Before Everything & After

Before Everything & After is the sixth studio album by American punk rock band MxPx, released on September 16, 2003 by A&M Records. The album achieved the band's highest chart position on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 51.^[5]

Before Everything & After
Studio album by MxPx
Released	September 16, 2003
Genre	Pop punk[1]
Length	47:04
Label	A&M
Producer	Ron Fair, Dave Jerden
MxPx chronology
Ten Years and Running (2002) Before Everything & After (2003) Panic (2005)
Singles from Before Everything & After
"Everything Sucks (When You're Gone)" Released: September 9, 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blender	[3]
IGN	8.5/10 [4]

In May and June 2003, the group supported Good Charlotte and New Found Glory on the Honda Civic Tour.^[6] Between late August and early October, the group supported Dashboard Confessional on their headlining US tour.^[7] "Everything Sucks (When You're Gone)" was released to radio on September 9.^[8] In January and February 2004, the band embarked on a co-headlining U.S. tour with Simple Plan. They were supported by Sugarcult, Motion City Soundtrack and Billy Talent.^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Before"	0:20
2.	"Play It Loud" (featuring Halo Friendlies)	3:18
3.	"Well Adjusted"	3:39
4.	"It's Alright" (featuring Benji Madden of Good Charlotte)	3:00
5.	"Brokenhearted" (featuring Kris Roe of The Ataris)	2:10
6.	"First Day of the Rest of Our Lives"	3:00
7.	"Everything Sucks (When You're Gone)"	2:55
8.	"Quit Your Life"	3:35
9.	"More Everything"	2:51
10.	"Kings of Hollywood" (featuring Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory)	3:39
11.	"The Capitol"	2:50
12.	"On the Outs" (featuring Benji Madden of Good Charlotte)	3:10
13.	"Don't Walk Away"	3:59
14.	"You Make Me, Me"	3:05
15.	"You're Not Alone" (featuring Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory)	3:40
16.	"After"	1:43
Total length:		47:04

All tracks are written by Mike Herrera.

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Length
17.	"Family Affair"	3:57

Personnel

• Mike Herrera – bass guitar, vocals
• Tom Wisniewski – guitar, vocals
• Yuri Ruley – drums, percussion
• Jordan Pundik (New Found Glory) – backing vocals
• Benji Madden (Good Charlotte) – backing vocals
• Kris Roe (The Ataris) – backing vocals
• Ron Fair – executive producer
• Dave Jerden – producer, mixing
• Steve Duda – keyboards
• Phil Shenale – keyboards, string arrangements
• Brian Hall – guitar technician
• Annette Cisneros – engineer
• George Marino – mastering
• Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
• Ben Grosse – mixing
• Elan Trujillo – assistant
• F. Scott Schafer – photography
• Marc Rhea – studio technician

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[5]	51