Tracing Back Roots

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{{Infobox album

| name = Tracing Back Roots

| type = studio

| artist = We Came as Romans

| cover = Tracing Back Roots album cover.png

| alt =

| released = July 23, 2013

| recorded = March 13–April 23, 2013

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Metalcore|post-hardcore}}

| length = {{Duration|m=40|s=34}} (Original release)
{{Duration|m=46|s=53}} (Target Exclusive)

| label = Equal Vision (North America)
Nuclear Blast (Europe)
We Are Unified (Australia)

| producer = John Feldmann

| prev_title = Understanding What We've Grown to Be

| prev_year = 2011

| next_title = We Came as Romans

| next_year = 2015

}}

{{Music ratings

| MC = 75/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/tracing-back-roots/we-came-as-romans|title=Tracing Back Roots by We Came as Romans|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=January 20, 2022}}

|rev1=About.com

|rev1score={{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/wecameasromans/fr/We-Came-As-Romans-Tracing-Back-Roots-Review.htm|author= Todd Lyons|title=We Came As Romans - Tracing Back Roots Review - About.com|accessdate=August 18, 2013|publisher=About.com}}

|rev2=AbsolutePunk

|rev2score=60%{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3336901|author=Drew Beringer |title=We Came As Romans - Tracing Back Roots - Album Review - AbsolutePunk.net|accessdate=August 18, 2013|date=August 2, 2013|website=AbsolutePunk}}

| rev3 = HM

| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |url=http://hmmagazine.com/blog/album-reviews/we-came-as-romans-tracing-back-roots/ |title=We Came As Romans - Tracing Back Roots |last=Stagg |first=David|publisher=HM Publications LLC |date=April 13, 2013 |journal=HM Magazine |accessdate=May 14, 2014 |issn=1066-6923 }}

}}

Tracing Back Roots is the third studio album by American metalcore band We Came as Romans. It was released on July 23, 2013, through Equal Vision Records.{{cite web |url=http://blog.equalvision.com/post/50926038534/we-came-as-romans-to-release-new-full-length |title=We Came As Romans to release new full-length album 'Tracing Back Roots on July 23 |work=Equal Vision Records }} The album is noted for the band's shift from their signature metalcore sound to a more melodic, clean vocal driven sound, while still maintaining metalcore elements throughout. The album has been received with favorable reviews which praise the band's “go out and do something with your life with purpose” message.{{cite web|url=http://www.rockrevoltmagazine.com/album-review-tracing-back-roots-we-came-as-romans/| author=Bradford W. Skelley| publisher=RockRevolt Magazine™| date=2013-07-23| title=ALBUM REVIEW: TRACING BACK ROOTS – WE CAME AS ROMANS'}}

The album debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200 with 26,500 copies sold in the first week.{{Cite web|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-731-metalcore-gets-back-to-its-roots|title = Metal by Numbers 7/31: Metalcore gets back to its Roots | Metal Insider|date = 31 July 2013}} As of June 2015, this album has sold 79,000 copies in the United States.{{cite magazine|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150617165737/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archivedate= June 17, 2015 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |magazine=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }}

The album's first single, "Hope", was released on January 4, 2013, and is also included on the Understanding What We've Grown to Be Deluxe Edition.