As I Try Not to Fall Apart

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.

As I Try Not to Fall Apart
Studio album by White Lies
Released	18 February 2022 (2022-02-18)
Length	47:28
Label	PIAS
Producer	White Lies Ed Buller Claudius Mittendorfer
White Lies chronology
Five (2019) As I Try Not to Fall Apart (2022)
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]

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