Thirteenth Step

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Thirteenth Step is the second studio album by the American rock band A Perfect Circle. The album was released as a compact disc on September 16, 2003. The album was a success, reaching the #2 position on the Billboard charts in its premiere week, selling over 231,000 copies. The RIAA certified it as gold on November 4, 2003 and as platinum on March 24, 2006. The first single from the album was "Weak and Powerless", followed by "The Outsider" and "Blue".

It has been speculated that the title is a reference to the Twelve-step program, although in interviews at the time of the album's release Maynard James Keenan denied this, stating that it referred to his thirteenth year in the music business.

The ninth song on the album, The Nurse Who Loved Me, is a remake of a song by the band Failure

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Contents 1 Tracks 2 Writing Credits 3 Personnel 4 Charting singles

Tracks

1. "The Package" - 7:40
2. "Weak and Powerless" - 3:15
3. "The Noose" - 4:53
4. "Blue" - 4:13
5. "Vanishing" - 4:51
6. "A Stranger" - 3:12
7. "The Outsider" - 4:06
8. "Crimes" - 2:34
9. "The Nurse Who Loved Me" - 4:04
10. "Pet" - 4:34
11. "Lullaby" - 2:01
12. "Gravity" - 5:06

Writing Credits

All lyrics and music written by Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel except:

• "The Nurse Who Loved Me" - Greg Edwards and Ken Andrews
• "Crimes" - Maynard James Keenan, Billy Howerdel, Josh Freese and Jeordie White
• "Gravity" - Maynard James Keenan, Billy Howerdel, Josh Freese, Troy Van Leeuwen and Paz Lenchantin

Personnel

• Maynard James Keenan - Lead vocals, executive producer, artwork direction
• Billy Howerdel - Guitar, vocals, production, engineering, additional photography
• Josh Freese - Drums, backing vocals
• Jeordie White - Bass, backing vocals
• Troy Van Leeuwen - Guitar (on "The Package", "Vanishing" and "Gravity")
• Danny Lohner - Guitar (on "The Noose"), additional production
• The Section Quartet - Strings (on "The Nurse Who Loved Me" and "A Stranger")
• Jarboe - Vocals (on "The Noose" and "Lullaby")
• Devo H. Keenan - Backing vocals (on "Pet")
• K. Patrick Warren - Instrumentation on "The Nurse Who Loved Me"
• Jon Brion - Instrumentation on "The Nurse Who Loved Me"
• Steve Duda - Digital engineering assistance
• Andy Wallace - Mixing
• Steven R. Gilmore - Sleeve art direction, design and digital photographic manipulation
• Dean Karr - Photography

Charting singles

year	Name	Tracks	Position
2003	Weak and Powerless	Modern Rock Tracks	No. 1
2003	Weak and Powerless	Mainstream Rock Tracks	No. 1

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