Phenomenon (Thousand Foot Krutch album)

Phenomenon
Studio album by Thousand Foot Krutch
Released	September 30, 2003
Genre	Alternative metal, Nu metal, funk metal, rap metal
Length	37:35
Label	Tooth & Nail
Producer	Aaron Sprinkle
Thousand Foot Krutch chronology
Set It Off (2001) Phenomenon (2003) The Art of Breaking (2005)
Singles from 'Phenomenon'
"Phenomenon" Released: September 2003 "Rawkfist" Released: 2004 "Bounce" Released: 2004 "This is a Call" Released: 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]

Phenomenon is the second studio album by Christian rock band Thousand Foot Krutch, and their first project on Tooth & Nail Records.^[3] The album was released on September 30, 2003.^[4] It displays a different style than the band's previous album, with less rapping and instead, a fusion of modern rock and nu metal.

Track listing

All songs written by Trevor McNevan, Steve Augustine and Joel Bruyere.

Album release
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Phenomenon"	2:59
2.	"Step to Me"	3:00
3.	"Last Words"	2:48
4.	"This Is a Call"	3:49
5.	"Rawkfist"	3:03
6.	"Faith, Love and Happiness"	2:54
7.	"I Climb"	3:24
8.	"Quicken"	2:51
9.	"New Design"	3:29
10.	"Bounce"	3:06
11.	"Ordinary"	3:09
12.	"Break the Silence"	3:04
Total length:		38:05

Personnel

• Trevor McNevan – vocals, guitar
• Joel Bruyere – bass guitar
• Steve Augustine – drums
• Aaron Sprinkle – producer, additional guitars
• Mixed by J.R. McNeely, except "Last Words" and "Quicken", which were mixed by Ben Grosse
• Recorded at Compound Recording (Seattle, Washington)

Reception

• "Rawkfist", "Faith, Love and Happiness", and "This Is a Call" were top 10 hits on the Christian hit radio format; "Rawkfist" entered the top 40 on mainstream rock radio.
• The album has sold over 250,000 units.
• Both "Phenomenon" and "Rawkfist" were #1s on ChristianRock.Net in 2003-2004. "Bounce", track #10, was also a #1 on ChristianRock.Net.

References

1. Johnson, Jared. Phenomenon - thousand Foot Krutch >Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
2. Taylor, Josh (September 29, 2003). "Thousand Foot Krutch, "Phenomenon" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
3. Loftus, Johnny. "Thousand Foot Krutch > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
4. Johnson, Jared. "Phenomenon > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved November 30, 2009.