This Will Be the Death of Us

This Will Be the Death of Us
Two hands wrapped in gauze holding a skull with the band's name on the front of it and a cloaked skeleton sitting on top
Studio album by
Set Your Goals
ReleasedJuly 21, 2009
RecordedFebruary–March 2009
Studio
  • Tree Fort (Los Angeles, California)
  • Bricktop (Chicago, Illinois)
  • Excello Recordings (Brooklyn, New York City)
  • Skyview Church of Tone and Soul (East Nashville, Tennessee)
  • New Found Glory's tour bus
GenrePop punk
Length38:06
LabelEpitaph
ProducerMike Green
Set Your Goals chronology
Mutiny!
(2006) 		This Will Be the Death of Us
(2009) 		Burning at Both Ends
(2011)

This Will Be the Death of Us is the second studio album by American rock band Set Your Goals, released on July 21, 2009, on Epitaph Records. Following the release of their debut album Mutiny! in 2006, the group discovered they were not being paid royalties. After a prolonged battle to terminate their contract, the band began working on their second album in late 2008. They spent March 2008 recording with producer Mike Green in Los Angeles, California. Friends from other bands contributed additional vocal performances on several songs. Preceded by supporting tours with New Found Glory and All Time Low, This Will Be the Death of Us was released through independent label Epitaph Records in July 2009.

Following the release, the group embarked on tours of Australia and the US, and appeared at the Reading and Leeds Festivals. Music videos were released for the title-track and "Summer Jam". This was followed by a support slot for Mayday Parade in the US; a European tour closed out the year. Further tours of the US, Australia and the UK (including an appearance at the Slam Dunk Festival) followed, leading up to a stint on the Warped Tour and the release of a music video for "Gaia Bleeds (Make Way for Man)".

Viewed as a pop punk release, This Will Be the Death of Us tackled the themes of questioning authority and straight edge culture. It peaked at number 65 on the Billboard 200, and charted within the top thirty on three Billboard component charts—Independent Albums, Alternative Albums and Top Rock Albums. The album received a positive reception from some critics, with a number of them praising the improvement in production and highlighting the guest vocal performance by Hayley Williams of Paramore.