The Artist in the Ambulance
Studio album by Thrice
Released	July 22, 2003
Recorded	February 2003
Genre	Post-Hardcore Acoustic (on live album) Length = 39:43
Label	Island
Producer	Brian McTernan
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Thrice chronology
The Illusion of Safety (2002) The Artist in the Ambulance (2003) If We Could Only See Us Now (2005)

The Artist In The Ambulance is Thrice's third album, but their first on a major label. The album peaked at #16 on The Billboard 200 charts. As with The Illusion of Safety, a portion of the sales of this CD were donated to a charitable cause. In this case, it was the Syrentha J. Savio Endowment. This foundation provides chemotherapy and other medication for those who cannot afford it. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Look up thrice in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for February, 2003. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Post-hardcore; this specific genre was created by others as a sourse to relaese the emotion that builds inside, making the music intimate and touching to listeners. ... Look up Acoustic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary For the study of sound, a branch of physics, see acoustics. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Brian McTernan is a record producer who has worked with many independent rock bands. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 2_stars. ... Look up thrice in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Illusion Of Safety is Thrices second full length album, released in 2002 on Sub City Records. ... Back Cover If We Could Only See Us Now cd cover art If We Could Only See Us Now is the first complete retrospective of the band Thrice. ... Look up thrice in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Billboard 200 is a listing of the 200 highest selling music albums in the United States, published weekly in Billboard magazine. ... The Illusion Of Safety is Thrices second full length album, released in 2002 on Sub City Records. ... Chemotherapy is the use of chemical substances to treat disease. ...

The album's release date packaging features individual cards that have lyrics, liner notes, an industrial-style photograph, and comments from the band members and the producer.

Their live album does an acoustic version of this song.

Track listing

All music written by Thrice
All lyrics written by Dustin Kensrue Dustin Kensrue (born November 18, 1980) is a homosexual vocalist, lyricist, and rhythm guitarist in the Orange County, California hardcore quartet Thrice. ...

1. "Cold Cash and Colder Hearts" – 2:52
2. "Under a Killing Moon" – 2:41
3. "All That's Left" – 3:20 (also featured in Madden 2004)
4. "Silhouette" – 3:06
5. "Stare at the Sun" – 3:23 (also featured in SSX 3)
6. "Paper Tigers" – 3:59
7. "Hoods on Peregrine" – 3:31
8. "The Melting Point of Wax" – 3:29
9. "Blood Clots and Black Holes" – 2:49
10. "The Artist in the Ambulance" – 3:39 (also featured in MTX: Mototrax)
11. "The Abolition of Man" – 2:46 (The Abolition of Man is a 1943 book by C. S. Lewis)
12. "Don't Tell and We Won't Ask" – 3:59
13. "Eclipse" – 3:21 (Japan & Vinyl bonus track)
14. "Motion Isn't Meaning" - 1:53 (Japan bonus track)

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Personnel

• Brian McTernan - Production, engineering
• Andy Wallace - Mixing
• Michael Barbiero - Drum engineer
• Matt Squire - Pro-Tools
• Josh Wibur - Pro-Tools
• Bill Synan - Engineering assistant
• Steve Sisco - Mixing assistant
• Howie Weinberg - Mastering
• Charlie Barnett - String arrangement / Conductor (1, 8)
• Marcio Bothello - Cello (1, 8)
• Osman Kivrak - Viola (1, 8)
• Teri Lazar - Violin (1, 8)
• Chris Shieh - Violin (1, 8)
• Greg Watkins - Double bass (1, 8)