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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = The Sickness
| Type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[Disturbed]]
| Cover = Disturbed - The Sickness.jpg
| Released = {{start date|2000|03|7}}
| Recorded = November - December 1999
| Genre = [[Nu metal]], [[alternative metal]]
| Length = 47:44
| Label = [[Giant Records (Warner Bros. subsidiary label)|Giant]]
| Producer = [[Johnny K]] and [[Disturbed]]
| Reviews =
* [[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:89811vd2zzba link]
| Last album =<br/>
| This album = '''''The Sickness'''''<br/>(2000)
| Next album = ''[[Believe (Disturbed album)|Believe]]''<br/>(2002)
{{Singles
| Name = The Sickness
| Type = studio
| single 1 = [[Stupify]]
| single 1 date = [[April 2000]]
| single 2 = [[Voices (Disturbed song)|Voices]]
| single 2 date = [[November 2000]]
| single 3 = [[Down With the Sickness]]
| single 3 date =[[June 2001]]
| single 4 = [[The Game (Disturbed song)|The Game]]
| single 4 date = [[February 2002]]
}}
}}
'''''The Sickness''''' is [[Disturbed]]'s debut album. It was recorded in the winter of [[1999]] and released on [[March 7]], [[2000]]. Unlike their later albums, which are mixed in style, ''The Sickness'' consists primarily of heavier, more aggressive tracks. With over 4 million (according to Nielsen Soundscan) copies sold, it is the band's most successful album.
==Track listing==
#"[[Voices (Disturbed song)|Voices]]" – 3:11
#"[[The Game (Disturbed song)|The Game]]" – 3:47
#"[[Stupify]]" – 4:34
#"[[Down with the Sickness]]" – 4:38
#"Violence Fetish" – 3:23
#"Fear" – 3:46
#"Numb" – 3:44
#"Want" – 3:52
#"Conflict" – 4:35
#"[[Shout (Tears for Fears song)#Cover versions|Shout 2000]]" – 4:17 <font size=1>([[Tears for Fears]] Cover)</font>
#"Droppin' Plates" – 3:49
#"Meaning of Life" – 4:02
* <font size=1>Note: All songs composed by [[Dan Donegan]], [[Steve Kmak|Steve "Fuzz" Kmak]], [[David Draiman]], and [[Mike Wengren]] (credited as Disturbed), unless noted.</font>
===Bonus tracks===
#<li value="13">"God of the Mind" <small>(Japanese and Australian bonus track)</small> – 3:04
#<li value="14">"Stupify" (live) <small>(Japanese and Australian bonus track)</small> – 4:53
#<li value="15">"The Game" (live) <small>(Japanese and Australian bonus track)</small> – 3:52
#<li value="16">"Voices" (live) <small>(Japanese and Australian bonus track)</small> – 3:35
#<li value="17">"Down With the Sickness" (live) <small>(Japanese and Australian bonus track)</small> – 6:16
==B-sides==
* "A Welcome Burden" <small>(released on the ''[[Dracula 2000]]'' soundtrack)</small> - 3:31
* "Divide" - <small>(A re-recored version was released on ''[[Indestructible (Disturbed album)|Indestructible]]'')</small> - 3:02
* "God of the Mind" <small>(released as a bonus track on the Japanese and Australian editions of the album, as well the European re-issue, was also released on the soundtrack to the movie ''[[Valentine (film)|Valentine]])</small> - 3:04
* "Perfect Insanity" <small>(a demo version from 1998 of this song was released on the band's DVD [[M.O.L.]] in 2002), a re-recorded version was released on ''Indestructible''</small> - 4:17
==Personnel==
*[[David Draiman]] - vocals
*[[Dan Donegan]] - guitar, electronics
*[[Steve Kmak|Fuzz]] - bass guitar
*[[Mike Wengren]] - drums, percussion, programming
*[[Johnny K]] - producer
*Frank de Lamora - programming
*Enrigue Santiago - programming
*The Johnny Z. Band - engineer
*Tadpole - second engineer
*Steve Sisco - mixdown engineer
*[[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]] - mixing
*[[Howie Weinberg]] - mastering
*[[P.R. Brown]] - art direction, cover photo, photography, design
*Jana Leon - photography
==Charting singles==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Single
!Chart
!Position
|-
| 2000
| "Stupify"
| Mainstream Rock Tracks (U.S.)
| No. 12
|-
| 2000
| "Stupify"
| Modern Rock Tracks (U.S.)
| No. 10
|-
| 2000
| "Voices"
| Mainstream Rock Tracks (U.S.)
| No. 16
|-
| 2000
| "Voices"
| Modern Rock Tracks (U.S.)
| No. 18
|-
| 2001
| "Voices"
| UK Singles Chart
| No. 52
|-
| 2001
| "Down With the Sickness"
| Mainstream Rock Tracks (U.S.)
| No. 5
|-
| 2001
| "Down With the Sickness"
| Modern Rock Tracks (U.S.)
| No. 8
|-
| 2002
| "The Game"
| Mainstream Rock Tracks (U.S.)
| No. 34
|}
==Album charts==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Album
!Chart
!Position
|-
| 2000
| The Sickness
| Heatseekers
| No. 3
|-
| 2000
| The Sickness
| The Billboard 200
| No. 29
|-
| 2000
| The Sickness
| Canadian Album Chart
| No. 94
|-
| 2000
| The Sickness
| UK Album Chart
| No. 102
|-
| 2008
| The Sickness
| ARIA Albums Chart (Australia)
| No. 32
|}
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