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The album debuted at #11 on the U.S. Billboard 200. The album's lead single, \"Live Like We're Dying\", was released on September 21, 2009, and has so far peaked at #18 in the U.S. The album's second single, \"The Truth\", was released on May 11, 2010, the song featured Pat Monahan of the rock band Train on vocals. 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