Ruining It for Everybody

Guitarist Steven Bradley states that "It's heavier, catchier, and better organized than anything we've done so far. We took a really spastic blend of genres and made it more cohesive."{{cite web|url= http://www.centurymedia.com/artist.aspx?IdArtist=201|title= Century Media Records - Iwrestledabearonce|author= Rick Florino|publisher= Century Media Records|date= May 2011|accessdate= September 24, 2011|archive-date= May 23, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100523213455/http://www.centurymedia.com/artist.aspx?IdArtist=201|url-status= dead}} Beforehand, Bradley hosted a prank when he spoke to MetalSucks about the album being "90% black metal", this news was coupled with photos of the band in corpse paint and dark clothing;{{cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2011/05/17/exclusive-black-metal-just-got-gay-iwrestledabear-once-change-genres/ |title=EXCLUSIVE: BLACK METAL JUST GOT GAY! IWRESTLEDABEAR ONCE CHANGE GENRES! |publisher=MetalSucks |date=2011-05-17}} the controversial gag was revealed as nothing more than a joke days later.{{cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2011/05/19/exclusive-track-premiere-iwrestledabearonce-are-ruining-it-for-everybody-show-us-their-karate-nipples/ |title=Exclusive Track Premiere: Iwrestledabearonce Are Ruining It For Everybody, Show Us Their "Karate Nipples" |publisher=MetalSucks |date=2011-05-19 |accessdate=2012-02-12}}

Ruining It for Everybody features a more broad and open selection of lyrical themes than their previous releases. On "Next Visible Delicious", the band makes warnings about the dangers of not thinking for oneself. "People believe anything fed to them if they are told by someone with power that it's truth. Your head will spin trying to rationalize religion, politics, and environment. The song references mother nature becoming fed up with our ways and swallowing us whole. It's a warning of our long-awaited Armageddon. No, not the movie…"

"Button It Up" refers to the kidnapping and soon death of young girls as vocalist Krysta Cameron says "It's a dark song, It tells the tale of a girl who has her life taken from her. I'd read about young girls exploiting their bodies on the Internet and lying about their ages. The next thing you know, they go missing, are raped, and found dead. It's terrifying."

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| all_writing =

| title1 = Next Visible Delicious

| length1 = 2:40

| title2 = You Know That Ain’t Them Dogs' Real Voices

| length2 = 2:58

| title3 = Deodorant Can’t Fix Ugly

| length3 = 3:17

| title4 = This Head Music Makes My Eyes Rain

| length4 = 3:24

| title5 = It Is “Bro” Isn’t It?

| length5 = 2:39

| title6 = Gold Jacket, Green Jacket

| length6 = 2:24

| title7 = Break It Down Camacho

| length7 = 2:53

| title8 = Stay to the Right

| length8 = 2:29

| title9 = I’m Gonna Shoot

| length9 = 2:37

| title10 = Karate Nipples

| length10 = 3:06

| title11 = Button It Up

| length11 = 3:19

| total_length = 31:46

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| headline = Japanese bonus tracks

| title12 = Danger in the Manger

| note12 = Big Chocolate Remix

| length12 = 3:44

| title13 = See You in Shell

| note13 = Sluggo Remix

| length13 = 4:13

}}

; Iwrestledabearonce

• Krysta Cameron – vocals
• Steven Bradley – guitar, programming
• John Ganey – guitar, programming
• Mike “Rickshaw” Martin – bass guitar
• Mikey Montgomery – drums

;Production

• Produced, engineered, and mixed by Steven Bradley and Ryan Boesch
• Additional editing by Nicole Oliva
• Mastered by Alan Douches for West West Side

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