Living Proof (State Champs album)

Living Proof is the third studio album from American pop punk band State Champs. It is their last album to feature rhythm guitarist Tony Diaz before his departure in March 2020.

Living Proof
Studio album by State Champs
Released	June 15, 2018
Recorded	September–November 2017
Genre	Pop punk
Length	41:57
Label	Pure Noise
Producer	John Feldmann Mike Green Kyle Black State Champs
State Champs chronology
Around the World and Back (2015) Living Proof (2018)
Singles from Living Proof
"Dead and Gone" Released: April 19, 2018 "Crystal Ball" Released: May 6, 2018 "Mine Is Gold" Released: May 25, 2018

Production

Mike Green and Kyle Black produced "Criminal", "Frozen", "Crystal Ball", "Lightning", "Safe Haven", "The Fix Up", "Cut Through the Static", and "Sidelines". Green and Black were assisted by engineers Colin Schwanke and Will McCoy, both of whom also did Pro Tools editing. John Feldmann produced "Dead and Gone", "Our Time to Go", "Something About You", "Mine Is Gold", and "Time Machine". Zakk Cervini, Jon Lundin, and Matt Pauling served as engineers, and did additional production; Black co-produced "Time Machine", and did additional engineering on "Dead and Gone", "Mine Is Gold", and "Time Machine". Black mixed all of the recordings, with assistance from Austin Linkous, before the album was mastered by Ted Jensen.[1]

Track listing

Track listing per booklet.[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Criminal"	3:22
2.	"Frozen"	2:59
3.	"Crystal Ball"	3:12
4.	"Dead and Gone"	3:11
5.	"Lightning"	2:56
6.	"Our Time to Go"	3:44
7.	"Safe Haven"	3:37
8.	"Something About You"	2:52
9.	"The Fix Up"	3:27
10.	"Cut Through the Static"	2:59
11.	"Mine Is Gold"	2:44
12.	"Time Machine"	3:29
13.	"Sidelines"	3:25
Total length:		41:57

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[1]

State Champs Derek DiScanio – lead vocals Tyler Szalkowski – guitar Ryan Scott Graham – bass Tony "Rival" Diaz – guitar Evan Ambrosio – drums Additional musicians Henry Lunetta – additional guitar (track 4) Mark Hoppus – additional vocals (track 12)

Production Mike Green – producer (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 13) Kyle Black – producer (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 13), co-producer (track 12), additional engineering (tracks 4, 11 and 12), mixing John Feldmann – producer (tracks 4, 6, 8, 11 and 12) Colin Schwanke – assistant engineer (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 13), Pro Tools editing (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 13) Will McCoy – assistant engineer (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 13), Pro Tools editing (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 13) Austin Linkous – mixing assistance Zakk Cervini – engineer, additional production Jon Lundin – engineer, additional production Matt Pauling – engineer, additional production Ted Jensen – mastering Design Dewey Saunders – artwork, collage Trey Hales – typography Ian Rees – layout Beth Saravo – photography

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2]	62
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3]	119
UK Albums (OCC)[4]	54
US Billboard 200[5]	28
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6]	2
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[7]	3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[8]	4

References

1. Living Proof (booklet). Seaway. Pure Noise Records. 2018. PNE217.CS1 maint: others (link)
2. "Australiancharts.com – State Champs – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien.
3. "Ultratop.be – State Champs – Living Proof" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
4. "State Champs | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
5. "State Champs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
6. "State Champs Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
7. "State Champs Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
8. "State Champs Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.