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| Name = Apathetic EP
| image = Gerard Butler at the Berlinale 2007.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| Type = EP
| Artist = [[Relient K]]
| caption = Butler while giving autographs at the Berlinale 2007
| birthname = Gerard James Butler
| Cover = RelientKApatheticEP.jpg
| Released = {{flagicon|USA}} [[November 8]], [[2005]]
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1969|11|13}}
| Recorded = S-S-Studio<br />[[Spring Hill, Tennessee|Spring Hill]], [[Tennessee|TN]]
| birthplace = [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]
| deathplace =
| Genre = [[Christian rock]]
| othername =
| Length = 23:34
| occupation = [[Actor]], former [[lawyer]]
| Label = [[Gotee Records|Gotee]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| Producer = [[Mark Lee Townsend]], [[Matt Thiessen]]
| yearsactive = 1997 - present
| spouse =
| Reviews =
*[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:68q4g4jctv6z~T1 link]
| academyawards =
*[[Jesus Freak Hideout]] {{Rating|4.5|5}} [http://jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/ApatheticEP.asp link]
| afiawards =
*[[Cross Rhythms]] {{Rating|7|10}} [http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Relient_K/Apathetic/14235/ link]
| baftaawards =
| Last album = ''[[Mmhmm]]''<br />(2004)
| cesarawards =
| This album = '''''Apathetic EP''''' <br />(2005)
| emmyawards =
| Next album = ''[[Five Score and Seven Years Ago]]''<br />(2007)
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'''''Apathetic EP''''' is the fifth [[EP]] released by [[Relient K]]. It was released on [[November 8]], [[2005]], and was initially packaged with copies of ''[[Mmhmm]]'', but is also available separately. The EP reached #94 on the Billboard 200.
{{distinguish2|[[Gerald Butler]], an English judge}}


==Track listing==
'''Gerard James Butler''' (born [[November 13]], [[1969]]) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[actor]] perhaps best known for his portrayal of [[Leonidas I|King Leonidas]] in ''[[300 (film)|300]]'', [[Erik (The Phantom of the Opera)|The Phantom]] in the [[The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)|2004 film version]] of ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'', and Gerry Kennedy in ''[[P.S. I Love You (film)|P.S. I Love You]]''.
All songs written by [[Matt Thiessen]]


#"[[The Truth (Relient K song)|The Truth]]" – 3:18
==Early life==
#"Apathetic Way To Be" – 3:21
Butler was born in [[Glasgow, Scotland]], the son of Margaret and Edward Butler. <ref> Dated star Amy J. for awhile.[http://www.filmreference.com/film/73/Gerard-Butler.html Gerard Butler Biography (1969-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His great-grandparents were from Ireland.<ref>[http://gerardbutler-es.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1505&Itemid=116&lang=en Gerard Butler en español<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Butler was raised in a [[Catholic]] working-class family.<ref>[http://gerardbutlerusa.com/Interviews.html Gerard Butler USA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.hellomagazine.ca/profiles/gerardbutler/ An in-depth look at your favourite celebrity personalities - hellomagazine.com, HELLO!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> For the first two years of his life, he lived in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]].<ref>[http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=50e2e2f3-f765-4d9c-88e6-a39959023abb&k=97955 Butler and Campbell a couple?<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> When his parents [[divorce]]d, his mother took him and his siblings, Lynn and Brian, back to [[Scotland]], to her hometown, [[Ralston]] in [[Paisley]].<ref>[http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/02/11/1362913.htm<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He had no further contact with his father until he was sixteen years old. His father died of cancer when Gerard was 22.
#"[[Be My Escape]] (Acoustic)" – 4:02
#"Which To Bury, Us Or The Hatchet (Acoustic)" – 2:44
#"Over Thinking (Acoustic)" – 4:09
#"In Like A Lion (Always Winter)" – 3:43
#"The Thief" – 2:22


==Notes and trivia==
==Career==
{{trivia|date=February 2008}}
Butler graduated from Glasgow University Law School before embarking on his early career in stage plays. His first roles were in ''[[Coriolanus (play)|Coriolanus]]'' and in the stage version of ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]''.<ref>[http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=240591&mod=bio New York Times Biography]</ref> Butler landed his first film role as Archie Brown in 1997's ''[[Mrs. Brown]]'' alongside [[Judi Dench]] and [[Billy Connolly]]. That same year, he appeared in a minor role in the [[James Bond]] film ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]''. He followed this with several appearances in various [[independent film]]s and several television series in the UK, including a role in the series ''Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married'' and the films ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'', ''[[One More Kiss]]'', and ''[[Harrison’s Flowers]]''.
* "Apathetic Way to Be" is a bonus track on [[vinyl album|vinyl]] pressings of ''[[Mmhmm]]''.
* [[Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes]] (Thiessen's solo side project) performed "The Thief".
In 1999, he began filming his first lead role as [[Attila the Hun]] in the [[United States|American]] TV [[miniseries]] ''[[Attila (TV miniseries)|Attila]]''. During filming of ''Attila'', the production actually stopped in order for him to film his second lead role as [[Dracula]] in [[Wes Craven]]’s ''[[Dracula 2000]]''. Both films were released in 2000. In this early part of his career his most notable work was in ''[[The Jury]]'', a critically acclaimed UK TV [[miniseries]]. In ''[[Timeline (film)|Timeline]]'' which was released in 2003, Butler once again starred alongside [[Billy Connolly]]. Based on the [[Michael Crichton]] book of the same name, Butler played [[archaeologist]] Andre Marek. Also in 2003, he starred as Terry Sheridan opposite [[Angelina Jolie]] in ''[[Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life]]''. The following year he was cast in the title role of [[Joel Schumacher]]'s film rendition of [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'', co-starring [[Emmy Rossum]], [[Patrick Wilson (actor)|Patrick Wilson]], and [[Ciaran Hinds]]. Prior to filming ''The Phantom of the Opera'', Butler had completed the independent film ''[[Dear Frankie]]'', which co-starred [[Emily Mortimer]].
* A tentative track listing, posted on the Gotee Records website a month before the CD's release, listed an [[acoustic music|acoustic]] version of "[[Who I Am Hates Who I've Been]]" as an eighth track. This acoustic version later appeared on the song's single.
* Matt Thiessen has said that there is an acoustic version of "Over Thinking" on this EP because they weren't quite happy with the original version on ''[[Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do]]''.
* [[Dave Douglas (drummer)|Dave Douglas]] sings solo on the first verse and on the chorus of "Apathetic Way to Be".
* "In Like A Lion (Always Winter)" is based on the book ''[[The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe]]''. It was originally written in case the band was asked to do a song for the same movie's "Music Inspired By" album. "The Truth" was written for the same reason, but the words were changed for that song once the band realized that neither song would make it onto the album. Both songs were then placed on this EP. Matt Thiessen said that "The Truth" was originally about how everyone wouldn't believe the character of Lucy, although she'd never lied to them before, but he then changed it to fit a relationship with God.
* This EP is dedicated to the band's friend, [[Aaron Marrs]], who was lost at sea in January 2005. He had appeared on the cover of the ''[[Employee of the Month EP]]''. Aaron Marrs had helped designed many album covers, some of which were for Relient K.
* Even though the song "The Truth" was never officially released as a single, it still received lots of airplay and stayed #1 on the [[Contemporary Christian music|CCM]] charts for seven consecutive weeks.
* A very early run of the EP contained a very high-pitched ringing sound on most of the songs due to an engineering error relating to the way acoustic guitars were recorded. This was fixed in later runs.
* The song "In Like A Lion (Always Winter)" is included in ''[[Let it Snow, Baby... Let it Reindeer]]'', the new [[Christmas]] album from Relient K.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_it_Snow%2C_Baby..._Let_it_Reindeer]
* [[Brian Pittman]] had appeared on every release by Relient K up to this point, but his last appearance with the band was a year earlier on the album ''[[Mmhmm]]''. His bass work appeared on the band's 2007 Christmas album ''[[Let it Snow, Baby... Let it Reindeer]]'' however, as the album contains old songs from their 2003 Christmas release ''[[Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand]]''.
* A reworked version of 'The Thief' appears on their later album, [[The Bird and the Bee Sides]], entitled 'There Was No Thief'. The latter song has a new extended first half.


==Credits==
In 2005, he starred in ''[[The Game of Their Lives]]'', a film based on a true story of the 1950 [[United States|U.S.]] soccer team who beat [[England]] 1 - 0 in [[Belo Horizonte, Brazil]]. The same year he was cast in as [[Beowulf]] in the [[Sturla Gunnarsson]] film production of ''[[Beowulf & Grendel]]''. Filmed entirely in [[Iceland]], ''Beowulf & Grendel'' was widely released in Canada to moderate success. During filming, Butler also participated in and co-produced the documentary ''[[Wrath of Gods]]''. Directed by [[Jon Gustafsson]], the film documents the dramatic circumstances the cast and crew faced while making the film ''Beowulf & Grendel''. Later this same year Butler began production of ''[[300 (film)|300]]'', in which he starred as [[Leonidas|King Leonidas]] of [[Sparta]]. The film, directed by [[Zack Snyder]] and co-starring [[Lena Headey]], was released in March 2007. The film was an adaptation of [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller's]] [[graphic novel]] [[300 (comic)|of the same name]] based on events surrounding the [[Battle of Thermopylae]] in [[Greece]] circa 480 BC. ''300'' was released in the US on [[March 9]], [[2007]]. It currently holds the record for the highest opening weekend [[box office]] gross in the month of March at over $72 million during that first weekend. As of May 2007, ''300'' had a box office gross of $438 million after nine weeks. Butler received various awards for this role including "Action Star of the Year" at the [[Taurus World Stunt Awards]] and "Biggest Ass Kicker" at the 2007 [[Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards]].
* [[Matt Thiessen]] – [[singer|lead vocals]], [[guitar]], [[piano]], [[organ (music)|organ]], [[bell (instrument)|bells]]
* [[Matt Hoopes]] – guitar, [[backing vocalist|backing vocals]]
* [[Dave Douglas (drummer)|Dave Douglas]] – [[Drum kit|drums]], backing vocals
* [[John Warne]] – [[bass guitar|bass]], backing vocals
* [[Jonathan Schneck|Jon Schneck]] – guitar, [[banjo]], [[mandolin]], backing vocals


===Additional personnel===
In 2006, Butler completed filming ''[[Butterfly on a Wheel]]'' (renamed ''Shattered'' in the U.S.) and began work on ''[[PS, I Love You (film)|PS, I Love You]]'' with [[Hilary Swank]], based on [[Cecilia Ahern]]'s [[PS, I Love You|novel]] and released in December 2007. On [[July 7]], [[2007]] Butler appeared at the [[Live Earth concert, London|UK leg]] of [[Live Earth]] at [[Wembley Stadium]], [[London]]. In November 2007, an Entertainment Weekly readers' poll named Gerard as #5 Ultimate Male Hottie of All Time. Later in November, Entertainment Weekly named Gerard as one of the Top 25 Entertainers of 2007.
* [[Mark Lee Townsend]] – [[classical guitar|acoustic guitar]] and [[twelve string guitar]] on "In Like A Lion (Always Winter)"
* Davy Baysinger – additional vocals on "The Truth"
* [[Pete Prevost]] – additional vocals on "The Truth"
* Derek Kern – additional vocals on "The Truth"


{{RelientK}}
''[[Nim's Island]]'', which also stars [[Jodie Foster]] and Abigail Breslin, opened in cinemas on April 4, 2008. Butler was cast in the role of Nim's father, Jack, and as Nim's imaginary hero, Alex Rover. The dual role allowed Gerard to use his natural Scottish burr when playing Alex, while he adopted an American accent as Jack.<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117965182.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 Butler sets sail for "Island"]</ref>

==Personal life==

Butler currently splits his time between [[London]], [[Los Angeles]] and [[New York City]]. Butler is a massive [[Celtic F.C.]] supporter.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meMRmiZhgTA</ref>

Butler was a heavy smoker but quit smoking in 2007 when he played Gerry Kennedy in [[P.S. I Love You (film)|PS, I Love You]]. "I was smoking a huge amount and having real bad premonitions and then I got this role where the guy dies of cancer," Butler said. "The film made me contemplate death and realize I was playing Russian roulette with my health. I've stopped smoking since".

Gerard keeps his private life private, but has been linked to numerous leggy models.

==Future roles==
{{proseline|section}}
In 2005, Butler announced that he would play [[Robert Burns]] in the film ''Burns''. Several tentative production dates have been set for the film, but they have been postponed due to scheduling and financing conflicts. Butler was also slated to play the role of Laurent in the new film adaptation of [[Emile Zola]]'s novel ''[[Thérèse Raquin]]'', but he is no longer attached to the project due to a scheduling conflict with his upcoming role in the film ''Game''.<ref>http://www.gerardbutler.net, 8-7-07</ref>

*''GAME'', a futuristic thriller, co-produced by [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] and Relativity Media, began filming in November 2007 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA and is currently in post-production. <ref>http://www.gerardbutler.net, 8-7-07</ref> Butler has been cast as Kable, the No. 1-ranked warrior in the highest-rated game, which is called "[[Slayerz]]".<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117965070.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 Lakeshore duo reunite for Game]</ref>

*''[[RocknRolla]]'', a gangster film directed by [[Guy Ritchie]]. Butler is cast as One-Two, a street-smart gangster involved in a lucrative real-estate scheme.{{Fact|date=February 2008}} This film will have its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2008 and is to be released in major North American cities in October 2008. <ref>[http://www.tiff07.ca/press/pressreleases/default.aspx?newsId=552 TIFF Press Release], 7-10-08</ref>

* Butler has completed work on the battle of the sexes comedy ''The Ugly Truth'' for Lakeshore Entertainment costaring Katherine Heigl. <ref>[http://www.gerard-butler.net/gallery/v/parties_dinners_events/2008/Ugly-Truth/ Gerard Butler Gallery], 6-10-08</ref>

* Butler will be the voice of The Captain in the DVD extra "Tales from the Black Freigher" that will compliment Zack Snyder's adaptation of Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore's ''Watchmen''. The DVD will be released five days after Watchmen's March 6, 2009 US theatrical opening.

* Gerard has joined the cast of "How to Train Your Dragon" for Dreamworks animation. Butler will voice the father and chief of the tribe, Stoick the Vast, while America Ferrera voices Astrid, who partners with Hiccup for the initiation.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3icdc37db19c2bf2ef758ea87663f6c56d Hollywood Reporter]</ref>

*Butler will star in ''Law Abiding Citizen'', his first project of his production company, Evil Twins, slated for a 2009 release. The film begins shooting in the fall of 2008 on location in Philadelphia, PA.<ref>http://www.gerardbutler.net, 8-7-07</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|rowspan="2" | 1997 || ''[[Mrs. Brown]]'' || Archie Brown ||
|-
|''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'' || Leading Seaman ||
|-
|rowspan="4" | 1998 || ''[[Tale of the Mummy]]'' || Burke ||
|-
|''[[Fast Food]]'' || Jacko ||
|-
|''[[Little White Lies]]'' || Peter || [[Television movie|TV movie]] ([[United Kingdom|UK]])
|-
|''[[The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star]]'' || Marty Claymore || [[Television series|TV series]] (UK)
|-
|rowspan="4" | 1999 || ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'' || Yasha ||
|-
|''[[Please! (film)|Please!]]'' || Peter || [[Short Film]]
|-
|''[[One More Kiss]]'' || Sam || TV movie (UK)
|-
|''[[Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married]]'' || Gus || TV series (UK)
|-
|rowspan="2" | 2000 || ''[[Dracula 2000]]'' || [[Dracula in popular culture| Count Dracula]]/[[Judas Iscariot]] ||
|-
|''[[Harrison's Flowers]]'' || Chris Kumac ||
|-
|rowspan="4" | 2001 || ''[[An Unsuitable Job for a Woman]]'' || Tim Bolton || TV series (UK)
|-
|''[[Attila (TV miniseries)|Attila]]'' || Attila the Hun || TV [[miniseries]]
|-
|''[[Jewel of the Sahara]]'' || Captain Charles Belamy || Short Film
|-
|''[[The Jury]]'' || Johnnie Donne || TV miniseries (UK)
|-
|rowspan="2" | 2002 || ''[[Shooters]]'' || Jackie Junior ||
|-
|''[[Reign of Fire (film)|Reign of Fire]]'' || Creedy ||
|-
|rowspan="2" | 2003 || ''[[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life]]'' || Terry Sheridan ||
|-
|''[[Timeline (film)|Timeline]]'' || André Marek ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' || [[Erik (The Phantom of the Opera)|The Phantom]] ||
|-
|rowspan="4" | 2005 || Trailer for a Remake of [[Gore Vidal]]'s ''[[Caligula]]'' || Prefect Cassius Chaerea || Short Film
|-
|''[[Dear Frankie]]'' || The Stranger ||
|-
|''[[Beowulf & Grendel]]'' || [[Beowulf (hero)|Beowulf]] ||
|-
|''[[The Game of Their Lives]]'' || Frank Borghi ||
|-
|rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''[[300 (film)|300]]'' || [[Leonidas I|King Leonidas]] ||
|-
|''[[Butterfly on a Wheel|Butterfly On A Wheel]]'' || Neil Randall ||
|-
|''[[P.S. I Love You (film)|PS, I Love You]]'' || Gerry Kennedy ||
|-
|rowspan="2" | 2008 || ''[[Nim's Island]]'' || Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover ||
|-
|''[[RocknRolla]]'' || One Two ||
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2009 || | ''[[Game (film)|Game]]'' || Kable || ''post-production''
|-
| ''[[The Ugly Truth (film)|The Ugly Truth]]'' || Mike Alexander || ''post-production''
|-
| ''[[Tales of the Black Freighter]]'' || The Captain (voice) || ''filming''
|-
| ''[[Law Abiding Citizen]]'' || District Attorney || ''pre-production''
|-
|rowspan="1"| 2010 || | ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (film)|How to Train Your Dragon]] || Stoick the Vast (voice) ||In production
|-
|}


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Untitled

Apathetic EP is the fifth EP released by Relient K. It was released on November 8, 2005, and was initially packaged with copies of Mmhmm, but is also available separately. The EP reached #94 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

All songs written by Matt Thiessen

  1. "The Truth" – 3:18
  2. "Apathetic Way To Be" – 3:21
  3. "Be My Escape (Acoustic)" – 4:02
  4. "Which To Bury, Us Or The Hatchet (Acoustic)" – 2:44
  5. "Over Thinking (Acoustic)" – 4:09
  6. "In Like A Lion (Always Winter)" – 3:43
  7. "The Thief" – 2:22

Notes and trivia

  • "Apathetic Way to Be" is a bonus track on vinyl pressings of Mmhmm.
  • Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes (Thiessen's solo side project) performed "The Thief".
  • A tentative track listing, posted on the Gotee Records website a month before the CD's release, listed an acoustic version of "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" as an eighth track. This acoustic version later appeared on the song's single.
  • Matt Thiessen has said that there is an acoustic version of "Over Thinking" on this EP because they weren't quite happy with the original version on Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do.
  • Dave Douglas sings solo on the first verse and on the chorus of "Apathetic Way to Be".
  • "In Like A Lion (Always Winter)" is based on the book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It was originally written in case the band was asked to do a song for the same movie's "Music Inspired By" album. "The Truth" was written for the same reason, but the words were changed for that song once the band realized that neither song would make it onto the album. Both songs were then placed on this EP. Matt Thiessen said that "The Truth" was originally about how everyone wouldn't believe the character of Lucy, although she'd never lied to them before, but he then changed it to fit a relationship with God.
  • This EP is dedicated to the band's friend, Aaron Marrs, who was lost at sea in January 2005. He had appeared on the cover of the Employee of the Month EP. Aaron Marrs had helped designed many album covers, some of which were for Relient K.
  • Even though the song "The Truth" was never officially released as a single, it still received lots of airplay and stayed #1 on the CCM charts for seven consecutive weeks.
  • A very early run of the EP contained a very high-pitched ringing sound on most of the songs due to an engineering error relating to the way acoustic guitars were recorded. This was fixed in later runs.
  • The song "In Like A Lion (Always Winter)" is included in Let it Snow, Baby... Let it Reindeer, the new Christmas album from Relient K.[1]
  • Brian Pittman had appeared on every release by Relient K up to this point, but his last appearance with the band was a year earlier on the album Mmhmm. His bass work appeared on the band's 2007 Christmas album Let it Snow, Baby... Let it Reindeer however, as the album contains old songs from their 2003 Christmas release Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand.
  • A reworked version of 'The Thief' appears on their later album, The Bird and the Bee Sides, entitled 'There Was No Thief'. The latter song has a new extended first half.

Credits

Additional personnel

References

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