Dear Youth

Dear Youth is the fourth album by American metalcore band the Ghost Inside, and was released on November 17, 2014. It is the last release to feature guitarist Aaron Brooks. The album spawned two major singles: in order of release, "Avalanche" and "Dear Youth (Day 52)". Music videos were released for "Out Of Control", "Dear Youth (Day 52)", and "Move Me". An official live video was released for "Avalanche". Dear Youth was the last album released before the band's drastic tour bus crash that killed their driver and inflicted life-threatening injuries to the band members.

Dear Youth
Studio album by the Ghost Inside
Released	November 17, 2014 (2014-11-17)
Genre	Metalcore, melodic hardcore
Length	42:34
Label	Epitaph
Producer	Jeremy McKinnon, Andrew Wade
The Ghost Inside chronology
Get What You Give (2012) Dear Youth (2014) The Ghost Inside (2020)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Avalanche"	3:32
2.	"Move Me"	3:24
3.	"Out of Control"	3:38
4.	"With the Wolves"	3:53
5.	"Mercy"	4:16
6.	"Phoenix Flame"	4:17
7.	"Dear Youth (Day 52)"	3:57
8.	"Wide Eyed" (featuring Jason Aalon Butler)	3:31
9.	"My Endnote"	4:02
10.	"The Other Half"	3:56
11.	"Blank Pages"	4:08
Total length:		42:34

Credits

All personnel per the album's liner notes.[1] The Ghost Inside Jonathan Vigil – lead vocals Aaron Brooks – lead guitar, backing vocals Jim Riley – bass, backing vocals Zack Johnson – rhythm guitar Andrew Tkaczyk – drums

Production Produced by Jeremy McKinnon & Andrew Wade Engineered by Andrew Wade, at The Wade Studios Mixed by David Bendeth Mastered by Ted Jensen Composers: David Tiano (3), Jeremy McKinnon & Andrew Wade Phonographic Copyright: Epitaph Art direction by Jonathan Vigil Layout by Jason Link Artwork by Colin Marks

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2]	16
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]	66
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4]	172
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5]	65
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6]	95
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[7]	33
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[8]	43
US Billboard 200[9]	63[permanent dead link‍]
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10]	9[permanent dead link‍]
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[11]	6[permanent dead link‍]
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[12]	15[permanent dead link‍]

References

1. Dear Youth (booklet). The Ghost Inside. Epitaph Records. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. "Australiancharts.com – The Ghost Inside – Dear Youth". Hung Medien.
3. "Austriancharts.at – The Ghost Inside – Dear Youth" (in German). Hung Medien.
4. "Ultratop.be – The Ghost Inside – Dear Youth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Ghost Inside – Dear Youth" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
6. "Swisscharts.com – The Ghost Inside – Dear Youth". Hung Medien.
7. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
8. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
9. "The Ghost Inside Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
10. "The Ghost Inside Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
11. "The Ghost Inside Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
12. "The Ghost Inside Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.