More Than You Think You Are is the third studio album by American rock band Matchbox Twenty, released on November 19, 2002. The album is again a departure for the band as it has more of a focus on harder rock than the band's two previous albums. Five singles were released from the album: "Disease", "Unwell", "Bright Lights", "Downfall", and "All I Need". "Downfall" was released only in the United States while "All I Need" was issued only in Australia.
Rob Thomas was pleased with the album, saying: "This is probably the most rockin' record we've ever done, because we've been working with Greg Collins, who's engineered bands like System of a Down and Red Hot Chili Peppers, and mixer Jim Scott, who's worked with people like Wilco and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. But at the same time, there's a warmness to the record, a real organic quality that I just love."[15]
The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with 178,000 copies sold. Although not as commercially successful as the band's two earlier records, Yourself or Someone Like You and Mad Season, it had a large radio presence and produced three consecutive singles in the United States, all of them charting onto the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2004 Grammy Awards, losing to the Foo Fighters' One by One. Following the album's release, the group took a hiatus to allow the members to focus on other projects, like Thomas's solo career. The following year, rhythm guitarist Adam Gaynor left the band in 2005.
Paul Doucette – drums and percussion on all tracks, Mellotron on "Hand Me Down" and "You're So Real", additional synthesizer on "All I Need", acoustic and electric guitar, piano and clavinet on "Could I Be You?"
Additional musicians
Matt Serletic – production, keyboards, congas on "Cold", backing vocals on "Soul"