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{{Infobox album|
| name         = Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount
| type         = Studio
| artist       = [[From First To Last]]
| cover        = FFTL123.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = June 28, 2004
| recorded     = February, 2004
| venue        = 
| studio       = 
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Emo]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The Best Emo Song of Every Year Since 1998 |url=https://loudwire.com/best-emo-songs-every-year-1998/ |website=Loudwire}}</ref>|[[post-hardcore]]}}
| length       = 38:07
| label        = [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
| producer     = Lee Dyess, From First to Last
| prev_title   = [[Aesthetic (From First to Last EP)|Aesthetic]]
| prev_year    = 2003
| next_title   = [[Heroine (From First to Last album)|Heroine]]
| next_year    = 2006
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = Populace In Two 
 | single1date = August 17, 2004 
 | single2     = Ride the Wings of Pestilence 
 | single2date = October 8, 2004
 | single3     = Note to Self
 | single3date = January 26, 2005 
}} 
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic|Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r693895|pure_url=yes}} allmusic review]</ref>
}}
'''''Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount''''' is the debut studio album by American [[post-hardcore]] band [[From First to Last]]. It was released on June 28, 2004, through [[Epitaph Records]].  The title was taken from a monologue in the film ''[[Heathers]]'', in which [[Winona Ryder]]'s character is writing in her diary. [[Record producer|Production]] was handled by Lee Dyess and the band themselves. The album was remastered by [[Beau Burchell]] from [[Saosin]], however, it is not indicated on the personnel, possibly due to a contemporary feud between the band.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stereogum.com/archives/wheres-the-beef/saosin-hate-from-first-to-last-panic-probably-dyla_003180.html |title=stereogum: Saosin Hate From First To Last, Panic!, Probably Dylan |website=stereogum.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220001033/http://stereogum.com/archives/wheres-the-beef/saosin-hate-from-first-to-last-panic-probably-dyla_003180.html |archive-date=2008-02-20}} </ref> The album is also notable for being one of the earliest projects featuring singer and multi-instrumentalist [[Skrillex|Sonny Moore]] (who has since launched a successful solo career as an electronic music producer and performer, under the stage name Skrillex).

The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dear-diary-my-teen-angst-has-a-bodycount-mw0000698207|title=Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount - From First to Last &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref> It reached number 12 and 21 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top Heatseekers|Heatseekers Albums]] and [[Independent Albums]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2006-01-14|title=Heatseekers Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums/2006-01-14|title=Independent Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> It spawned two [[single (music)|singles]]: "Ride the Wings of Pestilence" and "Note to Self". The hidden track (commonly referred to as "Dead Baby Kickball") features contributing vocals from American [[rapper]] Major League Playa. "Populace in Two" was included in the soundtrack for the [[video game]] ''[[Burnout 3: Takedown]].''
It was released on the [[iTunes]] store for download on July 26, 2005.

[[Loudwire]] named "Note to Self" the best emo track of 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Best Emo Song of Every Year Since 1998 |url=https://loudwire.com/best-emo-songs-every-year-1998/ |website=Loudwire |access-date=November 29, 2024}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| all_writing = Matt Good, Travis Richter, Jon Weisberg and Derek Bloom
| title1 = Soliloquy
| note1 = Instrumental
| length1 = 0:25
| title2 = The One Armed Boxer vs. The Flying Guillotine
| length2 = 3:18
| title3 = Note to Self
| length3 = 3:59
| title4 = I Liked You Better Before You Were Naked on the Internet
| length4 = 1:54
| title5 = Featuring Some of Your Favorite Words
| length5 = 4:01
| title6 = Emily
| length6 = 2:39
| title7 = Secrets Don't Make Friends
| length7 = 4:01
| title8 = Populace in Two
| length8 = 4:25
| title9 = Kiss Me, I'm Contagious!
| length9 = 3:22
| title10 = Minuet
| note10 = Instrumental
| length10 = 1:02
| title11 = Ride the Wings of Pestilence
| length11 = 3:45
| title12 = Untitled
| length12 = 5:16
}}

==Personnel==
;[[From First to Last]]
* [[Skrillex|Sonny Moore]] – lead vocals, additional guitar, programming
* [[Matt Good]] – co-lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboard, background vocals
* [[Travis Richter]] –  rhythm guitar, unclean vocals, background vocals
* Jon Weisberg –  bass, unclean vocals
* [[Derek Bloom]] – drums, percussion

;Additional musicians
* Major League Playa – vocals (on "Untitled")

;Production
* Lee Dyess – production, mixing
* [[Beau Burchell]]  – mastering, mixing
* [[Brian Gardner]] – mastering
* Nick Pritchard – album design
* Adam Krause – photography
* Cody Nierstadt – design

==References==
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==External links==
* {{youTube|5yG6iw7AeWE|"Ride the Wings of Pestilence"}}
* {{youTube|1a4C_SxvITk|"Note to Self"}}

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