Back into Your System

Back into Your System is the third studio album by American rock band Saliva. It reached number 19 on the Billboard 200^[1] and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) since its release.

Back into Your System
Studio album by Saliva
Released	November 12, 2002
Recorded	2002
Studio	Bearsville (Woodstock, New York)
Genre	Alternative metal nu metal post-grunge
Length	48:43
Label	Island, Island Def Jam
Producer	Bob Marlette
Saliva chronology
Every Six Seconds (2001) Back into Your System (2002) Survival of the Sickest (2004)
Singles from Back into Your System
"Always" Released: October 2002 "Rest in Pieces" Released: February 25, 2003 "Raise Up" Released: 2003

Back into Your System spawned its first single, "Always" in late 2002 and reached number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Its second single was "Rest In Pieces" making several Billboard charts in 2003 and later launching their third single "Raise Up", reaching number 29 on the Mainstream Rock chart.

Release

"Rest In Pieces" is a promotional single for Back into Your System, written by James Michael and Nikki Sixx, both of Sixx: A.M. The music video for "Rest In Pieces" shows the band as they are touring.

"Raise Up" was released in 2003 as the third single off their third studio album Back Into Your System (2002). It reached number 29 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.^[2]

Promotion

On January 3, 2003, the band announced a 32-city nationwide tour to promote the album, beginning in Jackson, Mississippi's Hal & Mal's and finishing at the London Astoria.^[3] Breaking Benjamin and Greenwheel were supporting acts during the U.S. dates and Stone Sour performed on the U.K. portion of the European tour.^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[6]
Melodic	[7]

Back into Your System received positive reviews from music critics. Brian O'Neill of AllMusic praised the band for making the album more focused in its overall sound and musicianship than Every Six Seconds, concluding that "[The] best thing about Back Into Your System is that the disc doesn't seem to pander to rock radio as much as others of its ilk, but it should still (and did) manage success there regardless."^[5] Kaj Roth of Melodic also praised the band's commitment to delving deep into crafting solid musicianship while still retaining a semblance of their given genre.^[7] Jon Caramanica, writing for Entertainment Weekly, was mixed on Josey Scott's vocal style but gave note that his band's "unsubtle wall of monster metal ensures they never stray too far from bombast."^[6] Bob Waliszewski of Plugged In (publication) felt the band delivered mixed messages of positivity and hedonism throughout the album's track list, concluding that "With frothing guitars and drooling drums, the guys in Saliva spit out obscenities, spiritual confusion and a smug addiction to celebrity excess. A few good spots, but the parental advisory label is well-deserved."^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Superstar II"	Josey Scott, Chris D'Abaldo	3:21
2.	"Weight of the World"	Scott, Bob Marlette	4:28
3.	"Always"	Scott, Marlette	3:51
4.	"Back into Your System"	Scott, D'Abaldo, Wayne Swinny, Dave Novotny, Paul Crosby	4:31
5.	"All Because of You"	Scott, D'Abaldo, Novotny	4:42
6.	"Raise Up"	Scott, D'Abaldo	3:45
7.	"Separated Self"	Scott, D'Abaldo, Marlette	4:01
8.	"Rest in Pieces"	Nikki Sixx, James Michael	3:46
9.	"Storm"	Scott, Marlette	4:21
10.	"Holdin On"	Scott, Swinny	4:21
11.	"Pride"	Scott, D'Abaldo, Swinny	2:53
12.	"Famous Monsters"	Scott	4:43
Total length:			48:43

Special edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Click Click Boom"	Scott, D'Abaldo, Swinny, Marlette	4:11

Bonus videos (UK special edition)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Your Disease" (music video)	Scott, D'Abaldo, Swinny
14.	"Click Click Boom" (music video)	Scott, D'Abaldo, Swinny, Marlette

Enhanced CD also features a playable demo of the PC game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.

Credits

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.^[9]

Saliva Josey Scott – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion Wayne Swinny – lead guitar, backing vocals Chris D'Abaldo – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Dave Novotny – bass, backing vocals Paul Crosby – drums

Production Bob Marlette – producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette — engineer Dave Holdredge — programming Randy Staub — mixing (tracks 1–8, 10, 11) Cliff Norrell — mixing (tracks 9, 12) Stephen Marcussen — mastering

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2002–2003) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 86 US Billboard 200[11] 19 Singles Year Single Chart Position 2002 "Always" Billboard Hot 100 51 Mainstream Rock Tracks 2 Modern Rock Tracks 1 2003 "Rest in Pieces" Billboard Hot 100 93[12] Mainstream Rock Tracks 11 Modern Rock Tracks 20[13] Adult Top 40 17[14] "Raise Up" Mainstream Rock Tracks 29

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position US Billboard 200[15] 159 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 500,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.