The Illusion of Progress
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| Released | August 19, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
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| Length | 56:54 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 53/100 |
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| AllMusic | |
| Billboard | (positive) |
| The Boston Globe | (favorable) |
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The Illusion of Progress is the sixth studio album by American rock band Staind. It was released on August 19, 2008. The Illusion of Progress was produced by Johnny K and recorded in lead singer Aaron Lewis's home studio. It debuted at No. 3 in the Billboard 200 with 91,800 units sold.
The lead single "Believe" topped the Alternative Songs chart on September 13, 2008. It accumulated three weeks at number one. The second single was "All I Want", and was released on November 24. The video continued the story of the first single video and was available on Staind's Myspace on December 12. In Europe the second single was "The Way I Am", and its video was available on the official Staind website as of December 24. "This Is It" was later released as the last single off the album. The album has sold over 318,000 units in the United States alone.
Lewis recorded a country version of the album’s ninth track "Tangled Up in You" on his 2011 solo EP Town Line.