Editing Full Collapse (section)

==Commercial performance and legacy==
''Full Collapse'' reached number 178 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name=Bill200/> It charted at number ten on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Heatseekers Albums]] chart and number nine on the [[Independent Albums]] chart.<ref name=BillHeat/><ref name=BillInde/> In the first week of release, ''Full Collapse'' sold 800 copies,<ref>Greenwald 2003, p. 155</ref> from the 3,400 that were originally shipped to stores.<ref name=CMJImpact>Cope 2002, p. 34</ref> As of October 2008, it sold 380,000 copies.<ref>Anon. 2008, p. 46</ref>

In February 2009, Thursday announced that they would perform ''Full Collapse'' in its entirety for a one-off show on the [[Taste of Chaos]] tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/archive_6133/|title=Thursday to play Full Collapse in its entirety on RTOC|work=Alternative Press|date=February 27, 2009|access-date=August 4, 2017|archive-date=February 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219152129/https://www.altpress.com/news/archive_6133/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, on the day of the show, the band cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/archive_6145/|title=Thursday's Full Collapse show tonight canceled|work=Alternative Press|date=March 2, 2009|access-date=August 4, 2017|archive-date=February 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219152046/https://www.altpress.com/news/archive_6145/|url-status=live}}</ref> They eventually performed the album in October 2009, while in the midst of promoting their fifth studio album, ''[[Common Existence]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/34880/thursday-to-play-entirety-of-war-all-the-time-and-full-collapse-at-two-shows|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010182342/https://www.punknews.org/article/34880/thursday-to-play-entirety-of-war-all-the-time-and-full-collapse-at-two-shows|title=Thursday to play entirety of 'War All the Time' and 'Full Collapse' at two shows|publisher=Punknews.org|author=White, Adam|date=August 20, 2009|archivedate=October 10, 2022|access-date=October 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/8758/thursday-far-midnight-masses-live-in-new-york|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511003506/https://www.punknews.org/review/8758/thursday-far-midnight-masses-live-in-new-york|title=Thursday / Far / Midnight Masses live in New York (2009)|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Shultz, Brian|date=October 27, 2009|archivedate=May 11, 2021|access-date=October 10, 2022}}</ref> To celebrate the tenth anniversary of ''Full Collapse'', Thursday performed the album in its entirety throughout a US tour in 2011.<ref name=idobi10th>{{cite web|url=https://idobi.com/news/thursday-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-full-collapse-with-tour/|title=Thursday celebrates 'Full Collapse' 10th anniversary with tour|publisher=idobi|author=Gallo, Alexa|date=November 23, 2010|access-date=February 18, 2021|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807033949/https://idobi.com/news/thursday-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-full-collapse-with-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, the band performed a run of two-night shows where they played ''Full Collapse'' on the first night and their third studio album, ''[[War All the Time (Thursday album)|War All the Time]]'' (2003), on the other, in entirety.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/02/thursday-full-collapse-and-war-all-the-time-live-tour/|title=Thursday Announce Shows Performing Full Collapse and War All The Time|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|author=Cook-Wilson, Winston|date=February 1, 2018|access-date=February 5, 2018|archive-date=February 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201182202/https://www.spin.com/2018/02/thursday-full-collapse-and-war-all-the-time-live-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2010 interview, Rickly described the album's significance to both the band and its fans:
:''Full Collapse'' was a record that changed the course and shape of my life. We began touring for it in basements and [[VFW]] halls, [...] and ended up as a full-time touring band meeting hundreds of thousands of people with whom we formed deep and lasting connections. Time passes and we embrace new music and different goals but, ten years later, ''Full Collapse'' continues to move people and for that we are very grateful. This tour is a celebration of those times and the end of a chapter in the life of Thursday.<ref name=idobi10th/>

According to ''[[Drowned in Sound]]'', ''Full Collapse'' was "instantly hailed [as] an emo classic" upon release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com:80/articles/8721.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040216023036/http://drownedinsound.com/articles/8721.html|title=War All The Time|work=[[Drowned in Sound]]|author=Parrish, James|date=2004|archive-date=February 16, 2004|access-date=February 5, 2018}}</ref> It has influenced acts such as [[As Cities Burn]], [[My Chemical Romance]], [[Senses Fail]], and [[This Day Forward]] (specifically their 2003 release ''[[In Response]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2018/08/thursday_concert_review_nj_asbury_lanes_2018_full.html|title=Thursday celebrates 20 years of ravaging emo hearts with raging N.J. concert: review|publisher=[[NJ.com]]|author=Olivier, Bobby|date=May 14, 2019|access-date=February 18, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127032435/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2018/08/thursday_concert_review_nj_asbury_lanes_2018_full.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/columns/five-albums-that-shaped-as-cities-burn/|title=Five Albums That Shaped As Cities Burn|date=18 June 2019 |publisher=Mixdown|access-date=February 18, 2021|archive-date=February 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219152048/https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/columns/five-albums-that-shaped-as-cities-burn/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/13675/editorspicks-this-day-forward|title=This Day Forward|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Shultz, Brian|date=September 4, 2005|access-date=November 8, 2021}}</ref> Rickly would describe ''Full Collapse'' as a "turning point record"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/features/article/thursday-qa-geoff-rickly|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918115438/http://www.rocksound.tv/features/article/thursday-qa-geoff-rickly|title=Interviews: Thursday Q+A: Geoff Rickly|work=[[Rock Sound]]|author=Kelham, Andrew|date=March 10, 2011|archive-date=September 18, 2012|access-date=March 28, 2021}}</ref> and strongly favor it over most of the band's other work for both its passion and cohesive feel throughout.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ampmagazine.com/24219/geoff-rickly-of-thursday-talks-about-the-break-up-being-a-writer-drinking-with-robert-smith-other-memorable-moments-and-reminisces-about-each-album/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023202702/http://www.ampmagazine.com/24219/geoff-rickly-of-thursday-talks-about-the-break-up-being-a-writer-drinking-with-robert-smith-other-memorable-moments-and-reminisces-about-each-album/|title=Geoff Rickly of Thursday talks about the break up, being a writer, drinking with Robert Smith, other memorable moments, and reminisces about each album|work=[[AMP (magazine)|AMP]]|author=Shrum, Tony|date=January 9, 2012|archive-date=October 23, 2012|access-date=March 28, 2021}}</ref> It has appeared on various best-of emo album lists, having been named in lists by ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2020/03/crate-digging-emo/full-post/|title=10 Emo Albums Every Music Fan Should Own|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|author=Chelosky, Ryan de|date=March 2, 2020|access-date=August 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308195234/https://consequence.net/2020/03/crate-digging-emo/full-post/|archive-date=March 8, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Drowned in Sound'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/3224257-united-by-emos-golden-age--a-reminder-of-rival-schools-peers|title=United by emo's Golden Age: a reminder of Rival Schools' peers / In Depth|work=Drowned in Sound|author=Diver, Mike|date=April 29, 2008|access-date=June 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509184359/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/3224257-united-by-emos-golden-age--a-reminder-of-rival-schools-peers|archive-date=May 9, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Houston Press]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/a-half-decade-under-the-influence-the-best-emo-albums-2001-2005-6757956|title=A Half-Decade Under the Influence: The Best Emo Albums, 2001-2005|work=[[Houston Press]]|author=DuPree, Alyssa|date=June 21, 2013|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410171706/https://www.houstonpress.com/music/a-half-decade-under-the-influence-the-best-emo-albums-2001-2005-6757956|archive-date=April 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Kerrang!]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-25-greatest-emo-albums-ever/|title=The 25 Greatest Emo Albums Ever|work=[[Kerrang!]]|date=November 6, 2019|access-date=June 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602230605/https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-25-greatest-emo-albums-ever/|archive-date=June 2, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/20-emo-albums-that-have-resolutely-stood-the-test-of-time/367692#/photo/6|title=20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time|date=January 14, 2015|work=[[NME]]|access-date=July 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816064805/http://www.nme.com/photos/20-emo-albums-that-have-resolutely-stood-the-test-of-time/367692#/photo/6|archive-date=August 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Rolling Stone]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/40-greatest-emo-albums-of-all-time-23526/thursday-full-collapse-2001-160423/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808140047/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/40-greatest-emo-albums-of-all-time-23526/thursday-full-collapse-2001-160423/|title=40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|author=Exposito, Suzy|date=March 1, 2016|archive-date=August 8, 2018|access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref> as well as by journalists Leslie Simon and Trevor Kelley in their book ''Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture'' (2007).<ref>Simon; Kelley 2007, p. 172</ref> Similarly, "Understanding in a Car Crash" appeared on a best-of emo songs lists by ''[[Stereogum]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1685920/30-essential-songs-from-the-golden-era-of-emo/franchises/list/|title=30 Essential Songs From The Golden Era Of Emo|work=[[Stereogum]]|author=Fallon, Patric|date=July 22, 2014|access-date=June 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529021811/https://www.stereogum.com/1685920/30-essential-songs-from-the-golden-era-of-emo/franchises/list/|archive-date=May 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Vulture.com|Vulture]]''.<ref name=Vulturesongs>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-emo-songs.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213181251/https://www.vulture.com/article/best-emo-songs.html|title=The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time|work=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]]|author=Anthony, David|date=February 13, 2020|archive-date=February 13, 2020|access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref> ''Alternative Press'' ranked "Understanding in a Car Crash" at number 10 on their list of the best 100 singles from the 2000s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/36083/at-the-drive-ins-one-armed-scissor-tops-aps-haircut-100-singles-countdown|title=At The Drive-In's 'One Armed Scissor' tops AP's 'Haircut 100' singles countdown|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=November 20, 2009|access-date=October 13, 2022}}</ref> The track has been covered by [[Wolves at the Gate (band)|Wolves at the Gate]] for their ''Back to School'' (2013) EP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/BackToSchoolEP.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613181301/https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/BackToSchoolEP.asp|title=Wolves at the Gate, 'Back To School EP' Review|publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout|author=Lambert, Aaron|date=October 18, 2013|archive-date=June 13, 2021|access-date=September 22, 2022}}</ref>