keep rewriting and rewriting, and sometimes I felt I would never please him. I would say, 'Jesus, I don't know what you're asking me to do here. I don't think I can do whatever it is you want.' He would say, 'Yes, you can, get back in there.' And I did it. Looking back now, I'm a better writer for it." The stress caused by this challenge eventually led to Raine having to go to a hospital; contracting shingles. Raine had also cited his and his wife Chantal Kreviazuk's recent trips to Iraq with War Child Canada as inspiration to simplify his lyrics and to 'get to the point'. The results were considered some of Raine's most personal lyrics to date while others lamented the loss of Maida's more ambiguous lyrical style. Release and reception Commercial The album was originally planned to be released on June 11 but was pushed to June 18 because the artwork was not ready in time following the departure of Jamie Edwards, who had become an official member of the band just long enough to take part in the initial photo shoots for the album. Gravity debuted at #2 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling close to 25,000 copies in Canada in its first week. The album debuted at #9 in the United States, making it the band's highest position in the United States yet. By October 2002, it had been certified Gold by the RIAA in the U.S. and on November 23 of that year won a CASBY Award for Best New Album. By November 2003, Gravity had been certified double-platinum in Canada (200,000 units). On November 26, 2002 a deluxe limited edition version of the album was released as part of the Sound Plus Collector's Series. This version, with a different cover, came with a special bonus DVD of live tracks and the music videos for "Somewhere Out There" and "Innocent" (see below) as well as footage from the Gravity tour. The back cover states that the live tracks were recorded on the Spiritual Machines Tour of 2001. The following text is also included: Critical Despite its success, reviews from critics were mixed to negative. They said the album developed a more extreme "mainstream sound" and was "overproduced" in order to appeal to the American market, this may have been partly due to new producer Bob Rock of Aerosmith and Metallica fame. Some