A Beautiful Lie is the second album by 30 Seconds to Mars. It was released on August 16, 2005 under Virgin Records. The album has so far produced four singles, "Attack", "The Kill", "From Yesterday", and "A Beautiful Lie"

• The album was leaked by P2P file networks about five months before the sceuduled release. To promote listeners to buy the album, the band added the songs "Battle of One" and "Hunter" to the album. They also added "golden tickets" to three albums, alowing free enterance and backstage passes to any 30 Seconds to Mars concerts. Due to Label issues, the band was forced to cut it to only one show.

Deluxe EditionEdit

A Deluxe Edition of A Beautiful Lie was released on November 21, 2006. It included a rerecording of The Kill, the VMA nomination of the video for The Kill, The Kill Music video, and live performences.

• Inside the cover there is a list of names of the members of Echelon, the 30 Seconds to Mars fangroup. The band asked members to submit their names before the production, to honor their fans for their support.

Track listing Edit

1. "Attack" - 3:09
2. "A Beautiful Lie" - 4:05
3. "The Kill" - 3:51
4. "Was It a Dream?" - 4:15
5. "The Fantasy" - 4:29
6. "Savior" - 3:24
7. "From Yesterday" - 4:08
8. "The Story" - 3:55
9. "R-Evolve" - 3:59
10. "A Modern Myth" - 14:14; containing a 1:44 hidden track at 12:30
11. "Battle of One" - 2:47
12. "Hunter" (Björk cover) - 3:54
13. "The Kill (rebirth)" 3:46 (included with the Deluxe Edition)