Genesis (Woe, Is Me album) go ahead and talk your shit. I'll give you a reason to." The album title "Genesis" is symbolic of a new beginning for the band. The first single "I've Told You Once" was released on October 2, 2012 and debuted number 4 on the iTunes Top 10 Rock Charts. The second single "A Story to Tell" was released via YouTube on the 23rd of October. Singer Hance Alligood stated that there would be one more single to be released before the album was released in its entirety, but this did not come to fruition. "Genesi[s]" has been critically panned, with
This Is What the Truth Feels Like outside the top 10. The following week, "This Is What the Truth Feels Like" dipped 54 positions, the week's largest drop. In Australia, the album debuted at number six, becoming her third consecutive top-ten solo album. "This Is What the Truth Feels Like" was the week's second highest debut, and was present for two weeks before departing the chart. On France's SNEP albums chart, it entered at number 44, becoming her lowest debut behind "The Sweet Escape"s peak at number 33. The album fared moderately well on Switzerland's Hitparade, where it became her second highest performing album, peaking at number