Theory of Everything is the second studio album

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 by Australian indie rock

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 band Children Collide

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. The album was recorded in Los Angeles

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 and Melbourne

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, Australia. It was produced by Rob Schnapf

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 in the United States

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 and Woody Annison in Melbourne. The album was released by Universal

Universal Music Group

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 in Australia on 27 August 2010. The first single, Jellylegs, was released on 18 June 2010, and reached number 72 on the Australian ARIA Charts

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.

Several different special editions of the album were made available for pre-order

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s via the Children Collide website and other online stores. These included limited edition Tarot cards and limited edition singles.

Track listing

Additional personnel

• Rob Schnapf - production (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8 & 10), mixing
• Doug Boem - recording (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8 & 10), mixing
• Paul "Woody" Annison - production (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12)
• Luke Postill - recording (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12)
• Jason Mott - assistant engineer at the Sound Factory
• Chris Szczech - assistant engineer at the Sonora
• Leon Zervos - mastering
• Emily Hunt - artwork

External links

• Theory of Everything on childrencollide.com.au
• Theory of Everything on MusicBrainz
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