The Lonely Position of Neutral

The Lonely Position of Neutral
Studio album by Trust Company
Released July 22, 2002 (Europe)
July 23, 2002 (USA)
Recorded 2002 at NRG Recording Studios, North Hollywood
Genre Alternative metal, nu metal, hard rock
Length 40:24
Label Geffen
Producer Danny Lohner, Don Gilmore
Trust Company chronology
The Lonely Position of Neutral
(2002)		 True Parallels
(2005)
Singles from The Lonely Position of Neutral
  1. "Downfall"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Running from Me"
    Released: 2002
  3. "The Fear"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(59/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
411mania.com(7/10)[2]
AllMusic[3]
Blender[1]
E! OnlineC[1]
Rolling Stone[4]
Spin(5/10)[1]

The Lonely Position of Neutral is Trust Company's debut album. It was released on July 22, 2002 internationally and a day later in the United States; a version including two bonus tracks was released on February 19, 2003. The Lonely Position is Trust Company's most successful to date and was certified gold for sales in excess of 500,000 copies. The track "Drop to Zero" was also known as "The Lonely Position of Neutral" back when they were known as 41down, and was later remade for this album.

The album's lead single, "Downfall," gained the band its breakthrough popularity for both its infectious melody and unusual music video. The track reached number 6 on both the Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts, and earned a spot, at number 91, on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. The video features frontman Kevin Palmer walking down a street leaving everything he walks past being blown by a massive gust of wind. It found significant airplay on MTV2. A second single arrived in "Running From Me," which had more modest popularity. Its video features the band wearing strange masks and unveiling them in the pouring rain.

Appearances

"Take it All" was featured in the Xbox game Breakdown by Namco. It is played in the ending credits, and it is also included in the game's promotional video that is unlocked once the game is finished. "Downfall" appears in the Mercy Reef pilot teaser. It also appears in the video games BMX XXX, MX Unleashed and Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure. Two songs from the album, "Downfall" and "Falling Apart," were used as themes for WWE pay-per-views; "Downfall" was the theme for Vengeance 2002, while "Falling Apart" was used for Royal Rumble 2003. "Downfall" was made as a downloadable song in music rhythm game, Rock Band on March 2, 2010.

Track listing

All tracks written by Kevin Palmer, James Fukai, Josh Moates, and Jason Singleton.

No.TitleLength
1."Downfall"  3:11
2."Falling Apart"  3:28
3."Hover"  3:38
4."Running from Me"  3:08
5."Slipping Away"  3:05
6."Figure 8"  3:55
7."The Fear"  3:19
8."Deeper into You"  3:14
9."Drop to Zero"  3:26
10."Finally"  4:10
11."Take It All"  3:13
Total length:40:24

Personnel

Trust Company
Artwork
  • Jason Harter, Trust Company – art direction
  • Miriam Santos Kayda – photography
Additional Musicians
  • Don Gilmore – co-writing on "Falling Apart" & "Hover"
Production
Management

Jeff Rabhan – management

Charts

Album

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 11
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
2002 "Downfall[6] US Mainstream Rock Tracks 6
US Modern Rock Tracks 6
US Billboard Hot 100 91
UK Singles Chart 89
"Running from Me[6] US Mainstream Rock Tracks 24
US Modern Rock Tracks 22

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
United States Gold[7] 500,000+

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Critic Reviews for The Lonely Position of Neutral". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  2. ↑ Jaymz, Tony (2002-09-09). "Music - Trust Company - The Lonely Position Of Neutral Review". 411mania.com. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  3. ↑ Taylor, Jason D. "The Lonely Position of Neutral - Trust Company". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ Walters, Barry (2002-08-08). "Recordings: TRUSTcompany, The Lonely Position Of Neutral". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2002-08-17. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  5. ↑ "Trust Company Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard.
  6. 1 2 "Trust Company Singles Chart". billboard.com.
  7. ↑ "RIAA database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
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