ambitious", while lacking "the depth, or the authority, to pull it off." On the other hand, Rolling Stone writer Jenny Eliscu said the group's "usual problem" was their "asinine lyrics." The Village Voice said that "[b]eyond some rich-and-famous irony, not a single suburban detail soils an hour of good intentions. And you know the music overreaches too." Commercial performance and legacy The Chronicles of Life and Death debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 after selling 199,000 copies in its first week of release. As of February 2007, it had sold 1.1 million copies in the US and has been certified platinum. The album reached number 171 and 117 on the Billboard 200 year-end charts in 2004 and 2005, respectively. Outside of the US, the album charted at: number one in Australia, number two in Canada, number six in Japan, number eight in the UK, number 11 in Austria and New Zealand, number 13 in Sweden, number 20 in Italy and Switzerland. It was certified gold in Austria, Germany and the UK, and platinum in Australia. "Predictable" charted in the US at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100, number 20 on the Mainstream Top 40, and number 28 on the Alternative Songs. Outside of the US, it charted at number 12 in the UK, number 15 in Australia, number 27 in New Zealand, and number 39 in the Netherlands. "I Just Wanna Live" charted in the US at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 18 on the Mainstream Top 40. Outside of the US, it charted at: number six in New Zealand, number nine in the UK, number 12 in Australia, number 15 in Austria, number 21 in Switzerland, and number 23 in the Netherlands. It was certified gold in the US and Australia. "The Chronicles of Life and Death" charted at: number 27 in Sweden, number 30 in the UK, number 31 in Australia, number 47 in Switzerland, and number 50 in Austria. "We Believe" charted at number 39 in Austria, and number 99 in the Netherlands. "I Just Wanna Live" was one of the songs that Sony BMG, Epic's parent company, paid radio stations to play in the 2005 payola scandal. Two tracks were remixed for inclusion on the band's Greatest Remixes (2008) compilation: "I Just Wanna Live" (by Teddy Riley) and "Predictable" (by Stress the Whiteboy featuring Rahzii Hi-Power). "Predictable",