisher=HITS Daily Double |accessdate=2012-03-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915012320/http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi |archivedate=September 15, 2014 }} The album has since hit No. 1 on Billboard's U.S. Hard Rock list.

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|headline = Original CD

|title1 = If You Think This Song Is About You, It Probably Is

|length1 = 2:31

|title2 = The Only Thing You Talk About

|length2 = 3:20

|title3 = Graveyard Dancing

|length3 = 2:59

|title4 = Mr. Owl Ate My Metal Worm

|length4 = 3:26

|title5 = Sex Life

|length5 = 3:30

|title6 = Laminated E.T. Animal

|length6 = 3:32

|title7 = Stop Reading, Start Doing Pushups

|length7 = 2:32

|title8 = I'm the Rehab, You're the Drugs

|length8 = 4:04

|title9 = I'm Here to Take the Sky

|length9 = 3:53

|title10 = The Hangman

|length10 = 3:50

|title11 = My Swagger Has a First Name

|length11 = 7:48

|note11 = The song "My Swagger Has a First Name" ends at 3:43. After 2 minutes of silence, at 5:43, an untitled hidden track begins.

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{{track listing

|headline = Japanese and iTunes bonus track

|title12 = A Little Kiss and Tell

|length12 = 3:22

|total_length =

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{{track listing

|headline = iTunes deluxe edition

|title13 = If You Think This Song Is About You, It Probably Is

|length13 = 8:30

|note13 = Video

|title14 = Documentary

|length14 = 19:01

|note14 = Video

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{{track listing

|headline = B-sides

|title1 = Ghost Town

|note1 = performed live

|length1 =

|title2 = The Holly Situation

|length2 = 4:03

|title3 = Rehab in Rifle Rounds

|length3 = 3:15

|title4 = Scream if You're Crazy

|length4 = 3:37

|title5 = Graveyard Dancing

|note5 = acoustic version

|length5 = 3:00

|title6 = Never Odd or Even

|length6 =

|note6 = Appears on copyright record but never released.{{cite web|url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/doctitles.cgi?V3623D885 |title=Copyright Record |publisher=United States Copyright Office |date=2012-12-05 |accessdate=2017-04-14}}

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;Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows

• Craig Owens – lead vocals, keyboards
• Matt Good – lead guitar, vocals, keyboards
• Nick Martin – rhythm guitar, vocals
• Adam Russell – bass guitar
• Aaron Stern – drums, percussion

;Production{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/drugs-r2118507/credits |title=D.R.U.G.S. – Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows |publisher=AllMusic |date=2011-02-21 |accessdate=2012-03-29}}

• Produced, Mixed, Additional bass, String arrangements and vocals by John Feldmann
• Engineered by John Feldmann, Brandon Paddock and Spencer Hoad
• Additional programming by John Feldmann and Brandon Paddock
• A&R by John Feldmann, Craig Aaronson and Pete Wentz
• Product manager: Scott Frost
• Creative directors: Frank Maddocks, Donny Phillips and Norman Wonderly
• Package design by Donny Phillips
• Illustration by Mark Brown
• Photography by Tamar Levine

;Citations

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;Sources

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• {{cite journal|editor1-last=Patashnik|editor1-first=Ben|last=Kelham|first=Andrew|title=Hall of Fame: What It Is to Burn|journal=Rock Sound|date=April 2013|issue=172|publisher=Freeway Press Inc.|location=London|issn=1465-0185}}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20161027071941/http://www.thisisdrugs.com/ thisisdrugs.com]

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