Someone in Control is the second studio album by American rock band Trapt, released on September 13, 2005 by Warner Bros. Records.

Release The first single, "Stand Up," was released on July 12, 2005, and topped out at No. 17 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 3 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The album was released on two months later on September 13, debuting at number 14 on the Billboard 200 chart, with approximatively 61,400 copies sold in its first week. By the end of 2005, the album sold 500,000 copies. "Waiting" and "Disconnected (Out of Touch)" were released as singles in 2006.

Despite the album's moderate success, Warner Bros. was disappointed by its performance, possibly due to the lack of a hit single, and eventually stopped responding to the band. Trapt later signed to Eleven Seven Music.

Critical reception

AllMusic's Johnny Loftus saw promise in the band's sophomore record elevating their 21st century SoCal proto-metal template with tracks like "Disconnected (Out of Touch)," "Waiting" and "Influence," saying they "succeed at constricting that sound, building some internal tension that gives Trapt some life outside their formula." Tom Beaujour of Blender found Chris Taylor Brown's vocals "overwrought" throughout the track listing and backhandedly complimented his bandmates' "preternatural command" of radio-ready nu-metal, concluding that "So even if Brown isn't exaggerating when he claims, "I'm always questioning my sanity," at least he won't have any trouble paying for a good shrink."

Track listing

"Alibi" released as a bonus track on Walmart.com with claim code found on the inside of the compact disc.

Personnel Trapt Chris Taylor Brown – lead vocals, guitar Simon Ormandy – lead guitar Pete Charell – bass Aaron "Monty" Montgomery – drums

Additional musicians John O'Brien – keyboards and programming Bart Hendrickson – keyboards and programming Martin Tillman – cello

Technical personnel Don Gilmore – producer, engineer Trapt – producers Fox Phelps – assistant engineer Daniel Mendez – Pro Tools and additional engineering Tom Lord-Alge – mixing Ted Jensen – mastering

Chart positions

Album Chart (2005)PeakpositionCanadian Albums Chart64US Billboard 20014

Singles YearSongUS Alt.US Main.US Act. Rock2005"Stand Up"17332006"Waiting"272017"Disconnected (Out Of Touch)"—2422

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