As I Try Not to Fall Apart

As I Try Not to Fall Apart
As I Try Not to Fall Apart
Studio album by White Lies
Released	18 February 2022
Length	47:28
Label	PIAS
Producer	White Lies; Ed Buller; Claudius Mittendorfer;
White Lies chronology
Singles from As I Try Not to Fall Apart
	"As I Try Not to Fall Apart"; Released: 27 September 2021; "I Don't Want to Go to Mars"; Released: 1 December 2021; "Am I Really Going to Die"; Released: 17 January 2022; "Blue Drift"; Released: 14 February 2022; "Trouble In America"; Released: 14 September 2022; "Breakdown Days"; Released: 13 October 2022;

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
DIY	^[3]
Dork	^[4]
Gigwise	^[5]
MORS - Radio UG	^[6]

As I Try Not to Fall Apart is the sixth studio album by British post-punk band White Lies. The album was released on 18 February 2022 through PIAS. The Bonus Edition of the album was released on 21 October 2022 and features 4 additional tracks.

The album had four singles released ahead of its release: the title track, "I Don't Want to Go to Mars", "Am I Really Going to Die", and "Blue Drift". Bonus Edition tracks "Trouble In America" and "Breakdown Days" were also later released as singles.

Track listing

*As I Try Not to Fall Apart* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Am I Really Going to Die"	4:47
2.	"As I Try Not to Fall Apart"	4:58
3.	"Breathe"	4:46
4.	"I Don't Want to Go to Mars"	4:37
5.	"Step Outside"	4:05
6.	"Roll December"	6:44
7.	"Ragworm"	4:32
8.	"Blue Drift"	5:00
9.	"The End"	3:54
10.	"There Is No Cure for It"	4:05
Total length:		47:28

Bonus Edition tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Trouble In America"	3:36
12.	"Breakdown Days"	3:38
13.	"What If We're Bad Together"	4:23
14.	"Staring At the Sun"	4:55
Total length:		62:08

Personnel

White Lies

Harry McVeigh – lead vocal, guitar, keyboards
Charles Cave – bass guitar, keyboards
Jack Lawrence-Brown – drums, percussion

Production

Claudius Mittendorfer – producer (tracks 1, 2, 5–7 and 10) and mixing
Ed Buller – producer (tracks 3, 4, 8 and 9)
John Davis – mastering
Richie Kennedy – engineer (tracks 1, 2, 5–7 and 10)
James Mellor – engineer (tracks 1, 2, 5–7 and 10)
Darren Lawson – engineer (tracks 3, 4, 8 and 9)
Claude Vause – studio assistant
Ed Farrell – studio assistant
Annelise Keestra – design

Charts

Chart performance for *As I Try Not to Fall Apart*
Chart (2022)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[8]	16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[9]	69
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[10]	9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	36
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[12]	43
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[13]	6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	23
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	14
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[16]	3

References

^ "As I Try Not to Fall Apart by White Lies Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ Collar, Matt. "As I Try Not to Fall Apart – White Lies | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ Goggins, Joe (16 February 2022). "White Lies – As I Try Not To Fall Apart review". DIY. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ Eastoe, Dillon (16 February 2022). "White Lies – As I Try Not To Fall Apart". Dork. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ Williams, Josh (15 February 2022). "Album Review: White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart". Gigwise. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ "White Lies – As I Try Not To Fall Apart RECENZJA". Mors.ug.edu.pl. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
^ "Austriancharts.at – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^ "Ultratop.be – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ "Ultratop.be – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ "Swisscharts.com – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[1] "As I Try Not to Fall Apart by White Lies Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[2] Collar, Matt. "As I Try Not to Fall Apart – White Lies | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[3] Goggins, Joe (16 February 2022). "White Lies – As I Try Not To Fall Apart review". DIY. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[4] Eastoe, Dillon (16 February 2022). "White Lies – As I Try Not To Fall Apart". Dork. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[5] Williams, Josh (15 February 2022). "Album Review: White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart". Gigwise. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[6] "White Lies – As I Try Not To Fall Apart RECENZJA". Mors.ug.edu.pl. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

[ac_Austria_White_Lies-7] "Austriancharts.at – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

[ac_Flanders_White_Lies-8] "Ultratop.be – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[ac_Wallonia_White_Lies-9] "Ultratop.be – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[ac_Netherlands_White_Lies-10] "Dutchcharts.nl – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[ac_Germany_White_Lies-11] "Offiziellecharts.de – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[ac_Poland_-12] "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

[ac_Scotland_-13] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[ac_Switzerland_White_Lies-14] "Swisscharts.com – White Lies – As I Try Not to Fall Apart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[ac_UK2_-15] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[ac_UKIndependent_-16] "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

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Harry McVeigh Charles Cave Jack Lawrence-Brown
Studio albums	To Lose My Life... Ritual Big TV Friends Five As I Try Not to Fall Apart
EPs	Unfinished Business The Remixes There Goes Our Love Again Remixes Small TV
Singles	"Unfinished Business" "Death" "To Lose My Life" "Farewell to the Fairground" "Bigger than Us" "There Goes Our Love Again" "Morning in LA" "Time to Give" "Believe It" "Tokyo" "As I Try Not to Fall Apart" "I Don't Want to Go to Mars" "Am I Really Going to Die"
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