My Own Prison

My Own Prison is the debut studio album by American rock band Creed, released in 1997. The album was issued independently by the band's record label, Blue Collar Records, on April 14, 1997, and re-released by Wind-up Records on August 26, 1997.

My Own Prison's music has been described as grunge, post-grunge, and "slightly heavy metal, slightly alternative". The album's lyrics cover topics such as emerging adulthood, self-identity, Christianity and faith, sinning, suicide, unity, struggling to prosper in life, pro-life, and race relations in America.

My Own Prison was eventually certified sextuple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and by 2009, sold over 6,000,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album received mixed reviews, which complimented its guitar riffs and music but criticized its similarity to 1990s grunge bands.