Getting Away with Murder is the fourth and third major-label studio album by the American rock band Papa Roach. The album was a departure from the band's previous works, showcasing an alternative rock and hard rock sound instead of a nu-metal and rap metal sound. Unlike their previous albums, the album features no rapping and instead only features Jacoby Shaddix singing. It was released on August 31, 2004, via Geffen Records and has been certified Gold in Canada, Silver in the United Kingdom, and Platinum in the United States. Getting Away with Murder peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200. Production lasted from October to December 2003. During the recording of the album, the band was not signed to a label as their previous label DreamWorks Records had recently been bought out. The band would later sign with Geffen Records. The album features a departure from the band's rap-metal sound, as the band's vocalist Jacoby Shaddix was tired of rapping. The track "Just Go (Never Look Back)" was recorded in the album's sessions, but was ultimately left off the album. The track would later be released on the band's future greatest hits album, ...To Be Loved: The Best of Papa Roach. Papa Roach released Getting Away with Murder on August 31, 2004. The album's first single was the title track. The album debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200, with 52,000 copies sold, less than half of "Lovehatetragedy". However, the title track saw success through radio and peaked at number two o