I've Failed You is the sixth studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Kittie, released on August 30, 2011, through eOne Music.

Due to rising costs associated with touring and writing new music and decreasing interest in their live shows, I've Failed You would be Kittie's last album for almost 13 years, until the release of Fire (2024).

A lot of the lyrics that I've written in the past are very veiled, and I guess I tried to leave them as open to interpretation as possible so people could read into them whatever they wanted.

[1][7] Morgan said that the band did not begin writing material from scratch, as they had saved a few ideas beforehand;[1] the main riff for "We Are the Lamb", for example, dates back to 2008 or 2009.

[7] The band finished writing in early March,[16] and in mid-April 2011 they commenced the recording of I've Failed You with producer Siegfried Meier at Beach Road Studios in London, Ontario.

[1] In a 2011 interview with OnMilwaukee, Meier said that he and Kittie had joking compared the album's "bassless" sound during production to Metallica's ...And Justice for All.

[1] Despite this setback, the other members of Kittie kept Jenkins involved with the album's production as much as possible, sending her rough mixes as recording progressed.

2" both share the same chords and structure, with the former being a solo acoustic piece written and performed by lead guitarist Tara McLeod and the latter a heavier, more aggressive song.

[28][29] The album was officially released in the United States through eOne Music on August 30, 2011,[24] and in Europe through Massacre Records on September 5, 2011.

[46][47][48][49] Both Morgan and Mercedes felt that Kittie had "overstayed [their] welcome" by the release of I've Failed You;[47] the former noted that the band were sometimes playing to crowds of 50 people on their final tour with Blackguard and The Agonist, which she found particularly discouraging.

[50] In a 2024 interview with Primordial Radio, Morgan also stated: The [music] industry is hard, and [we were] slugging it out on the road, not really feeling as supported as I think we probably could have been by our former label [eOne].

's Denise Falzon referred to the album as Kittie's "most accomplished release to date", praising its production and greater cohesion of its members' talents.

"[23] Scott Alisoglu of Blabbermouth.net similarly praised the album's production and dynamics, considering it "proof of Kittie's staying power and their ability to make music that packs a heck of a punch.

[12] Holly Wright of Metal Hammer praised the album's "sledgehammer" riffs and guitar solos, but found that it occasionally "[sounded] a bit too much like Gwen Stefani covering At the Gates".

[3] James Christopher Monger of AllMusic found the album "nearly interchangeable with [Kittie'] previous releases", something he felt would appeal to their fans but "likely provide a whole lot of ammunition for their detractors.

"[56] Michael Edele of laut.de said that the album was Kittie's most varied but was unsure of its general appeal, "since the die-hard fans are only partially catered for and there is probably no such thing as a casual buyer anymore.