The Art of Breaking
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Art of Breaking
| type = studio
| artist = Thousand Foot Krutch
| cover = TheArtOfBreaking.jpg
| alt = The Art of Breaking (Thousand Foot Krutch album)
| released = July 19, 2005
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{Flatlist|
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| length = 40:47
| label = Tooth & Nail
| producer = Arnold Lanni
| prev_title = Phenomenon
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = The Flame in All of Us
| next_year = 2007
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r782614|title=The Art of Breaking - Thousand Foot Krutch >Review|first=Erik|last=Hage|accessdate=July 4, 2011}}
| rev2 = Jesus Freak Hideout
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |first=Josh|last=Taylor|title=Thousand Foot Krutch, "The Art of Breaking" Review|publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout|url=http://jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/TheArtOfBreaking.asp|date=July 17, 2005|accessdate=July 4, 2011}}
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The Art of Breaking is the third studio album by Christian rock band Thousand Foot Krutch that was released by Tooth & Nail Records in July 2005. The single Move received moderate mainstream success, reaching No. 16 on Billboard{{'}}s mainstream rock charts in early 2006. The album has three singles: "Move", "Absolute" and "Breathe You In". Of these, only "Move" received a music video. The band has said that the girl on the album's cover is the girl in the video for "Move", as shown in a picture on their MySpace.
Track listing
{{track listing
| all_writing = Trevor McNevan, Joel Bruyere, Steve Augustine, and Arnold Lanni{{cite web |title=Credits / The Art of Breaking / Thousand Foot Krutch – TIDAL |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/1404775/credits |website=Tidal |access-date=28 January 2024}}
| title1 = Absolute
| length1 = 3:19
| title2 = Slow Bleed
| length2 = 3:14
| title3 = The Art of Breaking
| length3 = 3:19
| title4 = Stranger
| length4 = 3:48
| title5 = Hurt
| length5 = 4:44
| title6 = Hand Grenade
| length6 = 4:13
| title7 = Move
| length7 = 3:28
| title8 = Hit the Floor
| length8 = 3:48
| title9 = Go
| length9 = 3:46
| title10 = Make Me a Believer
| length10 = 2:49
| title11 = Breathe You In
| length11 = 4:19
| total_length = 40:47
}}
Personnel
Thousand Foot Krutch
- Trevor McNevan – vocals, guitar
- Joel Bruyere – bass guitar
- Steve Augustine – drums
Additional personnel
- Arnold Lanni – producer, mixing, recording, keyboards
- Ziad "Zee" Al-Hillal – recording
- Angelo Caruso – recording
- Kenny Luong – additional engineering
- George Marino – mastering
- Phil X – guitar engineer
- Harry Hess – additional background vocals
- Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace – guest appearance on "Hurt" and "Go"
- Brandon Ebel – executive producer
Awards
In 2006, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards. The song "Move" was also nominated for Short Form Music Video of the Year.[http://christianmusic.about.com/od/doves/a/06gmanoms.htm 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707074958/http://christianmusic.about.com/od/doves/a/06gmanoms.htm |date=2011-07-07 }} on About.com; Jones, Kim
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