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Innocence & Instinct
Studio album by Red
Released	February 10, 2009
Recorded	2008
Studio	Little Big Sound, Nashville, Tennessee Paragon Studios, Franklin, Tennessee The Graveyard, Franklin, Tennessee
Genre	Alternative metal post-grunge alternative rock Christian rock Christian metal symphonic rock
Length	41:09
Label	Sony, Essential
Producer	Rob Graves
Red chronology
End of Silence (2006) Innocence & Instinct (2009) Until We Have Faces (2011)
Singles from Innocence & Instinct
"Fight Inside" Released: October 26, 2008 "Never Be the Same" Released: December 12, 2008 "Death of Me" Released: December 18, 2008 "Forever" Released: July 4, 2009 "Mystery of You" Released: September 15, 2009 "Start Again" Released: November 9, 2009 "Ordinary World" Released: February 1, 2010

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Album of The Year	80/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
About.com
Christian Music Today
Cross Rhythms
Jesus Freak Hideout
Sputnikmusic

Innocence & Instinct is the second studio album by American Christian rock band Red. It was released on February 10, 2009 through Essential Records and Sony Music. It was produced by Rob Graves.

The standard edition of the album contains 10 tracks. The first single "Fight Inside" was released on October 26, 2008. The single debuted at No. 1 on the R&R Christian Rock chart. The album's second single, "Never Be the Same", was released to Christian CHR soon thereafter. On December 12, the third single from the album, "Death of Me", was released to Active, Mainstream, and Alternative Rock stations. The band also released a deluxe edition which features four bonus tracks and a DVD. Some copies of the album contain the song "Forever" as track nine instead of "Out from Under". The track "Shadows" was co-written by Breaking Benjamin guitarist/vocalist Ben Burnley. The album debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200, selling 39,000 copies in its first week. It was widely acclaimed by critics, who deemed it superior to the band's debut album, End of Silence, praising the songwriting, musicianship and the band's attempt to create a distinguishable sound.

The Deluxe Edition of Innocence & Instinct went as high as No. 2 on iTunes Top Selling Rock Albums Chart and No. 5 on Top-Selling Albums overall.

For the album, an alternate reality game was orchestrated by the band members. Red fans went through hidden web pages and passwords until around the time the album itself was released, when the final page was revealed, which contained a video message from the band itself, nine "treasures" (including posters, videos, and an unreleased track), and a message telling the puzzle participants not to post the contents on the internet or share them.

Drums on the album were played by Joe Rickard, the band's touring drummer. Rickard was not an official member of Red when the album was released but was made a permanent member later in 2009. Rickard departed from the band in late January 2014.

In an interview on The Daily Rock, Jasen Rauch talked about the band not wanting "Ordinary World" added to the album. He stated that Red originally arranged the song as something to play live but that the label pushed for it to be added to the album.

The album was nominated for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album in the 2010 Grammy Awards. It won for Best Rock Album at the 41st GMA Dove Awards in 2010.

As of 2011, the album has sold over 260,000 copies.

Track listing

Deluxe Edition DVD

1. "Making of Documentary"
2. "Death of Me" (music video)
3. "Behind the Scenes of Death of Me video"
4. "Photo Gallery"

Japan Special Edition bonus videos

1. "Death of Me (Video)"
2. "Breathe Into Me (Video)"
3. "Already Over (Video)"

Personnel

References

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External links

• Death of Me video (HD version)
• "Red Announces Sophomore Album Called Innocence & Instinct". CMSpin. November 11, 2008. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2009.

• 2009 albums
• Albums produced by Rob Graves
• Essential Records (Christian) albums
• Post-grunge albums by American artists
• Red (American band) albums