Yourself or Someone Like You


Yourself or Someone Like You is the debut studio album by American rock band Matchbox 20, released in 1996. The album features a sound similar to traditional rock and post-grunge. The album features themes of adolescence, loneliness, psychological abuse, humiliation, depression, anger, and alcoholism. The album sold several million copies in the U.S and was certified Diamond, and it was also certified multi-platinum in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. To date, the album has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide.

Artwork lawsuit

In 2005, almost a decade after the album's release, the band was sued by Frank Torres, the man on the album's cover. Torres claimed the band never asked for his permission to use his image on the sleeve. In the litigation, Torres claimed the photo was taken as he was walking down the street after being asked to pose. He also claimed the photo had caused him mental anguish. Torres justified the delay in suing Matchbox 20 by claiming he had first seen the album photo within two years of the litigation. Eleven years after the lawsuit, Torres died of heart failure in 2016 at the age of 73.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted credits from the liner notes of ''Yourself or Someone Like You.
Matchbox 20
Additional musicians
Production

Weekly charts

End-of-decade charts

Certifications

CountryProvidersCertificationSales or
Shipments
AustraliaARIA10× Platinum700,000
CanadaCRIA8× Platinum800,000
New ZealandRIANZ5× Platinum75,000
United KingdomBPIGold100,000
United StatesRIAA12× Platinum 12,000,000

Singles