▁the ▁songs , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁never ▁done ▁before . ▁The ▁band ▁was ▁also ▁wor ried ▁their ▁songs ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁catch y ▁enough ▁after ▁their ▁last ▁album ▁was ▁so ▁successful . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁Pierre ' s ▁subst ance ▁issues ▁nearly ▁dis band ed ▁the ▁group . ▁" I ▁think ▁it ' s ▁an ▁under statement ▁to ▁say ▁it ▁is ▁t ough ▁to ▁be ▁tied ▁to ▁Justin ' s ▁emot ions ," ▁C ain ▁remarked ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Following ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁Pierre ▁entered ▁a ▁re h abil itation ▁program ▁for ▁alco hol ▁and ▁drug ▁ab use . ▁The ▁band ▁was ▁apart ▁for ▁a ▁six - week ▁stretch ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 0 7 , ▁mark ing ▁their ▁longest ▁break ▁apart ▁in ▁five ▁years . ▁" It ▁might ▁sound ▁cl ich ed , ▁but ▁we ▁all ▁had ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁do ▁some ▁growing ▁up ," ▁said ▁C ain . ▁ ▁Even ▁If ▁It ▁K ills ▁Me ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁represented ▁a ▁large ▁le ap ▁from ▁the ▁group ' s ▁last ▁chart ▁performance : ▁it ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 6 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁and ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁Independent ▁Albums ▁chart . ▁" This ▁Is ▁for ▁Real " ▁became ▁their ▁best - chart ing ▁single , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁number ▁ 4 8 ▁in ▁Australia . ▁C ain ▁later ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁band ▁placed ▁far ▁too ▁much ▁emphas